Tag: Review
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‘Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles’ is an Endurance Test with Big Rewards
Not a minute of ‘Jeanne Dielman”s three and a half hours feels inessential.
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‘Accident’ Leaves a Mark
On Joseph Losey’s 1967 classic.
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Watching ‘Black Lizard’ (Very Happily) By Mistake
The ‘Black Lizard’ of 1962 turned out to be much better than its more famous 1968 counterpart.
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On ‘Jacob’s Ladder’
The movie exceptionally conveys the nebulous, lonely nature of trauma.
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‘Melinda’ Spins an Absorbing Mystery
It’s bolstered particularly by Vonetta McGee’s performance.
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‘Putney Swope’ is an Unfocused, But Still Frequently Sharp, Satire
‘Putney Swope’ chronically doodles.
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Sentimental Journeys
On ‘The Great Race.’
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Robin Givens Sizzles in ‘A Rage in Harlem’
After a while I stopped watching ‘A Rage in Harlem’ looking for a thrill via the narrative and more for its handsome period atmosphere.
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‘…All the Marbles’: Robert Aldrich’s Fun Swan Song
It’s among his lightest, easiest-to-enjoy projects.
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Telling Stories
On ‘Bad Trip’ and ‘Night of the Kings.’
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‘The American Friend’ Works Over You Slowly
Wim Wenders adapts Patricia Highsmith.
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‘Sapphire’ Has Noble Intentions, But Still Feels Safe
For a brief period beginning in the late 1950s, English director Basil Dearden and his producing partner, Michael Relph, decided to focus their attention on several projects through which they could explore social issues often left underexamined in British cinema.
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