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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

review: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Friday 27. August 2010, 06:05

This is a very funny movie. My humble opinion is that Robert Downey, Jr. is one of the two best actors working today, and he's excellent in this movie. This is a tongue-in-cheek film with winks to the audience all ...

Liquid Sky

review: Liquid Sky, Friday 27. August 2010, 06:03

The title claims to be local slang for heroine in early 80s Manhattan. I class this film (with "Donnie Darko") as a noble but failed experiment. Ostensibly about the club scene in Manhattan, the plot thickens when aliens land on ...

The Station Agent

review: The Station Agent, Friday 27. August 2010, 06:01

This is a very good movie. If you don't know anything about it, you're ahead of the game. It's about three people who grow into friends. Very simple, and very, very well done. No sex, no action scenes, just character ...

Orpheus (also Orphée)

review: Orpheus, Saturday 21. August 2010, 23:26

Jean Cocteau's heartbreaking story of love and longing.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

review: P.O.T.C., Saturday 21. August 2010, 23:23

A great, shallow movie

Ripley's Game, comment, Sunday 15. August 2010, 21:00

I don't know why it wasn't released here. I think it would have made money, but then the question is, ...

Counsellor at Law (1933)

review: Counsellor at Law, Friday 13. August 2010, 20:43

John Barrymore stars as a social climber in this fast-paced melodrama.

Ripley's Game

review: Ripley's Game, Friday 13. August 2010, 19:34

An excellent movie showing the talented Mr. Ripley late in the game.

sketchbook Sunday 15. August 2010, 18:02

Agreed. Adroit pic. I was lucky to see at NYC ...

philip Sunday 15. August 2010, 21:00

I don't know why it wasn't released here. I think ...

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Short review Szelíd teremtés - A Frankenstein-terv (6), michuk, comment, Tuesday 10. August 2010, 01:20

Sounds very interesting. I'll be looking for it in the US.

Fracture

review: Fracture, Monday 09. August 2010, 20:58

This is an excellent police procedure movie where the police procedure was fatally flawed.