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  1615 Reviews by Dennis Schwartz

1615 Reviews by
Dennis Schwartz of  Ozus' World Movie Reviews



Movie: American Gangster
Release date: 11/2/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (6/0)
        It all seemed like the usual big-budgeted and star-packed middlebrow liberal Hollywood gangster ...
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Movie: Bella
Release date: 10/26/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (6/0)
        An inspirational ethnic soap opera story about two damaged sensitive souls coming together in a ...
44 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Rendition
Release date: 10/19/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (6/0)
        Deserves to be commended for just being made.
124 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Gone Baby Gone
Release date: 10/19/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (6/0)
        Ben Affleck's credible but flawed directorial debut is based on a grim Beantown thriller from the...
74 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Heartbreak Kid, The
Release date: 10/5/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (6/0)
        A bitter disappointment.
119 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Lust, Caution
Release date: 9/28/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (6/0)
        Chugs along at such a slow speed it nearly put me to sleep despite its graphic sex scenes... .
88 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Kingdom, The
Release date: 9/28/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (6/0)
        Any serious messages get drowned out with the noise from the big explosions.
107 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Into the Wild
Release date: 9/21/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (6/0)
        Does capture the true spirit of the adventure.
73 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Mr. Woodcock
Release date: 9/14/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (6/0)
        Just another lamebrain, offensive and unappealing mainstream sitcom family comedy that ...
95 other reviews of this movie

Movie: The Brave One
Release date: 9/14/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Got the exploitation part right but couldn't get much else right.
143 other reviews of this movie

Movie: In the Shadow of the Moon
Release date: 9/7/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (6/0)
        It seems more like a television program one would see on the Discovery Channel than a movie.
78 other reviews of this movie

Movie: 3:10 to Yuma
Release date: 9/7/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        If you are making a do over, at least correct the original's faults.
159 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Halloween
Release date: 8/31/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Zombie's vision is a misguided effort to be all splatter.
99 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Superbad
Release date: 8/17/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        [I] found the slapstick jokes silly but not funny; that the girls were just used as ciphers, repr...
151 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Stardust
Release date: 8/10/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's difficult to say more complimentary things than at least it was competently made.
123 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Bourne Ultimatum, The
Release date: 8/3/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a pure-hearted action-packed frenetic chase film from reel to reel.
177 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Becoming Jane
Release date: 8/3/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The sole pleasure I got was in gazing at the fancy costumes and taking in the lush grounds of the...
111 other reviews of this movie

Movie: No Reservations
Release date: 7/27/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It goes down like a cold Big Mac.
134 other reviews of this movie

Movie: No End in Sight
Release date: 7/27/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (6/0)
        It's a film that only begins to take baby steps in telling what went wrong and how insane it is t...
80 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Rescue Dawn
Release date: 7/4/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Christian Bale, the American psycho, makes for a wonderfully obsessed Herzog protagonist.
103 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Transformers
Release date: 7/3/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There's less to this picture than meets the eye.
177 other reviews of this movie

Movie: License to Wed
Release date: 7/3/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's the kind of pic where I wished I walked out of the theater with a paper bag over my head.
96 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Evening
Release date: 6/29/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It suffocates in all its blue-blooded proprieties and cloying sentimentalities.
110 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Sicko
Release date: 6/29/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Hard-hitting, informative, wise and engaging muckracking documentary.
150 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Live Free or Die Hard
Release date: 6/27/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is what it is, a slick thriller loaded with over-the-top superhero action.
166 other reviews of this movie

Movie: 1408
Release date: 6/22/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Only made me scream in agony on how hokey it was.
120 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Evan Almighty
Release date: 6/22/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A tolerable sequel to Bruce Almighty.
142 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Mighty Heart, A
Release date: 6/22/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Angelina Jolie puts her heart into the role of Danny Pearl's wife Mariane.
131 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Nancy Drew
Release date: 6/15/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The inspired casting of Emma Roberts (Julia's niece) as the spunky, goody-two-shoes, know-it-all ...
104 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Ocean's Thirteen
Release date: 6/8/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        How many times can you keep conning the viewers and get away with it?
157 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Belle Toujours
Release date: 6/8/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An ill-advised attempt to recall the wickedness of Buńuel's original by a director w...
23 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Mr. Brooks
Release date: 6/1/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Its wickedness is irresistible.
119 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Paprika
Release date: 5/25/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (6/0)
        Manages to create a comfort zone for both Tarzan and Freud.
71 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Bug
Release date: 5/25/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        By the second act it has a case of diarrhea of the mouth.
91 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Once
Release date: 5/16/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Gives off good vibes.
110 other reviews of this movie

Movie: 28 Weeks Later
Release date: 5/11/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Its set pieces are mostly viewed through a night-vision rifle scope, which only made me feel ...
134 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Away From Her
Release date: 5/4/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        If the Oscars were really looking for Best Actress, it couldn't go wrong looking this way.
92 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Paris je t'aime
Release date: 5/4/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        One of those anthology films that seems like a good idea but never quite works because ...
83 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Lucky You
Release date: 5/4/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Duvall does wonders with his underwritten supporting part, bringing wit to the gaming table.
101 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Waitress
Release date: 5/2/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Tells about bad marriages and life disappointments.
111 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Next
Release date: 4/27/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A watchable but one hell of a dumb hybrid action and supernatural thriller.
111 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Hot Fuzz
Release date: 4/20/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Starts looking exactly like the films it's parodying.
167 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Fracture
Release date: 4/20/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Delivers the thrills and makes us care if the diabolically clever killer will get his comeuppance...
133 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Year of the Dog
Release date: 4/13/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A surprisingly realistic but offbeat touching story that is both funny and sad.
90 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Disturbia
Release date: 4/13/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It never manages to be disturbing in an intelligent psychological sense; it opts instead for B-fi...
120 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Grindhouse
Release date: 4/6/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        As much fun as being in a car crash.
160 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Black Book
Release date: 4/4/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a strange and beguiling mainstream action film that didn't seem plausible or did it emotiona...
102 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Zodiac
Release date: 3/2/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Revisits the infamous serial killer known as the Zodiac.
169 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Astronaut Farmer, The
Release date: 2/23/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        About as subtle as a brick thrown through a bank window.
115 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Breach
Release date: 2/16/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Compulsory viewing.
117 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Lives of Others
Release date: 2/9/2007
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A harsh history lesson that looks back at the drab East Berlin of 1984.
90 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Woman is the Future of Man
Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:48 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Hong's linear fifth feature film is much more than what meets the eye.
14 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Three Times
Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:45 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An emotionally understated giant of a love story.
47 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Magic Flute, The
Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:38 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's as pleasing to look at as hear.
1 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Little Fugitive, The
Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:37 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A remarkable indy classic, made on a shoestring budget.
1 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Flyboys, The
Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:31 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Just what we need during these dark times, an empty film that glorifies war.
94 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Army of Shadows, The
Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:26 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a haunting and sublime work that offers a realistic but horrific account of the underground ...
38 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Pan's Labyrinth
Release date: 12/29/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        In no way can one mistake this for a children's film.
160 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Children of Men
Release date: 12/25/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Why this film didn't receive Oscar recognition for Best Picture, tells you more about the ...
61 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Good Shepherd, The
Release date: 12/22/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It makes a little noise about what might take place under the radar in a democracy.
104 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Silence, The
Release date: 12/21/2006 11:01:44 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Makhmalbaf shows that there must be a marriage between the East and West, if his country is to b...
2 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Letters From Iwo Jima
Release date: 12/20/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Much like a tone poem about war.
152 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Good German, The
Release date: 12/15/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Flat noir homage.
96 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Deja Vu
Release date: 11/22/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Loses its bearings in hokum.
94 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Casino Royale
Release date: 11/17/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I'm actually looking forward to the next Bond film--something I didn't think I would ever say wit...
65 other reviews of this movie

Movie: For Your Consideration
Release date: 11/17/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Except for a few Tinseltown meshugeneh moments the total experience amounted to gornisht.
128 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Stranger Than Fiction
Release date: 11/10/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's the kind of middlebrow film that pretends it's arty and thinks it's so smart.
131 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Good Year, A
Release date: 11/10/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Does not translate into a good film.
102 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Volver
Release date: 11/3/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It feels like a Chabrol film.
67 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Release date: 11/3/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An outrageously crude slapstick comedy that is by the way heady and politically aware.
170 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Flags of Our Fathers
Release date: 10/20/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Does justice to those who are remembered as the Greatest Generation.
158 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Little Children
Release date: 10/6/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (6/1)
        A slow-paced bourgeois melodrama.
103 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Departed, The
Release date: 10/6/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        ... managing to convey nothing for the mind or soul in its over two hours of excessive overkill.
189 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Queen, The
Release date: 9/30/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There's no doubt that Mirren is Queen Elizabeth and Sheen is Blair.
152 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Last King of Scotland, The
Release date: 9/27/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Powerful Academy Award caliber performance by Whitaker.
108 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Science of Sleep, The
Release date: 9/22/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        .... wacky and tacky fantasy film.
118 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Black Dahlia, The
Release date: 9/15/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There's fodder for a good film in the screaming headline material, but De Palma only gets a whiff...
146 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Last Kiss, The
Release date: 9/15/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The youthful leads all had a limited range of emotions.
100 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Hollywoodland
Release date: 9/8/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Brody can't do much with his undeveloped character except chew-the-scenery like Dustin Hoffman ...
114 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Wicker Man, The
Release date: 9/1/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Ill-advised Hollywood remake.
88 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Invincible
Release date: 8/25/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's Rocky with shoulder pads.
108 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Pulse
Release date: 8/11/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It was hard to find the pulse in this tame remake.
58 other reviews of this movie

Movie: World Trade Center
Release date: 8/9/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        ... opts for a discreet, quiet and dignified way to show the tragedy and to take away from it ...
215 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Night Listener, The
Release date: 8/4/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Seemingly looking for a M. Night Shyamalan moment.
70 other reviews of this movie

Movie: I Like Killing Flies
Release date: 7/28/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The food looks scrumptious and the video is carried along through the strength of the idiosyncrat...
20 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Release date: 7/7/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I think I could have had more fun at Disneyland waiting on long lines with noisy uncontrollable ...
186 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Devil Wears Prada, The
Release date: 6/30/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Pretty to look at but not much food for the brain.
154 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Strangers With Candy
Release date: 6/28/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        ... for the most part is not particularly funny.
79 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Superman Returns
Release date: 6/28/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        For me the length was the real killer, if it was cut to 80 or so minutes and made w...
258 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Superman Returns
Release date: 6/28/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        For me the length was the real killer, if it was cut to 80 or so minutes and made w...
258 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Who Killed the Electric Car?
Release date: 6/28/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Hits home on all cylinders.
91 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Road To Guantanamo, The
Release date: 6/23/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        ... Muddled--yet haunting even if it should prove to be only slightly true.
77 other reviews of this movie

Movie: X-Men: The Last Stand
Release date: 5/26/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        In this season of one disappointing blockbuster after another this one, at this point of time, lo...
204 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Art School Confidential
Release date: 5/5/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An inspired work.
52 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Proposition, The
Release date: 5/5/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's well-acted and has a great premise, but doesn't add up to beans.
102 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Mission: Impossible III
Release date: 5/5/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It might have enough flash to please those who crave such entertainment films and don't mind if ...
159 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Water
Release date: 4/28/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Controversial for exposing the rigidity of the Hindu religion.
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Movie: Hard Candy
Release date: 4/14/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Hard to swallow provocative but exploitative jailbait revenge fantasy flick.
62 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Kinky Boots
Release date: 4/14/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A tepid crowd-pleasing Brit comedy/drama that offers nothing fresh.
100 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Devil and Daniel Johnston, The
Release date: 3/31/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        ... a haunting portrait of an artist walking on the edge, that shows his pain in a very real way.
84 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Inside Man
Release date: 3/24/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The filmmaker seems to be patting himself on the back for being so smart to put this heist pic ov...
150 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Don't Come Knocking
Release date: 3/17/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        ... is so meandering it can make a sober viewer into a drunk.
101 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Thank You for Smoking
Release date: 3/17/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        In the end, all the pic has left to peddle is its own amoral cleverness.
74 other reviews of this movie

Movie: V for Vendetta
Release date: 3/17/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Osama must be smiling in his cave!
204 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Find Me Guilty
Release date: 3/17/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Vin Diesel gives a perfect performance.
75 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Hills Have Eyes, The
Release date: 3/10/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A slick updated nasty version of Wes Craven's grisly pop-cult grade-B horror flick of 1977.
114 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Tsotsi
Release date: 2/24/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A chance for the stay-at-home world-travelers to catch sight of Johannesburg's filthy sprawling ...
104 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
Release date: 1/27/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Never picked up any steam to run with its **** and bull story.
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Movie: Why we Fight
Release date: 1/20/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Does a good job in stating its case in a detailed and sober manner.
82 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Glory Road
Release date: 1/13/2006
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is the type of story that's better suited to the documentary format.
126 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Turtles Can Fly
Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:45 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Intends to let the world know something about the Kurdish people and their suffering.
59 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Two Hands
Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:45 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I'll give the film its props for having a lot of pep and for being quirky.
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Time and Tide
Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:45 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I can't find any entertainment value in this cartoon-like violent film.
31 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:44 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film has an immeasurable fascination that makes us look on as voyeurs and wonder how we ...
79 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Southern Belles
Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:44 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A goofy, dumb, grating lightweight comedy that's crying out to be a TV sitcom.
1 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Other Side of the Street, The
Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:40 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A geriatric love story.
29 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Ninth Day, The
Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:39 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A fresh way to illuminate another worthy dark Holocaust story.
10 other reviews of this movie

Movie: My Mother's Smile
Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:38 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Never as engaging as the mystery surrounding it.
19 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Goldfish Memory
Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:32 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is a vacuous and predictable 'looking for love' story that is surprisingly entertaining due to...
4 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Dear Wendy
Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:29 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The highlight is when a female member of the Dandies bares her breasts, which is about ...
54 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Match Point
Release date: 12/28/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This solid, well-observed and cerebral presentation signifies that Woody is back in full stride a...
159 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Wolf Creek
Release date: 12/25/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's competently made, but that alone doesn't make it a good film.
88 other reviews of this movie

Movie: New World, The
Release date: 12/25/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A film to be cherished.
129 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Munich
Release date: 12/23/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An uneven thriller.
163 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Family Stone, The
Release date: 12/16/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        One of those cloying familiar whacky holiday formulaic sitcom drama/comedies that is what it is.
123 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Producers, The
Release date: 12/16/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Bad taste can sometimes be fun (check out the Warhol films), but when it's not it turns out to be...
122 other reviews of this movie

Movie: King Kong
Release date: 12/14/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        CGI spectacle that smacks of self-importance and showbiz hustle P.T. Barnum style.
203 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Brokeback Mountain
Release date: 12/9/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Tells an emotionally powerful forbidden love story with taste and intelligence.
146 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt
Release date: 12/2/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Loving but unflinching documentary on celebrated singer and songwriter Townes Van Zandt.
28 other reviews of this movie

Movie: First Descent
Release date: 12/2/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Though I admire the athletes, the film failed to capture my interest in them or the sport.
52 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Walk the Line
Release date: 11/18/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The likable star is painted in too simple a way to ever approach knowing his self-invented ...
177 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Breakfast on Pluto
Release date: 11/16/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Moderately entertaining fare.
114 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Breakfast on Pluto
Release date: 11/16/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Moderately entertaining fare.
114 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic
Release date: 11/11/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Silverman's raunchy pretend comedy act can't sustain its energy and humor.
58 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Pride & Prejudice
Release date: 11/11/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It gets a pleasantly fresh, youthful and modern treatment, while staying true to the author's wor...
100 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Zathura
Release date: 11/11/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Drips with 1950s nostalgia.
123 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Prime
Release date: 10/28/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        All the characters are likeable and flawed (just like the genial film).
62 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Paradise Now
Release date: 10/28/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A timely film that is disturbing but not necessarily fulfilling, as it never takes a stand and ma...
82 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Weather Man, The
Release date: 10/28/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        About as nutritious as your typical fast-food fare.
106 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Release date: 10/21/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a movie that becomes so taken with itself, that it seems to be doing the laughing instead of...
61 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Where the Truth Lies
Release date: 10/14/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It was unsatisfying in every way possible, but at least Kevin Bacon manages to give his usual goo...
76 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Elizabethtown
Release date: 10/14/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Sets an affable mood but is saddled with a slight and pointless story.
140 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Two for the Money
Release date: 10/7/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Ends up as a push.
91 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Flightplan
Release date: 9/23/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is the kind of empty film that usually plays on airline flights.
150 other reviews of this movie

Movie: History of Violence, A
Release date: 9/23/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Should not only entertain but make your hair stand up.
164 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Lord of War
Release date: 9/16/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        As flawed as it is, still has some value as it delivers some measure of truth.
110 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Everything Is Illuminated
Release date: 9/16/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Never comes up big with anything more than a reminder that the Holocaust really did happen.
93 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Release date: 9/16/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Passes for lightweight but slightly perverse family value entertainment.
74 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Exorcism of Emily Rose, The
Release date: 9/9/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Entertaining and sustained enough ideas to be taken in a somewhat serious light.
139 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Constant Gardener, The
Release date: 8/31/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Solid old-fashioned thriller that is a murder mystery, a love story and a social conscious tale a...
128 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Brothers Grimm, The
Release date: 8/26/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Gilliam is inspired by the sibling writers, it seems, so he could deliver a goofy comedy.
156 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Memory of a Killer, The
Release date: 8/26/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The moral dilemmas raised by the assassin and Mr. Decleir's fierce performance are what make ...
59 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Release date: 8/19/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Slightly more enjoyable than getting a kidney transplant.
47 other reviews of this movie

Movie: The Last Days
Release date: 8/15/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Unpleasant but hypnotic lyrical meditation on death that was inspired by the suicide in 1994 of ...
78 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Four Brothers
Release date: 8/12/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An unsatisfying attempt to bring the B Western motif to the contemporary urban setting.
116 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Great Raid, The
Release date: 8/12/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It couldn't hold my attention despite the event being such a celebrated one in American history.
33 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Secuestro Express
Release date: 8/5/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An unpleasant watch that showed how sleazy films can get in trying to imitate reality and ...
36 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Broken Flowers
Release date: 8/5/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Deadpan funny drama, played against a minimalist backdrop, brings home some simple truths ...
125 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Must Love Dogs
Release date: 7/29/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Tepid sitcom romantic-comedy that's not a bow-wow but never gets out of the doghouse.
123 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Must Love Dogs
Release date: 7/29/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Tepid sitcom romantic-comedy that's not a bow-wow but never gets out of the doghouse.
123 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Island, The
Release date: 7/22/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Mindless, soulless, overlong, sleek looking popcorn action thriller.
161 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Edukators
Release date: 7/22/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Much too didactic, obvious and simple-minded in its action story involving a radical act.
42 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Bad News Bears, The
Release date: 7/22/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Even if it can't match the pleasures derived from the original, at least, it doesn't embarrass it...
114 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Wedding Crashers
Release date: 7/15/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Drags the setup scenario out for too long and loses its comical edge in the process.
69 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Release date: 7/15/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Plays to a child's imagination and curiosity.
204 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Beautiful Country, The
Release date: 7/8/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland's ambitious but bleak social problem film is compelling ...
64 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Murderball
Release date: 7/8/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Honest and refreshing.
103 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Saraband
Release date: 7/8/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Any Bergman is better than most of the art-house dramas that have been shipped to the States ...
61 other reviews of this movie

Movie: War of the Worlds
Release date: 6/29/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The beauty in this lesser in everything but the budget ($135 million) Spielberg film, is in the ...
207 other reviews of this movie

Movie: March of the Penguins
Release date: 6/24/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A wonderfully moving nature film that is both informative and entertaining.
113 other reviews of this movie

Movie: George A. Romero's Land of the Dead
Release date: 6/24/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        More than just another zombie movie, a better zombie movie.
139 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Me and You and Everyone We Know
Release date: 6/17/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The uneven romantic drama veers from raunchy comedy situations to making keen observations ...
76 other reviews of this movie

Movie: My Summer of Love
Release date: 6/17/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Engaging arthouse coming-of-age drama.
43 other reviews of this movie

Movie: 5x2
Release date: 6/10/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It ends where the story begins at an Italian seaside resort as the couple happily swim off togeth...
53 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Apres Vous
Release date: 6/3/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This dumb romantic comedy is not in the same class with Jean Renoir's masterful Boudu Saved From ...
63 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Cinderella Man
Release date: 6/3/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Glorious hokum.
171 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Release date: 5/19/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Redeems some of the luster lost from the previous two installments.
250 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Layer Cake
Release date: 5/13/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Pointless and tasteless[!]
56 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Mad Hot Ballroom
Release date: 5/13/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I just wish the filmmaker did a better job putting it all together so it had more meaning as to t...
50 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Crash
Release date: 5/6/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A preposterous view of American life that bleakly covers the surface of the social problems it tr...
73 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Mysterious Skin
Release date: 5/6/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This one clearly has more meat on the plate than Araki's earlier more shallow and sensationalisti...
38 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy, The
Release date: 4/29/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        We're not talking Star Wars here; we're instead talking Disney-like cute.
160 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Holy Girl, The
Release date: 4/29/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Martel's distinctive and fascinatingly innovative style warrants her being considered as an auteu...
37 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Funny Ha Ha
Release date: 4/29/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A pitch-perfect romantic comedy slice of life film.
31 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Release date: 4/22/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Probing documentary about the unethical Enron corporation.
97 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Kung Fu Hustle
Release date: 4/8/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A brilliant kung fu "nonsense style" special effects action/comedy film.
139 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Sin City
Release date: 4/1/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Capturing the full comic book flavor alone doesn't make it a good movie.
204 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Nina's Tragedies
Release date: 3/25/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Gavison's whimsical and melancholy tragicomedy keeps the Israeli-Arab conflict in the ...
27 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Old Boy
Release date: 3/25/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        That Park has talent in the technical department is a given; that he's a good filmmaker is ...
99 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Hostage
Release date: 3/11/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's about as meaningful as a pile of clichés.
82 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Dear Frankie
Release date: 3/4/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Proves to be heartwarming despite its contrivances and phony attempts at being arty.
85 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Around the Bend
Release date: 3/2/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There's not much happening even when the viewer eventually gets around the bend.
41 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Downfall
Release date: 2/18/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Offers a harrowing look at the Nazi downfall.
109 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, The
Release date: 2/9/2005
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Affectionate thought-provoking documentary, filmed in a relaxing informal manner.
77 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:51 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A film buffs delight.
8 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Union Square
Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:46 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Spares no feelings as it peels away the harsh truths of living as a slave to a drug habit.
12 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Promised Life, The
Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:41 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Promises more than it can deliver.
17 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Last Life in the Universe
Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:37 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Macabre film about a suicidal librarian.
34 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Incident at Loch Ness
Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:34 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Reaches only monumental levels of dumbness and lame comical moments.
32 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Hiding and Seeking
Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:33 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Tackles the significant questions of religious intolerance and of all religions in danger of bein...
17 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Father and Son
Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:31 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Tediously mannered look at the obsessive intimate bonds between a father and his teen-aged ...
31 other reviews of this movie

Movie: In Good Company
Release date: 12/29/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Wastes a great performance by Dennis Quaid.
125 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Hotel Rwanda
Release date: 12/22/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A well-crafted and moving film that relates an important true story that needed to be told.
154 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Clay Bird, The
Release date: 12/21/2004 11:01:28 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        ... done with conviction for the long-suffering people of Bangladesh.
7 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Beyond the Sea
Release date: 12/21/2004 11:01:27 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Mack the Knife singer's story never catches fire.
123 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Release date: 12/17/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        What ultimately spoiled the fun was Mr. Carrey's unbridled egotistical performance.
109 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Spanglish
Release date: 12/17/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Phony bourgeois film.
115 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Sea Inside, The
Release date: 12/17/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Had its beautiful moments but also had its soap opera moments.
90 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Million Dollar Baby
Release date: 12/15/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Leaves its mark not with a knockout blow, but with round after round of jabs that hit their mark ...
178 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Born Into Brothels
Release date: 12/8/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A well-intentioned idealistic look at a group of oppressed children in Calcutta's red-light distr...
46 other reviews of this movie

Movie: House of Flying Daggers
Release date: 12/3/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Basically the film is an excuse to show off the period's silk tapestry and costumes, and a number...
136 other reviews of this movie

Movie: House of Flying Daggers
Release date: 12/3/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Basically the film is an excuse to show off the period's silk tapestry and costumes, and a number...
136 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Bad Education
Release date: 11/19/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's stylish, campy, gay, and signature Almodóvar.
108 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Finding Neverland
Release date: 11/12/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        If you check out the real bio on Barrie you will wonder what this film was all about.
137 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Kinsey
Release date: 11/12/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Covers too much and says too little.
148 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Who Killed Bambi?
Release date: 11/12/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The melodrama acts as an anaesthetic, as it's hard to stay awake while it operates merely as a ...
17 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Polar Express, The
Release date: 11/10/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A real snoozer.
127 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Saw
Release date: 10/29/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Blood splatter antics take over and make it a tough watch for the queasy and those who still ...
125 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Machinist, The
Release date: 10/22/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A chance for Bale to show off his new lean look for what the filmmaker mistakenly thinks is art.
48 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Cafe Lumiere
Release date: 10/16/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A tribute to Yasujiro Ozu that can be seen as one film great saluting another from a different ...
12 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Vera Drake
Release date: 10/10/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Imelda Staunton, a noted British stage actress, gives the best performance of any actress I have ...
125 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Stage Beauty
Release date: 10/8/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It never amounts to more than middlebrow theater fare.
90 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Motorcycle Diaries, The
Release date: 9/24/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Left me less than sated and unprepared for its apolitical stance on a subject who was known for h...
59 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Infernal Affairs
Release date: 9/24/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        More reasonably plotted than most films of the action genre.
38 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Shaun of the Dead
Release date: 9/24/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Silly drop-dead sight gags that don't seem to work as well as intended but, nevertheless, offer s...
135 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Release date: 9/17/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Plays as a meditation on the deep feelings felt by the viewer and the filmmaker towards the movie...
25 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Silver City
Release date: 9/17/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Too close to reality to be effective as satire.
39 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Red Lights
Release date: 9/3/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        One weird movie.
64 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Wicker Park
Release date: 9/3/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Falls apart because of the trivial narrative.
35 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Vanity Fair
Release date: 9/1/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It doesn't do justice to Thackeray's most famous novel.
117 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Hero
Release date: 8/27/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        One of the most beautiful films ever as far as imagery.
151 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
Release date: 8/27/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a dumb pic, but it does what these type of escapist summer films are supposed to do--provide...
83 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Brown Bunny, The
Release date: 8/27/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A humorless self-indulgent and self-loathing mess that is saddled with an uninteresting story and...
63 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Bright Young Things
Release date: 8/20/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The wit never comes through the art deco settings.
49 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Alien vs. Predator
Release date: 8/13/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Unwatchable!
83 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Cowards Bend the Knee
Release date: 8/11/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A dreamlike tale told by an idiosyncratic storyteller who is hyper-imaginative.
15 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Open Water
Release date: 8/6/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Effectively evokes a sense of the tragic.
154 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Collateral
Release date: 8/6/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A pure cinematic experience.
188 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Village, The
Release date: 7/30/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It sets a scary sylvan atmosphere but provides few frights and lots of unintentional chuckles.
158 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Garden State
Release date: 7/30/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Braff's concern for both his struggling characters and how people with low self-esteem never give...
112 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Intimate Strangers
Release date: 7/28/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        More like a voyeuristic fantasy that overstayed its welcome than a real romance.
48 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Festival Express
Release date: 7/23/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The music was fabulous--a reason enough to cherish this first-rate documentary.
60 other reviews of this movie

Movie: I, Robot
Release date: 7/16/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a flimsily sketched psychological sci-fi movie that never feels more than being robotic.
131 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Door in the Floor, The
Release date: 7/14/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A limited success.
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Movie: Outfoxed
Release date: 7/13/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This necessary work records in-depth how unreliable the news is on Fox.
52 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Release date: 7/9/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's hard for me to grok why Metallica is the most popular or the most hated heavy-metal band ...
90 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Before Sunset
Release date: 7/2/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Romantic relationships don't get filmed any better than Richard Linklater's Before Sunset.
46 other reviews of this movie

Movie: De-Lovely
Release date: 7/2/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Routine biopic of legendary American composer Cole Porter.
120 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Two Brothers
Release date: 6/25/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Annaud’s tigers are benign.
93 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Terminal, The
Release date: 6/18/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        That Spielberg refuses to go after bigger game keeps the film a banal exercise in sentimentality.
154 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Release date: 6/18/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A crude comedy that aims low and hits its mark.
108 other reviews of this movie

Movie: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Release date: 6/16/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Atmospheric post-noir film of the London underworld that never amounts to much of anything.
22 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Napoleon Dynamite
Release date: 6/11/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This film is more about scoring points over Jon Heder's unique performance than in telling a ...
129 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Story of the Weeping Camel, The
Release date: 6/4/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's hard to find anything negative to say about such a sweet picture without feeling like a hors...
86 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Baadasssss!
Release date: 5/28/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A personal film shot from the heart.
49 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Mother, The
Release date: 5/28/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Anne Reid gives a special performance.
59 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Love Me If You Dare
Release date: 5/21/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The story was so artificially sour that it seemed ludicrous, unimportant and unbelievable.
87 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Troy
Release date: 5/14/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Won't disappoint fans of such splashy Hollywood spectacles.
117 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Springtime in a Small Town
Release date: 5/14/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        If you can go with the film's leisurely flow and accept the restraints it holds its lovers in che...
29 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Mean Girls
Release date: 4/30/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An inoffensive chick flick with an intelligent sense of humor.
126 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Saddest Music in the World, The
Release date: 4/30/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Requires an acquired taste for such inspired but unwieldy madness.
47 other reviews of this movie

Movie: 13 Going On 30
Release date: 4/23/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Totally grody!
127 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Man on Fire
Release date: 4/23/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Incredibly revolting!
39 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Young Adam
Release date: 4/16/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I was much impressed with this superbly performed and tightly scripted noirish period drama.
43 other reviews of this movie

Movie: I'm Not Scared
Release date: 4/9/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A middle-brow work posing as an art film.
63 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Girl Next Door, The
Release date: 4/9/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Just another thoughtless teen film.
120 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Twentynine Palms
Release date: 4/9/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The talented filmmaker laid an egg with this one.
30 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Alamo, The
Release date: 4/9/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Forget The Alamo, that is this tedious movie and not the historical event!
117 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Hellboy
Release date: 4/2/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There's lots of dazzle in this superhero comic book film.
145 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Jersey Girl
Release date: 3/26/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A more unbearable film than Gigli.
109 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Dogville
Release date: 3/26/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It just turns out as an intellectualized meal of hatred and violence and half-baked ideas.
109 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Ladykillers, The
Release date: 3/26/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I think you'll find it had some physical comedy that worked and some Coen brothers shticks and ...
148 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Taking Lives
Release date: 3/19/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Caruso succeeds in giving Taking Lives the necessary dark feel and just enough of a drawn out ...
124 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Broken Wings
Release date: 3/12/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A compelling family drama.
22 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Spartan
Release date: 3/12/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Too preposterous to mean much.
91 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Passion of the Christ, The
Release date: 2/25/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Has such anti-Semitic possibilities and no upside for anyone but believers in Mel's vision that t...
203 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Monsieur Ibrahim
Release date: 2/13/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Hardly challenging.
65 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Dreamers, The
Release date: 2/6/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Bertolucci pays affectionate homage to cinema, goofy youthful exuberance, romance, innocence ...
117 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Crimson Gold
Release date: 1/16/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Quietly brilliant psychological drama.
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Movie: Secret Things
Release date: 1/2/2004
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I wouldn't entirely dismiss it, but I would be reluctant to say I found too much about it that ...
36 other reviews of this movie

Movie: El Leyton
Release date: 12/31/2003 11:01:30 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A worthy film from Chile.
9 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Eyes Without a Face
Release date: 12/31/2003 11:01:30 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This marvelously bizarre film was a chilling mixture of art and schlock.
14 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Crash Test
Release date: 12/31/2003 11:01:28 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Imaginative fantasy film about how to beat the system.
1 other reviews of this movie

Movie: At Five in the Afternoon
Release date: 12/31/2003 11:01:26 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Didn't enlighten me too much about contemporary Afghanistan.
8 other reviews of this movie

Movie: 1966 World Tour: The Home Movies
Release date: 12/31/2003 11:01:10 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Only for diehard Bob Dylan fans.
2 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Cold Mountain
Release date: 12/25/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There are certain weaknesses that it cannot overcome.
156 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Stuck on You
Release date: 12/12/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        More likable than disagreeable.
116 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Girl With a Pearl Earring
Release date: 12/12/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        True to the artist's vision.
133 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Big Fish
Release date: 12/10/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Lacked substance.
53 other reviews of this movie

Movie: What Alice Found
Release date: 12/5/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This amateur film looks more like a TV show than a movie.
31 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Last Samurai, The
Release date: 12/5/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Well made hokum.
166 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Triplets of Belleville, The
Release date: 11/26/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Too far-fetched for me to dive into a genre I have not yet acquired a taste for.
96 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Missing, The
Release date: 11/26/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        After 130 minutes on the trail, all that I saw was an ending that Roy Rogers could live with--and...
45 other reviews of this movie

Movie: 21 Grams
Release date: 11/21/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Superb ensemble cast.
132 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Barbarian Invasions, The
Release date: 11/21/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I think before this filmmaker casts his barbarian stones, he should look at himself.
92 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Release date: 11/14/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Escapist entertainment.
157 other reviews of this movie

Movie: In My Skin
Release date: 11/7/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Infused with a keen sense of intelligence.
30 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Hidden in Plain Sight
Release date: 11/7/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An informative and necessary political documentary.
8 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Matrix Revolutions, The
Release date: 11/5/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Enough of this bubkes (Yiddish for big nothing), already!
158 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Shattered Glass
Release date: 10/31/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Shattered Glass certainly stirred something up that needed cooking, but it never made it tasty ...
118 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Beyond Borders
Release date: 10/24/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It was sheer drudgery to sit through two hours of this offensive slop.
77 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The
Release date: 10/17/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The original was at least fresh meat.
120 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Runaway Jury
Release date: 10/17/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is watchable despite being devoid of meaning.
87 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Kill Bill Vol. 1
Release date: 10/10/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        One of the greatest action escapist films ever made by a nerd.
163 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Mystic River
Release date: 10/8/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A lot more effective than most similar cop thrillers that go only for the conventional bang-bang ...
142 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Out of Time
Release date: 10/3/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Out of time simply ran out of sense for it to be more than another disposable pic.
97 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Wonderland
Release date: 10/3/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Cox's film is really an empty experience.
44 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Station Agent, The
Release date: 10/3/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Peter Dinklage gives a priceless performance that is high in stature.
113 other reviews of this movie

Movie: School of Rock
Release date: 10/3/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Makes for unessential viewing.
148 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Secondhand Lions
Release date: 9/19/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Overly sentimental hoedown in schlock.
95 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Bubba Ho-Tep
Release date: 9/19/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The moment the plot takes hold, this most likable film unmercifully dies.
72 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Cabin Fever
Release date: 9/12/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Eli Roth's initial directing effort is smashing.
110 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Lost In Translation
Release date: 9/12/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A brilliantly understated romantic comedy.
156 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Greendale
Release date: 9/5/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Its strength lies in its rawness, innocence and lack of polish, as it gets the concerned singer's...
28 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Order, The
Release date: 9/5/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An ecclesiastical mess.
52 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Weather Underground, The
Release date: 8/29/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Failed to ask one interesting or tough question.
31 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Stoked
Release date: 8/22/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Despite doing a fine job telling this trajectory skateboarder bio, Stickler's tale lacked an edge...
36 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Battle of Shaker Heights, The
Release date: 8/22/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An unappealing melancholy sitcom dramatization.
33 other reviews of this movie

Movie: American Splendor
Release date: 8/15/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I found both Harvey Pekar and the film to be the genuine article.
133 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Secret Lives of Dentists, The
Release date: 8/1/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This one is worth seeing.
74 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Gigli
Release date: 8/1/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There was more wrong with this unconventional romantic comedy than right.
135 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Mondays in the Sun
Release date: 7/25/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Full of sympathy for the worker's plight.
53 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Seabiscuit
Release date: 7/25/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A bloated inspirational story.
121 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Johnny English
Release date: 7/18/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Another feeble 007 parody.
30 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Northfork
Release date: 7/11/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A movie for surrealists and movie-lovers and admirers of the vanishing Heartland.
63 other reviews of this movie

Movie: I Capture the Castle
Release date: 7/11/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It didn't excite me or hold my interest, though everything about it was modestly successful.
63 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Housekeeper, The
Release date: 7/11/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Sells sex like how ice cream is hawked on a hot July day at the beach.
49 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Release date: 7/9/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Depp's odd performance should probably make this film live on as a cult classic.
152 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Swimming Pool
Release date: 7/2/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Ozon takes us for a dip into a swimming pool that is as tempting as it is out of reach for thos...
49 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Hulk, The
Release date: 6/20/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It was the look of the fifteen foot Beast leapfrogging about that gave the film its momentum and ...
73 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Gloomy Sunday
Release date: 6/20/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Its strong suit is that it's a richly woven war drama that also tells a fascinating romantic stor...
48 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Whale Rider
Release date: 6/6/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Keisha Castle-Hughes gives a natural performance that is heartwarming and memorable.
119 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Love the Hard Way
Release date: 6/6/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        To say the love story was hard to believe, is putting it mildly--it was impossible to fathom.
18 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Together
Release date: 5/30/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Reeks of sentimentality and mawkish characterizations.
61 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Italian Job, The
Release date: 5/30/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's trash.
52 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Three Marias, The
Release date: 5/30/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The Three Marias is thoroughly 'an eye for an eye' biblical revenge drama.
17 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Friday Night
Release date: 5/23/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There's something about Denis's filmmaking style that is deeply affecting.
41 other reviews of this movie

Movie: L'Auberge Espagnole
Release date: 5/16/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Frothy ensemble comedy/romance flick.
67 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Matrix Reloaded, The
Release date: 5/15/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A flawed thinking man's action sci-fi flick.
228 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Man on the Train
Release date: 5/9/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It all seemed so forgettable like one of those dreams you might have on a suburban train.
78 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Washington Heights
Release date: 5/9/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A solid effort by the talented de Villa in his directorial debut.
34 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Owning Mahowny
Release date: 5/2/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Strictly a case of textbook gambling addiction and not much else.
24 other reviews of this movie

Movie: X2: X-Men United
Release date: 5/2/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's not bad for a comic book story.
179 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Spellbound
Release date: 4/30/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Inspiring.
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Movie: House of Fools
Release date: 4/25/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Tiresome!
33 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Confidence
Release date: 4/25/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Confidence is too familiar a grifter flick to take me for a sucker.
57 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Phone Booth
Release date: 4/4/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        All the heavy moralizing that comes after the nutty scenario soon becomes tiresome, and it left m...
154 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Raising Victor Vargas
Release date: 3/28/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's funny, romantic, tender, probing and true to life.
77 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Assassination Tango
Release date: 3/28/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I loved this film for what it didn't try to do.
57 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Stevie
Release date: 3/28/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An engrossing but not always pleasing cinema verité documentary.
23 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Japon
Release date: 3/19/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An obscure and haunting and unpredictable parable.
19 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Hunted, The
Release date: 3/14/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (6/1)
        What the The Hunt forgot to hunt down was a decent script.
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Movie: Tears of the Sun
Release date: 3/7/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        "By the time the film concludes, its striking message has long been forgotten..."
131 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Life of David Gale, The
Release date: 2/21/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Nothing could save this film from the executioner, not even the valiant efforts of such a notable...
113 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Navigators, The
Release date: 2/21/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Essential Loach viewing for those who still believe in the cause.
8 other reviews of this movie

Movie: All the Real Girls
Release date: 2/14/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The characters were so real.
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Movie: Recruit, The
Release date: 1/31/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        To get your money's worth from this film, I suggest you walk out before the last 15 minutes.
159 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Recruit, The
Release date: 1/31/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        To get your money's worth from this film, I suggest you walk out before the last 15 minutes.
159 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Guru, The
Release date: 1/31/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This American version of a Bollywood musical is one of the worst films I have run across in the...
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Movie: Amen
Release date: 1/24/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Though Costa-Gavras brings nothing new to the table about the Holocaust, he puts another nail dow...
42 other reviews of this movie

Movie: In the Mirror of Maya Deren
Release date: 1/24/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Martina Kudlacek's engrossing film study does a service to the film world by reminding everyone ...
14 other reviews of this movie

Movie: City of God
Release date: 1/17/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I came out of the theater feeling lucky to be alive.
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Movie: Son, The
Release date: 1/10/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The simple but persuasive social drama at some point grabs your attention and never lets go.
45 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Red Circle, The
Release date: 1/10/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is a transitional film that makes way for a 'New Wave' of crime films soon to follow.
44 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Ikiru
Release date: 1/3/2003
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A classic humanist tale without becoming mawkish.
13 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Uzumaki
Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:46 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A somewhat satisfying, because of its uniqueness, but ultimately empty horror chiller.
19 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Umberto D.
Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:46 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        De Sica somehow manages to avert sentimentality and banality, and his simple storytelling leaves ...
13 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Snake Of June, A
Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:44 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Never turns the corner from being fantasy-porn.
4 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Shanghai Ghetto
Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:44 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A worthy educational reminder of how many strange stories grew out of the Holocaust ...
26 other reviews of this movie

Movie: H
Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:33 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Suffers from cheesy production values, the clumsy manner of the storytelling, ill-conceived ...
4 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Harrison's Flowers
Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:33 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        ...overly melodramatic...
34 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Good Thief, The
Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:32 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The Irish filmmaker takes Melville's Gallic masterpiece about a gallant Montmartre gambler and ...
88 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Don't Ask Don't Tell
Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:29 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's the kind of satire that you either love or hate.
8 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Dog Soldiers
Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:29 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Mark me down as a non-believer in werewolf films that are not serious and rely on stupidity as a ...
16 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Release date: 12/31/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's deftly written by Charlie Kaufman.
54 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Nicholas Nickleby
Release date: 12/27/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is a film tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the Cliff-Not...
87 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Hours, The
Release date: 12/27/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is my kind of film, it's about suicide, insanity, depression, terminal illness, Aids, and le...
139 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Pianist, The
Release date: 12/27/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There is no denying the power of Polanski's film...
126 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Chicago
Release date: 12/27/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The trouble is the jazzy vaudeville-like musical numbers are energetic but hardly memorable.
176 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Max
Release date: 12/27/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Though everything might be literate and smart, it never took off and always seemed static.
84 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Catch Me If You Can
Release date: 12/25/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It can't overcome how empty it all is.
169 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Gangs of New York
Release date: 12/20/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a glorious spectacle like those D.W. Griffith made in the early days of silent film.
149 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Antwone Fisher
Release date: 12/19/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film works well as a conventional tear-jerker drama told in a straightforward no-nonsense man...
63 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Devils on the Doorstep
Release date: 12/18/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The farcical elements seemed too pat and familiar to hold my interest, yet its diverting grim mes...
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Evelyn
Release date: 12/13/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's wonderful to see that the good guys defeated the meanies.
80 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
Release date: 12/12/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This version of the sinister classic tale of battle between the forces of good against evil even ...
166 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Adaptation
Release date: 12/6/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An intelligent pic for those who are impressed that the filmmaker didn't dumb the odd story down ...
141 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Solaris
Release date: 11/27/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Those looking for the usual science fiction adventure doings here, will find they got on the wron...
103 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Treasure Planet
Release date: 11/27/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film failed to be imaginative enough.
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Movie: Emperor's Club, The
Release date: 11/22/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The Emperor's Club looks like a fossil preserved from the 1950s.
98 other reviews of this movie

Movie: 'R Xmas
Release date: 11/22/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An undeveloped story.
19 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Talk to Her
Release date: 11/22/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a stunning masterpiece.
104 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Standing in the Shadows of Motown
Release date: 11/15/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The documentary makes no waves and tries to be as upbeat as the musicians it tells about.
75 other reviews of this movie

Movie: 8 Mile
Release date: 11/8/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        If Eminem is a genius then Tiny Tim must be God.
143 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Far From Heaven
Release date: 11/8/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film can be regaled alone just for its magnificently rich color tones.
147 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Femme Fatale
Release date: 11/6/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        De Palma pulls his own switcheroo on the real story as it's about to reach its climax and replace...
112 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Roger Dodger
Release date: 10/25/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a minor comedy that tries to balance sweetness with coarseness, while it paints a sad pictur...
44 other reviews of this movie

Movie: All or Nothing
Release date: 10/25/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a wonderful, sobering, heart-felt drama.
68 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Take Care of My Cat
Release date: 10/18/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film wasn't preachy, but it was feminism by the book.
22 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Naqoyqatsi
Release date: 10/18/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The collected sum of the images equal a work of kitsch art.
50 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Real Women Have Curves
Release date: 10/18/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        One is encouraged to root for these lovely people to do well, which is about all the dramatic ten...
61 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Red Dragon
Release date: 10/4/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A weak remake of Michael Mann's splendid 1986 thriller Manhunter.
136 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Bloody Sunday
Release date: 10/4/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Captures the horrors of a civil rights march taking a wrong turn in the Northern Ireland city of ...
78 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Moonlight Mile
Release date: 9/27/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Jack Gyllenhaal's intelligent performance doesn't save this film from being a tidy pile of melodr...
129 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Trials of Henry Kissinger, The
Release date: 9/25/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's both a necessary political work and a fascinating documentary...
46 other reviews of this movie

Movie: 8 Women
Release date: 9/20/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I can't remember one witty line or one moment of great acting.
87 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Invincible
Release date: 9/20/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A unique visual work.
44 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Igby Goes Down
Release date: 9/13/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I was just not moved by this satire/drama.
82 other reviews of this movie

Movie: City by the Sea
Release date: 9/6/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It all seemed wasted like DeNiro's once promising career and the once grand Long Beach boardwalk.
102 other reviews of this movie

Movie: In Praise of Love
Release date: 9/6/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        What keeps me coming back to a filmmaker I never warmed up to, is that I find the rascal ...
54 other reviews of this movie

Movie: One Hour Photo
Release date: 8/21/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        One Hour Photo rides on the back of the inspired performance by Robin Williams...
48 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Possession
Release date: 8/16/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Since the film let go of the author's poetry and built no suspense for its mystery, all that's le...
37 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Blue Crush
Release date: 8/16/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I had no trouble going to the beach with Kate Bosworth...
63 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Blood Work
Release date: 8/9/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Solid enough entertainment for a summer blockbuster.
48 other reviews of this movie

Movie: XXX
Release date: 8/9/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        As subtle as an elephant waltzing around in a Czech Republic disco.
126 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Secret Ballot
Release date: 8/9/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        As in practically all Iranian films the cast here is made up of nonprofessionals, and they do the...
53 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Good Girl, The
Release date: 8/7/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        What I bought into was the way Jennifer Aniston handled herself, as I found her to be very appeal...
114 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Merci Pour le Chocolat
Release date: 7/31/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The ensemble cast all sparkled.
20 other reviews of this movie

Movie: I am Trying to Break Your Heart
Release date: 7/26/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An interesting look behind the scenes of Chicago-based rock group Wilco...
49 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Kid Stays in the Picture, The
Release date: 7/26/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The documentary styled pic though entertaining was nevertheless irrelevant.
25 other reviews of this movie

Movie: I am Trying to Break Your Heart
Release date: 7/26/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An interesting look behind the scenes of Chicago-based rock group Wilco...
49 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Tadpole
Release date: 7/19/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This one is strictly a lightweight escapist film.
38 other reviews of this movie

Movie: K-19: The Widowmaker
Release date: 7/19/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The secret is now out, but I doubt if we saw the true story.
120 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Eight Legged Freaks
Release date: 7/17/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This do not take-me-serious B-film is played as a limp tribute to the 1950s mutant bug films such...
124 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Never Again
Release date: 7/12/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        As shameless a love story as anything that Hollywood has ever done.
58 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Songs From the Second Floor
Release date: 7/3/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A strangely amusing film.
26 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Pumpkin
Release date: 6/28/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        All the filmmakers are asking of us, is to believe in something that is improbable.
48 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Sunshine State
Release date: 6/21/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is an indelible epic American story about two families, one black and one white, facing change...
71 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Minority Report
Release date: 6/21/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (6/1)
        Mainstream films don't get any better than this one.
117 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Bourne Identity, The
Release date: 6/14/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I could sympathize with Damon's character suffering from memory loss, as I too couldn't recall mu...
146 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Emperor's New Clothes, The
Release date: 6/14/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A nifty premise turns into a ridiculous film.
64 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Sum of All Fears, The
Release date: 5/31/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's the kind of empty Hollywood film that has been made since the onset of films.
134 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Elling
Release date: 5/29/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The pleasing acting jobs by the two protagonists makes all this sugar easier to swallow, but not ...
44 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Release date: 5/24/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Whatever ... the film to its credit never loses track of its humanity.
79 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Insomnia
Release date: 5/24/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        If you saw the Norwegian version there's no compelling reason to see this weaker one.
61 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Release date: 5/24/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film meant well in its horse tale about freedom, but wasn't able to reach the heart because i...
47 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Importance of Being Earnest, The
Release date: 5/22/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film lacked the capriciousness it required...
77 other reviews of this movie

Movie: About a Boy
Release date: 5/17/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        If the film has anything going for it, it's Nicholas Hoult's marvelous performance as the young b...
107 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Late Marriage
Release date: 5/17/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Late Marriage is an in-your-face family drama and black comedy that is filled with raw emotions c...
43 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Release date: 5/16/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It plays like an infomercial plugging the newest in digital filmmaking.
89 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Spider-Man
Release date: 5/3/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This Spider-Man is a sticky popcorn film, that should appeal to a Multiplex audience looking for ...
157 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Release date: 5/3/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Imamura's ability to tell a story is something to behold, even in this impossible one.
42 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Hollywood Ending
Release date: 5/3/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        But even a blind man can see that this turgid comedy is mechanical and uninspired and even worse,...
33 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Deuces Wild
Release date: 5/3/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A stale drama about two rival white gangs who live across the street from each other.
49 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Enigma
Release date: 4/19/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This romantic thriller is steeped in the atmosphere of wartime England, and ably captures the spe...
24 other reviews of this movie

Movie: My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Release date: 4/19/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This romantic/comedy asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in.
92 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Chelsea Walls
Release date: 4/19/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a beautifully accomplished lyrical meditation on a bunch of despondent and vulnerable charac...
42 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Murder By Numbers
Release date: 4/19/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The conventional crime film seems lively when it isn't trying too hard to be so cute.
101 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Changing Lanes
Release date: 4/12/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        "Roger Michell ("Notting Hill") directs a morality thriller."
106 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Cat's Meow, The
Release date: 4/12/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        For better or worse, my impression of Hearst is reinforced by this magnificent film in the way it...
74 other reviews of this movie

Movie: High Crimes
Release date: 4/5/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Whenever a couple in a Hollywood film is so happy early on, it is predictable a reversal of fort...
102 other reviews of this movie

Movie: No Such Thing
Release date: 3/29/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's not a particularly good film, but neither is it a monsterous one.
28 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Panic Room
Release date: 3/29/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A "Home Alone" film that is staged like "Rosemary's Baby," but is not as well-conceived as either...
126 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Margarita Happy Hour
Release date: 3/22/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A woman's pic directed with resonance by Ilya Chaiken.
19 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Ice Age
Release date: 3/15/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film has too many spots where it's on slippery footing, but is acceptable entertainment for t...
109 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Time Machine, The
Release date: 3/8/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        New Yorkers always seem to find the oddest places to dwell...
115 other reviews of this movie

Movie: We Were Soldiers
Release date: 3/1/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is a soldier's action-war film, that eulogizes them as noble heroes in a questionable war th...
56 other reviews of this movie

Movie: We Were Soldiers
Release date: 3/1/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is a soldier's action-war film, that eulogizes them as noble heroes in a questionable war th...
56 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Collateral Damage
Release date: 2/8/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There's nothing special about this action flick, except how subpar it all seems and how tired it...
97 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Mothman Prophecies, The
Release date: 1/25/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It was sort of fun to watch the smug Gere get a few scares.
91 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Storytelling
Release date: 1/25/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's meant to be bold and shocking...
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Movie: Brotherhood of the Wolf, The
Release date: 1/11/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A post-Matrix and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon styled film, that is not a good film as much as...
73 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Sister Helen
Release date: 1/1/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Sister Helen is a larger than life character whose good will carries this necessary documentary f...
10 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Decasia
Release date: 1/1/2002
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's for those who like curio films.
11 other reviews of this movie

Movie: So Close to Paradise
Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:44 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A damsel-in-distress noirish melodrama that failed to resonate with me.
0 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Picture Claire
Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:41 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Lacks believability.
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Movie: Others , The
Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:40 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A film that has much to recommend it despite its shortcomings.
52 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Lost Son, The
Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:37 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A hardboiled private eye genre film that comes with the troubling taboo subject matter of kiddie ...
1 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale
Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:36 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        ... takes you to where Tobias Schneebaum has been and in an engrossing manner lets you see why he...
36 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Innocence
Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:34 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is a timeless love story for people of all ages.
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Movie: Honey for Oshun
Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:33 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        However true this family reconciliation story might be to Cubans, as cinema it was heavy going ...
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Movie: Focus
Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:31 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Its most relevant message for today is a warning against vigilante ethnic cleansing.
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Movie: Code Unknown
Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:28 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is a brilliantly done art-house film, offering a detached view of immigration according to ...
28 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Come Undone
Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:28 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is heartfelt, and is full of intense feelings and insights into love.
24 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Black Hawk Down
Release date: 12/28/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        What this film accomplished was show some 100 brave Army Rangers and elite Delta Force soldiers i...
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Movie: Visitor Q
Release date: 12/21/2001 11:01:47 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It follows along the lines of Pasolini's more cerebral "Teorema" of the seduction of a dysfunctio...
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Majestic, The
Release date: 12/21/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This self-promoting Hollywood film wants everyone to feel good about Hollywood...
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Movie: A Beautiful Mind
Release date: 12/21/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Ron Howard trashes the true story of the mentally troubled Nobel Prize-winning mathematician geni...
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Movie: Vanilla Sky
Release date: 12/14/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This romantic psychological/sci-fi thriller is pretty to look at but basically empty inside.
48 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Kandahar
Release date: 12/14/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a film that is sometimes naive and at other times unsettling, but it has a rawness and power...
91 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Royal Tenenbaums, The
Release date: 12/14/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        ... somehow can't get its feet on the ground to tell its story without hitting you over the head ...
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Movie: Lantana
Release date: 12/14/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Lantana couldn't quite pull off being both a mystery story and a psychological drama.
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Movie: No Man's Land
Release date: 12/7/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Its success is mainly because of the taut script, the good acting, and the effective directing.
38 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Behind Enemy Lines
Release date: 11/30/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A flag-waving film experience that fits the present war times in America after the events of Sept...
111 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Affair of the Necklace, The
Release date: 11/30/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I felt as if I was at an Yves St. Laurent fashion show and the actors were modeling the latest in...
37 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Sidewalks of New York
Release date: 11/21/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A comedy/romance for the under forty crowd obsessed with sex, relationships, fidelity, and their ...
39 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Spy Game
Release date: 11/21/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A formula action espionage film.
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Movie: Tape
Release date: 11/2/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The actors do justice to this potent and insightful script, filling the screen with explosive ene...
34 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Amelie
Release date: 11/2/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I like my films to be more intellectual and less like French pastry.
42 other reviews of this movie

Movie: K-Pax
Release date: 10/26/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Could never get over the tired script.
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Movie: From Hell
Release date: 10/19/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film's success comes from the powerful performances from the supporting actors and the beaut...
114 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Y Tu Mama Tambien
Release date: 10/17/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It won me over with its genuine poignancy.
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Movie: Ma Soeur!, A
Release date: 10/12/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Breillat is a skilled director, who has created a troubling film that examines the simple pleasur...
33 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Mulholland Dr.
Release date: 10/12/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        If you don't see anything else in this very rich work, at least you must admit that Lynch knows ...
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Movie: Training Day
Release date: 10/5/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It was just too much slime to take in for one day, as somewhere after the first half of the film ...
105 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Hearts in Atlantis
Release date: 9/28/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film hopes your imagination will be better than the author's in finishing the story.
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Movie: Tell Me Something
Release date: 8/24/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The Grand Guignol effects seemed more grim than convincing.
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Movie: Bread and Tulips
Release date: 7/27/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A feel-good film with a schmaltzy love offering of tulips and bread.
45 other reviews of this movie

Movie: A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Release date: 6/29/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a Hollywood film that defies what a Hollywood film is about, while in essence still being a ...
145 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Crimson Rivers, The
Release date: 6/29/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A bizarre murder mystery from director/writer Mathieu Kassovitz.
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Movie: Princess and the Warrior, The
Release date: 6/22/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        If I could have found more about the human condition uncovered that was plausible, I would have ...
62 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Fast and the Furious, The
Release date: 6/22/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        But if you don't mind being taken for a mindless adrenaline ride across the glittering blacktops ...
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Movie: Russian Doll
Release date: 6/15/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There's a charm in these romantic developments that overcomes all its staleness.
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Movie: Anniversary Party, The
Release date: 6/8/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A caustic but refreshing look at how some intelligence can be scripted into a Hollywood ensemble ...
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Movie: Swordfish
Release date: 6/8/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This "Swordfish" has a smell to it, like it's not fresh.
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Movie: Bride of the Wind
Release date: 6/8/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Bride of the Wind is burdened with a wooden story and characterizations.
34 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Pearl Harbor
Release date: 5/25/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A dull and oppressingly long three-hour ode to the glory of war and killing.
107 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Moulin Rouge
Release date: 5/18/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's directed with an eye for color, especially the color of rouge, by the pop-musical enthusiast...
118 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Angel Eyes
Release date: 5/18/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        J. Lo is a convincing cop.
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Movie: Bread and Roses
Release date: 5/11/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        At times "Bread and Roses" looks disingenuous...
44 other reviews of this movie

Movie: King Is Alive, The
Release date: 5/11/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Admittedly not for all tastes, but I liked what I bit into even if there was some sand in the off...
29 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Ed Gein
Release date: 5/4/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Never going past being creepy and unsettling.
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Movie: Under the Sand
Release date: 5/4/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Charlotte Rampling is delightfully sincere and believable in her subtle performance.
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Movie: With A Friend Like Harry
Release date: 4/20/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is a frightening tale, but it is done in such a humorous manner that you might not realize ho...
41 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Luzhin Defence, The
Release date: 4/20/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The Luzhin Defence was check mated at the opening bell.
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Movie: Along Came A Spider
Release date: 4/6/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There are just too many holes in the plotline of this hollow thriller for it to be convincing.
91 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Day I Became A Woman, The
Release date: 4/6/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The three stories reflect how women suffer from repression because of the strict observance of Mu...
35 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Amores Perros
Release date: 3/30/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Ińárritu's characters are full of life and earthy flaws, and things that are too much for them to...
69 other reviews of this movie

Movie: 15 Minutes
Release date: 3/9/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a film that has about 15 minutes of fervor to it before it gets grounded into a mixture of s...
56 other reviews of this movie

Movie: 3,000 Miles to Graceland
Release date: 2/23/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        You can't make stuff like this up.
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Movie: Price of Milk, The
Release date: 2/14/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This film features one dumb story line.
35 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Taste of Others, The
Release date: 2/9/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        And, isn't life all about developing taste and evolving!
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Movie: Signs & Wonders
Release date: 2/9/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Feels like a film that could have been shot by Nicolas Roeg.
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Movie: Invisible Circus, The
Release date: 2/2/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's one big cliché of sentimental drivel.
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Movie: In the Mood for Love
Release date: 2/2/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is a film that is hard to put out of your mind...
41 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Million Dollar Hotel, The
Release date: 2/2/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An absurd comedy set in an LA flophouse...
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Movie: Trembling Before G-d
Release date: 1/19/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        You don't have to wear a yarmulke or even be Jewish to be affected by this traumatic story of rel...
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Movie: Chopper
Release date: 1/19/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A slickly done fictionalized biopic with an explosive character giving an entertaining performanc...
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Movie: Together
Release date: 1/19/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I'm glad I saw it warts and all.
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Movie: Business of Strangers, The
Release date: 1/19/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Channing gives a marvelously chilling performance.
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Movie: Snatch
Release date: 1/19/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Like the director's other film, this has no strong role for a woman.
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Movie: In the Bedroom
Release date: 1/19/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It has a genuine feel and empathy for the Maine landscape and its natives.
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Movie: L.I.E.
Release date: 1/19/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There were no breakthroughs.
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Movie: Memento
Release date: 1/19/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is a sparkling but forgettable film.
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Movie: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Release date: 1/19/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Deliciously innovative and refreshing.
59 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Deep End, The
Release date: 1/19/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Swinton as the perfect mom is convincing.
33 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Beautiful Creatures
Release date: 1/19/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's just another mindless caper film, but it's probably worst than the others because it thinks ...
39 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Jump Tomorrow
Release date: 1/19/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A formulaic road film (about finding oneself) with some possibility of being unpredictable until ...
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Movie: Waking Life
Release date: 1/19/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film is a non-stop idea fest told in the form of real conversations people have.
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Movie: Our Lady of the Assassins
Release date: 1/19/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The message is fine, the film itself is not so fine.
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Movie: Town is Quiet, The
Release date: 1/17/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Too trying and unwieldy to keep my attention.
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Movie: Antitrust
Release date: 1/12/2001
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A film geared for those who can't get enough of geek angst, PC's, and cappuccino into their syste...
32 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Two Women
Release date: 12/31/2000 11:01:45 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's an incredible story about the unimaginable suffering of one woman...
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Two Women
Release date: 12/31/2000 11:01:45 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's an incredible story about the unimaginable suffering of one woman...
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Picking Up the Pieces
Release date: 12/31/2000 11:01:41 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a strictly for the pits film, but it did get in a few good body punches on the church.
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Movie: Greatest Show on Earth, The
Release date: 12/31/2000 11:01:32 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Middling circus backstage drama.
11 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Ballad of Ramblin' Jack, The
Release date: 12/31/2000 11:01:27 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film captures the spirit of Jack...
4 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Claim, The
Release date: 12/29/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The Claim works best as an antitraditional Western epic that presents an allegorical drama of fat...
33 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Shadow of the Vampire
Release date: 12/29/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        We are treated to an interesting take on the vampire legend ...
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Movie: Traffic
Release date: 12/27/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film soft pedals any advocacy for legalizing drugs and offers no hard-hitting critique of cur...
40 other reviews of this movie

Movie: All the Pretty Horses
Release date: 12/25/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        For a slow moving film, there was the contradiction of scenes happening too fast to be developed ...
48 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Thirteen Days
Release date: 12/25/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A political thriller about President Kennedy's most successful moments of his flawed presidency.....
44 other reviews of this movie

Movie: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Release date: 12/22/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It was amusing but could never get over its limitation -- a weak storyline.
55 other reviews of this movie

Movie: House of Mirth, The
Release date: 12/22/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a work of great artistry and integrity...
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Movie: Space Cowboys
Release date: 12/22/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is not one of Clint's top films but if it is his swan song as rumored, there are a lot of ...
68 other reviews of this movie

Movie: State and Main
Release date: 12/22/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Much like the sophisticated comedies of Preston Sturgess.
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Movie: Cast Away
Release date: 12/22/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The major fault of the film lies in the capricious ending...
28 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Crossfire
Release date: 12/21/2000 11:01:28 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It would have been a much better film if it weren't for the censor: there is absolutely no quest...
2 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Chocolat
Release date: 12/15/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Every character is a cliché, everything about the story is predictably smug.
68 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Unbreakable
Release date: 11/22/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is especially delightful for those who like puzzlers and think they can gather enough clues to...
105 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Bounce
Release date: 11/17/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This modest production scored with me.
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Movie: Red Planet
Release date: 11/10/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This one's a nuts-and-bolts sci-fier that looks good but its dialogue is just terrible...
30 other reviews of this movie

Movie: You Can Count on Me
Release date: 11/10/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This film offers a literate script and is sensitively directed, it's a brilliant debut as a direc...
56 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Wonder Boys
Release date: 11/8/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is a familiar story, but told with great charm and with sharp observations of how these acade...
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Movie: Billy Elliot
Release date: 11/3/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A predictable story.
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Movie: George Washington
Release date: 10/27/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        In its simplicity and realism, the film scores points.
49 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Lucky Numbers
Release date: 10/27/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A satisfying comedy.
17 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Dr. T And The Women
Release date: 10/13/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It was a sweet film with some bizarre touches in its satire of the bourgeois.
30 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Contender, The
Release date: 10/13/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This film is a pro-Clinton one.
62 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Meet the Parents
Release date: 10/6/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It was a well-acted, likable and benignly amusing film.
72 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Requiem for A Dream
Release date: 10/6/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A slickly done, very depressive melodrama about those addicted to drugs and their dreams of happi...
24 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Cleopatra's Second Husband
Release date: 9/29/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A tough thriller to find enjoyable or completely satisfying no matter how well crafted the story ...
16 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Best in Show
Release date: 9/29/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It works because it is a very funny laugh out loud satire, with my two favorite nutsy characters...
56 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Dancer in the Dark
Release date: 9/22/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        They speak English, but the film doesn't feel American.
57 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Woman on Top
Release date: 9/22/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A sensuous romantic comedy, about as appealing as your average lightweight TV sitcom.
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Movie: Nurse Betty
Release date: 9/8/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is about daydreaming and wish fulfillment, as directed by Neil LaBute.
58 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Watcher, The
Release date: 9/8/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Everything about the film is a cliché.
38 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Platform
Release date: 8/30/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Impressive though slow moving epic.
5 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Opportunists, The
Release date: 8/25/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        What's there not to like about this robbery film!
4 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Small Time Crooks
Release date: 5/19/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There are just enough Woody sight gags and one-liners for this film to keep its head above water.
19 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Gladiator
Release date: 5/5/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film is a reminder of the old Hollywood sword-and-sandal films of grandeur and muscle and fri...
112 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Dream of Light
Release date: 5/3/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The Cinematheque Ontario's international panel voted it the best film of the 1990s, which can onl...
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Timecode
Release date: 4/28/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This gimmicky experimental film from Mike Figgis ("Leaving Las Vegas") isn't worth the film it...
20 other reviews of this movie

Movie: U-571
Release date: 4/21/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There are no jokes, even though it could have used some to lighten its torpedo load.
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Movie: American Psycho
Release date: 4/14/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film left me with an empty feeling...
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Movie: Joe Gould's Secret
Release date: 4/7/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        All the film's energy goes into Ian Holm's stellar performance.
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: High Fidelity
Release date: 3/31/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        ...the plot could have been better explored if it was discovered what the plot was.
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Movie: Beau Travail
Release date: 3/31/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Beau Travail literally means beautiful work, and this film is all that and more.
10 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Boiler Room
Release date: 2/18/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        At least, it comes without the moral piety of an Oliver Stone film.
28 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Pitch Black
Release date: 2/18/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is easy to root for the aliens to possibly, against all odds for such formulaic films, pick of...
41 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Not One Less
Release date: 2/18/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I especially found the performance of Wei Minzhi to be impactful.
26 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Whole Nine Yards, The
Release date: 2/18/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film is funny in a crass way.
33 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Beach, The
Release date: 2/11/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It was just too bad that the story didn't have more weight, or should I say some weight.
24 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Mauvaises frequentations
Release date: 1/20/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Bad Company is good company only when it is most natural.
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Movie: Holy Smoke
Release date: 1/14/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        How perceptive it is, is questionable...
27 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Life Is to Whistle
Release date: 1/7/2000
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film suffers greatly in making every single thing that happens pertain to a heavy-handed meta...
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Movie: Salesman, The
Release date: 12/31/1999 11:01:44 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This up close look at the anxious Bible salesmen trying to close the deal has become a cult class...
5 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Same Old Song
Release date: 12/31/1999 11:01:44 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There's not a lot of bite to this satirical musical, but Resnais has never made a bad film...
9 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Forever Mine
Release date: 12/31/1999 11:01:31 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This one layed an egg with the whiny and pleading Joseph Fiennes character reduced to saying most...
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Movie: Abre Los Ojos
Release date: 12/31/1999 11:01:26 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I felt uninvolved, finding myself drifting into my own dreamworld instead of the filmmaker's.
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Movie: 13th Floor, The
Release date: 12/31/1999 11:01:10 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Though the film tried, it simply couldn't create too much depth for its characters.
26 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Third Miracle, The
Release date: 12/29/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There would have to be a fourth miracle to get me to be a believer in this flick.
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Angela's Ashes
Release date: 12/25/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        And if misery per se were an interesting topic, this adaptation of Frank McCourt's book might b...
30 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Talented Mr. Ripley, The
Release date: 12/25/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film became less meaningful the longer it went on
12 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Man on the Moon
Release date: 12/22/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An alluring biopic about the provocative comedian Andy Kaufman that couldn't go futher than to pr...
44 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Snow Falling on Cedars
Release date: 12/22/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Everything seemed so mechanical.
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Movie: Topsy-Turvy
Release date: 12/17/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Musicals adapted as films, don't get any better than this offbeat one.
26 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Green Mile, The
Release date: 12/10/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Its 188 minutes of viewing time seemed like a life sentence.
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Movie: Cider House Rules, The
Release date: 12/10/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I felt touched.
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Movie: End of the Affair, The
Release date: 12/3/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film, as well-conceived as it was, was still too laborious of a process.
26 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Sweet and Lowdown
Release date: 12/3/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is a fictional docudrama that smacks of Woody's playfulness and love for jazz...
21 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Tumbleweeds
Release date: 11/24/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The slim story didn't hold my interest.
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Movie: Ride With the Devil
Release date: 11/24/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is a violent film that fails, at times, to be dramatically engaging...
43 other reviews of this movie

Movie: End of Days
Release date: 11/24/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's just dreck...
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Movie: Sleepy Hollow
Release date: 11/19/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A "Hollow-wood" production that couldn't be more hollow or Hollywoodish.
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Movie: All About My Mother
Release date: 11/19/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        One must give Almodóvar credit for getting his voice heard in the mainstream while keeping his a...
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Movie: Mansfield Park
Release date: 11/17/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is merely another attempt at making a high-class art film that can't come close to the spiri...
52 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Felicia's Journey
Release date: 11/12/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        What fails this otherwise competent and worthwhile production, is that everything falls too easil...
9 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Anywhere But Here
Release date: 11/12/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There isn't one thing about this mother-daughter relationship melodrama that felt honest and not ...
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Movie: Bone Collector, The
Release date: 11/5/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a tale that has more holes in it than a New York City junkie.
41 other reviews of this movie

Movie: American Movie
Release date: 11/5/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The comedy comes at the expense of Mark, his less than scintillating friends, and his dysfunctio...
10 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Release date: 10/29/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This film reminded me of a Thomas Hardy type of novel that was written by someone who didn't hav...
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Being John Malkovich
Release date: 10/29/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is the kind of strange film that one would expect to be released as an art-house indie, yet...
85 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Straight Story, The
Release date: 10/15/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film is most like a timeless spiritual quest...
45 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Fight Club
Release date: 10/15/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This was a lightweight film that mistakenly thinks it's in the heavyweight class.
69 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Limey, The
Release date: 10/8/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This film seems to be all style and that style is wonderful.
45 other reviews of this movie

Movie: New Rose Hotel
Release date: 10/1/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Decadence rules the day for Abel Ferrara's offbeat soft porn look at how the modern world has ...
4 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Three Kings
Release date: 10/1/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A brave film.
63 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Double Jeopardy
Release date: 9/24/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A poorly made thriller, reeking from conventionality and lacking suspense.
32 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Guinevere
Release date: 9/24/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A totally unbelievable coming of age love story told from the female's perspective.
9 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Sugar Town
Release date: 9/17/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The filmmakers had their finger on the pulse of their characters, it's only too bad they couldn't...
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Romance
Release date: 9/17/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film wavers between being a philosophical treatise on women and one about a woman's passio...
2 other reviews of this movie

Movie: American Beauty
Release date: 9/15/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I somehow liked the film more than I probably should have.
109 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Stigmata
Release date: 9/10/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I don't see the story as an anti-religious film, as much as I saw it as a challenge to having ...
34 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Earth
Release date: 9/10/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There was a certain power that could not be denied.
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Best Laid Plans
Release date: 9/10/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The attempt of this B-film to be a convincing film noir never materializes...
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Minus Man, The
Release date: 9/10/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This creepy serial killer tale had more fright in it than the more highly touted "Felicia's Jo...
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Girl on the Bridge
Release date: 9/4/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is artfully directed by Leconte with his choppy camera work matching the Mediterranean's bubb...
9 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Outside Providence
Release date: 9/1/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It comes to the 'startling' conclusion that rich kids might do the same bad things working-class ...
41 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Acid House, The
Release date: 8/6/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a one-joke film that fails to be amusing almost from the start, and shamefully wastes a tal...
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Adventures of Sebastian Cole, The
Release date: 8/6/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An affectionate coming-of-age tale.
4 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Thomas Crown Affair, The
Release date: 8/6/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        No one will mistake this middle brow venture for an art film.
15 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Blair Witch Project, The
Release date: 7/30/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I did feel like I was suffering from motion-sickness when I left the theater.
40 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Haunting, The
Release date: 7/23/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's all hokum from beginning to end.
28 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Harold and Maude
Release date: 7/23/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A black comedy cult classic.
9 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Eyes Wide Shut
Release date: 7/16/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A thinking man's work of art.
83 other reviews of this movie

Movie: My Life So Far
Release date: 7/14/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An appealing view of life on a Scottish estate in 1927.
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: American Pie
Release date: 7/9/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Meant to titillate those in need of a teenage sexual message (massage).
43 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Autumn Tale
Release date: 7/9/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This was Rohmer's fourth and final film about the seasonal cycle and it might be his best one, l...
23 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Arlington Road
Release date: 7/9/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is a sloppily made film, imitative of the smoother made The Parallax View.
30 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Summer of Sam
Release date: 7/2/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Spike Lee's take on the summer of 1977 in New York City.
25 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Lovers on the Bridge, The
Release date: 7/2/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Leos Carax's inspiration for this film was Jean Vigo's masterpiece "L'Atalante" (1934).
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Dinner Game, The
Release date: 6/25/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There were a few laughs to be had, but this is really TV sitcom material and not drama of great ...
5 other reviews of this movie

Movie: My Son the Fanatic
Release date: 6/25/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is so bland and unexciting that it is hard to tell what all the fuss is about.
2 other reviews of this movie

Movie: General's Daughter, The
Release date: 6/18/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A bizarre murder case comes to Fort MacCallum, Georgia, in this exciting, over-the-top detective...
48 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Run Lola Run
Release date: 6/18/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I just know I didn't like this film.
53 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Buena Vista Social Club
Release date: 6/4/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Can such music make a dilapidated Cuba bearable?
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Limbo
Release date: 6/4/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Many viewers will be disappointed that there is no payoff.
9 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Loss of Sexual Innocence, The
Release date: 5/28/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It seems more like a student film turned in as a project assignment.
5 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Notting Hill
Release date: 5/28/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The same old romantic comedy formula story that has become a Hollywood trademark is revived he...
36 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Release date: 5/19/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A very pleasing technical accomplishment.
78 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Tea With Mussolini
Release date: 5/14/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A ridiculous movie...
8 other reviews of this movie

Movie: William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, A
Release date: 5/14/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The director made a lot of odd choices in this film that take away somewhat from the magical feel...
38 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Pusher
Release date: 5/7/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The director has cooked up a very disturbing film, that is derivative of Pulp Fiction.
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Three Seasons
Release date: 4/30/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Everything gets tidied up in nice little packages by the film's end and every one walks away ench...
5 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Winslow Boy, The
Release date: 4/30/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        You might have to wait a long time before you find a film with both a family and a lawyer portra...
7 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Pushing Tin
Release date: 4/23/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It placed all the stress problems on the laps of the controllers' twisted personal lives.
23 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Hideous Kinky
Release date: 4/16/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film's strength is in how all the characters are shown for what they are and no one is that g...
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Dial M For Murder
Release date: 4/9/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Mildly enjoyable.
8 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Lovers of the Arctic Circle
Release date: 4/9/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I felt caught up in the film's magical spell despite the many reservations I had about it being m...
7 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Dreamlife of Angels, The
Release date: 4/2/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Who finds in life what they dream?
26 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Cookie's Fortune
Release date: 4/2/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Full of local flavor.
7 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Matrix, The
Release date: 3/31/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film ends with Neo looking like Clark Kent, as he is stepping out of a telephone booth.
101 other reviews of this movie

Movie: True Crime
Release date: 3/19/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Hard to swallow.
5 other reviews of this movie

Movie: I Stand Alone
Release date: 3/17/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Surprisingly sensitive as well as genuinely shocking.
5 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Comedian Harmonists
Release date: 3/12/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There was something emotionally flat and unconvincing about this story.
24 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Six Ways to Sunday
Release date: 3/5/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A sometimes funny parody and uncanny black comedy about incest, sexual repression, and the Jew...
1 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Release date: 3/5/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A Laurel and Hardy film would have looked like deep sardonic humor compared with this sophomoric ...
40 other reviews of this movie

Movie: 200 Cigarettes
Release date: 2/26/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It did capture the East Village feel of the Reagan 1980s.
38 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Office Space
Release date: 2/19/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A mildly funny satire on contemporary office work in America.
44 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Hands On a Hard Body
Release date: 2/5/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The result is a quirky human interest story about the need for Texans to drive a pickup.
10 other reviews of this movie

Movie: My Name Is Joe
Release date: 2/5/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It was a good idea having subtitles, because the heavy Scottish accents are very difficult to ...
4 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Payback
Release date: 2/5/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Payback rips off the way a noir film is shot and looks.
31 other reviews of this movie

Movie: In Dreams
Release date: 1/15/1999
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film's intellectual theme, if I can loosely use the word intellectual, is a reversal of the "...
22 other reviews of this movie

Movie: When I Close My Eyes
Release date: 12/31/1998 11:01:48 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Enigmatic thriller but interesting as it merges political intrigue with romantic obsession and ...
0 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Rupture, The
Release date: 12/31/1998 11:01:43 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        One of Claude Chabrol's key films of the 1970s.
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Movie: Real Blonde, The
Release date: 12/31/1998 11:01:43 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A fine looking but extremely lightweight satire from Tom DiCillo...
5 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Governess, The
Release date: 12/31/1998 11:01:32 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A heavy going but at times embroiling drama.
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Gingerbread Man, The
Release date: 12/31/1998 11:01:32 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film becomes an Actor's Studio venture.
29 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Driven
Release date: 12/31/1998 11:01:29 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Shoob has shown that he can create an absorbing film, despite some flaws.
0 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Brown's Requiem
Release date: 12/31/1998 11:01:27 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Its funeral tone left me with a hang-over.
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Movie: Affliction
Release date: 12/31/1998 11:01:26 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Living in a small New England town myself, I can attest to how uncannily realistic the town and ...
19 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Artemisia
Release date: 12/31/1998 11:01:26 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I just wish the film had more of an edge.
5 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Shakespeare in Love
Release date: 12/25/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Full of life.
83 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Thin Red Line, The
Release date: 12/25/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        In many ways it seems like a discourse on philosophy given by a company of infantrymen in Guadalc...
23 other reviews of this movie

Movie: General, The
Release date: 12/18/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It was great casting to make Gleeson the lead.
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Rushmore
Release date: 12/11/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is arguably Bill Murray's best role yet.
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Movie: Home Fries
Release date: 11/25/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The home fries are too salty for my taste.
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Central Station
Release date: 11/20/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film was too much stuck in its sentimentality and had an uninspiring and a contrived plot th...
29 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Waking Ned Devine
Release date: 11/20/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Now tell me, how many films have you seen lately that can get away with such a corny but happy en...
7 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Elizabeth
Release date: 11/6/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Shekhar Kapur is not a native of Great Britain but was raised in India, who admittedly knew litt...
26 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Velvet Goldmine
Release date: 11/6/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This fictionalized story is a thin disguise for David Bowie's bio, and it is a rip-off of the Cit...
7 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Gods and Monsters
Release date: 11/4/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Whale, always the aesthete and snob, comments to an interviewer that the other Frankenstein films...
13 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Living Out Loud
Release date: 10/30/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A tepid comedy/drama involving a wealthy nurse, Judith (Holly Hunter), who is miserable.
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: American History X
Release date: 10/28/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I just wish the film didn't give us an entire year's history curriculum about racism in two hour...
58 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Cruise, The
Release date: 10/23/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The documentary works so well because Speed's for real, as is his flowery monologue and his gen...
2 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Life Is Beautiful
Release date: 10/23/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Benigni's unique film contributes in a small way to our understanding the affects of the Holocaus...
63 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Beloved
Release date: 10/16/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        ... a film whose greatest weakness is that it is too long.
37 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Happiness
Release date: 10/16/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Happiness is not a film about happiness, but what is imagined as making one happy.
9 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Celebration, The
Release date: 10/9/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is a Dogma-95 styled film, where the Danish filmmaker's group manifesto determines the rule...
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Slam
Release date: 10/9/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This film can be valued for its energetic performances.
2 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Love Is the Devil
Release date: 10/9/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        But whatever I think of Bacon and his art work I was, nevertheless, still dazzled by the breathle...
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Bad Manners
Release date: 10/9/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A delightfully bitchy black comedy.
1 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Impostors, The
Release date: 10/2/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I grew weary of all the Keystone-age antics.
5 other reviews of this movie

Movie: What Dreams May Come
Release date: 10/2/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The most important question this film asks, is how could one take Robin Williams seriously?
15 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Clay Pigeons
Release date: 9/25/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        What might be likable to viewers not that discerning about plot or character study, is that this ...
2 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Rounders
Release date: 9/11/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Too lightweight!
15 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Next Stop, Wonderland
Release date: 8/21/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Wonderland is a rather sugary romance film that is as subtle as a ton of Domino sugar cubes fa...
7 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Your Friends & Neighbors
Release date: 8/19/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I wouldn't recommend it as a date movie!
28 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Return to Paradise
Release date: 8/14/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        ...It all seems to be a predictable formula-driven film instead of one filled with an unpredic...
4 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Slums of Beverly Hills, The
Release date: 8/14/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        "Slums" is a sharp-witted, biting screwball comedy about a semi-dysfunctional family...
43 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Chambermaid on the Titanic, The
Release date: 8/14/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It has the look and feel of one of those middle-brow art-house films.
2 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Gadjo Dilo
Release date: 8/7/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The director, himself, is a Rom member.
15 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Negotiator, The
Release date: 7/29/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A slickly done and predictable summer escapist film, based on an actual hostage situation in S...
9 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Saving Private Ryan
Release date: 7/24/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An instant classic.
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Movie: There's Something About Mary
Release date: 7/15/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I wasn't completely won over with so much comedy that depended on making fun of someone else's pr...
47 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Henry Fool
Release date: 6/19/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I was disappointed in Hartley's most ambitious film to date; I expected more than what was delive...
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Opposite of Sex, The
Release date: 5/29/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Roos's first feature film as director is a snappy, satirical, and hip sitcom that tries hard not ...
8 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Love and Death on Long Island
Release date: 3/6/1998
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Without John Hurt's magnificent performance, this film would have fallen flat on its face.
5 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Mirror, The
Release date: 12/31/1997 11:01:38 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It becomes a film within a film that reveals the art that goes into making a film.
2 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Men With Guns
Release date: 12/31/1997 11:01:38 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is a very strong, independent-minded picture.
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Kicked in the Head
Release date: 12/31/1997 11:01:36 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Nothing seemed to really work well, yet all the supporting characters seemed to be pleasant and ...
1 other reviews of this movie

Movie: John Grisham's The Rainmaker, The
Release date: 12/31/1997 11:01:35 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The Rainmaker aside from being competently made is not something that stands out for being ...
5 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Insomnia
Release date: 12/31/1997 11:01:34 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Skarsgard's chilling performance exploits his character's flaws and the mysterious Norwegian atmo...
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Movie: Intimate Relations
Release date: 12/31/1997 11:01:34 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There was just a growing emptiness that seemed to hang over its denouement...
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Movie: Fireworks
Release date: 12/31/1997 11:01:31 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This highly original film is at times a masterpiece and at other times it seems like a grade B-m...
7 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Charulata
Release date: 12/31/1997 11:01:28 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film is so deeply evocative.
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Angel Baby
Release date: 12/31/1997 11:01:26 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A heartfelt Australian romance story about a mentally ill couple...
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Absolute Power
Release date: 12/31/1997 11:01:26 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The script calls for no bold statements about the politics of the White House, which makes the f...
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Jackie Brown
Release date: 12/25/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An unconventional crime caper adapted from an Elmore Leonard story about double-crosses and gun s...
65 other reviews of this movie

Movie: As Good As It Gets
Release date: 12/23/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It should be retitled "How Good It Couldn't Be."
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Movie: Apostle, The
Release date: 12/21/1997 11:01:26 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Duvall has created a work that tries to be more than entertaining, reaching to be a more artisti...
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Movie: Titanic
Release date: 12/19/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An unconscionable disaster...
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Movie: Tomorrow Never Dies
Release date: 12/19/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The winsome pic gives the people what they want. At least, what they want from the Bond ...
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Deconstructing Harry
Release date: 12/12/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film is worth seeing only for Woody's acerbic one-liners.
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Good Will Hunting
Release date: 12/5/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Not a work of art or great power, but it has some moving moments.
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Movie: Sweet Hereafter, The
Release date: 11/20/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Flawlessly made.
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Movie: Starship Troopers
Release date: 11/7/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I don't think you'll get much bang for your money out of this sophomoric satire.
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Movie: Eye of God
Release date: 10/17/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Best suited for a cult audience.
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Movie: House of Yes, The
Release date: 10/10/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film's major fault is that it is too stagy a production.
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Movie: Seven Years in Tibet
Release date: 10/8/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Failed to convince me that Harrer moved from a self-absorbed bigot to an enlightened being, ...
9 other reviews of this movie

Movie: U-Turn
Release date: 10/3/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A bad trip flick.
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Movie: Edge, The
Release date: 9/26/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Unsuccessfully mixes melodrama with action/adventure and satire.
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Movie: Ice Storm, The
Release date: 9/26/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        To be admired for its icy observations of suburban life.
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Movie: L.A. Confidential
Release date: 9/19/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (6/1)
        The feel of the movie is of nostalgia for the Hollywood glamorous life of [the 1950s]...
44 other reviews of this movie

Movie: End of Violence, The
Release date: 9/12/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Wenders has succeeded in creating a mishmash of incendiary images about government conspiracy th...
21 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Full Monty, The
Release date: 8/13/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Even the full monty as promised, was not delivered.
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Movie: Career Girls
Release date: 8/8/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It manages to be uninteresting, slight and bleak, while desperately trying to find something to s...
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Movie: In the Company of Men
Release date: 8/1/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        LaBute's debut film is hard to describe though the plot is simple enough, but this is not a film ...
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Mrs. Brown
Release date: 7/18/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This discreet drama failed to get to me emotionally.
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Movie: Men in Black
Release date: 7/2/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A fun movie.
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Movie: Dream With the Fishes
Release date: 6/20/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There was a potentially fine story there, but the filmmaker was too inexperienced to draw it out.
2 other reviews of this movie

Movie: My Best Friend's Wedding
Release date: 6/20/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A romantic comedy that is both mawkish and subversive.
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Movie: Pillow Book, The
Release date: 6/6/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This one's pure Greenaway.
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Movie: La Promesse
Release date: 5/16/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is a grim morality tale that can't help putting you in someone else's shoes, wondering what ...
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Movie: Designated Mourner, The
Release date: 5/2/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Shawn's play never becomes a movie.
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Movie: Kolya
Release date: 4/21/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Disappoints as a lumbering mainstream pic that is all too familiar to Americans.
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Movie: Hard Eight
Release date: 2/28/1997
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        In many ways this film reminds me of Melville's wonderful film, Bob The Gambler...
11 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Three Lives and Only One Death
Release date: 12/31/1996 11:01:45 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There's enough stuff crammed into the four stories to write a Ph.D thesis.
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Movie: Small Faces
Release date: 12/31/1996 11:01:44 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A hard-hitting tale about Glasgow street life in a working class neighborhood, set in 1968.
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Movie: Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
Release date: 12/31/1996 11:01:41 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Should give you food for thought about how unfair the judicial system can be for those who are po...
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Movie: Nenette and Boni
Release date: 12/31/1996 11:01:39 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        ... elliptical told drama that has mood trump over substance.
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Movie: Low Life, The
Release date: 12/31/1996 11:01:37 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Sean Astin's superbly moving performance nearly saves this flick.
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Movie: King of Masks, The
Release date: 12/31/1996 11:01:36 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The story centers around an elderly street performer who is a fast changer of silk masks.
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Movie: Island of Dr. Moreau, The
Release date: 12/31/1996 11:01:34 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Muddled effort.
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Movie: Institute Benjamenta
Release date: 12/31/1996 11:01:34 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film sets a nightmarish tone.
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Movie: Butterfly Kiss
Release date: 12/31/1996 11:01:27 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A strange little tale from England about a weirdo homicidal drifter.
1 other reviews of this movie

Movie: 2 Days in the Valley
Release date: 12/31/1996 11:01:11 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This smart movie never seemed smart.
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Movie: Citizen Ruth
Release date: 12/13/1996
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Its weak position on the issues allowed it to throw stones at everyone and seem like it was hip ...
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Mars Attacks!
Release date: 12/13/1996
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It has a silly juvenile appeal in its unrelenting and subversive camp satire of the pop culture ...
31 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Everyone Says I Love You
Release date: 12/6/1996
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Slight but pleasing middlebrow fare (much like a Bob Hope musical comedy).
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Movie: Ridicule
Release date: 11/29/1996
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The acting or the story did not excite me enough to think that this clever film was anything s...
0 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Funeral, The
Release date: 11/1/1996
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The picture works despite the bizarre ending.
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: When We Were Kings
Release date: 10/25/1996
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Wonderful sports documentary covering the 1974 heavyweight championship fight in Zaire.
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Movie: Lone Star
Release date: 6/21/1996
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This ambitious project is an engrossing and an original work.
7 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Twister
Release date: 5/10/1996
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        About as much fun as watching a weather report.
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Movie: Dead Man
Release date: 5/10/1996
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is an American masterpiece and one of the best films of the '90s.
7 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Chungking Express
Release date: 3/8/1996
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Whimsical Hong Kong comedy.
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Movie: Fargo
Release date: 3/8/1996
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        One of the more entertaining films of the 1990s.
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Movie: From Dusk Till Dawn
Release date: 1/19/1996
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The characters were as empty as the story.
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Movie: Through the Olive Trees
Release date: 12/31/1995 11:01:45 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There's a reason Kiarostami is considered one of the best filmmakers in the world today, so that ...
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Movie: Seven
Release date: 12/31/1995 11:01:44 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        "It is one of the best and most intelligent serial killer films ever made."
24 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Shallow Grave
Release date: 12/31/1995 11:01:44 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Bristles with excitement.
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Movie: Love Is Colder Than Death
Release date: 12/31/1995 11:01:37 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Incredibly assured debut film.
4 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Last Summer in the Hamptons
Release date: 12/31/1995 11:01:37 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        More self-indulgent than a work of art.
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Movie: Heat
Release date: 12/31/1995 11:01:33 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Riveting cops-and-robbers tale.
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Movie: Good Men, Good Women
Release date: 12/31/1995 11:01:32 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Ms. Inoh gives an inspiring performance that evokes a genuine sympathy for both of her characters...
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Movie: Doom Generation, The
Release date: 12/31/1995 11:01:29 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        After seeing all the mayhem and watching how retarded and alienated the teens acted, the film fe...
18 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Before Sunrise
Release date: 12/31/1995 11:01:27 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's the best pick up movie ever.
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Movie: 12 Monkeys
Release date: 12/31/1995 11:01:10 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An antithesis of how The Terminator handled time travel.
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Movie: Lamerica
Release date: 10/4/1995
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Chocked full of universal messages the director feels impelled to get across.
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Movie: Showgirls
Release date: 9/22/1995
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A bore with nothing much to say about anything and for that matter not much to look at.
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Movie: Promise, The
Release date: 9/8/1995
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It becomes too fuzzy when it tries to explain in 115 minutes the history of modern Germany.
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Usual Suspects, The
Release date: 8/18/1995
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Not to be believed for a NYC second.
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Movie: Belle De Jour
Release date: 6/30/1995
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A surprisingly discreet film considering the erotic nature of the subject matter.
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Movie: Party Girl
Release date: 6/9/1995
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Posey is so likably weird.
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Movie: Spanking the Monkey
Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:44 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Plays as a bad middle-class suburban joke that hits the right note between satire and being a ...
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Movie: Running Out of Time
Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:43 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The problem with this slickly done film, is that everything is only surface deep.
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Movie: Red Rock West
Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:43 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A nifty postmodern cowboy-noir and black comedy...
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Movie: Quiz Show
Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:42 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Robert Redford does a superb directing job.
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Movie: Puppet Masters, The
Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:41 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Lacked suspense.
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Movie: Nostradamus
Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:39 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I predict you will not find much enjoyment or gain much intellectual satisfaction from this film.
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Movie: Ladybird, Ladybird
Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:37 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A bleak drama.
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Movie: Killing Zoe
Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:36 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A bummer.
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Movie: Jan Svankmajer's Faust
Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:35 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This unique film can be appreciated for how beautiful it all is.
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Movie: I Only Want You to Love Me
Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:34 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        For the fatalist Fassbinder, this is typical fodder for him to sink his teeth into.
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Movie: Heavenly Creatures
Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:33 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The acting by Winslet and Lynskey is superb.
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Movie: Eat Drink Man Woman
Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:30 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The creatively decorative food presentations upstage the soap opera story.
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Movie: Bitter Moon
Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:27 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Devilishly entertaining.
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Movie: Pulp Fiction
Release date: 10/14/1994
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        ..Tarantino has created a wonderfully unapologetic spectacle of characters emerging from the dark...
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Movie: Vermont Is For Lovers
Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:47 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It never quite won me over despite its attempt to be easy going, quirkie and filled with colorful...
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Movie: Tales From the Gimli Hospital
Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:45 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a strange tale that never seems to be anything other than enormously funny and strange.
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Movie: Red Squirrel, The
Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:43 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The storyline is awkward, melodramatic and incredulous...
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Movie: Puppetmaster, The
Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:41 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Hou's film is a work of art that deliberately studies the gray in between the black and white pol...
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Movie: Piano, The
Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:41 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The film is brought slowly together by Jane Campion's masterful direction...
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Movie: Neighbor, The
Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:39 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A second-rate psychological thriller.
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Movie: M. Butterfly
Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:38 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There's a lot to chew on in this incredible love story turned into a grisly horror story.
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Movie: Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:35 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Just another slice of life film that gets derailed.
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Movie: In the Name of the Father
Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:34 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Passionate true-story about an Irish youth who was wrongfully convicted of a terrorist act.
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Movie: Farewell My Concubine
Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:31 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Well-acted but limited because its drama is emotionally uninvolving.
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Movie: Dust Devil
Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:29 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        For those who like their occultism served bloody--real bloody.
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Movie: Blue Kite, The
Release date: 1/1/1993
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is surprising that this film got out of the repressive clutches of China. Lu Liping gave a tre...
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Movie: Unforgiven
Release date: 12/31/1992 11:01:46 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        In Clint's vision of the Old West all parties are tainted by violence and the need for revenge.
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Movie: Shooting Elizabeth
Release date: 12/31/1992 11:01:44 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A film that tries to be a black comedy.
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Movie: Reservoir Dogs
Release date: 12/31/1992 11:01:43 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        You don't have to love it to be impressed with its riveting treatment of criminals in action.
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Movie: Straight Out of Brooklyn
Release date: 12/31/1991 11:01:44 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A gritty realistic look at life in the black ghetto.
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Movie: La Belle Noiseuse
Release date: 12/31/1991 11:01:37 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Rivette is a quality director who has the skills and knowledge to tell such a non-action story an...
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Movie: Days of Being Wild
Release date: 3/13/1991
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A dark moody period piece about unrequited love.
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Movie: Silence of the Lambs, The
Release date: 2/13/1991
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The over-the-top story reeks of phoniness, grisly violence and exploitation.
31 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Naked Lunch
Release date: 1/1/1991
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Stands on its own apart from the book.
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Movie: Cape Fear
Release date: 1/1/1991
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The only thing I got out of this film is a sense of deja vu that I could do without.
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Movie: No Fear, No Die
Release date: 12/31/1990 11:01:39 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Paints a dark picture of the cockfighting scene.
1 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Goodfellas
Release date: 12/31/1990 11:01:32 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A work of craftsmanship over art.
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Movie: Hunt for Red October, The
Release date: 3/2/1990
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Delivers its share of honest to goodness thrills.
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Movie: Grifters, The
Release date: 1/1/1990
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A love triangle among grifters (con artists), that plays out as a film noir morality tale.
2 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Freshman, The
Release date: 1/1/1990
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A truly genial and delightful comedy.
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Movie: Yeelen
Release date: 12/31/1989 11:01:50 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A visually spellbinding masterpiece.
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Movie: Toute une nuit
Release date: 12/31/1989 11:01:45 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Not a great film, but one that catches your attention.
1 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Sorry, Wrong Number
Release date: 12/31/1989 11:01:44 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The European émigré director, Anton Litvak, shoots Stanwyck's bedroom as if it were a luxury pris...
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Movie: Quiet, Please
Release date: 12/31/1989 11:01:42 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's a spirited film.
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Movie: Mystery Train
Release date: 12/31/1989 11:01:38 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Brilliantly witty and keenly observant of the social scene.
2 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Dry White Season, A
Release date: 12/31/1989 11:01:29 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Tells about the political awakenings in 1976 to apartheid in South Africa.
2 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Black Rainbow
Release date: 12/31/1989 11:01:27 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The result is a stimulating film addressed to the intellect ...
1 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Belly of an Architect, The
Release date: 12/31/1989 11:01:27 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Brian Dennehy comes up with a big performance...
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Chocolat
Release date: 12/21/1989 11:01:28 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        ... a brilliantly accomplished low-budget childhood drama shot on location in West Africa.
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Movie: Say Anything
Release date: 4/1/1989
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Finally, we have a teen film that doesn't dumb down its story line and play it solely as a goofy ...
22 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Release date: 1/1/1989
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Having a conversation about masturbation is as natural as talking about the weather.
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Movie: Story of Women, The
Release date: 12/31/1988 11:01:44 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An artfully done and disturbing film that raises questions about controversial social issues.
2 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Monkey Shines
Release date: 12/31/1988 11:01:38 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A frightening and very effective psychological thriller.
3 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Last Temptation of Christ, The
Release date: 12/31/1988 11:01:37 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        One of the more daring, intense and hypnotic Bible films ever made.
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Movie: Dead Ringers
Release date: 1/1/1988
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It's one of Cronenberg's more complex relationship tales, that puts a deadly spin on separation, ...
4 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Vanishing, The
Release date: 1/1/1988
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is a superbly done suspense yarn.
8 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Wish You Were Here
Release date: 12/31/1987 11:01:48 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        As the title indicates, it's a film about yearning for someone dearly missed.
6 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Walk on the Moon, A
Release date: 12/31/1987 11:01:48 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The acting was convincing and the story had a nice feel to it.
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Movie: My Life As A Dog
Release date: 12/31/1987 11:01:38 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Director Halstrom has a nice touch in working with the youngster.
12 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Ishtar
Release date: 12/31/1987 11:01:34 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A failed attempt at doing a modern Bob Hope-Bing Crosby "Road" picture.
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Movie: House of Games
Release date: 12/31/1987 11:01:33 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        What intrigues is the con games themselves, as Mamet's film explores with a certain joyous streak...
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Movie: Element of Crime, The
Release date: 12/31/1987 11:01:30 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A cinephile's delight.
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Movie: Barfly
Release date: 10/16/1987
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A lowlife seriocomedy.
1 other reviews of this movie

Movie: Raising Arizona
Release date: 1/1/1987
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A very funny spoof about a colorful couple who must have a child and will try to get one by an...
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Movie: Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn
Release date: 1/1/1987
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Demented!
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Movie: She's Gotta Have It
Release date: 12/31/1986 11:01:44 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        A good first effort that lacks quality acting and overall polish, but compensates with insightful...
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Movie: Name of the Rose, The
Release date: 12/31/1986 11:01:39 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This real monastery looks as if it were designed by the artist M. C. Escher.
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Movie: Manhattan Project, The
Release date: 12/31/1986 11:01:38 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        There was something absorbing about these nuclear scientists doing their job.
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Movie: Caravaggio
Release date: 12/31/1986 11:01:28 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It is very sensually done, emphasizing the artist's gargantuan appetites for bisexual and, especi...
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Movie: Fly, The
Release date: 12/21/1986 11:01:31 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        It left me itching for something less warped to identify with than a human fly.
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Movie: Color of Money, The
Release date: 12/21/1986 11:01:28 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The new version has a tension all its own.
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Movie: Platoon
Release date: 12/19/1986
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Oliver Stone's impression of the Vietnam War, taken from when he observed it first-hand as a g...
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Movie: Blue Velvet
Release date: 9/19/1986
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        I loved the film for its intransigencies.
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Movie: Manhunter
Release date: 8/15/1986
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This is an overlooked but superior thriller, one of the best films from the 1980s.
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Movie: Vision Quest
Release date: 12/31/1985 11:01:47 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Its saving grace is the understated and uncanny performance by Modine.
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Movie: Pale Rider
Release date: 12/31/1985 11:01:41 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The cowboys of the Old West ride again in this tried and proven Western from Clint Eastwood.
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Movie: Jagged Edge
Release date: 12/31/1985 11:01:35 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        An exciting "whodunit" that fits in with the sensational crimes reported in the tabloids.
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Movie: Falcon and the Snowman, The
Release date: 12/31/1985 11:01:31 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Though Penn and Hutton perform admirably, the film fails to be interesting.
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Movie: Big Parade, The
Release date: 12/31/1985 11:01:27 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        King Vidor's popular moving antiwar WWI drama set the tone for how to shoot a war film.
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Movie: Brazil
Release date: 12/1/1985
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        The bleak Brazil reaches for greatness but just falls short.
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Movie: Repo Man
Release date: 12/31/1984 11:01:43 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Totally bizarre.
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Movie: Paris, Texas
Release date: 12/31/1984 11:01:41 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Compelling contemporary Western.
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Movie: Lust in the Dust
Release date: 12/31/1984 11:01:37 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Simply awful.
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Movie: Jigsaw Man, The
Release date: 12/31/1984 11:01:35 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        This spy film had no reason to take itself so seriously, the story was just so many green bananas...
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Movie: Dune
Release date: 12/31/1984 11:01:29 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (6/1)
        Most of the film is faithful to the book.
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Movie: Blood of Others, The
Release date: 12/31/1984 11:01:27 PM
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Claude Chabrol has no feel or interest for the Occupation subject matter...
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Movie: Amadeus
Release date: 9/1/1984
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)
        Not a bust, but less absorbing when all the Europeans talk Americanese.
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Movie: This Is Spinal Tap
Release date: 4/1/1984
Review by Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews: (7/0)