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344 Reviews by John A. Nesbit
344 Reviews by
John A. Nesbit
of Old School Reviews
Movie: The Kite Runner
Release date: 11/2/2007 Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(6/0)
... fails to rise above a Dickens-like tale of betrayal and redemption
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Movie: Lust, Caution
Release date: 9/28/2007 Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(6/0)
unfurls at the same pace as a doomed lotus blossom. And just as beautifully with the year's most ...
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Movie: Hairspray
Release date: 7/20/2007 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Hairspray represents more-mainstream John Waters fare, but the inspired casting itself will warra...
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Movie: Mighty Heart, A
Release date: 6/22/2007 Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(7/0)
doesn't offer a whole lot other than atmosphere and a stellar performance by Jolie
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Movie: Once
Release date: 5/16/2007 Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(7/0)
very natural and believable character study of two people attracted through music
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Movie: Fracture
Release date: 4/20/2007 Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(7/0)
very ordinary screenplay that can only be recommended due to the outstanding performances of its ...
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Movie: Namesake, The
Release date: 3/9/2007 Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(7/0)
worth watching for the acting and for some heartfelt tearjerker moments
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Movie: Zodiac
Release date: 3/2/2007 Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(7/0)
Welcome to reality mainstream film!
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Movie: Suicide Killers
Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:44 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(7/0)
incredible footage of actual suicide bombers (past, present, and future)
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Movie: Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, The
Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:27 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(7/0)
captures the street life of Manila's slums like no other film
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Movie: Pan's Labyrinth
Release date: 12/29/2006 Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(7/0)
the most beautiful and redemptive film of 2006
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Movie: Silence, The
Release date: 12/21/2006 11:01:44 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
turn off the cell phone, shut out the outside distractions, and follow Makhmalbaf's sumptuous vis...
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Movie: Venus
Release date: 12/20/2006 Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(7/0)
O'Toole ... has saved some of his finest acting work for this period, deftly weaving between Shak...
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Movie: Letters From Iwo Jima
Release date: 12/20/2006 Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(7/0)
continues to fight righteous battles to remind us of basic human values and to look at old issues...
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Movie: History Boys, The
Release date: 11/21/2006 Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(7/0)
refreshing--a film that doesn't insult the audience's intelligence
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Movie: Infamous
Release date: 10/13/2006 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1)
comes across as a soulless extended sketch
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Movie: Departed, The
Release date: 10/6/2006 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Transforms the often predictable crime genre into a nuanced character study.
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Movie: Night Listener, The
Release date: 8/4/2006 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
better suited for a 25-minute Twilight Zone episode (one of the forgettable ones)
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Movie: Little Miss Sunshine
Release date: 7/26/2006 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
entertains across socio-intellectual boundaries and runs a Chaplinesque gamut
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Movie: Water
Release date: 4/28/2006 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Mehta's most powerful film to date
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Movie: Tsotsi
Release date: 2/24/2006 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
banal project that leaves more demanding viewers empty
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Movie: Imagine Me & You
Release date: 1/27/2006 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
cinematic mush
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Movie: Glory Road
Release date: 1/13/2006 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
when dealing with the blatant racism depicted here, a film should be held to a higher standard
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Movie: She's One of Us
Release date: 12/31/2005 11:01:44 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
explores similar territory to American Psycho but without the satirical humor of a Patrick Batema...
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Movie: Brokeback Mountain
Release date: 12/9/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
explores repressed feelings, loneliness, suffering, and alienation as adroitly as any film in rec...
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Movie: Walk the Line
Release date: 11/18/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
the acting compensates for any scriptural shortcomings
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Movie: Pride & Prejudice
Release date: 11/11/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Wright mines new territory with bold casting moves, and a realistic earthy production design
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Movie: Paradise Now
Release date: 10/28/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
explores suicide bombers more intimately than ever before
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Movie: Elizabethtown
Release date: 10/14/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Dunst and Bloom were far more believable in their widely watched comic book and fantasy films
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Movie: Broken Flowers
Release date: 8/5/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
won't satisfy mainstream audiences looking for easy resolution, but Jarmusch rightfully refuses t...
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Movie: Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
Release date: 7/13/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Calling this a documentary is a bit of a misnomer, as Douglas splices staged music numbers into h...
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Movie: Murderball
Release date: 7/8/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
No exercise in seeking sympathy, Murderball does achieve remarkable empathy
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Movie: Saraband
Release date: 7/8/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
clearly understands how to involve the audience with his somber material
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Movie: War of the Worlds
Release date: 6/29/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
falls way short on ideas, character development, and creative wonderment
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Movie: Crash
Release date: 5/6/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Racism in LA is hardly a new subject ... but it's an issue well worth revisiting as it remains th...
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Movie: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Release date: 4/22/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
goes a long way to explain exactly why Enron imploded
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Movie: Fever Pitch
Release date: 4/8/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
new wrinkle for the Farrelly brothers that baseball fans and couples can relate to
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Movie: Hostage
Release date: 3/11/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Willis earns his paycheck by sleepwalking through his role
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Movie: Best of Youth (La Meglio gioventu), The (2005)
Release date: 3/2/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
a touchstone of Italian cinema
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Movie: Downfall
Release date: 2/18/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
pays such attention to detail that the viewer feels privy to surveillance tapes inside the Führer...
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Movie: Hotel Rwanda
Release date: 12/22/2004 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
destined to make its relatively small target audience more aware of the current conflicts strangl...
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Movie: Million Dollar Baby
Release date: 12/15/2004 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Eastwood successfully camouflages this layered human morality tale as a boxing film
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Movie: Undertow
Release date: 10/22/2004 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
shallow tale that threatens to engulf audiences in a two-hour undertow of boredom
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Movie: Friday Night Lights
Release date: 10/8/2004 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
the film really lives out the metaphor realistically, just like Life
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Movie: Hero
Release date: 8/27/2004 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
stretching the envelope for imagery we've never seen on the big screen before
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Movie: Village, The
Release date: 7/30/2004 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Shyamalan extends a decent 30 minute Twilight Zone episode into a two hour endurance test
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Movie: De-Lovely
Release date: 7/2/2004 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
the power of the music alone is enough to make this film worth viewing
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Movie: Troy
Release date: 5/14/2004 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
a 'chick flick' war adventure that suitably adapts Homer to inspire thousands of high school comp...
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Movie: Alamo, The
Release date: 4/9/2004 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
it hits enough true notes to elevate it above the usual patriotic flag waving renditions
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Movie: Broken Wings
Release date: 3/12/2004 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
intelligent script and economical direction make this a rare non-political Israeli work that ever...
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Movie: Cold Mountain
Release date: 12/25/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Like a secular version of Ben Hur without the chariot race, Jude Law's character keeps going via ...
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Movie: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Release date: 11/14/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Peter Weir crafts his film like Hitchcock's Lifeboat on steroids
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Movie: Shattered Glass
Release date: 10/31/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
In a day where news develops so quickly, Shattered Glass arrives at the right moment.
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Movie: Alien
Release date: 10/29/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Technically, Scott has consistently demonstrated that he ranks among the best popular film artist...
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Movie: Magdalene Sisters, The
Release date: 8/1/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
remains far too formulaic to last longer than a passing footnote soon destined for dusty shelves
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Movie: Seabiscuit
Release date: 7/25/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
promises filet mignon, only to deliver oats and hay
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Movie: Together
Release date: 5/30/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Although short on ideas and generally predictable, the main characters develop into very likeable...
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Movie: Down With Love
Release date: 5/16/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
To its credit, the script doesn't call for them (Zellweger and McGregor) to sing and dance this t...
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Movie: Spellbound
Release date: 4/30/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
remarkable film captures the spirit of this event with great intimacy and insight
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Movie: City of God
Release date: 1/17/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
It's the same film that Buñuel would have made with a larger budget and given today's technology
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Movie: Ikiru
Release date: 1/3/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Best known for his samurai warriors and sweeping landscapes, Kurosawa paints this intimate film w...
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Movie: Umberto D.
Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:46 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
this project is no academic or sociological study--it's very personal
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Movie: Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, The
Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:29 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
... a lingering, haunting sensibility that shades characters with ambiguous grays compels us to c...
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Movie: Nicholas Nickleby
Release date: 12/27/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Douglas McGrath so faithfully and artfully adapts Nicholas Nickleby that even a few cynics may be...
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Movie: About Schmidt
Release date: 12/13/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
It's little more than a lightweight satire about the average life of a typical Midwesterner that ...
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Movie: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
Release date: 12/12/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Not only does Jackson establish himself as the Cecil B. DeMille of epic CGI battle scenes, but he...
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Movie: Adaptation
Release date: 12/6/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
But [Kaufman] finds a way to let the audience in on the joke by opening up a portal to his brain,...
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Movie: Talk to Her
Release date: 11/22/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
This profound comedic drama is anything but comatose and is likely to be on your repeated viewing...
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Movie: Emperor's Club, The
Release date: 11/22/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
A soulless rehashing of Dead Poet's Society is hardly the savior of American education
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Movie: Interview With the Assassin
Release date: 11/15/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Outside of Burger's desire to make some kind of film, it's really unclear why this project was un...
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Movie: Way Home, The
Release date: 11/15/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
it may play well as a double feature with mainstream foreign mush like My Big Fat Greek Wedding
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Movie: Far From Heaven
Release date: 11/8/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
The shallow can still view the 50s as “Happy Days,” but more thoughtful people will remember them...
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Movie: All or Nothing
Release date: 10/25/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Mike Leigh populates his movie with a wonderful ensemble cast of characters that bring the routin...
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Movie: Bloody Sunday
Release date: 10/4/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
it's certainly worth riding the rough whirlwind digital camera for insights that U2 can only hint...
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Movie: One Hour Photo
Release date: 8/21/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Despite the weakness of the pedestrian storyline, the film rewards the audience with Williams' nu...
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Movie: Last Kiss, The
Release date: 8/2/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
'... great deal of fun and is far more satisfying than the mainstream fare screening in regular m...
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Movie: Merci Pour le Chocolat
Release date: 7/31/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Hitch would enjoy the way Chabrol plays with the audience (including the expertly interwoven Lizt...
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Movie: Kid Stays in the Picture, The
Release date: 7/26/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
'... paints a remarkably compelling portrait of the prototype producer, a man who has accomplishe...
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Movie: Cinema Paradiso: The New Version
Release date: 6/14/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
'Film aficionados cannot help but love Cinema Paradiso, whether the original version or new Direc...
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Movie: Elling
Release date: 5/29/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Elling really is about a couple of crazy guys, and it's therapeutic to laugh along with them.
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Movie: Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Release date: 5/24/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Treating the audience like adults with a fine ensemble cast, intelligent dialogue, and real every...
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Movie: Italian for Beginners
Release date: 1/18/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Although the film boils down to a lightweight story about matchmaking, the characters make Italia...
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Movie: Italian for Beginners
Release date: 1/18/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Although the film boils down to a lightweight story about matchmaking, the characters make Italia...
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Movie: Monster's Ball
Release date: 12/26/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Thornton and Berry deliver the goods here convincingly, making Monster’s Ball one of the top film...
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Movie: Ali
Release date: 12/25/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
the end to Mann’s plodding film only brings relief that it ends
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Movie: A Beautiful Mind
Release date: 12/21/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Howard’s sappy movie covers some of the material, but is far more concerned with box office and O...
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Movie: Kandahar
Release date: 12/14/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
This is one arthouse film that all Americans should seek out to gain a better understanding about...
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Movie: Kandahar
Release date: 12/14/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
This is one arthouse film that all Americans should seek out to gain a better understanding about...
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Movie: Ocean's Eleven
Release date: 12/7/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
The only time Soderbergh attempts anything borderline Hitchcockian, he literally runs out of batt...
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Movie: Amelie
Release date: 11/2/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Sometimes it’s enough to attend the cinema to escape to another world, more innocent and romantic...
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Movie: Others, The
Release date: 8/10/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
a simplistic one-trick film I’m sure to forget about entirely within a week—very much along the l...
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Movie: A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Release date: 6/29/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Spielberg fans will be shocked that A.I. doesn’t deliver all the warm fuzzies and easy answers of...
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Movie: Pearl Harbor
Release date: 5/25/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Pearl Harbor’s love story is tailor made for daytime soap operas.
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Movie: Moulin Rouge
Release date: 5/18/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
enough Mardi Gras glitter, fast-cutting movement, and garish color to get anti-musical people to ...
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Movie: Luzhin Defence, The
Release date: 4/20/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Without a believable emotional core the film falls short of what it could have been
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Movie: Chopper
Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Did you ever feel like you should take a shower after watching a film?
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Movie: Waking Life
Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
... a commercial ripoff designed to confuse art-house patrons into thinking they are watching som...
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Movie: Gladiator
Release date: 5/5/2000 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Gladiator can aptly be called a typical summer movie, meaning it is mindless and designed for the...
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Movie: Not One Less
Release date: 2/18/2000 Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(7/0)
no one makes more beautiful films than Zhang Yimou. No one captures the intrinsic character of th...
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Movie: Pitch Black
Release date: 2/18/2000 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Take the film as a freakshow ride at the amusement park
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Movie: Get Real
Release date: 4/30/1999 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
above the usual mundane coming of age genre films
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Movie: Office Space
Release date: 2/19/1999 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
wickedly satirizes the modern technological office in a film that has become a cult classic
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Movie: Without Limits
Release date: 9/11/1998 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
'... the biopic plays fine as an intelligent character study of a mythologized athlete who died f...
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Movie: Love and Death on Long Island
Release date: 3/6/1998 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
This is John Hurt’s movie and he makes the most of a memorable role.
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Movie: Happy Together
Release date: 10/17/1997 Review by John A. Nesbit of outrate.net:
(7/0)
... creative visuals that offer insights into character that linger long after seeing the film, a...
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Movie: Face/Off
Release date: 6/27/1997 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Watching Travolta and Cage play dual hero and dual villain roles remains the most enjoyable aspec...
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Movie: When We Were Kings
Release date: 10/25/1996 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Gast never makes a mistake by turning the camera on Ali—he comes through like a champ every time.
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Movie: Beautiful Thing
Release date: 10/11/1996 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
just as it 'takes a village' to raise a child, the 'village' elevates this otherwise ordinary dra...
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Movie: Looking for Richard
Release date: 10/11/1996 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Pacino demonstrates his passion for the project, and succeeds in giving us a greater appreciation...
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Movie: Braveheart
Release date: 5/26/1995 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
I continue to enjoy watching and re-watching it, and share much of Mel Gibson’s enthusiasm for hi...
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Movie: Queen Margot
Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:42 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Chereau develops a multi-layered work that explores themes of loyalty and betrayal
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Movie: Immortal Beloved
Release date: 12/31/1994 11:01:34 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
real coup is the perfect casting of consummate chameleon actor Gary Oldman as Beethoven.
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Movie: This Boy's Life
Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:45 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
a compelling character study that is well worth watching just for Dicaprio's performance
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Movie: Searching for Bobby Fischer
Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:44 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Searching for Bobby Fischer approaches Josh's fears and self-doubt very effectively and does so w...
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Movie: Star Trek VI: the Undiscovered Country
Release date: 12/6/1991 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
fairly entertaining ... but the final voyage of the original crew ends more like an epilogue tha...
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Movie: Night of the Living Dead
Release date: 12/31/1990 11:01:39 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
...there’s the “Bar-B-Que” scene, lasting only a few seconds, but long enough to cause nightmares...
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Movie: Goodfellas
Release date: 12/31/1990 11:01:32 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
the film that Scorsese was born to make, and will be forever cited among Oscar's most glaring omi...
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Movie: Do the Right Thing
Release date: 12/31/1989 11:01:29 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Lee’s theatrical piece speaks the Truth, Ruth. And it just ain’t simple.
19 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Last Temptation of Christ, The
Release date: 12/31/1988 11:01:37 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Scorsese has sparked more spiritual thinking with this film than he could have by going into the ...
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Movie: Law of Desire
Release date: 12/31/1987 11:01:37 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(7/0)
provocative psychological study about the potential devastating cost of wanton love
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Movie: Dangerous Moves
Release date: 12/31/1984 11:01:29 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
a relatively charming endgame doesn't save Dangerous Moves from its ordinary opening and unimagin...
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Movie: Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan
Release date: 6/4/1982 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
The one thing that continues to stand out is the big emotional scene that floods the waterworks o...
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Movie: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Release date: 6/1/1981 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Watching Raiders of the Lost Ark again on the big screen I was again reminded how summer films we...
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Movie: Monty Python's Life Of Brian
Release date: 12/31/1979 11:01:38 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
spoofs human nature more than anything, notably the gullibility of people who behave as sheep and...
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Movie: Love on the Run
Release date: 12/31/1979 11:01:37 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
strictly for Truffaut fans, who have grown up with Antoine Doniel improvising his way through the...
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Movie: Apocalypse Now
Release date: 1/1/1979 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
classic work towers above the other war films
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Movie: Gates of Heaven
Release date: 12/31/1978 11:01:32 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
It is Morris’ selection of people and their statements that make Gates of Heaven required viewing...
5 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Man Who Loved Women, The
Release date: 12/31/1977 11:01:38 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
In essence, the film provides a visual journal of a womanizer, and there is no denying that the f...
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Movie: Taxi Driver
Release date: 12/21/1976 11:01:45 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
One of the great ones
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Movie: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Release date: 11/19/1975 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
As good as Nicholson and Fletcher are, the film simply wouldn't work without the ensemble cast th...
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Movie: Godfather, Part II, The
Release date: 12/12/1974 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Director Francis Ford Coppola destroys the rule that says all sequels are vastly inferior to the ...
21 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Amarcord
Release date: 1/1/1974 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
...for long lasting imagery this nostalgic remembrance is highly entertaining and just may hook a...
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Movie: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Release date: 12/31/1972 11:01:28 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
The film still allows enough hope to compel me to watch the final chapter, and it’s not so bad th...
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Movie: Wild Child, The
Release date: 12/31/1970 11:01:48 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
often overlooked film will stimulate educators and anyone interested in the learning process
4 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Release date: 12/31/1970 11:01:27 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
I had forgotten how dreadful Beneath the Planet of the Apes was.
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Movie: Little Big Man
Release date: 12/21/1970 11:01:37 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
truly magical movie that works well
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Movie: M*A*S*H
Release date: 1/25/1970 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Before ... the next war, both sides need to hire Altman as the director. He knows the territory, ...
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Movie: Patton
Release date: 1/1/1970 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
an intimate character portrait of a most enigmatic general
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Movie: Z
Release date: 12/31/1969 11:01:51 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Costa-Garvas organizes the material brilliantly to maintain interest, gradually revealing new lay...
3 other reviews of this movie
Movie: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Release date: 1/1/1968 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
brilliantly conceived
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Movie: Bonnie and Clyde
Release date: 1/1/1967 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
combination of revisionist history and humor all skillfully composed by a master filmmaker
15 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Mahanagar
Release date: 12/31/1963 11:01:38 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(6/0)
Beautiful and restrained, Madhabi Mukherjee powerfully highlights ... as a traditional Bengali ho...
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Movie: Lawrence of Arabia
Release date: 12/16/1962 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
one of those rare films that runs on all cylinders
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Movie: Sanjuro
Release date: 1/1/1962 Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(6/0)
For escapist fare, this ranks highly
2 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Manchurian Candidate, The
Release date: 1/1/1962 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Frankenheimer easily ranks as the pre-eminent director of political intrigue.
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Movie: Yojimbo
Release date: 12/31/1961 11:01:50 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(6/0)
engages viewers with its larger than life protagonist and easy to follow narrative
16 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Purple Noon
Release date: 12/31/1961 11:01:41 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
For those who believe the old adage that crime doesn't pay and prefer an active plot over emotion...
4 other reviews of this movie
Movie: L' Avventura
Release date: 12/31/1961 11:01:37 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(4/2)
Contrasting the lively Fellini ... Antonioni addresses essential matters of the soul and spirit i...
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Movie: West Side Story
Release date: 10/18/1961 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
The major strength of the film lies with the powerful music, a hip, jazzy urban sound that contin...
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Movie: G.I. Blues
Release date: 12/21/1960 11:01:32 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
'Elvis does an adequate job carrying the movie, playing his natural self in a project that was pr...
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Movie: Psycho
Release date: 1/1/1960 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Hitchcock has introduced more people to abnormal psychology than anyone since Sigmund Freud.
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Movie: Shoot the Piano Player
Release date: 1/1/1960 Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(6/0)
A landmark film that took the world three decades to accept
5 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Apartment, The
Release date: 1/1/1960 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
...it does examine some basic values of the post War years and serves as sociological evidence fo...
21 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Ben-Hur
Release date: 12/21/1959 11:01:27 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Charlton Heston plays Charlton Heston, but his charismatic macho woodeness carries the film like ...
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Movie: 400 Blows, The
Release date: 1/1/1959 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
... a bit like Holden Caulfield, except not nearly so eloquent
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Movie: 12 Angry Men
Release date: 12/31/1957 11:01:10 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
12 Angry Men ranks as the tautest courtroom drama you’ll ever see, surpassing Lumet’s very good 1...
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Movie: Cranes Are Flying, The
Release date: 12/21/1957 11:01:28 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
In the rich Russian tradition founded by Eisenstein ..., director Mikhail Kalatozov and cinematog...
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Movie: East of Eden
Release date: 3/9/1955 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
the real reason that this film has any legs at all (and the ONLY reason that Warner Brothers has ...
7 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Tokyo Story
Release date: 12/31/1953 11:01:45 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
...captures the profound and infinite through simple vignettes and unsurpassed composition that j...
13 other reviews of this movie
Movie: I Confess
Release date: 12/31/1953 11:01:34 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(6/0)
The biggest crime surrounding I Confess is the generally indifferent reception that the film has ...
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Movie: Glen or Glenda
Release date: 1/1/1953 Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(6/0)
as insanely bad as this movie is, it retains perverse pleasures that serve it well as a cult icon
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Movie: High Noon
Release date: 12/21/1952 11:01:33 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
quintessential Western that transcends the genre
21 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Streetcar Named Desire, A
Release date: 12/31/1951 11:01:44 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Over a dozen Tennessee Williams’ plays have been translated on celluloid 41 times to date, yet no...
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Movie: Los Olvidados
Release date: 12/21/1950 11:01:37 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
The way Buñuel nihilistically conquers without stooping to sentiment is especially striking
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Movie: Sunset Boulevard
Release date: 1/1/1950 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Wilder certainly gives an intimate portrait of Hollywood with all its warts and imperfections.
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Movie: Quiet Duel, The
Release date: 12/31/1949 11:01:42 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(6/0)
Despite moments of melodrama ... contains a great deal to savor
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Movie: Oliver Twist
Release date: 1/1/1948 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Lean's black and white film plays much better on the screen than does Dickens' original text in h...
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Movie: Paisan
Release date: 12/21/1946 11:01:41 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
this remarkable film communicates how the war in Italy actually took place on a very personal lev...
1 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Hets
Release date: 12/31/1944 11:01:33 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of Old School Reviews:
(6/0)
The film successfully avoids the trap of creating stereotypical caricatures of its obviously good...
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Movie: Shadow of a Doubt
Release date: 8/16/1943 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
The idea of “bringing menace to a small town” certainly appeals to the master
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Movie: Citizen Kane
Release date: 1/1/1941 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
Reviewing Citizen Kane is like reviewing The Bible or Shakespeare.
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Movie: It Happened One Night
Release date: 2/22/1934 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
... stands as a significant landmark in cinema history, giving birth for more romantic comedies t...
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Movie: City Lights
Release date: 1/1/1931 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
For anyone familiar with Chaplin's work, his trademark perfectionism is never more evident than i...
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Movie: Birth of a Nation
Release date: 12/31/1915 11:01:27 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(7/0)
We must credit Griffith for expanding the concept of film, since previous Nickelodeon films were ...
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Movie: Hard Candy
Release date: 4/14/2006 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
enough clever dialogue and strong acting performances to satisfy
62 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Free Zone
Release date: 4/7/2006 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
an often excruciating 134 minutes that could have been trimmed to a tidier 10 minute short
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Movie: Don't Come Knocking
Release date: 3/17/2006 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Totally lacking pretense and easily accessible, this character driven film is beautifully capture...
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Movie: Thank You for Smoking
Release date: 3/17/2006 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
delivers a breath of fresh air to the big screen%u201492 minutes of quality satire
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Movie: Why we Fight
Release date: 1/20/2006 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Jarecki reminds us that there is no reason to believe that U.S. supremacy is destined to last for...
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Movie: Match Point
Release date: 12/28/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
it's a welcome change to what had become a tired formula
159 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The
Release date: 12/14/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
strong characters that nurse us over rugged horse paths and through craggy nooks
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Movie: Good Night, And Good Luck
Release date: 10/7/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/4) No reference
Regular NPR listeners, PBS watchers, and 1950's nostalgia buffs will love George Clooney's tightl...
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Movie: Exorcism of Emily Rose, The
Release date: 9/9/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Horror Film Screen Writing for Dummies, anyone?
139 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till, The
Release date: 8/17/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/4) No reference
uncovers additional evidence and becomes both a suitable memorial as well as a call to action
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Movie: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Release date: 7/29/2005 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
will appeal primarily to literary and artistic mentalities
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Movie: Sea Inside, The
Release date: 12/17/2004 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Bardem's physical constraints here do not hold him back from creating the most riveting and soul ...
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Movie: Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Release date: 7/9/2004 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Berlinger and Sinofsky have raised the bar even higher with subjects who dare to risk exposing th...
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Movie: Story of the Weeping Camel, The
Release date: 6/4/2004 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
charms audiences of all ages with its family values while supplying sufficient cultural material ...
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Movie: Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Release date: 3/12/2004 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Scherfig presents the message with a creative flair that will appeal to indie film lovers who app...
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Movie: Battle of Algiers-Reissue, The
Release date: 1/9/2004 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/4) No reference
plays like a mesmerizing action thriller that derives from the best traditions of Hollywood.
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Movie: Girl With a Pearl Earring
Release date: 12/12/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/4) No reference
captures the look and feel of Johannes Vermeer's 17th century masterpieces ... but the plot langu...
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Movie: Last Samurai, The
Release date: 12/5/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Tom Cruise delivers much more for the samurai than Kevin Costner did for Native Americans a decad...
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Movie: Barbarian Invasions, The
Release date: 11/21/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
represents an artistic ideal of how we'd all like to end things
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Movie: Weather Underground, The
Release date: 8/29/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
intimate insider portrait of the radical Weather Underground in the context of its times
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Movie: Mondays in the Sun
Release date: 7/25/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
If nothing else, watch it for Javier Bardem, who is rapidly establishing himself as among the wor...
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Movie: Amen
Release date: 1/24/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
this production fails to take cinematic advantage of its material
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Movie: Son, The
Release date: 1/10/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Although Olivier never faces a gang of outlaws, he becomes a modern Gary Cooper that stares down ...
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Movie: Wolves of Wall Street, The
Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:48 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
excellent production values create a creepy atmosphere over nighttime Manhattan while describing ...
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Movie: Murderous Maids, The
Release date: 12/31/2002 11:01:38 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Newspaper stories or television coverage on murders far removed from the local scene accomplish a...
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Movie: Standing in the Shadows of Motown
Release date: 11/15/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
I know that I'll never listen to Marvin Gaye or the Supremes the same way again
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Movie: Trials of Henry Kissinger, The
Release date: 9/25/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
devastating evidence!
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Movie: Eight Legged Freaks
Release date: 7/17/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
'Elkayem's film is clearly targeted to capture young teens for no other reason than to rip off th...
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Movie: Songs From the Second Floor
Release date: 7/3/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
imagine a scenario where Bergman approaches Swedish fatalism using Gary Larson's Far Side humor
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Movie: Chelsea Walls
Release date: 4/19/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
'Linklater fans, or pretentious types who want to appear avant-garde will suck up to this project...
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Movie: Crossroads
Release date: 2/15/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
...until the definitive movie about the blues is constructed, returning to Crossroads will have t...
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Movie: Business of Fancydancing, The
Release date: 1/1/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
It won't be the smoothest ride you'll ever take on the cinematic reservation, but those who have ...
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Movie: Kurosawa
Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:36 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Adam Low’s documentary isn’t the smooth flowing professional film you’d expect about such a consu...
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Movie: Come Undone
Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:28 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
It impressionistically paints a portrait of a young man attempting to come to grips with himself ...
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Movie: Baise Moi
Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:27 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/4) No reference
the bloody film rapes ... us raw, but the uninitiated may last through the 70 minutes before real...
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Movie: Black Hawk Down
Release date: 12/28/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Like one of the soldiers, we are plunked right into the middle of battle and it’s all we can do i...
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Movie: Charlotte Gray
Release date: 12/28/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
One day Blanchett may get a part that melts her virginal ice queen formality, but this isn’t the ...
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Movie: Y Tu Mama Tambien
Release date: 10/17/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
...after a number of films that inspire siestas, it’s a pleasure to watch one that feels fresh an...
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Movie: Hardball
Release date: 9/14/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Had Paramount played more team ball, they coulda been a contender.
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Movie: Planet of the Apes
Release date: 7/27/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Heston drops all idealistic pretenses of his Moses persona and plays a self-centered, nihilistic ...
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Movie: Town is Quiet, The
Release date: 1/17/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Bach and Chopin form clear cut patterns that underscore the emotionally depressing film ..., but ...
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Movie: Himalaya
Release date: 1/1/2001 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Valli documents the tremendous beauty of this remote region and of its inhabitants in one of the ...
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Movie: Perfect Son, The
Release date: 12/31/2000 11:01:41 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
The moralistic script goes through the motions to hit all the politically correct notes without r...
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Movie: Ballad of Ramblin' Jack, The
Release date: 12/31/2000 11:01:27 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
a real treat
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Movie: Ali Zaoua
Release date: 12/31/2000 11:01:26 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Like a treadmill, Ali Zaoua plays out like a film exercise that goes nowhere
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Movie: Claim, The
Release date: 12/29/2000 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Watching The Claim is like re-visiting a collegiate literature class in Thomas Hardy.
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Movie: Thirteen Days
Release date: 12/25/2000 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
a new mythology of the crisis
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Movie: Spring Forward
Release date: 12/8/2000 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
What a treat to finally see a pudgy character actor and a stereotypically type cast "bad guy" dem...
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Movie: One Day in September
Release date: 11/17/2000 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
... this is the real deal, and there are no heroes
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Movie: Men of Honor
Release date: 11/10/2000 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
If in the mood for a didactic 'feel good' movie about racism, Men of Honor is a far more intellig...
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Movie: George Washington
Release date: 10/27/2000 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Haunts and intrigues at every turn.
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Movie: Best in Show
Release date: 9/29/2000 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
a different breed of humans out there who had to be ripe for parody
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Movie: Remember the Titans
Release date: 9/29/2000 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
I’d hate to fathom a film community dominated by Bruckheimer material.
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Movie: Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train
Release date: 12/31/1999 11:01:45 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
. . . enriched by an intensified examination of the eternal human comedy that is very similar to ...
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Movie: Salesman, The
Release date: 12/31/1999 11:01:44 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Salesman represents a remarkably disturbing visual document of a lifestyle that may well be gone ...
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Movie: Black and White in Color
Release date: 12/15/1999 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
biggest chuckles are often reserved for the blundering priests and merchants, as seen by the Ivor...
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Movie: All About My Mother
Release date: 11/19/1999 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Almodóvar's best to date.
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Movie: Earth
Release date: 9/10/1999 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
penetrating portrait that cannot be ignored or ever forgotten
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Movie: Arlington Road
Release date: 7/9/1999 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
...serves little more than forgettable rental fodder for some evening when you are in the mood fo...
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Movie: Lovers of the Arctic Circle
Release date: 4/9/1999 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
refuses to dumb down the presentation to craft one of the most beautiful romances in recent memor...
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Movie: October Sky
Release date: 2/19/1999 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
predictably positive
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Movie: Gods and Monsters
Release date: 11/4/1998 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
travels far beyond the usual chronological re-telling of highlights
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Movie: Charulata
Release date: 12/31/1997 11:01:28 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Subtitles become irrelevant during these times since the real content comes from the juxtapositio...
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Movie: Seven Years in Tibet
Release date: 10/8/1997 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Most will likely forget about Seven Years in Tibet soon after viewing since the filmmakers have f...
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Movie: Lost World: Jurassic Park, The
Release date: 5/23/1997 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Thanks to Steven Spielberg, I now have an ideal sleeping aid.
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Movie: Donnie Brasco
Release date: 2/28/1997 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
This underrated Mafia film ranks at the top when it comes to emotional intensity, character devel...
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Movie: Through the Olive Trees
Release date: 12/31/1995 11:01:45 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Mesmerizingly beautiful composed views of the rugged landscape in real time
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Movie: Belle De Jour
Release date: 6/30/1995 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
But beyond the artistry, this film stands as the most accessible of Buñuel's work.
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Movie: War Room, The
Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:48 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Backroom politics has now been exposed—a high stakes game, but no mystery.
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Movie: Grave of the Fireflies
Release date: 12/31/1993 11:01:32 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
What can you say about an animated movie that brings despair and continually makes your eyes well...
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Movie: Player, The
Release date: 12/31/1992 11:01:41 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
The Player satirically represents the behind the scenes side of Hollywood more accurately than an...
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Movie: Malcolm X
Release date: 12/31/1992 11:01:38 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
a thoughtful and insightful rendering that promises to educate generations about the real Malcolm...
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Movie: Last of the Mohicans, The
Release date: 12/31/1992 11:01:37 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
remains faithful to the essential spirit of Cooper’s work, and actually improves upon it
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Movie: And Life Goes On...
Release date: 12/31/1992 11:01:26 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
So natural are Kiarostami's non-professional actors, that the line between fiction and non-fictio...
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Movie: Brother's Keeper
Release date: 9/9/1992 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
documentaries truly can be as suspenseful and dramatic as any fictional narrative.
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Movie: Beauty and the Beast
Release date: 11/22/1991 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Many scenes can stand by themselves as paintings
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Movie: Roger & Me
Release date: 12/31/1989 11:01:43 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/4) No reference
Roger and Me demonstrates that this genré can be as hilarious as any comedy on the market and pro...
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Movie: For All Mankind
Release date: 12/31/1989 11:01:31 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Visually stunning, For All Mankind bears repeated watching
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Movie: Bull Durham
Release date: 12/31/1988 11:01:27 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Bull Durham has the look and feel of one of baseball’s true ballparks
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Movie: I Miei Primi Quarant'Anni
Release date: 12/31/1987 11:01:34 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/4) No reference
the story never quite holds together compellingly, devolving into a mushy lightweight airy Italia...
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Movie: Blue Velvet
Release date: 9/19/1986 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
lies within the Technicolor tradition of film-noir, where evil continually lurks beneath the surf...
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Movie: Shoah
Release date: 12/31/1985 11:01:44 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Lazmann's 9 ½ hour labor of love equals The Triumph Of The Will for its [historical] importance
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Movie: Purple Rain
Release date: 12/31/1984 11:01:41 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
The songs save the film from being suitable only for the dumpster
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Movie: Amadeus
Release date: 9/1/1984 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
never before have phrases like 'sh*t marble' been uttered in film, and true genius is presented u...
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Movie: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Release date: 5/1/1984 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
stilted attempts to soften Doom's gloom only create a sense of manipulative phoniness
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Movie: Ten Days That Shook the World
Release date: 12/31/1983 11:01:45 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
MTV could learn some lessons from this great master—he certainly leaves us far more memorable mon...
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Movie: Confidentially Yours
Release date: 1/1/1983 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Beyond his obsession for detail and natural cynicism, Truffaut is a true romantic
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Movie: Sophie's Choice
Release date: 12/31/1982 11:01:44 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
This is the way stories are supposed to be told to us sitting out there in the dark theater.
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Movie: Atomic Cafe, The
Release date: 12/31/1982 11:01:26 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
The Atomic Cafe captures the Atomic Age and the resulting Cold War better than any documentary
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Movie: Boat Is Full, The
Release date: 12/31/1981 11:01:27 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/4) No reference
one of the more credible accounts of the Holocaust
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Movie: La Citta Delle Donne
Release date: 12/31/1980 11:01:37 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/4) No reference
Like a wandering Siddhartha seeking enlightenment, Mastriani pursues his ultimate dream through a...
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Movie: Scarlet Letter, The
Release date: 12/31/1979 11:01:44 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Hauser's four part adaptation of The Scarlet Letter stands upon the scaffold as the most literate...
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Movie: Breaking Away
Release date: 12/31/1979 11:01:27 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Calling Breaking Away a 'feel good' movie is far too limiting
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Movie: Shatranj ke Khilari, The
Release date: 12/31/1977 11:01:44 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
combines a comedy of manners with historical drama, as it examines the 1856 British takeover of I...
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Movie: Annie Hall
Release date: 4/20/1977 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Not only is it his best film, it comes as close to perfection as any comedy created in the twenti...
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Movie: That Obscure Object of Desire
Release date: 1/1/1977 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Buñuel's pot shots in That Object of Desire are well-planned provocative scenarios that show just...
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Movie: Rocky
Release date: 12/31/1976 11:01:43 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Give Stallone credit for going the distance in this film and not going down
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Movie: Three Days of the Condor
Release date: 12/31/1975 11:01:45 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
...it’s entertaining and continues to hold up over the years and represents the days when the ene...
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Movie: Picnic at Hanging Rock
Release date: 12/31/1975 11:01:41 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
The film works at various levels and certainly sparks discussion, as people attempt to figure out...
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Movie: Nashville
Release date: 12/31/1975 11:01:39 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
As long as we have politics and country music going, Nashville will remain relevant as a microcos...
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Movie: Enter the Dragon
Release date: 12/31/1973 11:01:30 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
The best of his short lived career.
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Movie: Day For Night
Release date: 12/31/1973 11:01:29 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Truffaut clearly communicates his consummate love for film in ways certain to bring knowing smile...
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Movie: Cries and Whispers
Release date: 12/31/1973 11:01:28 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Even though you won’t remember significant dialogue, you are certain to retain those agonizing vi...
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Movie: Battle For the Planet of the Apes
Release date: 12/31/1973 11:01:27 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
With the budgets decreasing, creative ideas waning, and costumes and makeup getting more worn-out...
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Movie: Last Tango in Paris
Release date: 12/31/1972 11:01:37 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
an experience that film lovers simply must take on
1 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The
Release date: 12/31/1972 11:01:29 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
retains elements of surrealism while remaining one of the more accessible and playful of his film...
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Movie: Cabaret
Release date: 1/1/1972 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Bob Fosse captures the atmosphere incredibly with a multi-layered musical that continues to hold ...
8 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Escape From the Planet of the Apes
Release date: 12/31/1971 11:01:30 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
This second sequel serves as little more than a light appetizer with a memorable and poignant end...
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Movie: Mondo Trasho
Release date: 12/31/1970 11:01:38 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Viewer discretion is advised
1 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Wild Bunch, The
Release date: 12/31/1969 11:01:48 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
ranks as a work of art, and revives love for pure cinema
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Movie: Producers, The
Release date: 3/18/1968 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
What could be more anti-Nazi than having a sixties flower child portray Hitler
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Movie: Closely Watched Trains
Release date: 12/31/1967 11:01:28 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
Filmed in minimalist style, it's far more interesting visually than most cluttered and clunky mod...
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Movie: Tokyo Olympiad
Release date: 12/31/1965 11:01:45 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
'Despite the unnecessary preaching of peace and brotherhood, Ichikawa truly captures a far more i...
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Movie: Pawnbroker, The
Release date: 12/31/1965 11:01:41 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
The final scene is devastating and creates a painful, lingering image
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Movie: Greatest Story Ever Told, The
Release date: 12/31/1965 11:01:32 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
So call me a blasphemer and a heretic. Producer/director/writer George Stevens' ultimate project ...
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Movie: Sound of Music, The
Release date: 4/1/1965 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
The Austrian scenery is breathtaking, the children are cute, and many of the musical numbers are ...
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Movie: Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The
Release date: 12/31/1964 11:01:46 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) No reference
'... the greatest strengths of director/writer Jacques Demy's masterpiece—developing well-rounded...
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Movie: Woman in the Dunes
Release date: 1/1/1964 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/4) No reference
sensual camerawork that captures waves of sand more intimately than Lawrence of Arabia and loving...
8 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Viridiana
Release date: 12/31/1961 11:01:47 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
ranks near the top of Buñuel's body of work
9 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Young One, The
Release date: 12/31/1960 11:01:50 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
provokes more discussions about life's existential problems than more conventionally moralistic f...
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Movie: Virgin Spring, The
Release date: 12/31/1960 11:01:47 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
Although the story plays straightforwardly, greater enjoyment comes through pondering the meaning...
8 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Spartacus
Release date: 12/31/1960 11:01:44 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
Spartacus actually is pretty decent, and worth watching 10 times before giving the far inferior G...
20 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Ballad of a Soldier
Release date: 12/31/1960 11:01:27 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
Had Ballad of a Soldier received wider play in 1960, more Americans would have realized that indi...
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Movie: Alamo, The
Release date: 12/31/1960 11:01:26 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
Could Wayne have crafted a better film if he only tried his hand at directing, instead of putting...
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Movie: World of Apu, The
Release date: 12/31/1959 11:01:48 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
In many ways, the final chapter of the trilogy weaves the most compelling story
5 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Hidden Fortress, The
Release date: 12/31/1958 11:01:33 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
...memorable scenes and a touch of samurai honor code and philosophy to ponder
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Movie: Wild Strawberries
Release date: 12/31/1957 11:01:48 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
Don’t let pretentious film snobs scare you off from Wild Strawberries
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Movie: Jailhouse Rock
Release date: 12/31/1957 11:01:35 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
singing carries the day, just as we'd expect in an Elvis movie
3 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Bridge on the River Kwai, The
Release date: 12/18/1957 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
Hitler has only got one ball!
Goering has two but very small
20 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Nights of Cabiria
Release date: 1/1/1957 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
The high priest of cinema, Fellini refuses to preach to us, preferring to entertain with simple s...
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Movie: Giant
Release date: 12/31/1956 11:01:32 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
remains an entertaining film for many of its small moments
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Movie: Ten Commandments, The
Release date: 10/5/1956 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
Is there anyone who can picture Moses without thinking of Heston dramatically lifting his staff t...
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Movie: Searchers, The
Release date: 3/13/1956 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
...it won’t play as well with Native American audiences or with people sensitive to its inadverte...
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Movie: Trouble With Harry, The
Release date: 12/31/1955 11:01:45 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
highly entertaining romantic comedy that still has the Hitchcock touch--a dark comedy using a dea...
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Movie: Night and Fog
Release date: 12/31/1955 11:01:39 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
Every time I see another film that references the Holocaust, my mind instantly flashes back to th...
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Movie: Rebel Without a Cause
Release date: 1/27/1955 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
This period piece represents the best Hollywood film about rebellious and alienated youth of the ...
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Movie: Indiscretion of an American Wife
Release date: 12/31/1954 11:01:34 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
Most striking is the chemistry between the leading actors
3 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Quiet Man, The
Release date: 12/31/1952 11:01:42 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
Standard formula fare, but made pleasurable with Ford's flare and some good acting.
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Movie: Singin' in the Rain
Release date: 1/1/1952 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
The definitive musical is timeless, capturing a large portion of truth about the movie business.....
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Movie: Moulin Rouge
Release date: 1/1/1952 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
only lightly touches Montmartre's edgier lifestyle, but credibly renders a serviceable biopic of ...
1 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Strangers On a Train
Release date: 12/31/1951 11:01:44 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
worthy vehicle that displays Hitchcock's narrative ability and explores some of his favorite them...
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Movie: Browning Version, The
Release date: 12/31/1951 11:01:27 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
Crocker-Harris represents the 'Willy Loman' of the educational system
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Movie: Francesco, Giullare Di Dio
Release date: 12/31/1950 11:01:31 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
a small film from a self-proclaimed atheist illustrates spiritual truths far more profoundly than...
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Movie: Late Spring
Release date: 1/1/1949 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
welcome respite from mindless, dispassionate cinema
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Movie: Bicycle Thief, The
Release date: 12/31/1948 11:01:27 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
a simple heartfelt story of a man who only wants to provide for his wife and child
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Movie: Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The
Release date: 1/1/1948 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
Much of the film's strength comes from director John Huston's pen and attention to detail.
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Movie: Sciuscia
Release date: 12/31/1946 11:01:44 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
Shoeshine's tragedy evolves from the overall environment and system as much as it does from the i...
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Movie: Notorious
Release date: 12/31/1946 11:01:39 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
The suspense builds continually, operating on multi-layers...
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Movie: Ivan the Terrible - Pt. 2
Release date: 12/31/1946 11:01:34 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
the second part works better as a film due to its variety and better pacing towards the end...
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Movie: Spellbound
Release date: 12/31/1945 11:01:44 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
once again Hitchcock's camera is the star of the film, elevating its status
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Movie: Aleksandr Nevski
Release date: 12/31/1938 11:01:26 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
...qualifies as unabashed propaganda, but it also ranks as a first rate film about war that holds...
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Movie: Freaks
Release date: 12/31/1932 11:01:31 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
While some people mindlessly check out this cult classic for the freak show aspects, Browning’s f...
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Movie: Blood of a Poet, The
Release date: 12/31/1930 11:01:27 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
Although it may seem as pretentious as the Surrealists claimed back in the 1930's, this represent...
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Movie: Chang - A Drama of the Wilderness
Release date: 12/31/1927 11:01:28 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) No reference
decidedly scripted for jungle adventure to set up conflicts with the local fauna
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Movie: Washington Heights
Release date: 5/9/2003 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) Not Reachable
may just inspire more people traveling Manhattan's red line to get off at 191st St. and check out...
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Movie: Tadpole
Release date: 7/19/2002 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(6/1) Not Reachable
'...a fast-paced seventy-eight minutes, Tadpole unpretentiously entertains and introduces a brigh...
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Movie: Jason and the Argonauts
Release date: 12/31/1963 11:01:35 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) Not Reachable
What comes to mind immediately with a mere mention of this Greek myth are Ray Harryhausen's speci...
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Movie: Dr. No
Release date: 12/31/1963 11:01:29 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) Not Reachable
Dr. No introduces James Bond to the world in a down-to-earth way. The classic touches are here
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Movie: Shock Corridor
Release date: 1/1/1963 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) Not Reachable
Fuller’s low-budgeted masterpiece screams for more recognition.
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Movie: Man With the Movie Camera, The
Release date: 1/1/1929 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) Not Reachable
This belongs on the essential list
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Movie: Sunrise
Release date: 12/31/1927 11:01:44 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) Not Reachable
'...many of the black and white scene stills could be displayed in the post-impressionist wing of...
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Movie: Wings
Release date: 1/1/1927 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) Not Reachable
Clara Bow and Buddy Rogers develop their characters and bring far more life to the screen than an...
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Movie: Lodger, The
Release date: 12/31/1926 11:01:37 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) Not Reachable
the tightly constructed 83-minute thriller is a damned fine piece of filmmaking
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Movie: Grass
Release date: 12/31/1925 11:01:32 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) Not Reachable
historic documentary and terrific anthropological study of people
2 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Der Letzte Mann, The
Release date: 12/31/1924 11:01:29 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) Not Reachable
the true star remains Murnau's remarkable camera work
4 other reviews of this movie
Movie: Safety Last
Release date: 12/31/1923 11:01:44 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) Not Reachable
Combining the heart of Chaplin and the physical dexterity and daring of Keaton
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Movie: Nanook of the North
Release date: 12/31/1922 11:01:39 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) Not Reachable
'Flaherty gives us an intimate peek into Inuit culture, allowing insights into a truly happy peop...
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Movie: Nosferatu
Release date: 12/31/1922 11:01:39 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) Not Reachable
Nosferatu stills could easily fill a solid wing at an art gallery—they wouldn’t be out of place a...
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Movie: Last Days of Pompeii, The
Release date: 12/31/1913 11:01:37 PM Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) Not Reachable
The set designs are intriguing, but the straightforward storytelling is overwhelmed by the love s...
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Movie: My Father and I
Release date: 1/30/1900 Review by John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com:
(3/3) Not Reachable
Trademark American triteness and simplicity are tossed out the window with the intelligent French...
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