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Short Term 12 (2013)

Drama Rated R

“If something smells false at all, it’s the structure.”

Barry Lyndon (1975)

Drama Rated PG

“…the point at which Kubrick’s black humor crosses over into blatant parody.”

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Drama Rated G

“…reaches for the stars and finds itself, against all odds, on the other side of them.”

The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

Musical Rated G

“The true pleasures of The Young Girls of Rochefort are its smaller touches.”

The Secret of Kells (2009)

Family Rated NR

“Very few animated films have had such a mesmerizing, puzzle-like quality.”

Oldboy (2005)

Thriller Rated R

“…seems to be about the awfulness and inhumanity of vengeance. But watch how the film moves.”

3-Iron (2004)

Drama Rated R

“…evanescence is the movie’s most distinguishing characteristic.”

The Grandmaster (2013)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“It takes more than intertitles and explanatory voiceovers to derail a master like Wong.”

Hombre (1967)

Action/Adventure Rated NR

“…depicts the American West as a collision of codes.”

52 Pick-Up (1986)

Drama Rated R

“…may very well suffer from mismatched sensibilities.”

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The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981)

Drama Rated R

“… takes its time getting interesting.”

Rome Open City (1945)

Thriller Rated NR

“… has a ramshackle neorealism, yet pulses with the tension of an espionage thriller.”

The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)

Drama Rated PG-13

“… a ‘let them eat cake’ distraction for the multiplex crowd.”


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