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Half Nelson (2006) (E)
‘Half Nelson’, directed by Ryan Fleck and starring Ryan Gosling, is an exceptional modern American tale with a spellbinding central performance. Continue reading
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Two Great Films About World War Two
‘Downfall’, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel and starring Bruno Ganz, and ‘Come and See’, directed by Elem Klimov and starring Aleksei Kravchenko, are stunning cinematic monuments to the insanity and hopelessness of war. Continue reading
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Spellbound (2002) (E)
‘Spellbound’, directed by Jeff Blitz, tells the story of modern America through one of its more unique cultural aspects: the spelling bee. Continue reading
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Caché (2005) (E)
‘Caché’, directed by Michael Haneke and starring Daniel Auteuil, is Haneke’s cold and clinical masterpiece – unforgettable. Continue reading
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3 Women (1977) (E)
’3 Women’, directed by Robert Altman and starring Shelley Duvall, beguiles and dumbfounds its way into the realm of the purely extraordinary. Continue reading
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Ran (1985) (E)
‘Ran’, directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Tatsuya Nakadai, offers a magnitude of action on screen that no modern film would ever dare attempt. Continue reading
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Nashville (1975) (E)
‘Nashville’, directed by Robert Altman and starring Keith Carradine among others, sees the American Dream denied outright in one of cinema’s most perfect works. Continue reading
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Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997) (E)
‘Little Dieter Needs to Fly’, directed by Werner Herzog, has me shaking my head in amazement at both its subject’s life and its director’s brilliance. Continue reading
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