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When in Rome

The girls are growing up fast. Charli (Mary-Kate Olsen) and Leila (Ashley Olsen) both earn summer internships in Rome, Italy. It seems that it will ...

1 review

Pillow Book

An arresting Japanese model seeks to indulge her fantasy of having calligraphy inked on her body, a whim based partly on her father's habit of ...

16 reviews

"I will make you a list of sensual things"
Reviewed by paulsavage on Jan 25, 2006
This is the most sensual movie I have ever seen. Not sure I could take one that is more sensual.

Blue Crush

Set among the white beaches and thunderous waves of Hawaii's North Shore, BLUE CRUSH is an adrenaline-drenched surf picture that boasts a star-making ...

34 reviews

"Blue Crush"
Reviewed by kairosdreaming on Mar 20, 2013
This is a teen movie, procede with caution.� But enjoyable for the surf shots.

Dirty Pretty Things

Chiwetel Ejiofor gives a remarkably understated performance in director Stephen Frears's offbeat and gripping drama DIRTY PRETTY THINGS. Ejiofor ...

11 reviews

"Dirty Pretty Things. When Citizenship Costs A Kidney."
Reviewed by coldsteel7 on Oct 8, 2010
Dirty Pretty Things had strong acting and a decent concept.� However, inconsistencies, sluggish pacing and contrived plotlines prevent the film from reaching as high as it could have.

House on 92nd Street

A groundbreaking film for its docu-drama feel, this film about counterespionage efforts against Nazi spies in New York was filmed with the ...

3 reviews

"On Location in 1945 NYC: The House on 92nd Street"
Reviewed by George_Chabot on Mar 17, 2009
A love letter to J Edgar Hoover from Hollywood and beginning of a genre - the docudrama. Appeals to history minded and crime drama fans

Get Carter

A small-time street tough from London finds himself enmeshed in a web of deceit, blackmail, and murder when he investigates the circumstances ...

10 reviews

"A Ruthless Michael Caine Gets It On in GET CARTER"
Reviewed by xxxxer on May 29, 2012
Easily one of the more striking crime flicks produced in the 1970s, I'd say this memorably gritty, unconventional British thriller one ranks with the best of Scorsese and Lumet.

Benny's Video

One of the most inscrutable, alarming, frustrating, and fascinating contemporary film directors, Michael Haneke (THE PIANO TEACHER, CACHE) has ...

2 reviews

"The Killing Floor"
Reviewed by spelvini on May 17, 2008
disturbing and inspired film about social psychology

Afterglow

Director-screenwriter Alan Rudolph once again teams with producer Robert Altman (THE PLAYER) for this haunting, funny film starring Nick Nolte and ...

5 reviews

"What's the Glow in Afterglow?"
Reviewed by paramendra on Jun 5, 2000
Introduction This is not a "neat" movie if you are disturbed by things not exactly "proper," . . .

Nil by Mouth

First-time director Gary Oldman offers a gritty, profane look inside the mean streets of South London, where drug addiction, poverty and abuse hold ...

5 reviews

"RAY WINSTONE IN ANOTHER STARK, UTTERLY BRILLIANT, COMPELLING, POWERFUL DRAMA"
Reviewed by ianphillips on Aug 19, 2009
Nil By Mouth is a disturbingly real film that will have you glued from start to finish!

Taps

A dedicated and honor bound young cadet takes up arms to prevent his military school from being closed.

6 reviews

"Cruise, Penn and Hutton lead a cadet rebellion in 1981's Taps"
Reviewed by alexdg1 on Jul 1, 2011
Taps is not very realistic, but it features great performances by its mostly-young cast.

Cruising

Perhaps the most controversial film of its time due to its portrayal of homosexuality, the story follows a cop as he enters Manhattan's gay scene in ...

5 reviews

"Excellent DVD of uneven, violent thriller "Cruising""
Reviewed by Stephen_Murray on Jan 18, 2012
Looks and sounds good, but a very dubious police procedural equating sadomasochism with perpetrating/seeking murder (4-star DVD, 2-star movie)

His and Her Circumstances Box Set

This series, from Gainax and director Hideaki Anno (EVANGELION), garnered a huge following in its native Japan no doubt due to the series' high ...

5 reviews

"A Likeable Series About Some Often Not Very Likable Characters"
Reviewed by Godai-kun on Aug 26, 2009
A better-than-average romance story which, like its main characters, is flawed.�� Would like to see the story properly concluded, and with less effort to be "artistic" and experimental.

Masterpiece Theatre - Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen

Dramas, 3hr 20min

3 reviews

"I loved this film"
Reviewed by nycamberlady on Feb 13, 2009
Amazing, if you are a fan of this genre, this is one of the best. I've seen so many versions, and this was not more of the . . .

Vanishing

Dramas, Starring: Nancy Travis, Sandra Bullock, 1hr 50min

5 reviews

"One of the worst thrillers of all-time"
Reviewed by truckturner on May 28, 2012
When listing the worst remakes of all-time, there’s a bloody good reason why this film tends to be on most lists. But it’s just an awful film, period.

Killing Zelda Sparks

For many, high school is a time that people would like to put behind them forever. But for two friends who have taken drastically different ...

1 review

"Killing Zelda Sparks - Dark comedy with a jumping timeline"
Reviewed by ladyconsumer on Jul 31, 2011
If you're into dark comedy, and can deal with a non-linear timeline, give this one a try.

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