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Reviews

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  Beneath Clouds 2002

  

  basil ★★★★

  there isn't a lot of dialogue but this film has a lot to say

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  Breakfast for Two 1937

  

  noir1946 ★★★½

  Sometimes, a boy just needs a bit of fluff, and there is no better fluff than screwball comedies, even minor ones. Breakfast for Two is a slight effort carried along…

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  The Rain People 1969

  

  Shaun ★★★

  The Rain People (1969), is considered Francis Ford Coppola’s first proper movie, and It’s unlike anything else he’s made. Natalie (Shirley Knight) has left her husband and is taking a…

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  Mad Max 1979

  

  gibson8 ★★★½

  The strange little detour in the second act (which sets up the revenge finale) feels odd. Msx knows that the threat is real and irrational. He appears to only go…

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  Field of Dreams 1989

  

  Karl ★★★½

  Is this heaven? 

  Rest In Peace 
  Ray Liotta

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  Cotton Comes to Harlem 1970

  

  Jack Often ★★★★★

  This hit me just right. Maybe having some familiarity with Chester Himes' vision of Harlem helped. Ossie Davis directs with style, joy and high energy. It's a crying shame he…

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  Mad Max 2 1981

  

  gibson8 ★★★★

  Improves on the original's pacing problems with a more sensible,
  'let's just set the scene and launch into several set pieces before the climactic set piece' directorial style.

  In the…

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  Children of Paradise 1945

  

  Janica ★★½

  I was pretty exhausted when I saw this, but still, I think it counts as the most disappointing “classic” I’ve yet seen. It just reeked of tradition of quality to…