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Amsterdam (2022)
Review by Matt Anderson: While Amsterdam isn't perfect, it is nonetheless fantastic for what it accomplishes.
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Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Review by Matt Anderson: Bale and Portman make this one a wee little bit better than the latest string of Marvel movies.
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Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Review by Matt Anderson: Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles chose instinct and tactile, first-hand impressions over computers.
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Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Review by Robert Denerstein: Ridley Scott never answers the important question: Why?
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American Hustle (2013)
Review by Robert Denerstein: One of the few 2013 movies I was sorry to see end
Review by Marty Mapes: Russell opts for chaos over clarity and love over work
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Out of the Furnace (2013)
Review by Robert Denerstein: Intense acting doesn't save Furnce from the fires
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The Fighter (2010)
Review by Robert Denerstein: May not be a boxing classic, but it's got loads of spit-in-your-eye spirit
Review by Matt Anderson: Christian Bale scores another knockout in this middleweight boxing drama ba
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The Dark Knight (2008)
Review by Matt Anderson: The Dark Knight returns and turns the genre on its head
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I'm Not There (2007)
DVD review by Marty Mapes: Full of Dylanology, Dylanography and Dylanerbole... if that's your thing
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3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Review by Matt Anderson: It's a pleasure to watch Bale and Crowe play off each other
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Rescue Dawn (2007)
Review by Marty Mapes: Herzog's POW movie doesn't have swagger. It has bravery, cunning, and triumph, tempered by reality.
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The Prestige (2006)
Review by Matt Anderson: The Prestige is a spry magic act with a nifty final sleight of hand.
DVD review by Matt Anderson: It wouldn't have been hard to conjure up a lot more material for this DVD
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The New World (2006)
Review by Marty Mapes: Not about the storytelling; a tone poem that sounds gorgeous
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Batman Begins (2005)
Review by Matt Anderson: Bless the bat heavens for Christopher Nolan
DVD review by Matt Anderson: Batman Begins, now on DVD, stands cape and cowl above the previous Batflicks
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Howl's Moving Castle (2005)
Review by Marty Mapes: Don't wait for video. See Howl on the big screen.
DVD review by Marty Mapes: Visually as good as any other Miyazaki movie, although the plot is less interesting
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The Machinist (2004)
Review by Marty Mapes: Too derivative to earn a strong recommendation
DVD review by Matt Anderson: Thrill to Bale's creepiness
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Equilibrium (2003)
DVD review by Ryan Hurtig: Equilibrium offers nothing new as a cautionary tale about totalitarian societies
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Laurel Canyon (2003)
Review by Marty Mapes: Laurel Canyon gets off to a shaky start, but its characters soon come to life
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Reign of Fire (2002)
Review by Marty Mapes: Mankind has fixated on dragon genocide as one last little moral victory
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Newsies (1992)
DVD review by Andrea Birgers: Newsies isn't as bad as its reputation, but they don't make 'em like they used to.