2000s
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21 Grams
Date: 2003 Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio del Toro This is exceptional because it is agony…
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I, Robot
Date: 2004 Director: Alex Proyas Starring: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, James Cromwell Major disappointment from Alex Proyas, whose vigorously suggestive work…
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From Hell
Date: 2001 Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes Starring: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm Mood? Albert and Allen Hughes (“Dead Presidents”)…
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Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement)
Date: 2004 Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Starring: Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jodie Foster Ethereal Mathilde (Audrey Tautou), a provincial girl, cannot accept…
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Training Day
Date: 2001 Director: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke Overrated muddle of affected violence and L.A. racial melodrama, this won…
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Date: 2003 Director: Peter Weir Starring: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany It’s easy to consider this just a guns-and-bombast epic about pretty…
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Hulk
Date: 2003 Director: Ang Lee Starring: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Nick Nolte Eric Bana is no more believable as a Bruce…
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Kill Bill, Vol. 1 and 2
Date: 2003/4 Director: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Lucy Liu, Only Tarantino can turn comic books into first-rate bubblegum,…
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The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
Date: 2003 Director: Errol Morris Starring: Robert McNamara Errol Morris’ documentary is a tribute to the genre. He gets in Robert…
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The Hunted
Date: 2003 Director: William Friedkin Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro As agreeable as Tommie Lee Jones and Benicio Del…
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