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Here you can find all of the reviews published on Reel Picks.

A

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

"...you know you haven't stumbled into the most intellectual of theaters..."

B

Batman Begins (2005)

"...Batman is, once and for all, the dark, menacing figure he was always meant to be..."
The Baxter (2005)

"...messy, yes, but endearing..."
The Butterfly Effect (2004)

"...it much reminded me of an MTV video..."

C

Cellular (2004)

"...an inept production in every way..."
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

"...very, very delicious..."
Closer (2004)

"...nothing really happens of much consequence..."
Collateral (2004)

"...easily one of the most exciting thrillers to come out this year..."
Corpse Bride (2005)

"...an off-kilter, enjoyable slice of goth fantasy..."
Cry_Wolf (2005)

"...manages to be incredibly lowbrow while at the same time being seethingly pretentious..."
Curious George (2006)

"...weightless and buoyant, sunny and happy..."

D

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

"...some remote form of logic wouldn't have hurt..."

E

Ella Enchanted (2004)

"...far from enchanting..."
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

"...if there's a single better ensemble this year, I'll eat my hat..."

F

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

"...a brilliant piece of filmmaking..."
Fantastic Four (2005)

"...a slow, torturous massacre of everything that is so loved about the comic book..."
50 First Dates (2004)

"...so bent on the essence of true love that the implausability actually comes off kind of charming..."
Firewall (2006)

"...a contender for the most depressingly unenjoyable action thriller of the year..."

G

The Godfather: Part III (1990)

"...essentially a cheapened antique version of the first two films..."
Grizzly Man (2005)

"...beautiful, profound..."
The Grudge (2004)

"...plenty of frightening moments..."

H

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

"...imagination runs rampant..."
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

"...rich, sprawling, and wonderful..."
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

"...it's the material and those performing it that make the film really shine..."
Hellboy (2004)

"...effect wears thin long before the credits roll..."

I

I Heart Huckabees (2004)

"...weirder than almost anything released this year..."
I, Robot (2004)

"...jaw-droppingly stupid..."
The Incredibles (2004)

"...a contending champion for the best animated film of all time..."
Inside Man (2006)

"...manages to reinvigorate all of the old standby bank robbery flick clichés with verve..."
The Island (2005)

"...the epitome of mind-numbing..."

J

Jersey Girl (2004)

"...manipulation in cinema doesn't always work, but here it does, and to a sweet, saccharine effect..."

K

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

"...really, truly alive..."
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

"...a delirious, exhilarating experience..."
King Kong (2005)

"...a very long and very tedious series of chases and elaborate action sequences that threaten to never end..."

M

Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)

"...follows the first-time arthouse pattern so closely it may as well be a parody..."
Modern Times (1936)

"...had me laughing harder than humanly possible..."
Murderball (2005)

"...fresh, fast, funny, and charged with a kind of irresistible energy..."

R

Rent (2005)

"...creates its own pleasantly offbeat and somewhat mythical world of love and sex..."
Ringu (1998)

"...will especially freak you out if you have parthenophobia..."

S

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

"...gutsy, unflinchingly realistic..."
Serenity (2005)

"...the best time I have ever had at a movie theater..."
Shaun of the Dead (2004)

"...a rollicking good time..."
Sin City (2005)

"...the lowlife's version of Shakespeare..."
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

"...there is a remarkable lack of wonder..."

U

Underworld: Evolution (2006)

"...one of the very worst horror movies of the last decade..."
The Upside of Anger (2005)

"...ugly, thoroughly unlikable..."

W

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

"...fresh, funny, and absolutely adorable..."
War of the Worlds (2005)

"...as middle-of-the-road as summer entertainment gets..."

FESTIVALS

30th Annual Cleveland International Film Festival
Films reviewed: Sophie Scholl - The Final Days and Switch Off.

YEAR-END SERIES

2005


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