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Matt McKillop

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Filmcritic movie critic.

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Red Cliff (2008) 89% 4/5 EDIT “The most interesting and freshest part of Red Cliff is its emphasis on battle strategy” – Filmcritic.com Nov 19, 2009 Full Review Synecdoche, New York (2008) 69% 2/5 EDIT “sets out to encompass all of what makes us human but only finds room for what makes us unhappy.” – Filmcritic.com Oct 24, 2008 Full Review Redbelt (2008) 68% 4/5 EDIT “good, smart, manly entertainment.” – Filmcritic.com May 1, 2008 Full Review Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008) 11% 2/5 EDIT “works in much the same way as a Michael Moore documentary -- a raft of provocation and very little persuasion” – Filmcritic.com Apr 22, 2008 Full Review Married Life (2007) 56% 3/5 EDIT “a cleverly scripted film featuring fine actors doing solid work -- nothing more, nothing less.” – Filmcritic.com Mar 6, 2008 Full Review The Half Life of Timofey Berezin (2006) 57% 4/5 EDIT “a minor-key drama” – Filmcritic.com Jan 1, 2008 Full Review Youth Without Youth (2007) 33% 2/5 EDIT “incoherent and banal... like a clueless friend's stupid dream.” – Filmcritic.com Dec 13, 2007 Full Review Interview (2007) 58% 4/5 EDIT “hums with life” – MovieWeb Jul 12, 2007 Full Review The Last Time (2006) 35% 1.5/5 EDIT “exists to pad the resume of everyone whose name appears in the credits.” – Filmcritic.com May 18, 2007 Full Review Dead Silence (2007) 21% 1/5 EDIT “Warming your hands over a burning ten-dollar bill is preferable to watching this film.” – Filmcritic.com Mar 28, 2007 Full Review Amazing Grace (2006) 68% 3.5/5 EDIT “A movie for people who like uncomplicated, uplifting stories where good triumphs over evil.” – Filmcritic.com Feb 22, 2007 Full Review The Lives of Others (2006) 92% 5/5 EDIT “In short, it's perfect.” – Filmcritic.com Dec 30, 2006 Full Review School for Scoundrels (2006) 26% 3/5 EDIT “light fare at its lightest, a truly average movie.” – Filmcritic.com Sep 30, 2006 Full Review Point Break (1991) 68% 4/5 EDIT “While it can accurately be described as an action film, a heist movie, or even simply a thriller, Point Break is also the first "extreme sports" movie” – Filmcritic.com Sep 5, 2006 Full Review Wassup Rockers (2006) 38% 1.5/5 EDIT “a bad story poorly told.” – Filmcritic.com Jun 27, 2006 Full Review Art School Confidential (2006) 35% 4/5 EDIT “a minor work from the maker of off-kilter gems.” – Filmcritic.com Apr 27, 2006 Full Review Bukowski: Born Into This (2003) 84% 3/5 EDIT “there is plenty of conflict to be found in the Bukowski's life and work, yet little of it makes its way into Born into This” – Filmcritic.com Apr 14, 2006 Full Review Don't Come Knocking (2005) 41% 3.5/5 EDIT “surprisingly, it's the relatively obscure Mann who delivers the finest performance” – Filmcritic.com Mar 16, 2006 Full Review Darwin's Nightmare (2004) 90% 4/5 EDIT “an unforgettable film that ranks as mandatory viewing for anyone who's concerned with the plight of Africa” – Filmcritic.com Feb 3, 2006 Full Review The White Countess (2005) 51% 3.5/5 EDIT “a worthy entry in the duo's oeuvre and a solid end to Ismail Merchant's productive and successful career.” – Filmcritic.com Dec 20, 2005 Full Review Boyz N the Hood (1991) 96% 4/5 EDIT “Singleton had his fingers on the pulse of South Central at a time when it desperately needed help. It's too bad we didn't listen to him soon enough.” – Filmcritic.com Dec 18, 2005 Full Review The Family Stone (2005) 52% 2/5 EDIT “Sort of like Meet the Parents... at Christmastime... without the laughs.” – Filmcritic.com Dec 15, 2005 Full Review The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) 84% 4.5/5 EDIT “ultimately affirms the value of all humans, privileged and poor, good and evil, all of us -- and that's quite an achievement” – Filmcritic.com Dec 13, 2005 Full Review Christmas in the Clouds (2001) 69% 1.5/5 EDIT “It's the type of independent film that makes you long for the market-tested pleasures of Hollywood.” – Filmcritic.com Nov 4, 2005 Full Review Transporter 2 (2005) 52% 2/5 EDIT “sure to delight 13-year-old boys everywhere - and no one else.” – Filmcritic.com Sep 1, 2005 Full Review
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