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Paul Dale

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Jules and Jim (1962) 94% 5/5 EDIT “Truffaut is having fun and so are we.” – The List Jun 16, 2020 Full Review Otto; or Up With Dead People (2008) 47% 3/5 EDIT “Otto is by turns hilarious and jaw-dropping.” – The List May 29, 2020 Full Review Big Nothing (2006) 38% 2/5 EDIT “Go rent the 1974 film Dirty Mary Crazy Larry; it's got a similar-ish plot and the car chases are better.” – The List May 13, 2020 Full Review Private Road (1971) 83% 5/5 EDIT “Barney Platts-Mills' 1971 film is undoubtedly one of the great lost British masterpieces of the 1970s.” – The List Mar 20, 2020 Full Review Guy X (2005) 42% 3/5 EDIT “Metzstein deserves considerable praise for what is, for all its flaws, something quite unique, odd, and memorable.” – The List Apr 27, 2019 Full Review 2/5 EDIT “The film ultimately capsizes into vulgar predictability.” – The List Apr 27, 2019 Full Review Summer Storm (2004) 50% 2/5 EDIT “Thomas Bahmann and Kreuzpaintner's script has all the natural rhythm and humor of a long-expired crawfish.” – The List Apr 27, 2019 Full Review The Sun (2005) 92% 4/5 EDIT “With its slow pace, weird stabs at slapstick, and odd stilted performances, The Sun may not be for everyone -- but in its very perverseness, it has to to be noted that this is a unique, mesmerizing, mad and brilliantly intuitive study.” – The List Apr 27, 2019 Full Review King's Game (2004) 3/5 EDIT “This solidly watchable slab of insider histrionics and strained morality rarely surprising, nor particularly original.” – The List Apr 26, 2019 Full Review Rock School (2005) 81% 3/5 EDIT “Filmed verité-style, Argott's film can hardly lay claim to the greatness its subjects clearly aspire to. Most of the time it comes across as a kind of amateur version of The Bad News Bears.” – The List Apr 26, 2019 Full Review Vengeance Is Mine (1979) 100% 4/5 EDIT “Held together by simply stunning central performances by Ogata and Mayumi Ogawa, this is a most welcome, unforgettable treat from Japan's true crime cupboard.” – The List Apr 26, 2019 Full Review Primer (2004) 72% 4/5 EDIT “Carruth's downbeat and unique debut feature is something of an anomaly in the low budget U.S. indie filmmaking scene: Played out like a deadpan, almost naturalistic political thriller...” – The List Apr 26, 2019 Full Review Whisky (2004) 100% EDIT “Something of an evasive, downbeat joy. A peculiarly sour poem os mislaid loyalty, grief and pessimism.” – The List Apr 26, 2019 Full Review Born to Fight (2004) 3/5 EDIT “Relentlessly thrilling from the get-go, Born to Fight accesses all that is good about the early films of John Woo and the Pang Brothers.” – The List Apr 26, 2019 Full Review Yes (2004) 53% 5/5 EDIT “A dizzying, stunning achievement, an unforgettable dance of demonization and regret. A rare privilege of a film.” – The List Apr 26, 2019 Full Review The President's Last Bang (2005) 82% 4/5 EDIT “It's a daring glance into the past... Uniquely cherish-able.” – The List Apr 26, 2019 Full Review The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) 86% 4/5 EDIT “Duris is phenomenal in the lead role -- a good-looking wire ball of tightly-wound ill temper -- as are the rest of the cast.” – The List Apr 26, 2019 Full Review Soccer Days (2003) 4/5 EDIT “Darkly and wittily reflective on the idiocy of men and their belief in bonding, this is an excellent addition to Serrano's growing series of sly ensemble comedy dramas.” – The List Apr 25, 2019 Full Review Shallow Ground (2005) 50% 3/5 EDIT “Bad dialogue, creaky acting, unruly characterization and a distinct feeling of déjá vu marks this interesting, if very derivative, horror.” – The List Apr 25, 2019 Full Review Tropical Malady (2004) 80% 4/5 EDIT “Unlike anything else you are likely to see in the near future, Tropical Malady is a dreamy, enigmatic treat.” – The List Apr 25, 2019 Full Review Festival (2005) 80% 4/5 EDIT “Acidic, dyspeptic, darkly funny and filthily rude, Festival is that rare British beast: a good ensemble drama.” – The List Apr 25, 2019 Full Review Punishment Park (1971) 92% 5/5 EDIT “Punishment Park is seminal political cinema of the highest order.” – The List Apr 25, 2019 Full Review The United States of Leland (2003) 33% 3/5 EDIT “First time writer/director Matthew Ryan Hoge's multi-layered ensemble drama is both deeply ambitious and a total mess.” – The List Apr 24, 2019 Full Review In My Father's Den (2004) 100% 3/5 EDIT “This really is less than the sum of its considerably interesting parts. But British actor MacFadyen is phenomenal, as are all the actors here.” – The List Apr 24, 2019 Full Review Torremolinos 73 (2003) 69% 4/5 EDIT “A polyester and bri-nylon must for fans of art house and pornography alike. Yeah, like there's a difference.” – The List Apr 24, 2019 Full Review
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