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The Artist (2011 dir. Michel Hazanavicius)

poppeelings — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:53:43 +0000

Europeans pay tribute to dead Americans without vocal chords or widescreen.

4/5

Filed under: 1 Sentence Film Reviews, 2010s, Rated 4/5 Tagged: 2011, Cinema, Drama, Film, Film Reviews, Hollywood, Humour, Movie Reviews, Movies, Pop Peelings, United States

Metropolis (1927 dir. Fritz Lang)

poppeelings — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:02:46 +0000

Early Thatcherism challenged by men silently shaking their fists.

4/5

Filed under: 1 Sentence Film Reviews, Pre 1930, Rated 4/5 Tagged: 1927, Cinema, Film, Film Reviews, Fritz Lang, German Film, Humour, Movie Reviews, Movies, Pop Peelings, Thatcher, World Cinema

Zodiac (2007 dir. David Fincher)

poppeelings — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:34:00 +0000

Ensemble cast seek violent scribbler in a mustard-coloured world.

4/5

Filed under: 1 Sentence Film Reviews, 2000s, Rated 4/5 Tagged: 2007, Cinema, Crime, David Fincher, Film, Film Reviews, Hollywood, Humour, Movie Reviews, Movies, Pop Peelings, United States

A Separation (2011 dir. Asghar Farhadi)

poppeelings — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:04:45 +0000

The Iranian version of How Clean Is Your House gets complicated.

4/5

Filed under: 1 Sentence Film Reviews, 2010s, Rated 4/5 Tagged: 2011, Cinema, Drama, Film, Film Reviews, Humour, Movie Reviews, Movies, Pop Peelings, World Cinema

The Maltese Falcon (1941 dir. John Huston)

poppeelings — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:49:49 +0000

Smooth talkers punch faces and drive narrative whilst barely changing location.

4/5

Filed under: 1 Sentence Film Reviews, 1940s, Rated 4/5 Tagged: 1941, Cinema, Crime, Film, Film Noir, Film Reviews, Hollywood, Humour, Humphrey Bogart, John Huston, Movie Reviews, Movies, Pop Peelings, United States

Wreck-It Ralph (2012 dir. Rich Moore)

poppeelings — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:40:08 +0000

A gay dictator is overthrown with the help of food marketing.

4/5

Filed under: 1 Sentence Film Reviews, 2010s, Rated 4/5 Tagged: 2012, Animated, Cinema, Disney, Film, Film Reviews, Hollywood, Humour, Movie Reviews, Movies, Pop Peelings, United States

The Master (2012 dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)

poppeelings — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:00:17 +0000

Foreheaded veteran of bumbling assistant parts relishes playing the alpha male for once.

4/5

Filed under: 1 Sentence Film Reviews, 2010s, Rated 4/5 Tagged: 2012, Cinema, Drama, Film, Film Reviews, Hollywood, Humour, Movie Reviews, Movies, Paul Thomas Anderson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Pop Peelings, United States

La Grande Illusion (1937 dir. Jean Renoir)

poppeelings — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:32:00 +0000

Frenchmen desperately escape their pleasant German captors simply due to a ban on light entertainment.

4/5

Filed under: 1 Sentence Film Reviews, 1930s, Rated 4/5 Tagged: 1937, Cinema, Film, Film Reviews, French Cinema, French Film, Humour, Jean Renoir, Movie Reviews, Movies, Pop Peelings, World Cinema

East of Eden (1955 dir. Elia Kazan)

poppeelings — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:12:11 +0000

A family implodes over vegetables and the Bible in oldern days.

4/5

Filed under: 1 Sentence Film Reviews, 1950s, Rated 4/5 Tagged: 1955, Cinema, Drama, Elia Kazan, Film, Film Reviews, Hollywood, Humour, James Dean, Movie Reviews, Movies, Pop Peelings, United States

The Big Heat (1953 dir. Fritz Lang)

poppeelings — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:35:07 +0000

In dystopian post-war America, non-smilers struggle to reach intended people first time on the phone.

4/5

Filed under: 1 Sentence Film Reviews, 1950s, Rated 4/5 Tagged: 1953, Cinema, Crime, Film, Film Reviews, Fritz Lang, Hollywood, Humour, Lee Marvin, Movie Reviews, Movies, Pop Peelings, United States