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This two-hour distillation of the 30-episode TV series is an incoherent mess.

Its depth and visual style makes The Matrix look like little more than a student project.

This attempt to outdo Hollywood blockbusters ends up looking an awful lot like a Hollywood blockbuster.

This movie won’t even meet the standard of a “so bad it’s good” movie.

This visually striking martial arts fantasy is ultimately about the consequences of putting individual desires before all else.

There’s no question that Donnie Darko is an ambitious film, and at times, almost too ambitious.

If I had to sum up the movie in one sentence, I would describe it as a “PBS western directed by Quentin Tarantino as a soap opera.”

The Prodigal Son’s martial arts displays are hampered by wild mood swings between goofiness and stomach-churning violence.

On its surface, “Brotherhood of the Wolf” should not work.

If you want to see how Woo’s incredible style began and how much it has since matured, watch A Better Tomorrow.

It’s easy to see why this is such a cult film, but it actually has merit and wit, as opposed to sinking to sub-Corman levels.

Playing at your local art-house, May Day Mayhem! is a strong recommendation.

There’s something tragic and disturbingly violent that keeps this from being just another chopsocky flick.

Anna Magdalena is about unrequited love, but I don’t need song and dance numbers and a subpar adventure story to reinforce that.

It’s a powerful movie that made me richer for having seen it.

Ballistic Kiss makes a pretty convincing argument for loving a film for its style rather than its substance.

A totally enjoyable film about a very mixed up and dysfunctional, yet likable, group of family and friends.

Tykwer’s attempt is certainly admirable, but it lacks any of the punch or panache that fueled Run Lola Run.

A movie that touches on many powerful, provocative issues but also leaves me strangely cold and unaffected.

Not one of Jet Li’s crown jewels, though it’s certainly a far cry better than the pathetic Romeo Must Die.