- Roger Dodger
Indie film at its best - dazzlingly written,
directed and acted.
- LOTR - The Two
Towers
Blockbuster film-making at its best -
spectacular and involving.
- Ghost World
Perfectly matched ideas and execution.
- Talk to Her
Wholly original and beautifully crafted.
- Far From Heaven
A novel pastiche, close to cinema-heaven.
- Insomnia (2002)
Improves on an excellent original.
- Spirited Away
Boundlessly imaginative.
- Wendigo
A horror-thriller with real integrity.
- Bowling for
Columbine
Not the best movie of the year, but the most
important.
- Festival in
Cannes
Art, commerce, and the Riviera - bliss!
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- Y Tu Mama
Tambien
Youthful vitality depicted with wisdom and
invigorating honesty
- Atanarjuat
Gripping epic of small means, exudes a 'timeless'
quality
- LOTR - The Two
Towers
Tightly crafted, abundant with detail (and
better than the first!)
- Kiki's Delivery
Service
Thoroughly charming and, for 'anime', nicely character-focused
- The Martins
British angst fueled with an individual brand of comic bile.
- Ghost World
Carefully crafted, this distinguishes itself well in
familiar territory.
- Punch-Drunk Love
The dir.'s most original film, blending Chaplin,
Sturges and Peewee Herman.
- The Slaughter
Rule
Year's best performance - David Morse.
- Insomnia (1997)
Thriller abundant in damp, menacing atmosphere.
- The Magdalene
Sisters
Wrenching drama aided by a 'beyond cynical'
sensibility.
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- The Man Without
a Past
A great director at the height of his idiosyncratic powers
- Spirited Away
Best mainstream director in the world!
- Lies
The big stick that makes everyone happy made
me very cheerful too
- Yi Yi
Long and justifiably slow, builds
considerable emotional momentum
- Solaris
A dark, precise love story
- Nowhere To Hide
Brash, zippy and silly as anything - the best
action movie I saw in 03
- Ghost World
Aggressive approach to process of adaptation
yields quietly rich rewards
- Time Regained
Prestige trappings hide a v strange film
- The Piano
Teacher
Astonishingly controlled filmmaking,
acting
- Last Resort
Evocative, economical, quiet power.
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