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Top 10 films 2005
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Oldboy [Blu-ray]Oldboy [Blu-ray]
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From the opening credits to the heart-breaking finale, a masterpiece of revenge, storytelling and a meditation on the costs of our actions.
The Beat That My Heart SkippedThe Beat That My Heart Skipped
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Audiard's remake of "Fingers" improves on the original (hey, its protagonist doesn't carry around a boombox!) and every scene goes straight to the heart of the matter.
2046-Special Edition2046-Special Edition
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Kar-Wai's near masterpiece. Repeat viewings deepen it and you soon begin connecting to the longing on Leung's expressive face - and how it affects everything he does.
Grizzly ManGrizzly Man by Timothy Treadwell Werner Herzog
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More than a documentary, if that makes sense. About halfway, it becomes a debate between Treadwell (the subject of the doc) and Herzog (the director) spanning across time and death.
The New WorldThe New World
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Some of the casting limits it. It needed a lead actor with a more expressive range and gravatis than Farrell, but the imagery is amazing and sequences, such as the first landing, are breathtaking in their wonder and impact.
The Three Burials of Melquiades EstradaThe Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
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Will remind you of a Peckinpah film. Portrayal of those just wanting to get by and holding on to what they have with fervor because of it - even if it's based on a lie.
JunebugJunebug
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At first, you think it's going to take the easy way out. But it doesn't and lets everyone, no matter their background, have their dignity. Soon, you're thinking about each character in a new way.
Head-On [Gegen die Wand]Head-On [Gegen die Wand]
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A painful romance.
CapoteCapote
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Hoffman is terrific, of course, but Miller's filmmaking evokes both Capote's book and Richard Brooks' film at times. And it includes an underrated turn from Chris Cooper.
The Holy GirlThe Holy Girl
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Unpredictable with characters at cross purposes at the center.