Arguably Studio Ghibli’s weakest film, Goro Miyazaki’s debut feature is poorly-paced with a story that doesn’t sparkle, despite the beautiful, otherworldly visuals.
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Tales from Earthsea (2006)
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Tag / 2006
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Old Joy (2006)
It’s so simple—two men go on an impromptu camping trip—yet Reichardt’s cinema of healing is deeply insightful about the ephemeral nature of life and friendship.
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Miami Vice (2006)
Mann’s slick, underappreciated cool fever dream about undercover agents infiltrating a drug trafficking ring is more intelligent and impressionistic a work than any Hollywood studio would dare to admit.
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Still Life (2006)
A stunning work of geographical and existential malaise and one of Jia Zhangke’s finest docu-fictive accomplishments, gorgeously shot along the Yangtze River in Fengjie County as a man and a woman separately search for their estranged spouse amid the human impact of the Three Gorges Dam’s construction.
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Away From Her (2006)
A quiet and subtle drama about old age and adapting to new dynamics of a decades-long marriage, backed by a superb performance by Julie Christie.
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I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone (2006)
Shot in Kuala Lumpur, Tsai’s elliptical style captures the odd beauty of old places that seem devoid of warmth as his array of listless characters try to seek for that elusive intimacy and connection with another human being.
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Paprika (2006)
A headfirst dive into this dream-within-a-dream anime, which promises a trippy dose of surreal visuals and unsettling themes.
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Mission: Impossible III (2006)
A tad cliche in its storytelling, but it remains a respectable action film by a promising director.
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Volver (2006)
Almodovar handles with dexterity a range of emotions in this intriguingly-structured drama.
Host, The (2006)
A breakthrough for Korean commercial cinema, Bong’s versatility with the action-horror genre here is obvious.
