Another commanding performance by Daniel Day-Lewis lifts this uncharacteristically slow-paced and talky Spielberg film from being too self-absorbed in its historical importance.
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Lincoln (2012)
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War Horse (2011)
Some may find this terribly mawkish, but Spielberg is still the undisputed master of emotional manipulation, and I say this with gratitude, because it reminds me of the magic of moviemaking.
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Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The (2011)
Spielberg’s first animated feature is ‘Indiana Jones’ meets ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ in one of the year’s most entertaining movies.
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Rolling Thunder Revue (2019)
Scorsese’s entertaining Bob Dylan documentary doesn’t really go very deep but it is an indelible time capsule as it tracks the legendary artiste’s defining 1975 tour across America.
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Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The (2008)
The continuation of one of popular cinema’s enduring franchises is also one of Steven Spielberg’s rare misfires.
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Wendy and Lucy (2008)
A woman at wits’ end desperate for a job—and her hungry dog—are the subject of Reichardt’s depressing slice of working-class Americana, starring Michelle Williams in top form.
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War of the Worlds (2005)
Savages (2012)
Oliver Stone is back in business in this brutal crime drama about drug cartels that is also flashy and entertaining.
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
Not as incisive and critical as the first film, Stone’s sequel, set in the context of the global financial crisis, is still decent enough to warrant a casual viewing.
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Dracula (1992)
When it is not weird and dark, its gaudiness might annoy, but there is a method to the madness as Coppola pulls every trick in the cinematographic and editing handbook to deliver a studio movie that no one would probably dare try to make in this vein again.
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