28 Weeks Later (movie 2007) review: Zombie horror thriller offers flesh-eaters and gore galore with a side of some unsettling sociopolitical commentary. Jeremy Renner stars.
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Hot Fuzz (Movie 2007): Uproarious Action Comedy
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Walk on Water (2004) review: Lior Ashkenazi is perfect as a guilt-ridden Mossad hitman in Eytan Fox’s flawed but gripping ‘gay’ drama.
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Gangs of New York (2002) review: Daniel Day-Lewis is the engrossingly cruel heart of Martin Scorsese’s period revenge drama.
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The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) review: Sean Penn embodies the ‘American Nightmare’ in this harrowing psychological drama.
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The Hours (2002): Flawless Meryl Streep + Nicole Kidman
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Vera Drake (2004): Sublime Imelda Staunton
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The Grandfather (1998): Majestic Fernando Fernán Gómez
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Machuca (2004): Personal + Political Realms Clash
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The Contender (2000): Exceptional Joan Allen
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