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Dean's Movie Reviews (Alphabetized List): My tastes in movies are hardly typical, and I offer no guarantees that my gems are not your bombs, or vice versa. In any case, you'll know next time whether or not to listen to me. I rate the movies from zero to four stars, but since I try to avoid movies that I suspect I won't like, most listed here tend toward the higher end of my rating scale.
Dean's rating scale: **** Exceptionally good, *** Quite good indeed, ** I liked some things about it, but found it to be something closer to average, *Not recommended.
I need to point out that I am
not actually as critical as I may sometimes sound from my reviews.
Generally, anything two stars or better is something I have enjoyed, and even
those which receive only one star may have some redeeming aspects. Those
receiving less than one star (0 or 1/2) are simply not my cup of tea, though I
recognize respectfully that you may have different tastes. See further disclaimer below.
Go to Movies Sorted by Date.
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Movie Title |
Dean’s Rating |
Date Reviewed |
Type of Story |
Notes |
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** |
Spring 2002 |
Comedy |
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**** |
Winter 2003 |
Drama/Comedy |
Best Picture nominee |
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***1/2 |
Winter 2003 |
Drama |
Best Picture nominee |
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** |
Summer 2000 |
Animated Comedy |
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*1/2 |
Autumn 2004 |
Adventure |
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*** |
Winter 2002 |
Biographical drama |
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** |
Spring 2000 |
Drama |
Spanish, subtitled |
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*** |
Autumn 2000 |
Drama/Comedy |
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** |
Spring 2001 |
Drama/mystery |
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*** |
Autumn 2001 |
Comedy |
French, subtitled |
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***1/2 |
Autumn 1999 |
Drama |
Best Picture Oscar |
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***1/2 |
Spring 1998 |
Drama |
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**1/2 |
Summer 2003 |
Quirky bio-drama |
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***1/2 |
Summer 1999 |
Comedy |
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**1/2 |
Winter 2003 |
Drama |
Canadian/Armenian/Turkish |
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** |
Summer 1999 |
Screwball comedy |
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***1/2 |
Winter 2005 |
Biographical drama |
Best Picture nominee |
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B |
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***1/2 |
Spring 2004 |
Drama/comedy |
Best Foreign Language Oscar - Canadian |
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***1/2 |
Winter 2002 |
Drama |
Best Picture Oscar |
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** |
Autumn 2000 |
Comedy |
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**1/2 |
Autumn 1999 |
Quirky fantasy |
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** |
Winter 2005 |
Drama |
Best actress nominee |
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**1/2 |
Winter 2005 |
Biographic drama |
Generally based on actual events |
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***1/2 |
Winter 2002 |
War story |
Based on actual events |
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*1/2 |
Summer 1999 |
Horror |
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**** |
Autumn 2002 |
Drama |
Irish, based on actual events |
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** |
Summer 1999 |
Screwball comedy |
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*** |
Autumn 2002 |
Documentary/Comedy |
Best Documentary Oscar |
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**1/2 |
Autumn 1999 |
Drama |
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*** |
Winter 2004 |
Documentary |
Brazilian, subtitled |
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C |
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**** |
Summer 2003 |
Documentary |
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**1/2 |
Winter 2001 |
Drama |
Best Picture nominee |
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***1/2 |
Winter 2003 |
Comedy /Adventure |
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***1/2 |
Spring 1998 |
Drama |
Brazilian, subtitled |
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***1/2 |
Winter 2003 |
Musical Comedy |
Best Picture Oscar |
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**1/2 |
Summer 2000 |
Animated Comedy |
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***1/2 |
Spring 2001 |
Romantic Drama |
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*** |
Winter 2000 |
Drama |
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1/2 |
Summer 2001 |
Drama |
Iranian, subtitled |
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**** |
Winter 2004 |
Drama |
Brazilian, subtitled, based on a true story |
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*1/2 |
Winter 2005 |
Drama |
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*** |
Summer 2001 |
Drama / Comedy |
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1/2 |
Summer 2004 |
Satire |
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*** |
Winter 2004 |
Romantic Drama, War Story |
Best Picture nominee |
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**1/2 |
Summer 2000 |
Drama |
Iranian, subtitled |
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** |
Autumn 2000 |
Drama |
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**1/2 |
Summer 2004 |
Documentary |
English and Arabic, subtitled |
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* |
Winter 2004 |
Drama |
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*** |
Winter 2000 |
Drama/Satire |
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*1/2 |
Spring 2001 |
Adventure |
Chinese, subtitled |
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*** |
Summer 2000 |
Drama |
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***1/2 |
Autumn 2003 |
Drama |
Russian/Finnish, subtitled |
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** |
Spring 2000 |
Drama |
Tibetan, subtitled |
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D |
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**1/2 |
Summer 2001 |
Drama |
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***1/2 |
Summer 2004 |
Musical |
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***1/2 |
Spring 2005 |
Historical drama |
German, subtitled |
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** |
Winter 2004 |
Erotic Drama |
Sexually explicit |
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E |
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