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per fect film in which life is played for real stupendous work by imelda staunton who plays a lovable psy chopath the aviator glorious fun and games with psychologi cal elements that howard hughes sideways a tonic to watch and experience regu lar folks doing regular things over a glass of red or white but no merlot city of god a sobering look at life in developing nations and the untouch ables whose daily lives are superhuman struggles the fog of war ameri can warmonger turned apologist robert mcnamara details american military aggression as though it was a disease the passion of the christ the bravest film on the books the incredibles middle- aged crazy and middleaged fun collateral zoomiri cruise through a long long riveting night in la runnersup ray fahren heit 911 stage beauty open water the life aquatic maria full of grace metalli ca some kind of monster we dont live here anymore rs in good company worst of 2004 fat albert i drove 30 minutes in a blizzard for this alexander a 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