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the_sonata | 2704200 | 2020-07-13 | Carla Hay | false | null | 0rotten
| Culture Mix | If you're looking for a horror movie with some mild scares and compelling set designs, then The Sonata is worth watching. Just don't expect to see any scares that are original or an ending that is particularly satisfying. | 0Negative
| https://culturemixonline.com/review-sonata-starring-freya-tingley/ |
the_sonata | 2698048 | 2020-06-22 | Sarah Musnicky | false | 6/10 | 1fresh
| Nightmarish Conjurings | THE SONATA is a film that is honestly quite perfect for the Halloween viewing season. | 1Positive
| http://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/2019/09/10/filmquest-fest-review-the-sonata/ |
the_sonata | 2679357 | 2020-03-26 | Adam Mock | false | null | 0rotten
| Film Inquiry | The Sonata, albeit visually interesting, mostly due to its shooting location, does little to keep the audiences' attention. | 0Negative
| https://www.filminquiry.com/the-sonata-2020-review/ |
the_sonata | 2665611 | 2020-01-31 | Andrew Wyatt | false | C | 0rotten
| The Lens | A moody but distractingly uneven occult mystery, undercut by clunky, B-movie dialogue. | 0Negative
| https://www.cinemastlouis.org/the-lens/streaming-bloody-murder-horror-vod-postmortem-january-2020 |
the_sonata | 2662261 | 2020-01-22 | Frank Swietek | false | C | 0rotten
| One Guy's Opinion | Stylish but slow and not very scary...[the] languid execution saps it of the energy it needs to be truly unnerving. | 0Negative
| http://www.oneguysopinion.com/the-sonata/ |
the_sonata | 2661974 | 2020-01-20 | Matt Donato | false | 3/5 | 1fresh
| Flickering Myth | A grim, moody "orchestral composition of the damned" piece set to a sinister and infiltrating score. | 1Positive
| https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2020/01/movie-review-the-sonata-2020/ |
the_sonata | 2661881 | 2020-01-19 | Asher Luberto | false | B | 1fresh
| The Playlist | The movie itself may never catch fire, but Andrew Desmond's incendiary take on the Gothic subgenre is as mystical and melodic as a Schubert sonata. | 1Positive
| https://theplaylist.net/the-sonata-review-20200118/ |
the_sonata | 2661709 | 2020-01-18 | Rob Hunter | false | null | 1fresh
| Film School Rejects | Come for the devil's music, stay for Rutger Hauer haunting the screen from beyond. | 1Positive
| https://filmschoolrejects.com/the-sonata-review/ |
the_sonata | 2659705 | 2020-01-11 | Avi Offer | false | 4.293382/10 | 0rotten
| NYC Movie Guru | An underwhelming gothic horror film that's too low on palpable scares and suspense. | 0Negative
| http://nycmovieguru.com/jan10th20.html#sonata |
the_sonata | 2659613 | 2020-01-11 | Sara Michelle Fetters | true | 3/4 | 1fresh
| MovieFreak.com | Andrew Desmond's feature-length narrative debut The Sonata is a literate, methodically paced throwback thriller that plays a little like a Hammer production from the mid-to-late 1960s. | 1Positive
| http://moviefreak.com/sonata-2018-movie-review/ |
the_sonata | 2659290 | 2020-01-10 | Rex Reed | true | 1/4 | 0rotten
| Observer | Ignoring the fact that nothing much is going on here, director Andrew Desmond plods along trying to make you believe otherwise. | 0Negative
| https://observer.com/2020/01/the-sonata-review-andrew-desmond-freya-tingley-rutger-hauer-rex-reed/ |
the_sonata | 2659242 | 2020-01-10 | Nick Rocco Scalia | false | 6/10 | 1fresh
| Film Threat | Even if The Sonata ultimately turns out to be something of a letdown, however, it may still be worth seeing for Rutger Hauer's involvement alone. | 1Positive
| https://filmthreat.com/reviews/the-sonata/ |
the_sonata | 2659224 | 2020-01-10 | Michael Gingold | false | null | 0rotten
| Rue Morgue Magazine | A film that hits some of the right notes without coming together as a fully realized piece. | 0Negative
| https://rue-morgue.com/movie-review-the-sonata-plays-an-uneven-tune/ |
the_sonata | 2659119 | 2020-01-10 | Dennis Harvey | true | null | 0rotten
| Variety | A thriller that, despite decent moment-to-moment pacing, drags out its anticipatory finger-twiddling far too long. | 0Negative
| https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/the-sonata-review-1203461356/ |
the_sonata | 2659070 | 2020-01-10 | Mark Dujsik | false | 1/4 | 0rotten
| Mark Reviews Movies | Instead of leaning into the inherent creepiness ... co-writer/director Andrew Desmond bypasses that for a dull, exposition-heavy scavenger hunt. | 0Negative
| http://www.markreviewsmovies.com/reviews/S/sonata.htm |
the_sonata | 2658941 | 2020-01-09 | Noel Murray | true | null | 1fresh
| Los Angeles Times | First-time feature-director Andrew Desmond brings such confident panache to the supernatural thriller "The Sonata" that it almost doesn't matter how derivative the plot is. | 1Positive
| https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-01-09/the-sonata-review |
the_sonata | 2658906 | 2020-01-09 | Andy Crump | false | 6/10 | 0rotten
| Paste Magazine | While the director clearly has a few tricks up his sleeve for hitting his viewers with the heebie jeebies, what he doesn't have, at least for The Sonata, is a sense of how to weave those tricks into a unified, cohesive narrative. | 0Negative
| https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2020/01/the-sonata-hits-one-great-note-and-misplays-the-re.html |
the_sonata | 2658726 | 2020-01-09 | Joe Lipsett | false | 3/5 | 1fresh
| Anatomy of a Scream | Despite sticking to a familiar playbook, The Sonata is an enjoyable reminder of the atmospheric power of gothic horror, which pairs nicely with the horror genre's recently revitalized interest in satanism. | 1Positive
| https://anatomyofascream.wordpress.com/2020/01/09/review-the-sonata/ |
the_sonata | 2658692 | 2020-01-09 | Jeannette Catsoulis | true | null | 0rotten
| New York Times | A leaden Gothic ghost story whose high-gloss imagery fails to disguise its low-energy plot. | 0Negative
| https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/movies/the-sonata-review.html |
the_sonata | 2656864 | 2019-12-29 | Roger Moore | false | 1.5/4 | 0rotten
| Movie Nation | The marvelous score might as well be a funeral dirge, as slow as this conjuring is at getting to its payoff and point. | 0Negative
| https://rogersmovienation.com/2019/12/29/movie-review-horror-is-a-fiddle-tune-in-the-sonata/ |
the_sonata | 2619578 | 2019-08-28 | Jennie Kermode | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Eye for Film | The Sonata never quite achieves the fluency towards which it strives, but few films of this kind do, and for those who love this subgenre it is nevertheless a pleasure. | 1Positive
| https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/the-sonata-2018-film-review-by-jennie-kermode |
the_sonata | 2619559 | 2019-08-28 | Kat Hughes | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| THN | Perfect viewing for a rainy autumnal afternoon The Sonata is a solid Gothic ghost mystery that will easily entertain. | 1Positive
| http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2019/08/25/the-sonata-review-dir-andrew-desmond-frightfest-2019/ |
the_sonata | 2619509 | 2019-08-28 | Anton Bitel | false | null | 1fresh
| SciFiNow | Shot with classical composition, The Sonata remixes low horror with the higher arts, and suggests that we are all merely vessels for the subliminal (if sublime) effects of the entertainments we consume. | 1Positive
| https://www.scifinow.co.uk/reviews/the-sonata-first-look-review-arrow-frightfest-2019/ |
the_hidden_face_of_suicide | 2070906 | 2012-03-31 | Rob Hunter | false | B- | 1fresh
| Film School Rejects | null | 1Positive
| http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/reviews/the-hidden-face-rhunt.php |
the_last_mercenary | 102740989 | 2022-10-09 | M.N. Miller | false | 2.5/5 | 0rotten
| Ready Steady Cut | While I enjoyed Van Damme’s action-comic turn, the rest of the film’s cartoonish vibes and mind-numbing supporting characters are too much for even The Last Mercenary to bear. | 0Negative
| https://readysteadycut.com/2021/07/30/review-the-last-mercenary-netflix-film/ |
the_last_mercenary | 102719307 | 2022-08-17 | Cris Kennedy | false | 3/5 | 1fresh
| The Canberra Times (Australia) | It is a Gallic slapstick action flick that has that French comic-book sensibility about it, and with JCVD pulling out many of his signature moves. | 1Positive
| https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7368743/the-muscles-from-brussels-is-back/ |
the_last_mercenary | 102719291 | 2022-08-17 | Keith Garlington | false | 2/5 | 0rotten
| Keith & the Movies | The humor ranges from silly to cringe-worthy with the worse being this running gag about Richard’s ‘ladies man’ status. Meanwhile the skittish editing only emphasizes the story’s overall clunkiness. | 0Negative
| https://keithandthemovies.com/2021/10/06/review-the-last-mercenary-2021/ |
the_last_mercenary | 102655923 | 2022-02-12 | Christopher Cross | false | 3.5/5 | 1fresh
| Tilt Magazine | A must-watch for any fan of JCVD. | 1Positive
| https://tilt.goombastomp.com/film/the-last-mercenary-review/ |
the_last_mercenary | 2826136 | 2021-09-24 | MontiLee Stormer | false | 3/5 | 1fresh
| MovieReelist.com | This is exactly the kind of movie you'd expect from the ego of Jean Claude Van Damme. It's silly, and goofy, and still fun to watch. He gets all of the best lines and all of the best moves. | 1Positive
| https://moviereelist.com/review/the-last-mercenary/ |
the_last_mercenary | 2812821 | 2021-08-11 | Jennifer Green | false | 3/5 | 1fresh
| Common Sense Media | Van Damme proves again his prowess with both physical action and self effacing humor in this French spoof. | 1Positive
| https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-last-mercenary |
the_last_mercenary | 2812067 | 2021-08-08 | Carey-Ann Pawsey | false | 3/5 | 1fresh
| Orca Sound | This is pretty much a satire of all the special agent type films. | 1Positive
| https://orcasound.com/2021/07/30/the-last-mercenary-on- netflix/ |
the_last_mercenary | 2811827 | 2021-08-06 | Tatat Bunnag | false | null | 1fresh
| Bangkok Post | The film provides a bit of late century nostalgia with a classic martial arts star delivering snappy roundhouse kicks, and completely free of seriousness. Just turn off your brain and be entertained. | 1Positive
| https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/2160931/roller-coaster-ride-of-silly-action |
the_last_mercenary | 2811345 | 2021-08-05 | Pablo O. Scholz | false | null | 1fresh
| Clarín | To tell the truth, [Van Damme] shines in The Last Mercenary. []Full review in Spanish] | 1Positive
| https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/cine/netflix-jean-claude-van-damme-ultimo-mercenario_0_nbntRsS-F.html |
the_last_mercenary | 2811047 | 2021-08-04 | Charles Bramesco | true | C- | 0rotten
| AV Club | While Charhon puffs and wheezes in his attempts at diversion, he can't keep up with the natural charisma of his leading man. | 0Negative
| https://www.avclub.com/jean-claude-van-damme-dons-many-amusing-wigs-in-the-oth-1847376092 |
the_last_mercenary | 2810716 | 2021-08-02 | Johnny Loftus | false | null | 1fresh
| Decider | A breezy watch anchored by Jean-Claude Van Damme's very enjoyable presence. | 1Positive
| https://decider.com/2021/07/31/the-last-mercenary-netflix-review/ |
the_last_mercenary | 2810642 | 2021-08-02 | Nick Rogers | false | 2/5 | 0rotten
| Midwest Film Journal | Obnoxiously over-caffeinated and pointlessly overcomplicated in a way that makes either installment of the "Hitman's Bodyguard" franchise feel like a Mike Nichols chamber piece. Van Damme has fun, but the wigs feel like a cover for bad stunt doubles. | 0Negative
| https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2021/07/30/the-last-mercenary/ |
the_last_mercenary | 2810417 | 2021-07-31 | Owen Gleiberman | true | null | 0rotten
| Variety | The tone of the line readings is so in-your-face that it leaves you seriously wondering where comedy leaves off and ineptitude begins. | 0Negative
| https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/the-last-mercenary-review-jean-claude-van-damme-1235031881/ |
the_last_mercenary | 2810363 | 2021-07-31 | Russ Simmons | false | 2/5 | 0rotten
| KKFI-FM (Kansas City) | There's nothing original in this goofy spoof but "The Last Mercenary" may provide a few nostalgic laughs for undemanding JCVD fans. | 0Negative
| https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/freeze-frame-jungle-cruise-pg-13-stillwater-r-the-last-mercenary/ |
the_last_mercenary | 2810351 | 2021-07-31 | Josh Bell | false | null | 0rotten
| CBR | Convoluted and full of dumb jokes and annoying supporting characters, which takes the focus away from its charismatic star's committed performance. | 0Negative
| https://www.cbr.com/the-last-mercenary-jean-claude-van-damme-movie-review/ |
the_last_mercenary | 2810192 | 2021-07-30 | Brian Lowry | true | null | 0rotten
| CNN.com | Jean-Claude Van Damme remains impressively limber, but that's a rare highlight in The Last Mercenary, which features the Muscles from Brussels in a Paris-sent embarrassment. | 0Negative
| https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/30/entertainment/the-last-mercenary-review/index.html |
the_last_mercenary | 2810195 | 2021-07-30 | Robert Kojder | false | 1/5 | 0rotten
| Flickering Myth | Once it's over, there's nothing left but feeling embarrassed for Jean-Claude Van Damme | 0Negative
| https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2021/07/movie-review-the-last-mercenary-2021/ |
the_last_mercenary | 2810191 | 2021-07-30 | Matt Fowler | false | 5/10 | 0rotten
| IGN Movies | The Last Mercenary has bounding energy and a fun take on star Jean-Claude Van Damme's past exploits as an action star, but the humor is way more miss than hit and the actual nuts-and-bolts spy plot is a trudge. | 0Negative
| https://www.ign.com/articles/the-last-mercenary-review-netflix-jean-claude-van-damme |
the_last_mercenary | 2810092 | 2021-07-30 | Michael Ordoña | true | null | 1fresh
| Los Angeles Times | If you're looking for light, silly action fun, you could do worse than "The Last Mercenary." | 1Positive
| https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-07-30/review-jean-claude-van-damme-last-mercenary |
the_last_mercenary | 2810090 | 2021-07-30 | Jeannette Catsoulis | true | null | 1fresh
| New York Times | The fight scenes have wit and Van Damme delivers his lines with just the right amount of weary good humor. | 1Positive
| https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/movies/the-last-mercenary-review-still-kicking.html |
the_last_mercenary | 2809989 | 2021-07-30 | Simon Abrams | true | 2.5/4 | 1fresh
| RogerEbert.com | It's nice to see that the Muscles from Brussels is not only self-aware, but also sharp enough whenever he has to take a baby step or two beyond his own shadow. | 1Positive
| https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-last-mercenary-movie-review-2021 |
the_last_mercenary | 2809979 | 2021-07-30 | Mark Dujsik | false | 1.5/4 | 0rotten
| Mark Reviews Movies | There's a funny joke to all of this, but it's one that the filmmakers and Van Damme himself seem incapable of fully embracing. | 0Negative
| http://www.markreviewsmovies.com/reviews/L/lastmercenary-2021.htm |
the_last_mercenary | 2809976 | 2021-07-30 | Matt Lynch | false | null | 1fresh
| In Review Online | The Last Mercenary takes full advantage of [the star's] implied legacy and gives Van Damme a chance to show off his mostly underused comedic chops. | 1Positive
| https://inreviewonline.com/2021/07/30/the-last-mercenary/ |
the_last_mercenary | 2809962 | 2021-07-30 | Roger Moore | false | 3/4 | 1fresh
| Movie Nation | This, my friends, is the way to walk off into the action hero sunset. | 1Positive
| https://rogersmovienation.com/2021/07/30/netflixable-jcvd-goes-oui-oui-wheeeee-as-the-last-mercenary/ |
the_last_mercenary | 2809943 | 2021-07-30 | Sarah Bea Milner | false | 3.5/5 | 1fresh
| Screen Rant | The Last Mercenary is Jean-Claude Van Damme at his best: his comedic timing is as precise, and the movie's action set pieces are deeply satisfying. | 1Positive
| https://screenrant.com/last-mercenary-2021-movie-reviews/ |
the_last_mercenary | 2809933 | 2021-07-30 | Brian Orndorf | false | B+ | 1fresh
| Blu-ray.com | And there's Van Damme, who delivers one of his best performances in years in the movie, hitting hard when necessary, but also eager to get a little loose, which is highly amusing. | 1Positive
| https://www.blu-ray.com/The-Last-Mercenary/1412099/#Review |
the_great_waltz | 2657653 | 2020-01-03 | Robert Sullivan | false | null | 0rotten
| Los Angeles Free Press | It's hard to guess what M.G.M. had in mind when they backed this film, because the potential audience hardly seems large enough to cover expenses. | 0Negative
| https://voices.revealdigital.com/?a=cl&cl=CL1&sp=BGJFHJH&ai=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------------1 |
seminole | 2749466 | 2020-12-08 | Sarah Boslaugh | false | 6/10 | 1fresh
| TheArtsStl | Seminole (1953), directed by Budd Boetticher, is basically a Western set in Florida (and partially shot at Everglades National Park), during the Second Seminole War of 1835. | 1Positive
| http://theartsstl.com/the-rock-hudson-collection-kino-lorber-nr/ |
seminole | 2056098 | 2012-02-01 | Michael E. Grost | false | null | 1fresh
| Classic Film and Television | Powerful pro-Native American Western, with gripping story telling. | 1Positive
| http://mikegrost.com/boettich.htm#Seminole |
seminole | 1429333 | 2005-08-22 | Dennis Schwartz | false | A- | 1fresh
| Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews | It's the kind of Western where the white leader is so crazed and the Indian leader so sane, that you root for the Indians. | 1Positive
| https://dennisschwartzreviews.com/seminoles/ |
cosmonauta-2009 | 1966895 | 2011-03-18 | Jim Slotek | false | 3.5/5 | 1fresh
| Jam! Movies | Cosmonaut is a slice-of-life film from a time and place now lost. | 1Positive
| http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Reviews/C/Cosmonaut/2011/03/17/17654171.html |
cosmonauta-2009 | 1966679 | 2011-03-18 | Stephen Cole | true | 2.5/4 | 1fresh
| Globe and Mail | It's a slight, charming, thoughtful movie; one that can be recommended to fallen idealists of every persuasion. | 1Positive
| http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/movies/cosmonauta-charming-thoughtful-communist/article1945846/ |
cosmonauta-2009 | 1966666 | 2011-03-18 | Adam Nayman | true | 3/5 | 1fresh
| eye WEEKLY | A wry, sensitive coming-of-age comedy set against a very specific historical backdrop. | 1Positive
| http://www.eyeweekly.com/film/onscreen/article/111963 |
cosmonauta-2009 | 1966241 | 2011-03-16 | Bill Chambers | false | 2.5/4 | 1fresh
| Film Freak Central | Has its charms, including an enticing, Almodvarian palette. | 1Positive
| http://filmfreakcentral.blogspot.com/2011/03/cosmonaut-review.html |
transmorphers_fall_of_man | 1931515 | 2010-09-21 | Kevin Carr | false | 2.5/5 | 0rotten
| 7M Pictures | The biggest problem I had was the casting of writer Shane Van Dyke in the lead hero. If he hadn't written the script, I doubt he'd have even had an audition. | 0Negative
| http://www.7mpictures.com/inside/reviews/transmorphersdvd_review.htm |
transmorphers_fall_of_man | 1830331 | 2009-07-02 | Felix Vasquez Jr. | false | null | 0rotten
| Cinema Crazed | It's just disappointing after watching the first movie... | 0Negative
| http://cinema-crazed.com/blog/2009/07/03/transmorphers-fall-of-man-2009/ |
mr_cao_goes_to_washington | 2120813 | 2013-01-02 | Kenneth R. Morefield | false | 3/4 | 1fresh
| 1More Film Blog | Does Cao represent personal integrity-as he defines it-or does he represent the citizens of the second district of Louisiana? | 1Positive
| http://1morefilmblog.com/wordpress/mr-cao-goes-to-washington-chiang-2012/ |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2566906 | 2019-03-13 | Geoffrey O'Brien | false | null | 1fresh
| The New York Review of Books | The determination-at times it seems close to anguish-with which they seize that opportunity reenacts what must have been the astonishing force and challenge launched by the actors who first played Julius Caesar. | 1Positive
| https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2012/12/20/olivier-italian-prison/ |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2561048 | 2019-02-22 | J. Hoberman | true | null | 1fresh
| ARTINFO.com | Despite its lean and hungry look, the Taviani Brothers' Caesar Must Die may be the most effectively gimmicked version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in the 75 years since Orson Welles's modern-dress, anti-fascist staging. | 1Positive
| https://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/864460/caged-heat-the-taviani-brothers-caesar-must-die |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2557059 | 2019-02-09 | Patrick Gamble | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| CineVue | A fascinatingly perceptive film that blurs the lines between art and reality, Caesar Must Die brings a whole new intensity to this Elizabethan examination of betrayal and duplicity. | 1Positive
| https://cine-vue.com/2013/02/film-review-caesar-must-die.html |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2459261 | 2018-02-21 | Steve Erickson | false | null | 1fresh
| Gay City News | ... "Caesar Must Die" combines documentary, theater, and fiction in ways that could hardly be more au courant. | 1Positive
| http://gaycitynews.nyc/brutus-among-the-brutish/ |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2315904 | 2016-03-21 | Hannah Brown | false | null | 1fresh
| Jerusalem Post | The most gripping and brilliant Shakespeare production put on film since Laurence Olivier's Hamlet. | 1Positive
| http://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Entertainment/Convicts-perform-with-conviction-320889 |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2184656 | 2014-01-23 | Christopher Long | false | 8/10 | 1fresh
| Movie Metropolis | A double hybrid that occupies a space somewhere between documentary and fiction right along the border of cinema and theater. | 1Positive
| http://moviemet.com/review/caesar-must-die-dvd-review#.UuIDP7ROnIU |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2148154 | 2013-06-17 | Stanley Kauffmann | true | null | 1fresh
| The New Republic | It is almost an impertinence to think that we understand the thoughts of these actors and those in the audience who are relatives and friends. But this is the intriguing privilege that the Taviani brothers have given us. | 1Positive
| http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112279/caesar-must-die-pirogue-reviews-stanley-kauffmann |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2146204 | 2013-06-06 | Jay Stone | false | 3/5 | 1fresh
| Canada.com | A clever if sometimes mystifying, combination of documentary, invention and post-modernism. | 1Positive
| http://o.canada.com/2013/06/06/movie-review-caesar-must-die/ |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2136608 | 2013-04-05 | John Beifuss | false | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | Destined to lose years in prison, the actors seem to take pride -- and solace -- in their association with something as seemingly immortal as Shakespeare's words. | 1Positive
| http://blogs.commercialappeal.com/the_bloodshot_eye/2013/04/caesar-must-die---a-review-hail-caesar.html |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2135176 | 2013-03-27 | Graham Young | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Birmingham Post | As they find issues and themes they can relate to, the action is never remotely static despite the frequent nature of the close-ups and the plastic sword. | 1Positive
| http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/film-news/2013/03/27/movie-reviews-trance-one-mile-away-identity-thief-gi-joe-retaliation-65233-33074155/ |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2134251 | 2013-03-21 | A.A. Dowd | true | 3/5 | 0rotten
| Time Out Chicago | The problem with the film, which somewhat inexplicably won the Golden Bear at Berlin last year, is that it scarcely transcends the basic novelty of its premise. | 0Negative
| http://tmoutchi.us/ZW0tkM |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2132814 | 2013-03-14 | Peter Howell | true | 3/4 | 1fresh
| Toronto Star | There's barely a wasted moment in the film, which runs a brisk 76 minutes and contains no female roles. | 1Positive
| http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/03/14/caesar_must_die_keeps_the_bard_behind_bars_review.html |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2132090 | 2013-03-08 | Tom Long | true | A- | 1fresh
| Detroit News | There's an intensity and emotional accuracy to the performances that's just stunning, particularly Striano's Brutus, as he longs for death and release. | 1Positive
| http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130308/ENT02/303080302/1034/ent02/Review-Freedom-fleeting-inmate-stars-Caesar-Must-Die- |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2131186 | 2013-03-03 | Philip French | false | null | 1fresh
| Observer (UK) | Profoundly moving. | 1Positive
| http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/mar/03/caesar-must-die-review-philip-french |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2130902 | 2013-03-01 | Tara Brady | true | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Irish Times | The juxtaposition of Shakespearean text and prison cell life is a particularly poignant one. | 1Positive
| http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2013/0301/1224330638175.html |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2130815 | 2013-03-01 | Derek Malcolm | true | 4/5 | 1fresh
| London Evening Standard | It is difficult to understand exactly where documentary ends and fiction begins, but the finale, again in colour, of the triumphant first night of the production can't fail to move. | 1Positive
| http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/caesar-must-die--film-review-8516219.html |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2130585 | 2013-02-28 | Peter Bradshaw | true | 3/5 | 1fresh
| Guardian | It's never anything less than interesting, though I felt it didn't quite fulfil its potential, and the repetition of material at the beginning and end is disconcerting. | 1Positive
| http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/feb/28/caesar-must-die-review |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2130513 | 2013-02-28 | Nigel Andrews | true | 2/5 | 0rotten
| Financial Times | It is uncanny how Italy's film-makers keep failing to nail, or effectively to satirise, their country's strident political shortcomings. | 0Negative
| http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/f92932c2-8191-11e2-904c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_film-television%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct#axzz2MDs9CWjx |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2130426 | 2013-02-28 | Glenn Heath Jr. | true | 3/5 | 1fresh
| Little White Lies | Deeply felt melancholy lingers long after the credits roll. | 1Positive
| http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/theatrical-reviews/caesar-must-die-23289 |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2130287 | 2013-02-27 | Chris Buckle | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| The Skinny | Delivers a compelling and considered take on immemorial themes. | 1Positive
| http://www.theskinny.co.uk/film/film_festivals/304157-gff_2013_caesar_must_die |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2130150 | 2013-02-26 | Dave Calhoun | true | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Time Out | It's an arresting, playful and moving film ... | 1Positive
| http://www.timeout.com/london/film/caesar-must-die |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2130032 | 2013-02-25 | Patrick Peters | true | 3/5 | 1fresh
| Empire Magazine | [It] has plenty of wit and punch, although compared to the best of the medium - Man On Wire, for instance - it sometimes comes off as guileless and clunky. | 1Positive
| http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=138063 |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2129768 | 2013-02-22 | Peter Rainer | true | A- | 1fresh
| Christian Science Monitor | Prison theatricals are nothing new in the movies, but Caesar Must Die, a quasi-documentary featuring hardened convicts acting out Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, is in a class by itself. | 1Positive
| http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Movies/2013/0222/Caesar-Must-Die-is-powerful-and-moving?nav=397-csm_subcategory-topStories |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2129633 | 2013-02-21 | Kenneth Turan | true | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Los Angeles Times | Ranks among the most involving adaptations of Shakespeare ever put on screen ... | 1Positive
| http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-0222-caesar-must-die-20130222,0,1420687.story |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2129623 | 2013-02-21 | Joe Morgenstern | true | null | 1fresh
| Wall Street Journal | What works best is what's readily accessible, the startling power of performers who understand the drama all too well. | 1Positive
| http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324048904578318051865896508.html |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2129159 | 2013-02-18 | Tom Dawson | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Total Film | [An] inventive, urgent and humane prison drama, in which real-life Mafia and Camorra prisoners act in a version of Julius Caesar. | 1Positive
| http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/caesar-must-die |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2128170 | 2013-02-12 | Cole Smithey | false | B | 1fresh
| ColeSmithey.com | If you're looking for an adventurous thought-provoking film, "Caesar Must Die" more than fits the bill. | 1Positive
| http://www.colesmithey.com/capsules/2013/02/caesar-must-die.html |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2128034 | 2013-02-10 | Simon Miraudo | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Quickflix | In just 76 minutes, the Taviani brothers treat us to a deeply affecting adaptation of this ancient play, embedded with even deeper meaning on account of its unconventional stars. | 1Positive
| https://streaming.quickflix.com.au/News/Reviews/CaesarMustDie/9462 |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2127969 | 2013-02-09 | Brandon Judell | false | 9/10 | 1fresh
| CultureCatch | Here's an extraordinary melding of the actualities of modern man with his ancient past. Sadly, humankind hasn't made much progress when it comes to controlling its ambitious and testosterone-tinged impulses. Happily, human frailties make great art. | 1Positive
| http://culturecatch.com/film/caesar-must-die |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2127762 | 2013-02-08 | Farran Smith Nehme | true | 4/4 | 1fresh
| New York Post | The film gets on screen not only the play's bloody, double-dealing, hungry essence, but the redemptive potential of art. | 1Positive
| http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/shakespeare_thrives_in_italian_slammer_UsGsHyXWNEdPwL40nsbySP |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2127579 | 2013-02-07 | Maria Garcia | false | null | 1fresh
| Film Journal International | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani brilliantly merge documentary and fiction in this film about a prison production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. | 1Positive
| http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/reviews/specialty-releases/e3i1de5fb1bf7fa19685b9d1818451c17fc |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2127536 | 2013-02-07 | Elizabeth Weitzman | true | 4/5 | 1fresh
| New York Daily News | The Tavianis blur the boundaries between fact and fiction, but they couldn't do it without the full complicity of their actors, or the audience. | 1Positive
| http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/movie-reviews-caesar-die-night-street-article-1.1257357 |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2127463 | 2013-02-07 | Grant Butler | false | A | 1fresh
| Oregonian | For a movie with such a brisk pace -- it clocks in at just 76 minutes -- "Caesar Must Die" has surprising depth ... | 1Positive
| http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2013/02/the_piff_lineup.html |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2127435 | 2013-02-07 | Noel Murray | true | B+ | 1fresh
| AV Club | In Caesar Must Die, the characters are both actor and audience, looking at themselves through the lens of a centuries-old fictionalization of history. | 1Positive
| http://www.avclub.com/articles/caesar-must-die,92135/ |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2127293 | 2013-02-05 | Manohla Dargis | true | 2.5/5 | 0rotten
| New York Times | You can only guess what the lines mean to the inmates, who register as atmospheric blanks at best and brutal exotics at worst, even if the tale that they enact with such earnest vigor works because the original tragedy does. | 0Negative
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caesar_must_die_2012 | 2127285 | 2013-02-05 | Nick Pinkerton | true | null | 1fresh
| Village Voice | So solid is that conception, and so resonant the text in which questions of freedom and slavery are paramount, that the impact can hardly be diminished. | 1Positive
| http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-02-06/film/old-republic-skullduggery-meets-modern-streets-in-caesar-must-die/ |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2127238 | 2013-02-05 | Keith Uhlich | true | 2/5 | 0rotten
| Time Out | Hardly a dish fit for the gods. | 0Negative
| http://www.timeout.com/us/film/caesar-must-die-movie-review |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2127187 | 2013-02-04 | Donald J. Levit | false | null | 1fresh
| ReelTalk Movie Reviews | As much in the corridors, cells and courtyards as on the virtually prop-less stage, these nearly entirely non-professionals give moving performances. | 1Positive
| http://www.reeltalkreviews.com/browse/viewitem.asp?type=review&id=4079 |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2127136 | 2013-02-04 | Lee Marshall | false | null | 1fresh
| Screen International | Now into their eighties, the Taviani brothers show with this remarkable, fresh and moving drama-documentary they have lost none of that mix of observational rigour and sympathy for the underdog that marked early films like Padre Padrone. | 1Positive
| http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-latest/caesar-must-die/5037883.article |