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Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Jul 7, 2026 It's the kind of gotcha storytelling that drives fans to exclaim “My mind is blown!” and drives me to boredom. Go to Full Review Following (1998) 87% 85%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Dec 13, 2017 8/10 The doomy mood of the final scenes packs a wallop that's missing from Mamet's more contrived narratives. Go to Full Review Homicide (1991) 88% 72%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Jan 29, 2015 10/10 This is a world without design, where characters can no longer single-mindedly pursue goals and resolve problems. Go to Full Review L'Avventura (1960) 94% 88%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Jan 29, 2015 8/10 Martel doesn't try to connect the dots with typical continuity editing either, opting instead to focus on textures and fleeting movements Go to Full Review La ciénaga (2001) 87% 79%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Jan 29, 2015 10/10 You can understand why (Petra Von Kant) is viewed by many as one of Fassbinder's masterpieces. Not bad for ten days' work, anyway. Go to Full Review The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) 85% 85%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Jan 29, 2015 8/10 A remembrance of things forgotten. Go to Full Review My Winnipeg (2007) 94% 77%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Sep 23, 2014 8/10 This is a space with ample room for both the living and the dead. Go to Full Review The Innocents (1961) 95% 86%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Sep 23, 2014 8/10 I don't know that there's a clear winner in the contest for Roman Polanski's bleakest depiction of human nature. But "Macbeth" is indisputably in the running. Go to Full Review Macbeth (1971) 78% 73%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Sep 23, 2014 7/10 Whatever delusions of grandeur (Calvi) may have had while climbing the corporate ladder are dispelled by the discovery that he is but a tiny fish among the sharks. Go to Full Review The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair (2002) - - - -

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Sep 23, 2014 7/10 Burt's not your typical entrepreneur. He's not your typical anything. Go to Full Review Burt's Buzz (2013) 79% 48%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Sep 23, 2014 9/10 Sculpted out of blocks of stark light amid pools of impenetrable darkness. Go to Full Review Eraserhead (1977) 87% 82%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Sep 23, 2014 8/10 Crocker crafts a surprisingly suspenseful tale as he follows the battle of experts on each side as well as the more fundamental tug of war between faith and empiricism. Go to Full Review Ghost Bird (2009) 91% 73%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Sep 23, 2014 7/10 The question is whether there's a way to make that freely-available knowledge less... sh***y. Go to Full Review Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia (2010) - - 56%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Sep 23, 2014 4/10 The film's tone is so campy and off-kilter it's hard to take any of it seriously... it's equally hard to find any of it particularly funny. Go to Full Review Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990) 70% 79%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Sep 23, 2014 7/10 Ellis emerges from the movie as a complex and thoughtful character. He loved to say and do outrageous things, but seldom did so without a calculated purpose. Go to Full Review No No: A Dockumentary (2014) 97% 80%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Aug 3, 2014 8/10 It might be my least favorite of (Jia's) movies, but I still count it as one of the best films of 2013 which should tell you what I think of this extraordinary filmmaker. Go to Full Review A Touch of Sin (2013) 95% 74%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Aug 3, 2014 10/10 Both a ferocious love story and a tale of the triumph of vital individual faith over ossified and corrupt organized religion. Go to Full Review Breaking the Waves (1996) 84% 91%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Aug 3, 2014 7/10 It's hard to go wrong with footage of the charismatic and abrasive Ali who is not always depicted as a saint Go to Full Review The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013) 88% 85%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Aug 3, 2014 8/10 Kiarostami still possesses a remarkable knack for crafting vivid supporting characters from just a few details. Go to Full Review Like Someone in Love (2012) 83% 60%

Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Aug 3, 2014 8/10 Just when loyalty seems to be an entirely perverse and oppressive force in this world of might makes right, the film (shows) there are limits decent men won't cross. Go to Full Review Red River (1948) 100% 87%