You Can Count on Me
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You Can Count on Me

In a film driven by its characters, You Can Count on Me is overflowing with human performances that lend themselves to a feeling of realness rarely seen in dramedies like this one, something that Lonergan excels at, and which makes this one of the Greatest Films of All Time.

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Husbands and Wives
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Husbands and Wives

Judy Davis’s strong turn as the wildly entertaining Sally only does so much to distract the audience from Woody Allen’s well-written defense of his own troubling life choices, which make this film great, but probably shouldn’t earn it a spot on anyone’s must-watch list.

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Sounder
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Sounder

Strong, award-worthy acting from the parental figures of the film, combined with a relatively unique and hopeful take on the black experience in the American South, propels Sounder beyond the simplicity of its story and into a place of greatness in film history.

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