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Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[24.May.07] :. In the just-in-time for Memorial Day weekend Pirates sequel, Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) pursues pleasure with the sort of determination usually associated with moviegoers.

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The Corruptor (1999)

by Cynthia Fuchs

'You don't change Chinatown. Chinatown changes you.' So warns Detective Nick Chen (Chow Yun Fat), upon meeting his squeaky clean newbie partner, Danny Wallace (Mark Wahlberg) in The Corruptor. And so persists the myth of Chinatown. Alluring, strange, and always inscrutable, in the movies it remains an uncrackable bastion of Otherness.

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

by Oliver Wang

One doesn't need a Kung Fu Cinema background to enjoy 'Crouching Tiger', but it helps in appreciating how the movie builds on -- and arguably surpasses -- that rich cinematic tradition.

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

by Lucas Hilderbrand

The film's narrative unfolds slowly -- too slowly at first.

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