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Occasional reviews of the best of the cinematic arts by Chicago film critic, Carl Zapffe

The Cat's Meow Movie Critic

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Reviews of Movies Recently Seen:

"The Blind Side" ('09)...B+

"Broken Embraces" ('09)...B

"It's Complicated" ('09)...A-

"Sherlock Holmes" ('09)...B+

"Up In the Air" ('09)...A-

"Amelia" ('09)...B

"An Education" ('09)...A-

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"AWAY WE GO"(09)...A

"The Blind Side" ('09)...B+

"Broken Embraces" ('09)...B

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"(08)...B

"District 9"(09)...B

"Duplicity"(09)...B+

"Earth"(09)...B

"Easy Virtue"(09)...B+

"Everything's Fine" ('09)...B

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"(500) DAYS OF SUMMER"(09)...A

"Frost/Nixon"(08)...A

"Frozen River"(08)...B

"GRAN TURINO"(08)...A


"The Hangover"(09)...B-

"Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince"(09)...B+

"I Love You, Man"(09)...B

"It's Complicated" ('09)...A-

"Julie & Julia" ('09) ... A-

"Love Happens" ('09)... C

"Pirate Radio" ('09)...B


"The Reader"(08)...B+

"Sherlock Holmes" ('09)...B+

"Slumdog Millionaire"(08)...B

"Star Trek"(09)...B+

"UP"(09)...A-

"Up In the Air" ('09)...A-

"Whatever Works"(09)...B+


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The Top 10 Movies of 2005

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The Top 10 Movies of 2004

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The Top 10 Movies of 2003

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The Top 10 Movies of 2002

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The Top 10 Movies of 2001

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The Best Movies of 2000

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My Top 10 Picks of the Greatest Dramas of All Time!

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My Top 10 Picks of the Funniest Comedies of All Time!

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My Top 10 Picks of the Greatest Small Gems and Romantic Comedies of All Time!

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