Talent Woody Allen

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Review

Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life

by Courteney Tan

The master cinematographer behind films by Woody Allen and Wim Wenders is remembered in this fond and nostalgic hagiography.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Café Society

by David Jenkins

Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg lay on the old-school charm in Woody Allen’s Golden Age Hollywood satire.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Irrational Man

by David Ehrlich

Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone go back to school in this charmingly off-kilter comedy-thriller from Woody Allen.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Magic in the Moonlight

by David Ehrlich

Woody Allen effortlessly does Woody Allen in a lightweight, none-too-hilarious period comedy.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Blue Jasmine

by David Jenkins

A career-best Cate Blanchett dazzles in Woody Allen’s heartbreaking missive.

2
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

To Rome with Love

by Andrew Schenker

Woody Allen follows up the biggest hit of his career with an exercise in smug mediocrity.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Midnight in Paris

by Adam Woodward

Midnight in Paris isn’t a clutch at yesteryear; it’s a statement that Allen still has something left to say.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

by James King

Like many of Allen’s recent outings, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger feels surprisingly slapdash.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Whatever Works

by Adam Woodward

Larry David might be plugging a gap between Curb series, but Woody Allen can do much better.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

by Jonathan Crocker

Woody Allen serves up a sizzling romantic drama with three seductive central performances.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Cassandra’s Dream

by Emma Patterson

Woody Allen’s latest is thoroughly entertaining – but for all the wrong reasons.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Match Point

by Danny Miller

Match Point is enjoyable, if lacking in a little charm. Woody can do better than this, and we know it.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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