2003CC: John Sayles

Submitted by lbangs on Thu, 03/13/2003 - 05:01
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  • Matewan (87): *****
  • The Secret of Roan Inish (94): *****

  • Return of the Secaucus Seven (80): **** 1/2
  • Lone Star (96): **** 1/2

  • Eight Men Out (88): ****
  • City of Hope (91): ****
  • Passion Fish (92): ****
  • Baby It's You (82): ****

  • Lianna (83): *** 1/2
  • The Brother from Another Planet (84): *** 1/2
  • Men With Guns (97): *** 1/2
  • Limbo (99): *** 1/2
Author Comments: 

This is a new entry in an up-dated series I'm calling the New Critical Consensus. Several people have requested updates of the older series, and since critical opinions shift, I am revamping the entire system. I am averaging the opinions of several excellent film critics to produce a list of each director's movies. Rather than using a number system, which was perhaps a bit clunky, I will now be using a five-star system. The films will be listed in a recommended viewing order, so new fans will have an idea of where the best place to start watching a director's work is.
These are not my opinions, although, since I have chosen the critics used (and I'm using many), my taste will perhaps seep through a bit.

Terribly nerdy, I know, but maybe this will help people only now beginning to dabble into certain artists' bodies of work.

Scale:

***** - Masterpiece
**** 1/2 - Classic
**** - Great
*** 1/2 - Good
*** - Above Average
** 1/2 - Average
** - Below Average
* 1/2 - Bad
* - Terrible
1/2 - One of the worst films ever