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I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.

— Pauline Kael Misattributed

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If there is any test that can be applied to movies, it's that the good ones never make you feel virtuous.

Hooked (1989)

The action genre has always had a fascist potential, and it surfaces in this movie.

Is there something in druggy subjects that encourages directors to make imitation film noir? Film noir itself becomes an addiction.

Hooked (1989)

It's as if Brian de Palma were saying, "What is getting older if it isn't learning more ways that you're vulnerable?"

Movie Love (1991)

De Mille's bang-them-on-the-head-with-wild-orgies-and-imperilled-virginity style is at its ripest; the film is just about irresistible.

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