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12/09/08 |
Outstanding |
 "...profound, intimate, hauntingly beautiful... an intimate story of endurance... a metaphor for an entire culture.... the first feature from the Arnait Video Collective, a group dedicated to documenting the unique knowledge and perspectives of Inuit women." |
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09/16/08 |
Outstanding |
 "...the best and most accessible work yet from Palestinian writer-director Rashid Masharawi ('Waiting,' 'Curfew').... a briskly paced gem... finely tooled irony." |
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05/31/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...gripping.... breathtaking.... impressively researched.... pulls viewers deeply into the case and allows them to draw their own conclusions..." |
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09/30/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...a highly satisfying low-budget horror-thriller... Highly cinematic, pitch-perfect... moves away from splatter and gross-out humor to create something more mythic." |
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07/09/10 |
Outstanding |
 "A fearless, tour-de-force performance by star Paprika Steen is the main attraction... Zandvliet's in-your-face, Dogma-style cocktail extracts the essence of Cassavetes..." |
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04/24/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...simple but transcendent... Beautifully mounted... Klaus Haro's magisterial control over the proceedings makes something fresh and heartrending out of predictable material..." |
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07/10/08 |
Outstanding |
 "...the smart, tightly constructed script by director Henrik Ruben Genz and Dunja Gry Jensen cleverly defies expectations as it knowingly toys with genre conventions." |
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06/10/08 |
Outstanding |
 "...provides quietly sensational drama... offers fascinating ethnographic detail, gentle humor and spectacular cinematography." |
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02/25/08 |
Outstanding |
 "All actors turn in fine, naturalistic perfs, but it would be remiss not to remark on 83-year-old Hannes Thanheiser's profoundly moving turn as the grandfather." |
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09/19/11 |
Excellent |
 "An art film in the literal sense... offers fascinating insight into the working process of the famed contemporary artist as he prepares a series of abstract canvases." |
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09/17/11 |
Excellent |
 "...touching... follows six gifted ballet students from disparate social, regional, economic and ethnic backgrounds as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix..." |
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07/18/11 |
Excellent |
 "...poignant and beautifully rendered humanist drama... the script illustrates the Roma outsider status without being didactic or naive." |
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09/07/10 |
Excellent |
 "...terrific-looking... worshipfully traces the career of prolific English architect Norman Foster from his humble origins to the top of his profession.... Crisp and dynamic..." |
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05/20/09 |
Excellent |
 "Sensitively helmed feature debut by Haim Tabakman boasts a tightly structured, multi-layered script by Merav Doster, intimate lensing and strong, credible performances." |
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02/19/09 |
Excellent |
 "...a haunting, poetic portrait of childhood solitude... Edfeldt elicits subtle performances from his adult supporting characters... The child thesps, too, are remarkably natural and nuanced..." |
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12/17/08 |
Excellent |
 "Ever wonder how reincarnations of deceased Buddhist masters are found and recognized?... a fascinating insider's perspective..." |
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09/11/08 |
Excellent |
 "...a beautifully crafted bittersweet dramedy from Czech writer-helmer Bohdan Slama... As he proved in previous work, Slama is a master at depicting yearning." |
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02/18/08 |
Excellent |
 "Beautifully crafted, often sentimental, sometimes humorous pic may feel dramatically thin to some..." |
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04/24/12 |
Very Good |
 "Using fine archival footage and photos, interviews, and voiceover narration... chronicles the rise, decline and current metamorphosis of this utopian experiment in communal living." |
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08/29/11 |
Very Good |
 "...benefits from an artful combination of naturalistic performances and attractively stylized visuals, aided by judicious use of an evocative score." |
