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10/12/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...will have you on the edge of your seat... gripping... Affleck evokes the era without fetishizing it..." |
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10/05/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...pure, retro-cinematic joy... good fun, a visual feast for pie-eyed Burton fans - and a terrifically warped reminder of just how freaky a PG film can be." |
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09/28/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...the imperfections fit. Somehow, the film shouldn't be flawless. It should be cracked and riddled with human frailty. It should hurt." |
| 4. |
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09/21/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...lingers as a testament to extraordinary human bravery. It stands as one of the most heartbreaking and suspenseful sagas of the year." |
| 5. |
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09/21/12 |
Outstanding |
 "The best scenes are filmed inside the cruiser... moments so playful and true they make all other buddy cops look bogus by comparison." |
| 6. |
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09/14/12 |
Outstanding |
 "The film's two protagonists quickly come to the fore: Ashley Arbaugh, an ex-model and current scout... and Nadya Vall, a pretty child... Their story tells itself..." |
| 7. |
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07/27/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...startlingly candid... Through a clear lens unclouded by politics or blame, it offers insight into the hazardous American practice of living beyond our means." |
| 8. |
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07/06/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Regarding Wallis' performance as Hushpuppy: it isn't one. It's a fact.... The film is its own beast, and it's a rare one." |
| 9. |
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06/01/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...an adventure, a love story, a biblical allegory complete with approaching storm, a mash note to composer Benjamin Britten and a profoundly touching discourse..." |
| 10. |
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05/04/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...the mother of all big-budget comic adaptations... pops with a knowing, loving, Whedon-world jokiness that keeps everything barreling along." |
| 11. |
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03/23/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Israeli writer-director Joseph Cedar imbues his tale of academic maneuvering, misunderstanding and mystery with the zest of passion and the zing of intrigue." |
| 12. |
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02/03/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...brisk, brusque, disturbing... deconstructs the conventional superhero narrative and reassembles it as a canny discourse on impulse control and the troubled teen psyche." |
| 13. |
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01/20/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...touches on religious strictures and the role of women in Iran, but it does so with a light hand and not a twitch of condemnation." |
| 14. |
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12/28/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...benefits from solid performances... and most of all from Rees' careful screenplay, which dances that shifting line between fear and emergent hope." |
| 15. |
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12/21/11 |
Outstanding |
 "The effects suit the material perfectly - while Tintin and his compatriots appear broad-stroked and cartoonish, their surroundings are cast in vivid detail..." |
| 16. |
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12/16/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...faithful to the original in all the necessary ways: in the crisp unfolding of its elaborate plot; in its evocation of the Cold War era..." |
| 17. |
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12/02/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...a frank urban erotic drama about a depressive, controlling sex addict... Structurally, it's close to perfect..." |
| 18. |
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11/11/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...asks fewer questions about the bloody specifics than the more timeless and inscrutable matters of life and death, love and loss." |
| 19. |
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07/15/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...the epic and impassioned close that the saga deserves, a sweeping Wagnerian finish that's taut with suspense and wet with emotion." |
| 20. |
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05/13/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...a film of great hilarity, humanity, idiosyncrasy and grade-A, eyebrow-singeing raunch.... Kristen Wiig is one funny chick and this is one funny flick." |
