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	Title Publication	Review Date	Rating	Quote
1.	Bandslam New York Times	08/14/09	Very Good	"Tidy, heartfelt direction by Todd Graff; astute song references; and a David Bowie cameo transcend the formula underpinnings... buoyant, gratifying and, yes, rocking."
2.	Fame New York Times	09/25/09	Moderate	"...while the movie suffers from a surfeit of flash, it nonetheless offers the undeniable power of young performers pursuing art at peak dexterity."
3.	Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman New York Times	10/09/09	Good	"The film is not about political causes; it's about lovely photographs of graceful buildings and those who can afford the real estate. But it does pay proper respect..."
4.	Staten Island New York Times	11/20/09	Good (Not Great)	"Mr. DeMonaco adroitly weaves violence, absurdity and sentiment, even an environmental consciousness into a modest, appealing fable."
5.	A Film with Me in It New York Times	01/01/10	Very Good	"The Irish narrative tradition of the bleakly hilarious is honored with gusto... graced with appealing performers and laced with agreeable poison.... Mr. FitzGibbon shows nimble dexterity with underlighting, damp exteriors and dank, squalid interiors."
6.	To Save a Life New York Times	01/22/10	Poor	"...forget the lame performances and arch, preachy sentiment; the movie's sham hip-hop and spurious alternative music alone should keep teenagers away."
7.	Floored New York Times	05/07/10	Very Good	"There's an elegiac poignancy in 'Floored'... The stories of this dying breed are fascinating.... These are brawny, profane, beer-drinking, cigar-smoking men (for the most part), some prosperous, others breaking or broken."
8.	Entre Nos (Between Us) New York Times	05/14/10	Very Good	"...deft with pacing, composition and atmosphere... only suggests the brutal rigors of the immigrant experience. But it's nice to be reminded that striving newcomers have long strengthened this country."
9.	What's the Matter with Kansas? New York Times	07/30/10	Weak	"The specific roots of a pervasive sense of disenfranchisement are barely described, as are strategies for liberals seeking to reclaim the state.... depicts a groundswell of anger but largely ignores the external forces that helped shape it."
10.	The New Year New York Times	07/30/10	Good	"...convincing 20-something dialogue; deft montages of night life, bowling, parties, the beachside setting... an encouraging feature debut.... stays focused on its clear-eyed portrait of serious adulthood waiting to happen."
11.	Lottery Ticket (2010) New York Times	08/20/10	Good	"...a crowd-pleaser... A big, vivid supporting cast is a strong asset, as are messages about sexual responsibility and charity in the 'hood."
12.	Ahead of Time New York Times	09/10/10	Very Good	"...a graceful documentary... Ms. Gruber is an inspiration for career women, certainly, but also for us all."
13.	Biker Fox New York Times	09/11/10	Fair	"...sometimes amusing... tries to straddle comedy and poignancy, but the scattershot pacing, repetitious fades-to-black and persistent tribal music (conferring a mock shamanic status) grow wearying."
14.	The Other City New York Times	09/17/10	Good	"...a quietly unblinking documentary... the most effective voices belong to those with H.I.V., all evincing a visceral sense of mission."
15.	Music Makes a City: A Louisville Orchestra Story New York Times	09/17/10	Very Good	"...an enlightening documentary about how Louisville, Ky., became a locus for contemporary music in the mid-20th century.... The personalities here are as noteworthy as the soundtrack."
16.	Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole New York Times	09/24/10	Weak	"If only the premise weren't so familiar and the female characterizations so tiresomely backward... for all its pyrotechnics, it fails to soar."
17.	A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism (Sólskinsdrengurinn) New York Times	09/24/10	Very Good	"...riveting... leaps into the mysteries surrounding the disorder... There is no pat resolution here, but the sight of a mother finally able to connect with her child across autism's chasm is more than stirring."
18.	Rachel New York Times	10/08/10	Moderate	"...fascinating if uneven... Regrettably, the film, almost devoid of music, is drastically undermined at its end by an inadvertently comic rap tribute by the Kansas City performance artist..."
19.	It's a Wonderful Afterlife New York Times	10/08/10	Good (Not Great)	"Gurinder Chadha brings her exuberant touch to this morbid comedy, which pokes fun at the Bollywood staples of fretful parents and arranged marriages."
20.	BearCity New York Times	10/22/10	Moderate	"...covers a fair bit of emotional territory, although without amounting to much especially profound. The director, Doug Langway, who is a co-writer of the script, smoothly coordinates a diverse cast of characters..."

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