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04/12/12 |
Fair |
 "...proceeds to paint Reed College as a cartoon bastion of every stereotypical left-coastism imaginable..." |
| 2. |
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04/12/12 |
Weak |
 "The sitcom hyper-reality liberates first-time writer/director Valerie Weiss to amp up the lame ethnic ribbing and the plucky raunch." |
| 3. |
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04/11/12 |
Fair |
"...preaches tolerance and personal integrity over indoctrination... One only has so much patience, though, for watching Communion-wafer-thin characters..." |
| 4. |
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04/11/12 |
Good |
 "...might be a bit too low-key for the non-fan, but that's not to say the tour doc lacks substance: It doubles nicely as a fly-on-the-wall case study in the demands of making music for a living." |
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03/29/12 |
Good |
 "...something of an outlier among awareness docs: It has a clear and calm approach to storytelling and some interest in the quality of its handheld images." |
| 6. |
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03/28/12 |
Good |
"If 'Bully' is a bit vague on the call to action, it's also all but impossible to argue against as these wrenching case studies wrap up." |
| 7. |
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03/28/12 |
Moderate |
 "Co-writer/director Antony Cordier remains sensitive to the subtle shifts in the foursome's dynamics, but do we really need another handwringer about the perils of polyamory?" |
| 8. |
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03/22/12 |
Fair |
 "Another loosely factual gloss on a little-known chapter from Nazi-occupied Europe..." |
| 9. |
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03/21/12 |
Weak |
"...ostensibly charming, actually grating.... takes a frenzied late turn into espionage territory, an attempt to gather momentum that only makes the film more tiresome." |
| 10. |
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03/15/12 |
Good |
 "Gelb documents many of Jiro's unorthodox methods in the kitchen -- no family secrets here; just processes so cost-inefficient few would dare to replicate them." |
| 11. |
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03/14/12 |
Fair |
"...never feels like a movie about a developing conscience, due largely to the shallowness of the protagonist as written and, by extension, Tahar Rahim's portrayal..." |
| 12. |
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03/07/12 |
Good |
"...appealing... always comes back to its subject's determination (sometimes overbearing) to leave the most meaningful possible legacy to his family and his craft." |
| 13. |
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02/29/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a succession of busy scenes from around Uganda's capital.... American director Kimi Takesue doesn't presume to tell anyone's story for him or her, but rather lets the activity on-screen speak for itself." |
| 14. |
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02/15/12 |
Moderate |
 "...streamlined political-drama treatment, complete with persistent intrigue music and scenes of Masha Drokova restating her dilemma to friends that seem rather canned." |
| 15. |
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11/09/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...gains what resonance it has by virtue of its existence: This is precisely the sort of content that so many of those interviewed fear that, given the license, monolithic ISPs of the near future might feel empowered to block." |
| 16. |
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11/04/11 |
Poor |
 "Speaking of the script, questionable motives and unbelievable decisions are relatively small potatoes compared with the Sputnik-size plotholes." |
| 17. |
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11/03/11 |
Good |
 "On balance, the message stays positive: Two of 'To Be Heard's' four credited directors (Roland Legiardi-Laura and Amy Sultan) co-founded the South Bronx after-school program the documentary revolves around..." |
| 18. |
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10/20/11 |
Moderate |
 "Norman (Dan Byrd) is as sarcastically disconsolate a protagonist as you'll see in a movie involving a romance with the new girl in school..." |
| 19. |
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10/19/11 |
Moderate |
"...succeeds in fleshing out its troubled main character; [however,] the actions of his peers are consistently harder to accept." |
| 20. |
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10/12/11 |
Good |
"...uplifting... shot over the course of several years, takes a surprisingly unflinching look at the home lives of the three high schoolers." |
