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09/15/11 |
Excellent |
 " 'There is a lot of work to be done in the summer,' says Tibetan nomad Yama... Yama collects yak dung, wrangles pots and pans in the yurt, and milks the livestock..." |
| 2. |
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08/10/11 |
Excellent |
"...remarkable not merely for documenting the disappearing way of life of Tibetan nomads, but for registering the depth of Yama and Locho's uncertainty about moving on from it." |
| 3. |
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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." |
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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." |
| 5. |
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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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03/15/12 |
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." |
| 8. |
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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." |
| 9. |
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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..." |
| 10. |
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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." |
| 11. |
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07/07/11 |
Good |
 "...sounds like a repeat-offender case study, but instead concerns the injustice done to Deborah Peagler, an incarcerated mother of two." |
| 12. |
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06/29/11 |
Good |
"...lobbies for the rights of battered women, and, like many cause documentaries, it looks rather plain.... But otherwise does justice to its subject's wrenching story." |
| 13. |
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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." |
| 14. |
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09/15/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a story about overcoming prejudices to gain self-respect; perhaps director Anne Sewitsky is just going for gleefully un-PC quirk." |
| 15. |
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09/14/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
"...cringe comedy... questionable black-historical shorthand detracts from what is otherwise a well-performed and fitfully amusing film." |
| 16. |
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09/08/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...refreshingly declines to put its protagonist through the motions of repentance as it descends into legal morass..." |
| 17. |
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08/17/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...by playing Seung-chul as extremely sullen, and by constantly calling attention to his disheveled appearance, writer/director/star Park provokes viewers to blame the character for his own problems -- and thus confront their similarity to the movie's hard-hearted citizens." |
| 18. |
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08/10/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...sure to unsettle those who prefer films to pass clear judgment on not-so-upstanding types, but it's hard not to admire such a drolly off-kilter pass at the domestic regionalist indie." |
| 19. |
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06/01/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
"Though told here with appealing drollness, Marks's story makes an odd vessel for the filmmakers' casually advanced drug legalization arguments..." |
| 20. |
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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?" |
