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05/24/13 |
Very Good |
 "Spectacle matters more than story for Reygadas, who wants to create a world onscreen instead of developing characters or critiquing society.... startling..." |
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05/17/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...bloody with viscera, yet beautifully abstract.... astonishing visuals and Ernst Karel's discordant sound design hit your eye, ear and gut." |
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05/17/13 |
Very Good |
 "...a film about excessive capitalism.... Kim Ki-duk deals with an ancient suspicion of money that predates Marx, MasterCard and Madoff." |
| 4. |
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05/10/13 |
Very Good |
 "...a quietly crafted look into the heart of a family, as emotion is writ small, in the North American economy.... Time is the variable handled most distinctly here..." |
| 5. |
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05/04/13 |
Very Good |
 "What sets this apart are the conflicted values of its characters. The perverted politician and dirty detective are more than one-note types." |
| 6. |
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04/26/13 |
Moderate |
 "In the end, one more operative will echo the 'doing something so long' lament and fault bosses who 'turn us into these awful things.' " |
| 7. |
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04/19/13 |
Very Good |
 "How sick can fans of a celebrity get? Very.... Both morbid and mordant, the film imagines a celebrity culture that has metastasized." |
| 8. |
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04/19/13 |
Moderate |
 "...affirming yet manipulative... indulges in sentimental and sensational tropes. The manipulative touches do more than distract, they irk." |
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03/29/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Citing Pinocchio and Pirandello, director and co-writer Matteo Garrone crafts 'a black fairy tale' about wishing too much to be seen.... enchanting..." |
| 10. |
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03/29/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...another comedy about non-conformity starring Toni Collette.... Hogan upgrades the colloquialism 'mental' from a clinically incorrect epithet to a badge of honor..." |
| 11. |
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03/22/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Rachel Mwanza is a compelling presence on screen.... this film is not about any one conflict.... Atrocity and beauty somehow coexist..." |
| 12. |
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03/15/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Mungiu observes this tragedy without resorting to supernatural touches or true-crime formula. His sound design unsettles with unseen elements..." |
| 13. |
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03/08/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a slick gothic tale of a friar gone wrong.... ought to titillate and transgress more. Director Dominik Moll can confess to doing neither." |
| 14. |
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03/01/13 |
Very Good |
 "About 50 million Americans 'don't know where their next meal is coming from,' as 'food insecurity' is defined. This costs our country $167 billion annually." |
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01/25/13 |
Very Good |
 "Sullivan's animation style takes flight with the delusional tangents of his characters.... underneath all the melodrama beat wounded hearts yearning for solace." |
| 16. |
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03/02/12 |
Good |
 "...insightful... chronicles the helplessness of loved ones witnessing Ingrid Jonker over-serve herself with alcohol and affairs." |
| 17. |
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03/02/12 |
Good |
 "...based on the true story of William Burke (Simon Pegg, 'Shaun of the Dead') and William Hare (Andy Serkis, 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes,' 'Lord of the Rings')..." |
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02/29/12 |
Very Good |
 "Morocco native Ismaël Ferroukhi draws on Paris history to dramatize the resistance by North African Muslim immigrants to the Nazis.... well-made..." |
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05/27/11 |
Very Good |
 "...manages to extract worthwhile issues from an otherwise trivial pop culture debate that's raged over three decades." |
| 20. |
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05/27/11 |
Very Good |
 "Wavy Gravy's sing-song verse includes this rhyme: 'Wouldn't it be neat/If the people that you meet/Had shoes upon their feet/And something to eat?' " |
