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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." |
| 2. |
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03/02/12 |
Good |
 "Set in 1828 Edinburgh, this darkly semi-sweet confection is narrated by the local hangman." |
| 3. |
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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." |
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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?' " |
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05/20/11 |
Very Good |
 "The women are natural-born entertainers.... features a rich archive of performance footage that documents every decade of their career." |
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05/19/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a chronicle of a 25-year reign as represented by speeches, pageants, inspections of flood and earthquake aftermaths, state visits and international trips." |
| 8. |
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05/13/11 |
Very Good |
 "...a catchy romantic thriller... the plot steers toward a noir caper.... [then] segues into a wistful romance." |
| 9. |
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05/04/11 |
Very Good |
 "Spanish filmmakers -- directors Carlos Carcas and Norberto Lopez Amado, composer Joan Valent and cinematographer Valentin Alvarez -- show Foster's work in the best light with smart framing and zesty scoring." |
| 10. |
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04/22/11 |
Very Good |
 "Indelible local details mark 'Zero Bridge'... brings to mind Satyajit Ray, the Indian auteur who modeled his first films after 'Bicycle Thieves' and other Italian neo-realist works." |
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04/22/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...an insider's satire on media-minded careerists in Los Angeles.... scores mediocre social commentary on celebrity via snuff video... Unlike 'Man Bites Dog' (1992), it's just not jokey or nasty enough." |
| 12. |
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04/15/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The topic is fascinating but Michael Webber's style is at times off-putting." |
| 13. |
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04/15/11 |
Moderate |
 "The mantra of this fizzy infomercial is that green is good business. Director Peter Byck fails, however, to sell his economic catalyst for reversing an enviromental crisis." |
| 14. |
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04/08/11 |
Moderate |
 "...another documentary about the art world that's more interested in money than art.... Kostabi's career never ascended to anything more than celebrity.... offers one-note satire." |
| 15. |
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04/01/11 |
Very Good |
 "...endearing... a mood piece with a lonely heart. No fake silver linings offer a sunny finale.... articulates its sentiment with clarity." |
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04/01/11 |
Moderate |
 "Writer-director John Stockwell, who directed the anti-gringo slasher film 'Turista' (2006), calls 'Cut Run' a 'hilariously violent action-comedy.' He's got the violent part down." |
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04/01/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...polished yet pat..." |
| 18. |
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04/01/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "More than a scenic telenovela... a sincere drama that swims with familiar sentiments." |
| 19. |
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03/25/11 |
Very Good |
 "Korean director Jee-woon Kim adds the crime revenge film to his roster of genres... an inventive exercise on par with his horror entry 'A Tale of Two Sisters' (2003) and 'The Good, the Bad, the Weird' (2008)." |
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03/25/11 |
Moderate |
 "...an atmospheric etude centering on a young couple that moves from the city for unclear reasons to settle in an abandoned rural schoolhouse for equally unclear reasons. Unfortunately, the subdued tone only adds distance, not depth, to their unstated issues." |
