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10/04/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...puts a very human face on its tale of two coalitions whose Herculean efforts helped turn a death sentence into a manageable condition." |
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08/23/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...captures moments of lyrical beauty, from a bike ride through improvised clouds to the echoes of footfalls on stone... you reflect on how life goes on, with and without us." |
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09/17/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Kore-eda's exchanges unfold with an everyday homeliness; he subtly reveals seething resentments and regrets while never losing sight of his characters' fallible humanity." |
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12/20/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Tarantino infuses it with the spaghetti sensibilities of Sergio Leone and, more so, the genre grit of that other Sergio, Corbucci (director of 1966's 'Django,' naturally)." |
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12/06/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...incorporates enough of George V. Higgins's crackling, location-specific dialogue to have you recalling that greatest of all Boston-set films, 'The Friends of Eddie Coyle.' " |
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11/29/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...intimate, vérité-style... a day in the trenches of a deeply flawed health care system, Peter Nicks observes, Wiseman-like, without editorializing." |
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11/15/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Hoping to unlock not only the mysteries of his own past, but also to better understand the alienation he feels from his son, McElwee has forged another triumph..." |
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08/02/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Denmark's answer to 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' with vestiges of Dogme 95.... nothing ends up where it should in this raunchy comedy..." |
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07/19/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Hong Sang-soo may be copying a template from his earlier movies about flailing directors, but each film is unique..." |
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05/10/12 |
Outstanding |
 "While many of the kids could have ended up the subjects of a film like 'Bully,' this isn't that story. These kids are proud of their tights." |
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05/05/11 |
Outstanding |
 "The 45 minutes of unrelenting carnage that conclude it are as crimson-soaked as fans would expect. And yet this tale is also moving." |
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03/11/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...simply stunning, and John Logan's script gives them adult-oriented, movie-related in-jokes to drawl on. Best of all? It's not in 3D!" |
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09/17/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...strikes a delicate chord in Stéphane Brizé's subtle and exquisitely acted adaptation of Eric Holder's novel." |
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03/25/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...a family entertainment that functions as a copy of James Cameron's most successful film of all time.... better than 'Avatar'.... a real beauty." |
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10/15/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Director Lone Scherfig avoids most of the pitfalls of the coming-of-age genre." |
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08/06/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Is there anything more heartwarming than watching a little girl officiating at the marriage of two of her favorite dolls?" |
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11/22/12 |
Very Good |
 "A true surprise... a computer-animated crowd pleaser featuring unique interpretations of mythical childhood characters..." |
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11/08/12 |
Very Good |
 "The kaleidoscopic backgrounds offer a colorful counterpoint to the simple silhouettes that form the people, animals, and mythical beasts populating the six fables..." |
| 19. |
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10/04/12 |
Very Good |
 "Writer/director Michael J. Bassett stages the carnage under so much rain-soaked filth, you can almost smell the stench. It's a good stench." |
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09/27/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a sweet coming-of-age story populated by actors who are slightly older than the characters they're playing... a universal tale of growing up as an outsider." |
