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04/26/13 |
Outstanding |
 "McConaughey brings to the film a heartfelt and beautifully realized angst. And Witherspoon is excellent... a gritty tale of love and regret." |
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04/19/13 |
Very Good |
 "...teeters between experimentation and incoherence. Does it deserve to be seen? Absolutely. Just be aware of what you're getting into." |
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04/12/13 |
Very Good |
 "...the acting is first-rate.... Gosling and Cooper's performances, and Cianfrance's flawed but fascinating vision, are enough to make this an exciting destination." |
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03/29/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Larrain brings a semi-documentary immediacy to the proceedings.... This is filmmaking of the first order." |
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03/22/13 |
Moderate |
 "Fey just doesn't have the acting chops to pull off a character as complex as Portia.... Rudd, who was great in 'Our Idiot Brother,' seems to be going through the motions." |
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03/15/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...informative yet impassioned.... a compelling account of what can go wrong when power is unrestrained." |
| 7. |
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02/01/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...the director and his actors venture into dark and ultimately surreal territory. Yet the story is so masterfully told that one can't help but be enthralled." |
| 8. |
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01/11/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...a thrilling yet challenging film that trusts the audience to stick with it... not just state-of-the-art entertainment, but a great film." |
| 9. |
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01/11/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...virtually impossible to categorize.... Cotillard gets so deep inside the character that it's exhilarating.... Schoenaerts matches her for burning intensity." |
| 10. |
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12/14/12 |
Very Good |
 "Stefan Ruzowitzky balances solid action with subtle character moments, and he elicits strong performances from a first-rate cast." |
| 11. |
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12/07/12 |
Very Good |
 "...ends perhaps a bit too ambiguously, but there's something refreshing about its faith in the moviegoer's intelligence." |
| 12. |
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11/21/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Suraj Sharma imbues Pi's setbacks and successes with breathtaking immediacy. His performance contributes to a poignancy often missing in 3-D extravaganzas." |
| 13. |
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10/26/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...ambitious and mostly successful... at once boldly experimental and vastly entertaining... The cast is terrific... superior filmmaking." |
| 14. |
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10/19/12 |
Very Good |
 "...the performances are first-rate, and the film has the courage to embrace an ambiguous ending.... an intriguing character study and a refreshingly offbeat romance." |
| 15. |
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10/12/12 |
Very Good |
 "Francois Cluzet is terrific... Marion Cotillard brings her usual blend of sophistication and sensuality... the movie is a bit too long, but has plenty of Gallic charm." |
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10/12/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Thure Lindhardt is particularly moving as a guy who's in deep denial... Zachary Booth makes a powerful impression. And Julianne Nicholson hits just the right notes." |
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08/31/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Zobel's unsparing approach is justified. This film should be hard to watch - and it is. But it's also hard to forget." |
| 18. |
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08/24/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...an extremely well-crafted documentary that, for sheer intensity and thrills, is far more entertaining than most fiction films.... one of the best films of the year." |
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08/17/12 |
Very Good |
 "...impressive.... perhaps a bit too sentimental. But the performances are so heartfelt that its occasional excesses are easily forgiven." |
| 20. |
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08/03/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Kazan and Dano are a couple off screen, and their familiarity with each other's rhythms no doubt contributes to the film's offbeat energy.... sparklingly entertaining..." |
