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Cary Darling
71 reviews, averaging 69.4% positive

 

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1. 01/13/12 Very Good "...may not be to everyone's taste. Still, there's no denying that director Lech Majewski has created an imaginative and original work."
2. 10/14/11 Outstanding "...makes for a compelling film, though ultimately what really happened on that morning in 1991 may forever remain a mystery."
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Bellflower
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
09/23/11 Weak "...has a distinctive feel and Glodell manages to capture the 'whatever, dude' mutterings of this clique of frenemies with the ear of someone who has been there. But it's not enough."
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Skateland
Seattle Times
05/27/11 Good (Not Great) "...catches the feel of teenage dreams stunted by circumstance... Unfortunately, [writer/director Anthony] Burns and co-writers Brandon Freeman and Heath Freeman (who co-stars) don't have a particularly original story on which to hang their well-crafted nostalgia."
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Forks Over Knives
Miami Herald
05/13/11 Very Good "...basically a straightforward 90-minute infomercial for veganism. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but anyone looking for a critique of the fast-food lifestyle and factory farming from any other perspective is bound to be disappointed or angry."
6. 04/15/11 Weak "...just isn't very compelling and isn't nearly as bracingly provocative as it is no doubt meant to be."
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White Material
Dallas Morning News
01/14/11 Good (Not Great) "...a thoughtful, if sometimes frustrating, tale... Huppert shows slow-burn intensity that gives the film a solid center."
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Hemingway's Garden of Eden
Dallas Morning News
12/10/10 Weak "It's all supposed to radiate a sense of finding mad love on the knife's edge of danger but, under the direction of John Irvin ('The Dogs of War') from a script by James Scott Linville, it just seems like a bunch of actors playing dress-up."
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Welcome to the Rileys
Dallas Morning News
11/24/10 Good (Not Great) "...a couple of understated yet powerful performances and a twist on the usual hooker-with-a-heart-of-gold story line... flawed yet somberly powerful... ends up packing an unexpected punch."
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Today's Special
Dallas Morning News
11/19/10 Excellent "...slight but sweet and affecting... paints a character-rich portrait of Indian-American life without resorting to sitcom clichés."
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Monsters (2010)
Dallas Morning News
11/05/10 Good (Not Great) "...there's something compellingly moody in Edwards' story... far from perfect, but as a calling card for a rising young talent, it's impressive."
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Lovely, Still
Dallas Morning News
10/15/10 Excellent "...the kind of movie that's easy to overlook... Once seen, it's also hard to forget."
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Bran Nue Dae
Dallas Morning News
09/10/10 Good (Not Great) "...lightweight and enjoyable, if frustratingly uneven... There are pleasant but forgettable songs, and an ending twist that, even by musical-comedy standards, is woefully contrived."
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Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Dallas Morning News
09/03/10 Excellent "...less of a thrill ride than 'Mesrine: Killer Instinct'... a slower, more thoughtful film... It's propelled by such a forceful performance from Cassel that, in the end, it hardly matters."
15. 08/27/10 Outstanding "...sprawling, engrossing..."
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Centurion
Dallas Morning News
08/27/10 Excellent "...a thoroughly enjoyable mano-a-mano action flick... a cool little fight-and-flight picture."
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9500 Liberty
Dallas Morning News
07/30/10 Good (Not Great) "...the combination of citizen outrage and instant Internet feedback makes '9500 Liberty' particularly emblematic for the age."
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The Nature of Existence
Dallas Morning News
07/23/10 Excellent "Though director Roger Nygard predictably comes away with no blinding light of discovery, he has come away with a movie that may be the most enjoyable philosophy class ever."
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Women Without Men
Dallas Morning News
07/09/10 Good (Not Great) "...surreal, dreamlike... it doesn't hold together; the four-pronged story probably worked better on the page. Still, its elegiac mood and chiaroscuro beauty are hard to shake."
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John Rabe
Dallas Morning News
06/25/10 Good (Not Great) "...tends to paint in very broad, heavy-handed strokes.... But writer/director Gallenberger keeps things moving briskly, the cinematography is noteworthy, and there are some genuinely touching moments..."

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