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| 21. |
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09/10/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...enjoyable, if frustratingly uneven... There are pleasant but forgettable songs, and an ending twist that, even by musical-comedy standards, is woefully contrived." |
| 22. |
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09/03/10 |
Excellent |
 "...less of a thrill ride than 'Mesrine: Killer Instinct'... It's propelled by such a forceful performance from Cassel that, in the end, it hardly matters." |
| 23. |
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08/27/10 |
Excellent |
 "...a thoroughly enjoyable mano-a-mano action flick... a cool little fight-and-flight picture." |
| 24. |
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08/27/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...sprawling, engrossing..." |
| 25. |
|
07/30/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a compelling glimpse of a community and, by extension, a country, in the throes of change... particularly emblematic for the age." |
| 26. |
|
07/23/10 |
Excellent |
 "Though 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." |
| 27. |
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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." |
| 28. |
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06/25/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Writer/director Florian Gallenberger keeps things moving briskly, the cinematography is noteworthy, and there are some genuinely touching moments..." |
| 29. |
|
06/18/10 |
Excellent |
 "...there's no denying that this 'Town' is a fun place to call home for a while." |
| 30. |
|
06/11/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...offers a fascinating glimpse into how something stumbled upon on late-night TV or the back stack of a video store can be turned into a word-of-mouth sensation." |
| 31. |
|
06/04/10 |
Moderate |
 "...an engrossing, if flawed, techno thriller that never quite goes where expected, and that's what makes it such a pleasant surprise." |
| 32. |
|
05/07/10 |
Excellent |
 "The director ratchets up the tension and suspense... announces the arrival of a new talent worth watching." |
| 33. |
|
05/07/10 |
Excellent |
 "...a winning and celebratory look at Tehran's distressed rock musicians, taps into the frustration, anger and resentment of a generation." |
| 34. |
|
04/22/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Whereas 'Earth' told its ecological message through the lives of animals struggling through a season... 'Oceans' is more of a random collection of images from the deep." |
| 35. |
|
03/12/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...an absorbing and contemplative detective story in which the high point of the action involves reading from a dictionary. Really." |
| 36. |
|
03/12/10 |
Fair |
 "...sadly, the film adds up to something less than its many constantly moving parts.... arresting but often heavy-handed, dumbed-down..." |
| 37. |
|
03/05/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "While it's never any secret where 'District 13: Ultimatum' is going, the fun is in getting there." |
| 38. |
|
02/26/10 |
Excellent |
 "...a taut, suspenseful joyride through the zombie nation... a B-movie in the best sense of the word, proving big names and a bigger budget aren't necessary for creativity." |
| 39. |
|
02/26/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...a frank and powerful glimpse of a dead-end British teenage life... as portrayed by Katie Jarvis, Mia is compulsively watchable and unforgettable." |
| 40. |
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02/19/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a beautifully shot and well-acted, if earnest, overlong and unfocused drama, about the birth of a movement." |
