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01/15/09 |
Very Good |
 "...though the film is a smidgen romanticized it is remarkably well executed." |
| 2. |
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04/23/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Los Angeles police and politicians are ruthless and unscrupulous scumbags whose inaction has created four generations of kids who just don't give a fuck." |
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07/09/09 |
Very Good |
 "...packs some contextual history -- mostly about slavery and musical migration -- but the film is more of an amalgamation of improvised concert footage..." |
| 4. |
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07/16/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...there are tears and laughs here for everyone, since 'The Windmill Movie' covers much more than just drunken aristocrats who summer in the Hamptons." |
| 5. |
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07/16/09 |
Very Good |
 "...the intimate portraits of James Brown, Bill Withers, and B.B. King in his triumphant homecoming are as powerful as their performances." |
| 6. |
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07/30/09 |
Moderate |
 "...suffers from an unforgivable lack of substantial background on early punk-rock posters, and from Yaghoobian's failure to include a relevant soundtrack..." |
| 7. |
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08/06/09 |
Outstanding |
 "It's not often that documentaries pack as much suspense as action flicks (and even rarer that one does so without re-enactments), but 'The Cove' is a mighty exception." |
| 8. |
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08/27/09 |
Very Good |
 "...based on real events -- at least for the most part.... does a good job with the anecdotal memories that make up the remarkable story..." |
| 9. |
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09/03/09 |
Excellent |
 "Gerald Peary incinerates the barrier between subject and reporter, demonstrating more than mere comprehension of the art he's scrutinized for decades." |
| 10. |
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10/15/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...the film convinces on the strength of impassioned performances by Michael Sheen and Timothy Spall as his assistant manager and muse, Peter Taylor." |
| 11. |
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10/22/09 |
Moderate |
 "Serious Tezuka fans will likely appreciate the sharp multi-dimensional presentation, even as they resent Osamu's being pimped out for Obama." |
| 12. |
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11/12/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a morbid choose-your-own adventure thoroughfare. 'The Box,' though masterfully illustrated, fails to think outside one." |
| 13. |
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11/19/09 |
Very Good |
 "...without adding too much cheese, John Lee Hancock channels genuine emotion from the Michael Lewis book (and the reality) that prompted this moving chronicle." |
| 14. |
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12/10/09 |
Poor |
 " 'Salmon' is more awful than people who return entrées, more awful than celebrity bar-and-grills, more awful than all the other Broken Lizard flicks combined." |
| 15. |
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04/08/10 |
Poor |
 "...seems to have been shot with no script and on a single take; the majority of dialogue overheard at your local mall's food court is leagues more entertaining." |
| 16. |
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04/15/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...to make a compelling documentary, you don't need a big budget if you have a cast of grad students, poets, philosophers, and 'otherwise unemployable misfits' who engage in class warfare on a daily basis." |
| 17. |
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04/15/10 |
Very Good |
 "Colvard's autobiographical documentary is loaded with repulsive bombshells -- his physically and sexually abusive military father regularly raped his three sisters... Hardly for the heavy-hearted." |
| 18. |
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04/15/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...it's the deep reach into his eclectic artistic repertoire that makes Tamra Davis's captivating portrait glow." |
| 19. |
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04/29/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...a documentary about D-movie mavens... serves as both a comprehensive archival overview for diehard fans and a thorough introduction for beginners." |
| 20. |
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05/20/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Thanks to the way these spotlight whores lived their entire adult lives on camera, Gibney has a vantage point into their evil conservative souls." |
