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01/02/13 |
Moderate |
 "Damian Lee's idea about the corporate seizure of basic resources is pretty great, but the narrative never finds a visual or temporal pace. The writing is strictly basic cable..." |
| 2. |
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01/10/13 |
Moderate |
"The film's heart is in exactly the right place, but there's not a brain in its pretty little head." |
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02/28/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Through their stories, Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush lens a broader picture of rampant hunger in a country that actually produces astounding amounts of food." |
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02/27/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
"...attempts to document its subject with the progressive angle and emotional effect of such docs as 'An Inconvenient Truth' and 'Waiting for Superman.' " |
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02/13/13 |
Weak |
 "...has audacity and theatrical immediacy working for it.... it's hard to avoid describing the characters as a bunch of boring, entitled drama queens.... obtuse assholes..." |
| 6. |
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02/28/13 |
Weak |
"Jesus, these people are boring.... As written, Sasha and Mia are too passive to generate sympathy..." |
| 7. |
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04/24/13 |
Very Good |
 "Bahrani's portrayal of the culture cuts deep, ringing true in its dialogue, Walmart wardrobes, and such small details as Henry's humble Casio watch..." |
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04/25/13 |
Very Good |
"Quaid has a genius for broadcasting conflicting impulses. His body language twists uncomfortably away from his intentions... his smile is built on the chassis of a cringe." |
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09/06/12 |
Moderate |
 "Leslye Headland has an excruciating fondness for stringing up all kinds of swords of Damocles above the characters and just letting them hang there, impending..." |
| 10. |
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09/05/12 |
Moderate |
"...a plot that recalls the 'into the night' genre of the 1980s... old-school picaresques in which humble figures are swept into the gulf stream of an unstoppable event..." |
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09/26/12 |
Good |
 "...has a whole lot of funny dialogue and sharp characterizations.... funny, weepy, and hairy all the way to the barrel-chested -- and utterly predictable -- end." |
| 12. |
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09/05/12 |
Excellent |
 "...documents Wayne White's career and seemingly happy home life with all the color and wit of the subject's paintings and mixed-media sculptures." |
| 13. |
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09/13/12 |
Excellent |
"Wayne White is clever and hugely charismatic, and Neil Berkeley films several of the live monologues in which he discusses his art and philosophy." |
| 14. |
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10/03/12 |
Good |
 "The demolished buildings of Salvador, Brazil, are substrates for public art to one native son.... a montage of color, music, and Bel Borba's constant laughter..." |
| 15. |
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08/15/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...occasionally too vivid... the evocation of passionate love is palpable... the honest undercurrent of melancholy keeps the whole thing from becoming unmoored." |
| 16. |
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08/30/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
"Emulates film techniques of the French new wave, stupid American sitcoms, and storybook illustrations..." |
| 17. |
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07/26/12 |
Very Good |
 "Donovan's screenplay forces these two different characters into an uncomfortable exploration of their own motivations." |
| 18. |
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07/04/12 |
Very Good |
"On one level, it's a dark, funny tragedy, but it's also first-time director Martin Donovan's thesis on his own craft." |
| 19. |
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09/19/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...frames the nearly century-long campaign against chiropractic care as a marketplace battle in which the stakes are dollars rather than health..." |
| 20. |
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10/04/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
"Bobby Sheehan largely omits the voices of skeptics, resulting in a considerable -- but possibly overdue -- slant in favor of chiropractors." |
