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05/10/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...a formally fascinating work of art, a compassionate portrait of a complex, flawed, and ultimately unknowable woman... one of the best movies I've seen this year." |
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12/21/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a compassionate, rigorously unsentimental masterwork from a director who doesn't normally truck in emotions like the one named in the title." |
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12/14/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a vital, disturbing and necessary film precisely because it wades straight into the swamp of our national trauma about the war on terror and our prosecution of it..." |
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08/17/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...examines, among other things, how misplaced faith in authority can lead to abuse on a systemic scale. It's a deeply moral movie about the failure of morality..." |
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05/04/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...an unabashedly inspirational portrait of what even very young people can accomplish with discipline and dedication.... irresistible..." |
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03/02/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a miracle -- not only because it's such a terrific movie but because it exists for us to see at all.... the very existence of this movie is a gift." |
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12/30/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...a quiet reminder of how good it's possible for movies to be. You don't always have to sacrifice complexity for suspense, or formal sophistication for visceral power." |
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10/07/11 |
Outstanding |
 "Just when you start to despair for the future of a movie genre, along comes a specimen to prove it can still be found in the wild.... remarkable..." |
| 9. |
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08/19/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...one of the most engaging films you'll see this year, full of vibrant, complex real-life characters whose troubles and joys will stay with you long after the movie's done." |
| 10. |
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05/12/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...a smart comedy with dumb jokes... I loved virtually every minute of it and forgave its few missteps the way you forgive your best friend for being a good-hearted klutz." |
| 11. |
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04/28/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...a work of art... If you're interested in the history of the human race -- if you're a member of the human race -- you owe it to yourself to see this movie." |
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07/08/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...leaves you feeling wistful for at least three reasons: because of what happens in the story, because the movie's over, and because there aren't more of them this good." |
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03/08/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...the performances of both Cristina Flutur and Cosmina Stratan -- who shared the Best Actress award at Cannes -- are impeccable..." |
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10/18/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...frank, funny, tender... asks and receives more from its sex scenes than any movie I've seen in a long time.... Hawkes is phenomenal... Hunt, too, is extraordinary..." |
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09/28/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a spare, elegant, yet deeply involving adaptation of a mid-century British drama that could easily feel stodgy and dated." |
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07/13/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...pretty much had me at 'Joel Kinnaman.' And he doesn't disappoint... Genre films this smart and character-driven don't come along often on either side of the Atlantic." |
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09/15/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...enters the viewer like a sharp unseen blade. The rate at which this compact, masterful thriller ramps up in intensity is quick but stealthy." |
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07/12/11 |
Outstanding |
 "It's always hard to predict how a work of art will age over time, but I have the feeling that, like its three young leads, the 'Harry Potter' series will turn out just fine." |
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05/27/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...a testament to this reclusive, stubborn, visionary director's stunning achievement: Malick's films can change the way you look at the world..." |
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03/11/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...an experiment that really works... If you like movies that induce a pleasurable state of vertigo, this is one of the great discoveries of the year." |
