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02/17/10 |
Excellent |
 "Fascinating on social and theological levels, the film is less compelling as a straightforward narrative.... [but] it also is satisfying in ways that fiction rarely achieves." |
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02/04/10 |
Good |
 "...a satisfying sequel to 'District B13'... a breathless bit of derring-do that ranks with the best martial-arts fights of the past few years." |
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01/11/10 |
Fair |
 "Most of 'The Spy Next Door' is pretty tired stuff from 'Pacifier'-style slapstick to comic relief delivered by, of all people, erstwhile country star Billy Ray Cyrus. [Magnus] Scheving and his cohort Katherine Boecher display the proper spirit, but everyone else, Chan included, seems stiff and listless." |
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11/16/09 |
Poor |
 "...a glib, simplistic documentary from first-time director Peter Rodger.... his film adds nothing but glitz and noise to our understanding of religion." |
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10/19/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "First-rate action scenes alternate with florid melodrama, and jaw-dropping stunts try to compensate for saccharine plot twists." |
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10/02/09 |
Fair |
 "An impressionistic, unfulfilling look at 'The Americans,' Robert Frank's groundbreaking book of photographs." |
| 7. |
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07/14/09 |
Fair |
 "...flirts with big themes but settles for lukewarm dramatics.... the film overall never rises above recycling bits from better movies." |
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06/15/09 |
Moderate |
 "...a puffed-up feature that has the look and feel of a high-tech funding proposal. The travails of launching a telescope in polar settings prove moderately entertaining, but too much of the film is devoted to less rewarding material." |
| 9. |
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06/05/09 |
Good |
 "...moving and at times chilling... Full of obvious good intentions, the film still suffers from a rambling narrative that leaves too many loose ends. A natural for fight fans..." |
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05/20/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Focusing on a series of demonstrations led by monks in 2007, the film is a testament to the mostly anonymous Burmese journalists who risked their lives to show the world what was happening." |
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05/15/09 |
Moderate |
 "Your affection for old-fashioned monster movies will help determine your tolerance for 'Big Man Japan'... Defiantly offbeat but only intermittently funny..." |
| 12. |
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05/01/09 |
Weak |
 "...the performers in 'Wink' fail to address the eroticism at the heart of stripping. The routines in the film aren't just squeaky clean, they essentially ignore sex altogether." |
