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03/12/10 |
Good |
 "...an enjoyable if not particularly enlightening ride into a mean, tough, well-paying biz that grows ever more challenging. To convey the lesson here (while paraphrasing Dante), don't give up all hope, you who dare to enter." |
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02/18/10 |
Weak |
 "This so-so doc about yet another dysfunctional middle-class New York Jewish family disintegrating in a recent bygone era is definitely best suited to home viewing." |
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02/05/10 |
Good |
 "...while strong in performances and atmosphere, is a daunting tangle of characters, time periods, crimes and cover-ups that is more 'who's where' than whodunit." |
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11/09/09 |
Moderate |
 "The unsubtle approach to a lead character -- a crude, motor-mouth Hollywood talent agent -- sinks this otherwise often watchable comedic drama." |
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09/03/09 |
Good |
 "...should satisfy serious older filmgoers, even if it suffers from wobbly storytelling.... director Jeremy Davidson still shines with this modest production." |
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08/18/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Docu-like film based on exploits of an actual Belfast hood turned informer against IRA terrorists is an explosive cinematic experience." |
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08/14/09 |
Poor |
 "...whimpers a bit like 'Rosemary's Baby' and gurgles occasionally like 'The Exorcist,' but the video look and bare-bones craftsmanship all scream B movie." |
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08/14/09 |
Very Good |
 "Hitler as film comedy is rare indeed... Filmmaker Dani Levy again shows his flair for comedy, inventiveness and a will to entertain." |
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07/16/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Kempner has done everything right by organizing her bountiful material into a fascinating portrait of a worthy personality and her era and touching upon related issues like the impact of the blacklist and the alchemy of celebrity." |
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06/04/09 |
Excellent |
 "Delightful, involving... about an unlikely couple who became pioneer contemporary art collectors with working-class salaries." |
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05/05/09 |
Very Good |
 "...a rollicking, nasty ride into the disintegration of a marriage... Meg Ryan is terrific... she makes Louise a ballsy, believable bitch to behold." |
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05/05/09 |
Moderate |
 "...sometimes as sunny as its locations but as familiar and predictable as a Greek diner." |
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05/01/09 |
Very Good |
 "...writer-director Julio DePietro's impressive debut... [it's] sharp, fun and pleasant to behold, and its recreational, apartment and workplace locales are appropriately slick and showy." |
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04/28/09 |
Very Good |
 "[Director Conor McPherson] mines humor from bad boy Nicholas, the swaggering egomaniac of a booze-fueled writer who, thanks to [Aidan] Quinn's performance, dodges cliche. [Ciaran] Hinds and [Iben] Hjejle are outstanding... McPherson has craftily woven themes of grief, love and the possibility of the unknown..." |
