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01/23/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Much more than a sports film.... a rousing document of how one oppressed country reclaimed its identity and won its freedom in large part through its basketball prowess." |
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01/30/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...gut-wrenching, tender... brilliantly edited by Fiona Otway, who interconnects the Afghan front-line battle scenes with the home-front struggles with coherent eloquence." |
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01/28/11 |
Outstanding |
 "A stunning slant on the Horatio Alger myth... a mesmerizing glimpse into a culture and community that is only superficially seen by indifferent New Yorkers." |
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06/05/09 |
Outstanding |
 "This aromatic outing distills all the pretentious sniffing and snobbing that accompanies the wine biz... Hilarious and smart, it never falls flat... It's a brilliant lampoon of winemaking." |
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01/21/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...has no bounds. It's a disturbing, overwhelming story of one Harlem girl's merciless degradations..." |
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10/26/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...a hilarious farce and a brilliant takedown of the imbecility of fanaticism." |
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01/22/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...an endearing, smart social satire and better yet an engaging glimpse into one lost soul's return to his humanity, one laced with droll dialogue as well as acerbic wit." |
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01/20/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...based on the sincere dreams and frustrations of its teenage characters. It embraces their anxieties, dreams and youthful valor." |
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05/21/08 |
Outstanding |
 "In this big-small story, we appreciate that Odd is on a personal quest more harrowing and acute than faced by the common superhero." |
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05/20/08 |
Outstanding |
 "The Catholic Church and the royal family are skewered. Davies does not pull punches, but it's obvious that they are inspired by his deep love for the people of Liverpool." |
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01/25/08 |
Outstanding |
 "...a stirring glimpse of the ongoing emotional ordeal of a Jewish family... a vivid and unsparing family portrait..." |
| 12. |
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01/27/12 |
Excellent |
 "Birbiglia's deft, breezy treatment of a serious relationship disorder, as well as a serious neurological sleeping problem, jells wonderfully." |
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10/14/10 |
Excellent |
 "...rousing... Paced with a tight narrative cadence and shot with a jagged verite style, the film's aesthetics are fittingly true to the music and spirit of the Benda Bilili." |
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05/15/10 |
Excellent |
 "...no talking-heads drone. It's a lively, droll and acidic shakedown of the insiders who perpetrated this financial crisis.... deserves, in stock terms, a triple-A rating." |
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01/29/10 |
Excellent |
 "...a precious and inspiring tale... gracefully and fluidly tells the uplifting story of Hilde Back and Chris Mburu.... weaves a comprehensive narrative, interlacing Hilde's spare life in Sweden with the horrifying poverty in Kenya." |
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12/11/09 |
Excellent |
 "Bawdy and poignant... filmmaker Felix Van Groeningen has poignantly distilled Dimitri Verhust's prize-winning novel about a self-destructive Belgian family." |
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01/18/09 |
Excellent |
 "...a stunning fete, drawing an audience into a comprehensive film about grief.... transcends a clinical depiction of grief, which in less assured hands could have morphed into a talking-heads essay." |
| 18. |
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01/17/09 |
Excellent |
 "...a universal entertainment buoyed by Cuaron's gifted storytelling and realized by the charismatic lead performances of Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal." |
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01/22/08 |
Excellent |
 "...tech contributions are masterful. Christophe Beck's score is aptly whimsical and fearsome... Bobby Bukowski's smart visual compositions are similarly succinct." |
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01/22/08 |
Excellent |
 "...reverential and smart... Rawson Marshall Thurber has captured the essence of the coming-of-age novel.... It's the players that invigorate the film..." |
