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07/06/11 |
Very Good |
 "...an uncommonly intimate portrait of the prolific garage-punk phenom who died of a drug/alcohol cocktail in 2010, just shy of his 30th birthday.... provides a thorough overview of the Memphis scene and Reatard's prominent place therein. A must for fans..." |
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06/24/10 |
Good |
 "Admirably ambitious if awkwardly titled... advocates Internet neutrality by bringing together enough disparate voices to render the Tower of Babel a library reading room by comparison." |
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06/24/10 |
Good |
 "...pithy points are made by a variety of talking heads that include AIDS activist Larry Kramer, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and columnists Frank Rich (a D.C. native) and Colbert King." |
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06/08/10 |
Good |
 "A propulsive, glossy, Johannesburg-set actioner charting the rise of an ambitious ne'er-do-well a la 'Scarface'... overcomes derivative genre cliches and daunting length to punch home its crime-doesn't-pay message on chutzpah alone." |
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01/08/10 |
Very Good |
 "Credit helmer Geralyn Pezanoski and editor Jen Bradwell for clarity and pep in telling an ultimately inspirational story chock-a-block with activists, rescuers, owners and volunteers." |
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08/14/09 |
Fair |
 "...sets a benchmark for body horror in the cinema.... like a bigscreen equivalent of children pulling wings off live flies." |
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07/06/09 |
Very Good |
 "...a bipartisan, upbeat celebration of democracy's delicate membrane and can-do spirit.... emulate[s] in tone and flow the groundbreaking work of early nonfiction pioneers Robert Drew (a personal hero), Albert and David Maysles, D.A. Pennebaker and Ricky Leacock.... flows seamlessly among the various hotbeds of activity during the convention's tumultuous four days." |
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06/21/09 |
Good |
 "...seductively low-key... Helmers Damani Baker and Alex Vlack first had the idea to film the singer eight years ago, logging 300 hours of [Bill] Withers' down-home wisdom over a two-year shoot." |
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06/16/09 |
Good |
 "...at once scabrously funny and uncomfortably poignant... [Filmmaker Ben] Steinbauer gets points for being brave enough to stick with the story. Yet there are as many questions as answers at the fade..." |
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09/12/08 |
Excellent |
 "Another legendary 1970s-era concert sees the light of day through the miracle of technology in the joyously funky docu 'Soul Power.' " |
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09/11/08 |
Excellent |
 "A naive, between-the-wars French painter is brought to vivid life in the satisfying fact-inspired drama... a throwback example of vintage Euro arthouse storytelling..." |
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09/09/08 |
Excellent |
 "...a focused, absorbing meditation on race, class, history and sex." |
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09/09/08 |
Fair |
 "Denizens of a downtown apartment building grapple with happiness and life's meaning in the stop-motion, adult-pitched animated curio '$9.99.' " |
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09/09/08 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...stately, intermittently gripping, ultimately overlong..." |
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09/02/08 |
Very Good |
 "...tonally eccentric, lushly scored meller... Fascinating glimpses into a unique profession trump the pic's emotional manipulation and substantial length..." |
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08/21/08 |
Very Good |
 "...a loving tip of the hat to studio-bound French pics of the period that's plenty entertaining on its own terms." |
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06/17/08 |
Good |
 "...improbable but true... Their three pre-requisites for buying a piece of art: It must be affordable, it must be transportable via subway or taxi, and it must fit into the modest apartment they share with turtles, fish and a cat." |
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02/25/08 |
Weak |
 "...pic is defeated by a tin ear for the kind of slangy, musical English dialogue that made Cassavetes' films what they are. Last reels devolve into a series of screaming matches between Julia and the absurdly exaggerated Mexican toughs." |
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02/11/08 |
Good |
 "...a technically lush yet thinly plotted back-to-nature fable... a beautifully atmospheric vessel that will seem infinitely deep to some and chafingly dry to others.... An obvious spiritual inspiration is Magyar iconoclast Bela Tarr..." |
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02/11/08 |
Very Good |
 "Sure to trigger an untold number of check-up calls to parents... follows a grieving widower's journey to Japan and a new understanding of both his late wife and himself." |
