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04/01/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...boldly weird... delivers one surprise after another.... deserves to be seen once for enjoyment and then again for enlightenment." |
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01/25/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Every moment feels human and true, from the naive optimism of the trip's sendoff to its unsparingly realistic conclusion, which trades reckless hope for quiet honor." |
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05/11/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a beautifully told story of heartbreak and hope. Deceptively modest and utterly lovely, it's one of the most magical films about childhood I have ever seen." |
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11/23/11 |
Outstanding |
 " 'Come and dream with me,' a filmmaker pleads in Martin Scorsese's exquisite fantasy 'Hugo,' offering an invitation that's clearly extended from Scorsese himself." |
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10/01/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...not only the year's most elegant thriller, but its loveliest romance as well." |
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07/16/10 |
Outstanding |
 "When was the last time you had your mind blown by a movie?" |
| 7. |
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07/09/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Cholodenko guides her perfectly meshed cast with the gentlest hand, allowing each to delve fully into the wise, open-hearted script she wrote with Stuart Blumberg." |
| 8. |
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06/26/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...we see war as soldiers do, in all its brutal, romantic, senseless, predictable, terrifying, and even addictive ways.... one of the defining films of the decade." |
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06/12/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Why don't we see movies this mesmerizing more often?" |
| 10. |
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04/24/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...an often-anguished monologue built on pride, despair and self-defense.... while we only get half the picture, it makes for consistently compelling viewing." |
| 11. |
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04/26/11 |
Excellent |
 "Director Lee Hirsch fashions his documentary as a passionate call to action and it's likely viewers will leave inspired." |
| 12. |
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05/03/13 |
Excellent |
 "...set to a meticulously chosen soundtrack.... so sensitively observed that it simultaneously evokes a universal, and eternal, state of adolescence..." |
| 13. |
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04/19/13 |
Excellent |
 "To be able to find, nurture and share one's passion with such unceasing enthusiasm is surely the essence of magic itself." |
| 14. |
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04/12/13 |
Excellent |
 "...a charming and remarkably sweet-natured heist flick -- though it's one that lopes along with the threat of violence, prison and possibly death hovering above." |
| 15. |
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04/05/13 |
Excellent |
 "...consistently engaging.... Even if you reject his final destination, it's worth keeping Redford company as he journeys backward down the road." |
| 16. |
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03/29/13 |
Excellent |
 "...altogether different.... Berger knows his Grimm, and he suffuses his entrancing fairy tale with a moving sense of melancholy." |
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02/08/13 |
Excellent |
 "Raúl Ruiz was very sick before making 'Night,' and died shortly after, which gives even greater depth to the story of an elderly man forced into retirement." |
| 18. |
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02/08/13 |
Excellent |
 "Shot by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani in exquisite black and white, the rehearsals alter our own sense of certainty.... we, too, get lost in this perfectly chosen play." |
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01/25/13 |
Excellent |
 "...amusing, often insightful... offers a nice twist.... Daniel Schechter made the whole thing for about $50,000, without any A-list names." |
| 20. |
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12/28/12 |
Excellent |
 "...defiantly unclassifiable... In its decidedly postmodern way, this is partially designed to resemble a silent film.... while the style is enchanting, the substance is, too." |
