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05/05/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...profoundly moving.... The beautifully nuanced screenplay avoids all clichés and Southern stereotypes, rendering every character with a striking depth and humanity." |
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04/27/12 |
Outstanding |
 "A rare example of a grown-up story compellingly told from the perspective of children... a modest gem... marked by superb performances..." |
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04/26/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Taut, superbly executed and consistently engrossing... an auspicious feature debut for writer-director J Blakeson.... doesn't lets up from start to finish..." |
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04/15/10 |
Outstanding |
 "An exhaustive, if sometimes exhausting, history lesson about the struggle to abolish apartheid in South Africa, Connie Field's mammoth documentary is likely to be considered the definitive treatment of its powerful subject." |
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12/29/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...written, directed, animated and edited by Nina Paley, who proves that an army of technicians isn't necessary to produce something as terrific as anything by Pixar." |
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03/20/13 |
Excellent |
 "...deeply inspirational.... It would all be quite mundane, except for the very relevant fact that Sidiki Conde's doing all this without the use of his legs." |
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02/20/13 |
Excellent |
 "...stunning... the narration by Daniel Craig, delivered with James Bond-style drollness, makes it as much fun to listen to as to watch." |
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11/16/12 |
Excellent |
 "...haunting... Few will be unmoved by the film's subjects, including the great niece of Herman Goering and the daughter of concentration camp commandant Amon Goeth..." |
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09/23/11 |
Excellent |
 "...as emotionally, as it is historically, intriguing... the filmmaker ultimately admits that he's never quite able to get to the bottom of his subject's enigmatic personality." |
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10/15/10 |
Excellent |
 "Destined to become a perennial for film buffs everywhere... includes extensive interview footage in which Cardiff discusses his life, career and methodology..." |
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07/23/10 |
Excellent |
 "...offers the sort of narrative drama rarely found in documentaries.... has more urgency than most Hollywood thrillers." |
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05/05/10 |
Excellent |
 "Mary Bing's skillful adaptation well-delineates the complex characterizations and situations without succumbing to excess talkiness.... performances are excellent..." |
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02/26/10 |
Excellent |
 "...far more enthralling than it has a right to be.... a thriller and a complex morality tale that should appeal to far more than just art aficionados." |
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11/05/09 |
Excellent |
 "The cast, led by Holbrook giving one of the best performances of his career, is uniformly terrific, with especially memorable work by veteran actor Barry Corbin..." |
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05/04/09 |
Excellent |
 "...justifies its controversial mission with the thesis that the private lives of political figures are open for public scrutiny if they demonstrate an essential hypocrisy..." |
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01/18/09 |
Excellent |
 "A treat for those horror fans who need their blood and guts in more than two dimensions." |
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04/11/13 |
Very Good |
 "Less sensationalist than its similarly themed predecessors... a powerfully persuasive case for the benefits of small, grass-based organic farms and local sourcing." |
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04/04/13 |
Very Good |
 "...quietly elegant.... the filmmakers invest the proceedings with a delicate atmosphere.... modest but subtly powerful... it exerts a haunting spell." |
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03/29/13 |
Very Good |
 "...a story that well deserves to be told... a gripping, uplifting treatment that reminds us that there are still yet unsung heroes of this tragic chapter in human history." |
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03/28/13 |
Very Good |
 "...taut and effective... produces maximum suspense with a minimum of means.... fully succeeds in making the viewer identify with its hapless protagonist's desperate plight." |
