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03/14/13 |
Very Good |
 "...a good setup, and the actors are personable; but there's too much inconsequential talk, a sometimes phlegmatic pace, and a frustratingly abrupt ending." |
| 2. |
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02/28/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Great cinema journalism... the National Society of Film Critics' winner for Best Documentary of 2012." |
| 3. |
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02/14/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Herzog is turned on by macho-men in the wilderness, so it makes sense that he falls hard for the Russians who fish and trap sable in the most cut-off part of Siberia." |
| 4. |
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02/07/13 |
Very Good |
 "...moving and philosophic, though not as exciting as earlier episodes, which had more drama. Only one character seems angrier and more pessimistic than last time..." |
| 5. |
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01/24/13 |
Moderate |
 "Will she, or won't she, join the others on stage in a quartet rendition of Verdi? Not to worry: it all unravels splendidly in this teeth-in-a-glass comedic drama." |
| 6. |
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01/03/13 |
Very Good |
 "...shows a bestial prison of stunned, anxious, and alienated-looking animals, mostly from warm climates, who have nothing to do but pace about..." |
| 7. |
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12/21/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...chilling, unsettling... Winner of the Audience Award at the 2012 Boston Jewish Film Festival." |
| 8. |
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12/20/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...brilliant... Somehow, in this stirring narrative, Barbara manages to keep hold of her principles, and her humanity and courage..." |
| 9. |
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12/13/12 |
Very Good |
 "What keeps the film from being an impossible downer is the guts and spirit and smart words of the Central Park Five, four of whom, now freed, are interviewed at length." |
| 10. |
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12/06/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a 'boulevard comedy.' And yet -- vive le différence! -- the terrific leads dig into their clichéd roles and come up with characters to savor, and a relationship to root for." |
| 11. |
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12/06/12 |
Weak |
 "...a relentlessly aimless, abrasive stab at black humor.... Heidecker is given little to do here except move his butt and beer gut from one torpid scene to the next..." |
| 12. |
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11/15/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...what Balog captures on camera is horrific and even tearful: mighty glaciers eroding, collapsing before our eyes, sending melting ice and waters southward." |
| 13. |
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11/15/12 |
Very Good |
 "And the Intermediate School 318 team? A delightfully motley, vulnerable, multicultural bunch, whose addiction to chess has allowed them higher aspirations..." |
| 14. |
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11/08/12 |
Weak |
 "...soggy, monumentally morose... Somehow, a lunatic plot line emerges... Frances McDormand is absurdly wrong as Cheyenne's loving wife..." |
| 15. |
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10/25/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "It's a far-fetched premise... French filmmaker Lorraine Levy mostly makes it work, thanks to an appealing ensemble of actors, and to her sincere conviction..." |
| 16. |
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10/11/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "American audiences will be delighted to see how the Grateful Dead helped pay for the 1992 Lithuanian Olympic team, including supplying tie-dyed T-shirts." |
| 17. |
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09/27/12 |
Moderate |
 "There are big names galore in this amalgam of short films and the celebs are having a holiday good time, even when the stories aren't particularly distinguished." |
| 18. |
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09/20/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Paul Lacoste tells his story cinéma vérité style, which means unscripted intimacy but also moments when nothing dramatic is happening." |
| 19. |
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09/13/12 |
Very Good |
 "...makes a telling case that Detroit has gone beyond recession to a full-blown Depression... The sadness is softened a bit by a host of appealing on-stage locals..." |
| 20. |
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09/13/12 |
Very Good |
 "...extremely engaging... both funny and tender.... Marrying Scorsese and Orson Welles, it's amazingly choreographed and shot, ending in shock." |
