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03/05/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "It's all a bit sentimental and overly symbolic, but Stephane Gauger directs with a poetic eye and captures both the beauty and extreme poverty of the city's underclass." |
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05/28/09 |
Excellent |
 "...by no means an exhaustive history of the musical but it fills in gaps and features entertaining archival footage of actual performances." |
| 3. |
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06/04/09 |
Excellent |
 "In a world of life-and-death decisions, actions speak louder than words. In fact, sometimes there are no words to describe the tragedies and joys of life. You just go on, and do what you can to help." |
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07/16/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "You won't want to eat sushi after watching Rupert Murray's stomach-churning doc about the greedy corporations rapidly depleting the oceans of fish." |
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09/03/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Elaborate deaths, planned out Rube Goldberg-style, have been the hallmark of the funny-scary franchise from the start, and this fourth film doesn't disappoint." |
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09/10/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...there are some bizarre and disturbing set pieces, like Michael C. Hall's sinister soft-shoe routine to Sammy Davis Jr. singing 'Under My Skin'..." |
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10/15/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "You've gotta love an action pic that features Gerard Butler going on about 'von Clausewitz' and 'total fucking war'.... it's great B-movie fun." |
| 8. |
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11/12/09 |
Excellent |
 "Gainsbourg squirms believably with conflicting emotions in a difficult, courageous role, while Dafoe delivers a powerful, understated performance..." |
| 9. |
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12/03/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a balanced portrait of the man, the artist and the persona. There's plenty of complexity... but the filmmakers refrain from psychoanalyzing him." |
| 10. |
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12/10/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...an immaculate directorial debut, each shot beautifully composed and art-directed.... But it's all a bit much. Couldn't there be a bit of ugliness somewhere?" |
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04/01/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...veteran documentarian Frederick Wiseman turns to the world of ballet. The result, as one of the crusty old French dance masters in the film might mutter, is 'superb.' " |
| 12. |
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04/22/10 |
Poor |
 "I don't think I've been to a critics' preview screening of a comedy before where nobody laughed once." |
| 13. |
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06/10/10 |
Weak |
 "Weisz is one of the few film actors who could make her character's intellectual struggles convincing, but she gets little support from the others." |
| 14. |
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07/01/10 |
Weak |
 "...delivers some welcome character backstories, a couple of new twists and a well-filmed climactic battle, but mostly it's brooding, bare chests and banal dialogue." |
| 15. |
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07/15/10 |
Excellent |
 "...lingers long after its final stunning frame.... a common story, retold beautifully and with originality." |
| 16. |
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08/12/10 |
Excellent |
 "She's insufferably self-obsessed, but it's hard not to be moved watching her during a comedy roast where younger male comics take predictable shots..." |
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09/23/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...has a cumulative power, and a climactic dinner party near the end will have you squirming in your seat.... The theatre-trained leads are all fine, especially John Ortiz..." |
| 18. |
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09/30/10 |
Excellent |
 "...a flattering portrait of the veteran scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster.... smart, fascinating and articulate, even without dissenting opinions." |
| 19. |
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09/30/10 |
Excellent |
 "...as devastating as 'An Inconvenient Truth'... the film finds its heart and soul in the children's stories (as well as their parents')." |
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10/07/10 |
Poor |
 "...contains intriguing ideas about state-sanctioned racism and the power of music to create different kinds of harmonies, but they're lost amidst a contrived story..." |
