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03/25/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...a small, humble gem of a movie that in less than 1 1/2 hours proves McPherson's talents for character and atmosphere fit the screen as much as they do the stage." |
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04/11/13 |
Very Good |
 "...if it's a failure, it's the best kind. It strives, in a superficial medium, to communicate something universal about our inner nature. It seeks beauty in the world and finds it..." |
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08/23/12 |
Very Good |
 "...it's Michael Shannon who doesn't just steal the film, he towers over it.... He is far more than a great heavy, but he is, nevertheless, a great heavy." |
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04/26/12 |
Very Good |
 "The real stars are, unquestionably, the townspeople of Carthage, Texas.... a curiosity -- a dark comedy that's not entirely dark and not quite a comedy, either." |
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12/01/11 |
Very Good |
 "...thoroughly intense and vivid.... Fiennes has given us one of the most exhilarating moments at the movies this year, in his late showdown with Aufidius." |
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11/24/11 |
Very Good |
 "...a loving, irresistibly charming ode to a long-ago movie era that not only summons the dormant conventions of silent moviemaking, but makes them dance again." |
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11/10/11 |
Very Good |
 "...a riveting, noble attempt by Eastwood... It's another largely fascinating, if disappointingly flawed chapter in Eastwood's fantastic late period." |
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09/22/11 |
Very Good |
 "Vedder doesn't come through any clearer, but the band's journey remains a thoroughly entertaining one.... the film is best considered from Crowe's perspective: that of a fan." |
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07/28/11 |
Very Good |
 "Cheadle cuts a sharp figure in the raw Irish countryside. He's an excellent straight man to Gleeson.... 'The Guard' is proud, foul-mouthed..." |
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03/03/11 |
Very Good |
 "...a visually stunning, endlessly inventive, completely madcap Western, made with obvious love for the genre." |
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11/11/10 |
Very Good |
 "...an exciting debut... This is a world not too distant from that of a Whit Stillman film or Wes Anderson's 'The Royal Tenenbaums'.... has the feel of a '90s indie..." |
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09/16/10 |
Very Good |
 "It comes as little surprise that Philip Seymour Hoffman would know how to capture a good performance, and those of 'Jack Goes Boating' are incredibly full." |
| 13. |
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09/16/10 |
Very Good |
 "The adults nearly steal the film. As Olive's parents, Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson... Lisa Kudrow... Malcolm McDowell..." |
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08/31/10 |
Very Good |
 "...a quiet, haunting European thriller, drained of emotion and moving to its own deliberate pace.... What is finally slightly disappointing is the familiarity of its story..." |
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04/15/10 |
Very Good |
 "...guides you through the world of street art before showing you the door, leaving you -- as all thought-provoking graffiti does -- amused, thrilled, bewildered..." |
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04/08/10 |
Very Good |
 "...blatantly but faithfully channels James M. Cain's hard-boiled tales of doomed affairs and dubious murder plots.... appearances can be deceiving..." |
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03/25/10 |
Very Good |
 "It's surely self-aggrandizing to recall one's own glory so ardently... But it's also a good story and includes more insider intrigue than you might expect." |
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02/04/10 |
Very Good |
 "...throws several wrinkles into the old formula... That's earned the film comparisons to a Coen brothers flick, but 'Terribly Happy' is more straightforward and less self-aware." |
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12/10/09 |
Very Good |
 "...dripping with inspiration -- how to summon it, how to communicate it. Late in his career, Eastwood seems to be finding it everywhere." |
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12/03/09 |
Very Good |
 "...richly acted... In celebrating nature in all of its messy, vulgar glory, director Michael Hoffman's camera floats through the tall birch trees." |
