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05/17/13 |
Moderate |
 "...has a few good story turns up its sleeve, but prepare yourself for heavy melodrama in the third act. Guy Pearce alone makes up for the predictable ending." |
| 2. |
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03/15/13 |
Good |
 "Cobbling together dry facts with personal stories makes for a sobering picture that's more about practical change than empty grousing." |
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05/31/13 |
Good |
 "Béziat arranges an interesting mosaic, moving the opera's narrative forward along the same timeline as the ever-evolving, multi-faceted collaboration." |
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05/31/13 |
Good |
 "...about one man and his singular vision.... He is a dedicated rascal, unafraid to ruffle feathers, and always true to himself." |
| 5. |
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02/22/13 |
Fair |
 "...a well-meaning multicultural fable that gets lost in its own myopic point-of-view.... The low-level magical realism never gels with the coming-of-age drama." |
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03/28/13 |
Moderate |
 "...a psychological pressure cooker set almost entirely inside a car buried in a mudslide.... writer/director William Dickerson fails to create a convincing sense of peril." |
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06/07/13 |
Very Good |
 "It's not the message that matters here, but how the film reveals the positive and negative sides of obsession and the personal toll it takes on true believers." |
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03/08/13 |
Moderate |
 "...builds a strong, though familiar, case for action... the film tragically falters whenever director Craig Scott Rosebraugh inserts himself into the proceedings..." |
| 9. |
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05/31/13 |
Fair |
 "The drama covers predictable ground. David W. Ross writes and stars, and he's bland in both functions. Look to his supporting actresses for onscreen spark." |
| 10. |
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03/01/13 |
Good |
 "...fair-minded.... The film neither glorifies nor vilifies... it treats triumphs and tragedies with equal balance." |
| 11. |
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04/26/13 |
Very Good |
 "...powered by a top-caliber performance from Mortimer and artfully realized period details.... slow at times... emotionally and intellectually satisfying." |
| 12. |
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06/14/13 |
Excellent |
 "...a blistering indictment of institutionalized racism and also a sensitive picture of a fascinating human being." |
| 13. |
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03/22/13 |
Excellent |
 "...really fascinating.... Though no new answers are presented, the questions should intrigue anyone fascinated by things going bump in the night." |
| 14. |
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04/05/13 |
Very Good |
 "...combines traditional folklore with modern paranoia.... it packs a lot of character and atmosphere into a short running time, making for an entertaining closed-space thriller." |
| 15. |
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03/08/13 |
Weak |
 "...brutality, excrement and viscera. Yes, some segments disturb and repel, and many try for dark humor, but the squirms they induce are far from pleasurable." |
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02/22/13 |
Very Good |
 "...as raucous, crass and furiously delightful as its subject's stand-up comedy.... The stand-up material here is hilarious, and worth the price of a ticket on its own." |
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05/03/13 |
Very Good |
 "Chang examines the historical and spiritual significance of fruit and environmental concerns that affect sustainable crops.... fascinating." |
| 18. |
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03/22/13 |
Weak |
 "...a muddled plot that's sometimes interesting but all too often cartoonish.... Don't expect to be all that invested in Mischa Webley's wayward script, either." |
| 19. |
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06/14/13 |
Very Good |
 "...combines painterly brushstrokes with digital animation to create a vivid and unique world. It's a bit like 'Toy Story' for the museum crowd." |
| 20. |
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06/07/13 |
Very Good |
 "DeMonaco's script is wilier than it seems at first blush.... it challenges liberal pacifism by daring us not to get wrapped up in its demented revenge plot." |
