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07/13/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a well-crafted, bravely revealing little film that could be considered essential education for baseball fans. It's just a bonus that the documentary is so entertaining." |
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05/14/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...serious, quietly determined, and surprisingly compelling... it's easy to suspend disbelief when Benjamin Heisenberg rewards us with small, telling surprises." |
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10/19/12 |
Very Good |
 "Knowlton has landed on four stories that deserve to be told, and she's told them in a straightforward way that gets the job done, with obvious dedication and love." |
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09/21/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a compelling narrative that rivals anything Hollywood could script.... All that's missing here is a big, brassy soundtrack and a 'Rocky'-esque happy ending." |
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06/22/12 |
Very Good |
 "...asks many important questions and makes a variety of scattered points.... At the very least, this documentary will make you question the status quo." |
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02/03/12 |
Very Good |
 "It needs only to entertain. And that it does thoroughly, leaving us both charmed and enriched without feeling very preached at. Praise be." |
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09/24/10 |
Very Good |
 "Just when you thought every ingredient in the pantry had been used, along come Hegedus and Pennebaker with a documentary that manages a few surprises." |
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04/16/10 |
Very Good |
 "...darkly funny... what happens when people who have thrived by keeping civilization at a safe distance suddenly find themselves pushed right back into its headlights." |
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06/26/09 |
Very Good |
 "...entertains and enlightens without being preachy - in fact, most of its beliefs are strenuously ambiguous; that's a key part of the joke." |
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04/22/09 |
Very Good |
 "...doesn't really have anything new to say, but it does present some newly entertaining ways of saying it." |
| 11. |
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04/20/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a visually dazzling movie.... It's heavy stuff. And it should be. But more storytelling and less preaching would have served those messages better." |
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12/23/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...endeavors to educate by covering a lot of ground in its 90-plus minutes, which is certainly commendable, it's just not that satisfying." |
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05/27/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a sequel that isn't shy about trading some of its ancestor's light and fluffy parts for a whole that's considerably darker and heavier." |
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04/08/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a G-rated nature documentary so cuddly and soft it's practically a sleeping bag.... They eat, they bathe, they play. Our hearts melt." |
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04/30/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...filmmakers Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher tell their tale with an eerie, offbeat artistic sensibility that turns the clan into a sort of Addams Family on food stamps." |
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02/26/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...has enough suspense and intrigue to pull viewers along willingly. It doesn't try too hard, which is refreshing.... as a history lesson, the film is a decent primer." |
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05/01/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...simple and straightforward.... the ballerinas are even more breathtaking when a camera catches them alone in the shadows, dancing only for themselves." |
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10/12/12 |
Moderate |
 "The real head-scratcher is why anyone thought 'Boom' should take itself so seriously. James isn't anything special when he plays it straight." |
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07/23/10 |
Moderate |
 "...a narrative that rings familiar but will be hard for purists to place or warm to... This new Ramona prefers mischief without real edge." |
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05/21/10 |
Moderate |
 "Where once this DreamWorks franchise was about goosing convention, it now seems all about pandering to the lowest expectations." |
