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05/17/13 |
Good |
 "...blessed with a subject whose sincerity papers over a lot of cracks.... the filmmakers fashion a portrait of a conscience spurred to action by an unexpected opportunity." |
| 2. |
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05/17/13 |
Excellent |
 "Morally cunning and with a tone as black as pitch... a deeply unnerving revenge movie in which redemption is dangled like a cat toy before a cougar." |
| 3. |
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05/17/13 |
Fair |
 "...a bearable if unremarkable composite of the 'Taken' movies and 'Three Days of the Condor'.... In the credit column is Aaron Eckhart... dryly efficient, wearyingly familiar..." |
| 4. |
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05/14/13 |
Excellent |
 "Raw and resolute, this unsettling fable feels driven by an anger that remains largely unexpressed. Akku may say very little, but his resolve is clear..." |
| 5. |
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05/10/13 |
Very Good |
 "Not for the faint of heart.... documents extreme poverty in rural China with a compassionate eye and inexhaustible patience..." |
| 6. |
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05/10/13 |
Good |
 "Utterly mad yet improbably fascinating... camouflages an oddly compelling central idea with the trashy trappings of the low-budget slasher movie." |
| 7. |
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05/10/13 |
Fair |
 "...pell-mell.... The violence is quick and occasionally inventive.... Jabs of humor lighten the formulaic mayhem..." |
| 8. |
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05/03/13 |
Poor |
 "...pathetically inept.... Cribbing from too many movies to count, the director, Paul Borghese, guides Bobby into a thicket of confusing and irrelevant subplots." |
| 9. |
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05/03/13 |
Very Good |
 "...morally complex, stylistically minimalist.... Robert Hauer translates Mr. Moshé's evident love for the genre into images that honor their inspirations..." |
| 10. |
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05/03/13 |
Weak |
 "...tries to give the vampire movie something it most definitely does not need: class.... marries a mash-up of undead clichés to hilariously stilted conversations." |
| 11. |
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05/01/13 |
Good |
 "...disturbing... an object lesson in psychological manipulation.... the directors elicit testimony that's diversely sharp, spacey, nostalgic and heartbreaking." |
| 12. |
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04/26/13 |
Excellent |
 "...unspools like a Françoise Sagan novel: purposefully, enigmatically and with a raw emotional purity that makes its volatile central couple appear even more defenseless..." |
| 13. |
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04/26/13 |
Weak |
 "...dreary... as flat and airless as the concrete bunker in which it unfolds... the director, Kasper Barfoed, leaves Mr. Cusack no outlet for his signature quick-tongued charm..." |
| 14. |
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04/26/13 |
Excellent |
 "...a tense and tough-minded family drama... the cinematographer Sung Rae Cho deserves enormous credit for emphasizing vulnerability over titillation." |
| 15. |
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04/26/13 |
Very Good |
 "...affecting... magical.... Ms. Orr's genuine and infectious curiosity uncovers individual talents and professional responsibilities.... a warm thank you..." |
| 16. |
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04/19/13 |
Poor |
 "...has one thing going for it: a running time of just 79 minutes, even if every one of them feels like an eternity.... a pointless wallow in man-child misery..." |
| 17. |
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04/18/13 |
Good |
 "Expertly weaving three loosely connected storylines, Henry Alex Rubin crafts a social-issues drama that's none the worse for feeling a little out of date." |
| 18. |
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04/12/13 |
Weak |
 "...uses a character with a Woody Allen obsession as an excuse to pilfer words and ideas far beyond its ability to synthesize them." |
| 19. |
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04/12/13 |
Very Good |
 "Shot with some wit and considerable speed... a refreshing change from the bloated action sequences favored by some of Mr. Kang's genre contemporaries." |
| 20. |
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04/12/13 |
Very Good |
 "...offers a vivid immersion in the hidden skateboarding culture of the former East Germany.... a trippy portrait of youthful delirium and make-do ingenuity." |
