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03/12/12 |
Fair |
 "This one is only for Marvel completists and those sick puppies that like their movies served up as a complete mess." |
| 2. |
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11/12/11 |
Good |
 "...covers the freewheeling life of guru Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, who made a splash in the United States in the 1970s and founded Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado." |
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10/11/11 |
Moderate |
 "Without a sympathetic lead, the film -- which is based on the real Neil McCormick's memoir, 'I Was Bono's Doppelganger' -- has a hard time engaging the viewer." |
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09/13/11 |
Outstanding |
 "Intriguing, personal... a good companion piece to the fictionalized 'The Deer Hunter,' to which this work makes reference." |
| 5. |
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08/29/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...an arresting and moving examination of audio verite, voyeurism, alcoholism, homophobia, aging, business ethics, intellectual property, entertainment law, and what oh what might constitute art." |
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08/15/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...a poetic essay that at first seems slight but then gains considerable traction as it goes along.... the history of a town like Genoa or of Europe, the West, or even the entire world is, in the end, made up of these 'small great stories'..." |
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08/08/11 |
Excellent |
 "...works hard to pull us into the world of Irish dance and without a question succeeds." |
| 8. |
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07/21/11 |
Very Good |
 "...a sturdy, admirable, and moving effort.... likely to be compared to Stephen Daldry's 'The Reader,' but 'Sarah's Key' makes a unique contribution with its painful but needed focus on the child's perspective on war." |
| 9. |
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07/04/11 |
Fair |
 "...a tepid, misguided attempt... feels awkward and forced. It is a movie set in Louisiana that never feels like a Louisiana film, a film about the South that never feels Southern." |
| 10. |
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06/10/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...a romantic comedy, but one with much more substance and depth than most... captures the times and waxes philosophical while entertaining us with a simple but honest love story." |
| 11. |
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03/05/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "If you prefer your melodrama French and flowery, you could do worse... Caroline Bottaro's debut has solid work from Sandrine Bonnaire and Kevin Kline..." |
| 12. |
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03/02/11 |
Good |
 "...a sincere, PBS-style documentary with high production values... it feels as if the paintings are doing a bit too much of the work to make this film a lively affair." |
| 13. |
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03/02/11 |
Moderate |
 "...delivers the eye candy but not much else." |
| 14. |
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02/27/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...poignant and original... a solid debut for director Robin Hessman.... highly effective at raising many not-easy-to-answer questions in a subtle, graceful way..." |
| 15. |
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02/21/11 |
Very Good |
 "...plastic is not only everywhere, it is also constantly releasing harmful chemicals... a snappy feature in the Michael Moore style... Boote leaves us mostly with feeling screwed by the corporations and with no options when it comes to reversing the damage." |
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02/01/11 |
Good |
 "What's most admirable about this documentary is the many provocative questions filmmaker Liz Canner skillfully raises, for which she purposefully avoids offering any annoyingly easy answers." |
| 17. |
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12/07/10 |
Poor |
 "...one to avoid. Everything is oddly off in this earnest yet amateurish production until the third act. Things then get completely derailed." |
| 18. |
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12/07/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "A mediocre documentary about a great guy... frustrates as it misses its mark.... whenever Michelle Esrick saddles up to some compelling material, her film bolts in the opposite direction." |
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11/16/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...a quiet and stirring meditation on loneliness and tenuous connection.... Of particular note is a masterful and enigmatic coda that rhymes with the film's opening scene, thus bringing things full circle -- but still, thank you, with no easy answers." |
| 20. |
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11/16/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a comedic soap opera with too much soap; a little more opera might have helped ground this film and make it more moving and memorable." |
