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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 |
 "...a professional production that captures Rinpoche's extremely playful yet profound spirit, especially through the many short excerpts of his lectures..." |
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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." |
| 4. |
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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..." |
| 6. |
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08/15/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...a poetic essay... 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 |
 "Do you think you are immune to Irish dance contests for kids?... 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 |
 "...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 |
 "...tepid, misguided... 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 |
 "...captures the times and waxes philosophical while entertaining us with a simple but honest love story.... genuinely funny throughout." |
| 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... Boote leaves us mostly with feeling screwed by the corporations and with no options when it comes to reversing the damage." |
| 16. |
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02/01/11 |
Good |
 "What's most admirable is the many provocative questions Liz Canner skillfully raises, for which she purposefully avoids offering any annoyingly easy answers." |
| 17. |
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12/07/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "A mediocre documentary about a great guy... whenever Michelle Esrick saddles up to some compelling material, her film bolts in the opposite direction." |
| 18. |
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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." |
| 19. |
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11/16/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...full of winning performances, starting with Jonas Inde and Amanda Davin... an accomplished character-driven comedy for our times... the laughs may be slow coming but are all the more satisfying when they do." |
| 20. |
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11/16/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...quiet and stirring... 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." |
