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05/18/12 |
Very Good |
 "Like a Teutonic techno band, this thriller is both skillfully familiar and chillingly strange." |
| 2. |
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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "The old-school board game that lent its name to this newfangled special-effects flick was a harmless test of logic. The movie blows logic to smithereens." |
| 3. |
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05/18/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...the audition stage becomes a whole world unto itself. For someone (like me) who has never been to a ballet, the talent of these teens and tweens is a revelation." |
| 4. |
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05/16/12 |
Very Good |
 "Cohen is a smartly subversive comedian who chafes from formulaic schtick... 'The Dictator' is too short and undisciplined to be a world-class comedy, but its chutzpah deserves respect." |
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05/11/12 |
Very Good |
 "...as gracious and groovy as an 'Austin Powers' parody.... may be too light for vampire purists or fans of the original show, but fresh blood is just what the doctor ordered." |
| 6. |
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05/11/12 |
Very Good |
 "...an Indian dish for day-trippers. Lacking beef or sufficient spice, it's nonetheless colorful comfort food." |
| 7. |
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05/11/12 |
Very Good |
 "...rich material that Moretti mines for both superficial absurdity and deep pathos... this guided tour through a hidden world is wholly rewarding." |
| 8. |
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05/04/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...isn't bad by any stretch of the imagination, but neither is it especially good, because, well, it doesn't have any stretch of the imagination." |
| 9. |
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05/04/12 |
Moderate |
 "...shockingly tone-deaf. Stillman is still capable of a few amusing quips, but his storytelling is sophomoric." |
| 10. |
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05/04/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...this artfully composed movie is bathed in a warm light.... 'The Fairy' is colorful and contemporary." |
| 11. |
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04/27/12 |
Very Good |
 "Although there's some meat on the menu, 'Delicacy' ends up as lightly sugared and as gently bent as a fortune cookie." |
| 12. |
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04/27/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...the notion that a worldly Parisian is so estranged from the erotic universe is hard to swallow... 'Elles' is provocative company, but it leaves us feeling hustled." |
| 13. |
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04/27/12 |
Very Good |
 "...respects the complexity of urban life... it's a mere introduction to Sociology 101, but it's brisk enough to rustle the reading list and keep the conversation alive." |
| 14. |
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04/27/12 |
Outstanding |
 "With a rucksack of gadgets, Dafoe makes a believably cunning tracker, and when he finally confronts his prey, the mutual respect feeds a poignant parable." |
| 15. |
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04/20/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Gripping, playful, alive with wonders, it is the next step in the evolution of adventure filmmaking." |
| 16. |
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04/20/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a valuable history project but not a definitive or analytical one. For that, we await a film that's less 'One Love' and more 'Stir It Up.' " |
| 17. |
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04/20/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The lead role of downwardly mobile mistress Hester Collyer is a meaty one.... But the social drama surrounding her is as dated as fallout shelters and powdered-milk rations." |
| 18. |
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04/13/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...built on shaky and blood-soaked ground, but if towering technique is all you want from an action movie, then yippee-ki-yay." |
| 19. |
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04/13/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...its loving voice is likely to be drowned out by haters who hide their own wounded hearts behind Internet pseudonyms and broadcast microphones." |
| 20. |
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04/13/12 |
Very Good |
 "...faintly comic... while some will chuckle at the characters' vanity, others will find it painful." |
