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05/17/13 |
Very Good |
 "...the film is most interested in the ever-complicated interaction between what happens in the world and what is seen on page and screen. A valuable work..." |
| 2. |
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05/15/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...offers Westerners a view of life on the Himalayan plains that is unclouded by the romanticism an outsider might bring. It's also uncluttered by much of a plot..." |
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05/15/13 |
Good |
 "A ripe slice of food porn with enough substance to engage... convincingly shows just how little of the world's great produce ever makes it to a supermarket shelf." |
| 4. |
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05/09/13 |
Poor |
 "If the Razzies have a category for ensemble acting, this represents an early frontrunner.... Kitamura flubs the stagings of many of his more gruesome gags..." |
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05/09/13 |
Moderate |
 "Kids with healthy attention spans may warm to its colorful characters and outside-the-frame action, but most will find it as lifeless as their parents do." |
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05/09/13 |
Very Good |
 "A behind-the-scenes performance doc that slyly echoes the dramatic swell of the canonical opera being rehearsed..." |
| 7. |
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05/03/13 |
Very Good |
 "...the supporting cast responds well to the unsettled environment, conducting themselves with a level-headedness that further isolates the sisters..." |
| 8. |
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05/02/13 |
Weak |
 "...tone-deaf.... The script's feel-good resolution is so implausible that even the pic's narrator can't get through it without expressing disbelief." |
| 9. |
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04/18/13 |
Good |
 "A blood-boiling documentary... focuses on questions of whistleblowing and culpability in situations where it seems impossible to stop a crime." |
| 10. |
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04/12/13 |
Moderate |
 "...clearly peopled with performers who take their card tricks seriously, but doesn't have the resources to convincingly conjure that subculture... amiably dopey." |
| 11. |
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04/12/13 |
Good |
 "...follows choreographer Allison Orr through what proves to be a charming and unpretentious collaboration with City of Austin volunteers..." |
| 12. |
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04/11/13 |
Good |
 "He's a smart, engaging interviewee, even if one suspects his story is made more compelling in the pages of his memoir, 'The Man Who Stayed Behind,' than it is here." |
| 13. |
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04/05/13 |
Fair |
 "Science and folklore make an uncomfortable match... oddly plotted.... Intriguing to a point but unable to exploit its mysteries in a satisfying way..." |
| 14. |
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04/05/13 |
Fair |
 "...grows silly in the third act... Julianne Moore is required to keep a straight face during all this, and does so admirably, but things fall apart..." |
| 15. |
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04/04/13 |
Weak |
 "...suffers all the flaws associated with disability films and more.... rallying behind its protagonist doesn't make up for the movie's inability to make him a human being..." |
| 16. |
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03/28/13 |
Good |
 "...proves more serious about history than expected, spending ample time on light sociology before putting its most mindblowingly intricate body art onscreen." |
| 17. |
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03/27/13 |
Fair |
 "Pretty, occasionally witty and not believable for a moment.... Scenes and subplots butt up against each other haphazardly, with no breathing room in between..." |
| 18. |
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03/26/13 |
Very Good |
 "...offers immense cause for hopefulness without becoming Pollyannaish or downplaying the serious challenges its protagonists face..." |
| 19. |
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03/18/13 |
Very Good |
 "...offers a deeply felt angle on the broader realities of life in Paraguay during the '80s... intimate.... it will affect many who see it." |
| 20. |
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03/09/13 |
Moderate |
 "Some laughter but little magic... by-the-book... enjoyable but as familiar as the old-school routines its magician heroes dish out." |
