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07/08/11 |
Weak |
 "...a collection of disconnected sight gags. The team of five writers, including James, simply fails to provide a narrative that would make us care about what happens next." |
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09/11/09 |
Very Good |
 "Essentially indescribable... it can be quite funny if you're susceptible to Roy Andersson's curious way of capturing the human comedy." |
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10/08/10 |
Very Good |
 "...seems to be shooting fish in a barrel. Then it suddenly shifts gears and takes a warmer, less-sarcastic approach to its rather brittle characters." |
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09/16/11 |
Very Good |
 "...a film of ideas.... the idea that a threatening alternative world could create thousands of 'identity units' and be capable of predicting the future." |
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01/15/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The movie itself is a little too tidy, a little too determined to convey a lesson, but Matthew Broderick's character sticks with you." |
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06/25/10 |
Very Good |
 "...both a whodunit and a coming-of-age tale, dominated by Jennifer Lawrence's luminous performance..." |
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12/10/10 |
Very Good |
 "...as gripping and gorgeous as 'Chocolat,' even though, as the title suggests, its view of colonialism is borderline-contemptuous." |
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10/28/11 |
Outstanding |
 "Tom Cullen and Chris New are British stage actors... Perhaps because they don't feel bound by a set of rules, they've created one of the year's most enjoyable surprises." |
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11/11/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...there's something profoundly inspirational about this portrait of a community coming together to battle prejudice and disease.... celebrates the selflessness of caregivers..." |
| 10. |
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11/13/09 |
Very Good |
 "...the kind of nonfiction film that seems to have been conceived to prove that truth is stranger than almost any fiction... suggests a contemporary version of 'Citizen Kane.' " |
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09/15/06 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...most alive when it doesn't take the teen Kate/older Kate mix-up so seriously. The scenes of 20-something Kate in rehearsals, accommodating her deluded director and dealing with hormone-driven fellow actors, are consistently sharp and funny." |
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09/25/09 |
Very Good |
 "...a flavorful, somewhat rambling documentary about Walt Disney's early 1940s Goodwill Tour of South America..." |
| 13. |
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08/23/12 |
Very Good |
 "The catalog of horrors occasionally feels incomplete, but the movie does an exceptional job of expanding on its narrow focus." |
| 14. |
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06/17/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Despite a nifty final twist and a willingness to dispense with a few taboos, it fails to establish a consistent rhythm." |
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04/02/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Marco Bellocchio's talent for expressive visuals is everywhere in evidence. It's the script that needs more balance." |
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07/01/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...spirited if sketchy... tends to thrash around while its creators try to locate a finale that's neither obvious nor unrealistic. It ends with a throwaway..." |
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01/06/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a showcase for many conflicting viewpoints.... may open your eyes to the deliberate way some cities are designed -- and the accidental ways in which others become distorted." |
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08/10/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Carole Bouquet and the waterways of Venice are the chief charms of André Téchiné's movie, which is otherwise one of his less convincing efforts." |
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01/21/11 |
Outstanding |
 "Tatiana Astengo, as Miguel's baffled, pregnant wife, never lets Mariela become a third wheel. Rarely has a romantic triangle seemed so balanced and riveting." |
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06/17/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Director Weerasethakul's sincerity is evident, though the film's meditative pace and vague philosophical undertones will not be for everyone." |
