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02/22/12 |
Good |
 "...offers a fresh glimpse into how Putin's Russia actually works. We see why Putin, who always looked to me like a '60s James Bond villain, enjoyed years of popularity." |
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01/19/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...remarkable.... this searing, exaggerated, sometimes weirdly funny film plays like a cross between Franz Kafka and 'No Country for Old Men.' " |
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09/14/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Lixin Fan shot the movie himself, and his images are absolutely ravishing.... gorgeous... lively as well as deep... heartbreaking yet doesn't wallow in depression." |
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08/27/10 |
Very Good |
 "Jean-Francois Richet's juiced-up style seems steeped in rollicking American pictures like 'Goodfellas'.... most enjoyable as a classic, French-style character study..." |
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08/02/10 |
Excellent |
 "...what makes this documentary so memorable is that it offers teasing glimpses of the dreamed-of masterpiece caught in the rubble of Clouzot's obsession." |
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07/02/10 |
Very Good |
 "...reminds us that a story about a middle-aged woman risking everything for love can be more thrilling -- and explosive -- than any action picture." |
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04/23/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...explains why hundreds of thousands of young people have taken to the streets, and why the Iranian theocrats should be worried that the times, they are a-changin'." |
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02/25/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...gripping... It's a dark, unsparing vision, yet what makes watching bearable, even pleasurable, is Copti and Shani's humane intelligence." |
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10/26/09 |
Very Good |
 "...this smart, touching documentary traces the connections between Wall Street's high-flying practices and the countless citizens on Main Street who now face bankruptcy and eviction." |
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07/16/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...smart, touching, sometimes unabashedly silly, as when Varda dresses up as a potato." |
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02/19/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...based on a powerful book of the same title that's available here in paperback. It was written by an ambitious young Neapolitan journalist named Roberto Saviano, who witnessed his first murder when he was 13..." |
