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10/30/09 |
Very Good |
 "Director Pablo Larrian shoots with a handheld camera and a ruthless lens. The streets of Santiago are lifeless; the characters are soulless; the existence grim." |
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10/16/09 |
Very Good |
 "...underneath the ego-tripping, an important story gets told and one that shouldn't soon be forgotten." |
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10/16/09 |
Very Good |
 "...writer and director Marco Bechis drops viewers onto the front line of the globalization war.... at first the acting is raw and cumbersome, in a distracting way. But as the days of the protest drag on, and the individual characters begin to develop, we get to know and understand their issues more clearly." |
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09/25/09 |
Poor |
 "...the perfect cautionary tale for any frat boy who considers making a film based on the phrase, 'Dude, remember that one time?' " |
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09/18/09 |
Very Good |
 "Filmmaker Andy Abrahams Wilson collects the most articulate and moving subjects to convey their fight for validation and treatment in a medical establishment that conspires against them." |
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09/04/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "If you removed your soul, would you still be you? It's a simple query, and a fun one to explore, yet only a temporarily compelling conflict for a feature-length film." |
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05/01/09 |
Outstanding |
 "With surprising narrative choices, and an insistence on leaving some conflicts unresolved and messy, the 3-D animated 'Terra' says more about the real world we live in, and the future we could inhabit, than any 2-D, real-world film could have said." |
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04/24/09 |
Moderate |
 "...crams in the dramatic adventures of several species (including penguins) - with the result that it comes up short on telling one really good story. Even so, the visual footage in 'Earth' is breathtaking." |
| 9. |
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03/13/09 |
Poor |
 "Wow, when Disney misses the 'reimagining' mark, it really misses.... Even young viewers may complain of a lack of suspense." |
| 10. |
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01/16/09 |
Moderate |
 "...fawning... while the filmmakers are busy making a vanity project, they forget to show why Wallace was such a unique talent and in what cultural context his raps flourished." |
| 11. |
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01/09/09 |
Moderate |
 "Like some marriages, it has its flaws, but perhaps it's the good stuff that's worth focusing on." |
