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05/13/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...works as a reminder of the important interactiveness of the performing arts, of actors evoking the drama, action, and emotion that computers and machines cannot." |
| 2. |
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05/12/13 |
Very Good |
 "...highly inspirational.... There are a lot of environmental documentaries out there about inciting change, but this is one of the most affecting." |
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04/16/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...an otherwise involving documentary, it doesn't offer a convincing argument against solitary confinement for those who may not fully realize what's objectionable about it." |
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02/26/13 |
Weak |
 "...can at times feel like you're wasting your time on a subject you might wish you had only accidentally crossed paths with briefly on Wikipedia..." |
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02/19/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a docu-dazzler... attempts to capitalize on the best that's come before it, the result of rummaging through thousands of hours of footage from BBC's Natural History Unit." |
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01/30/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "When it keeps its focus on its subject, Alex Gibney's documentary on retired professional hockey player Chris 'Knuckles' Nilan recalls James Toback's 'Tyson'..." |
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01/06/13 |
Moderate |
 "...there's a sense that it's meandering... it manages to rise above being boilerplate, and it should at least partly satisfy technophiles and China human-rights watchdogs..." |
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12/31/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...thoughtful... uses the controversial redevelopment of the Fulton Street Mall to talk about the process of gentrification.... can be eye-opening." |
| 9. |
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12/03/12 |
Weak |
 "India's first locally made stereoscopic 3D animation film... momentum is bogged down in too many song-and-dance numbers that feel like pointless distractions." |
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11/29/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a small drama that pits a man of faith against a man of doubt... uses its lack of story and character development without an interesting effect..." |
| 11. |
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10/18/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Katie Dellamaggiore gets just barely deep enough beneath the surface of most of the young players' lives to show the extent of the role chess has in their development..." |
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10/10/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...the production values leave much to be desired... as an election-season reminder that our democratic system isn't functioning, it serves as a welcome wake-up call." |
| 13. |
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09/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "...possibly the driest and most balanced documentary on the current energy crisis.... dispassionate doc surveys the world's range of current energy production..." |
| 14. |
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08/22/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...often feels like an obligatory 'Where Are They Now?' DVD extra... about four Chinese adoptees living in different parts of the United States... surprisingly affecting." |
| 15. |
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08/09/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a bland coming-of-age story with some pretty cinematography but little pulse.... as a film it's too superficial and uneventful to sustain much interest." |
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08/01/12 |
Very Good |
 "...unspeakably close to its main characters, whose budding relationship is portrayed with an innocence and naturalism that makes the film unusually believable." |
| 17. |
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07/09/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a work of careful consideration, moral weighing, and deliberateness of craft... a proud show-and-tell response to growing fan interest in Raymond Scott..." |
| 18. |
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06/29/12 |
Very Good |
 "...in 'Neil Young Journeys' we're given Young solo, with only the artist and his incredibly loud instruments to fill up the space of Massey Hall..." |
| 19. |
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06/19/12 |
Moderate |
 "If Asli Özge has said something about modern-day Istanbul, she's done it in fairly broad strokes that may be too far apart for the sake of a discernible narrative..." |
| 20. |
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05/29/12 |
Moderate |
 "...adheres to the tried-and-true sports-movie formula of an underdog team striving to overcome their limitations to become winners... easily digestible family entertainment." |
