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| 21. |
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05/29/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "A former investment banker for Lehman Brothers, Ami Horowitz is apparently reinventing himself by donning the hat of a political agitator, a la Michael Moore." |
| 22. |
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05/24/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a tender, painful and frustrating work... it's in this rather dry and ordinary portrait of Clayman that it's possible to realize how internalized real mental illness is..." |
| 23. |
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05/08/12 |
Poor |
 "...too precious and contrived by half... it wants to reach into the grab bag of Silver Lake hipster culture for easy jokes, but it ultimately comes off too enamored..." |
| 24. |
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04/25/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a rich blend of historical footage and modern-day interviews... in stretching all that history over an information-packed 89 minutes, it spreads itself too thin." |
| 25. |
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04/04/12 |
Very Good |
 "...exquisitely presents to us the possibility that humankind's achievements may cause its downfall." |
| 26. |
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03/27/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...wastes no time getting to the heart of its subject matter and convincing us that something has to change.... doesn't take in a wide enough sample of the population..." |
| 27. |
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03/22/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Populated with unlikely occurrences and oddball characters... plays out, to put it most complimentary, like a dull, slower moving 'After Hours'..." |
| 28. |
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03/20/12 |
Moderate |
 "...more than anything, a document of the unsettling effects philosophy can have on one's mind and spirit.... Ultimately, the film doesn't feel like it ever left Haslett's head, leaving us a little cold." |
| 29. |
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03/02/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "There's a levity to the film that makes it feel like a feather in the wind compared to the rigid, fact-heavy way most documentaries might survey Ugandan society." |
| 30. |
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02/12/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a multi-layered film essay, one with no easy surface to ground your feet on, angled and rhythmically unsteady, shaking us off a recognizable path and creating meanings through the reverberation between disparate scenes, visual metaphors, and suggestive narration." |
| 31. |
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01/18/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...it's the suspense around the human blood that at one point pipes through the ancient city of Milos that's the most memorable detail in this rich tapestry..." |
| 32. |
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01/11/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...somewhere between self-congratulation for a life bursting at the seams with success, purpose, and involvement in historic moments and a call to action..." |
| 33. |
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01/01/12 |
Poor |
 "...ultimately a record of two amateurs, meaning well but under-skilled in the task of documenting a subject so crushingly larger and more appealing than themselves..." |
| 34. |
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12/15/11 |
Moderate |
 "It's the typical, from-the-archives, scrapbook approach that makes 'Corman's World' the safe bet that it is..." |
| 35. |
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12/03/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...free-floating, awkward tensions between boyhood and the learned mannerisms of manhood come to the fore and encapsulate this nostalgic film nicely." |
| 36. |
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11/28/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...for Suzuki this is clearly just a victory lap, one in which he can proudly and cheerfully recount his achievements while the film pats him on the back." |
| 37. |
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11/08/11 |
Poor |
 "...might have been better served as a workout video.... surprisingly shallow in regard to its characters and superficial in terms of its chapter-structured façade." |
| 38. |
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11/01/11 |
Poor |
 "While all the actors bring considerable charm to their roles, '5 Star Day' can be too charming... the film reveals itself to be a contrived love story." |
| 39. |
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10/28/11 |
Poor |
 "Not only does 'The Double's' outdated theme feel out of left field, it's unexplained and without reason." |
| 40. |
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10/22/11 |
Poor |
 "...the plot, though it revolves around a kidnapping set in Mexico, seems blind to current events... the action in the film is completely forgettable in such a comparison." |
