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12/17/12 |
Outstanding |
 "A relentless and shattering masterwork... Intelligence, integrity and a striking sense of character present and accounted for dominate." |
| 2. |
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12/02/11 |
Outstanding |
 "No one in 'Tinker Tailor's' cast, a pantheon of British heavy-hitters, sets a foot wrong.... But it's Oldman whom Oscar should reward." |
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11/21/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...sure-footed excursion into cinema's past is all artifice, but artifice so artful it feels and looks more real than many a movie unreeling in widescreen color." |
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07/17/12 |
Excellent |
 "...good-looking, tautly told, ultra-smart crime story imbeds big issues in riveting action... pulls all of the threads of super-twisted plots and counter-plots together..." |
| 5. |
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06/27/12 |
Excellent |
 "...funny, exhilarating, down-and-dirty.... Spoofing his own studly rep while milking it for every last drop of sexual charisma, McConaughey owns the screen." |
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06/12/12 |
Excellent |
 "If Woody Allen had been a woman born and raised in the Great Damp of the Pacific Northwest, Lynn Shelton might have been his name." |
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06/05/12 |
Excellent |
 "...co-writer is Noah Baumbach... he's brought his off-kilter wit and smarts to an animated bestiary that keeps you laughing while eloquently re-defining where home is." |
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01/16/12 |
Excellent |
 "...brings one of Shakespeare's lesser-known tragic heroes to ferocious life... played in modern dress but voiced in the bard's eloquently corrosive language." |
| 9. |
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11/21/11 |
Excellent |
 "This bright, shiny yuletide gift from Aardman Animation ('Wallace & Gromit') is a joy for the eye, mind and heart -- not to mention funny bone." |
| 10. |
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10/18/11 |
Excellent |
 "...pulses with cumulative dread, teasing our nerve endings with scrabbling spider-feet of unease... among the best films of 2011." |
| 11. |
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09/20/11 |
Excellent |
 "Miller does right by the highs and lows of baseball... he's a dab hand at framing the angst and emptiness that settles over dark, depopulated slopes of bleachers..." |
| 12. |
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06/14/11 |
Excellent |
 "...makes you wonder how long before pseudo news and dumbed-down 'information' stream in a perfect, endlessly entertaining circle, from Twitter to YouTube to Google..." |
| 13. |
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12/06/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a nifty little noir thriller that showcases solid acting and potent action, all within strikingly visualized winterscapes and interiors.... too dynamic to bog down for long." |
| 14. |
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10/15/12 |
Very Good |
 "...deliciously rude and crude... the script is rife with wit and raunch... creates over-the-top characters who nonetheless project genuine, if grotesque, humanity." |
| 15. |
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08/23/12 |
Very Good |
 "...it blasts your breath away... [but] it isn't mindless mayhem... David Koepp's film has a brain; it celebrates muscular kinesis -- just not of the superhero variety..." |
| 16. |
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08/20/12 |
Very Good |
 "...may be set in the near future but it's no silly sci-fi fairy tale. Whimsical and poignant by turns, 'R&F' never goes gooey at its emotional center..." |
| 17. |
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05/09/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a happy tribute to the gentle art of being human... It's an exuberant yet tender journey, never descending into saccharine cuteness or manufactured melodrama." |
| 18. |
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03/06/12 |
Very Good |
 "...surpasses its source thanks to Elizabeth Olsen's powerful performance and Igor Martinovic's strikingly imaginative camerawork." |
| 19. |
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09/27/11 |
Very Good |
 "...deft/daft mix of authentic feeling and sharp parody, belly laughs and visceral dread, makes 'Tucker & Dale vs. Evil' a keeper -- comedy-horror with heart." |
| 20. |
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09/27/11 |
Very Good |
 "...the prognosis is mostly positive, thanks to the genuine sweetness and pure joy... delivers some hard-core truths as well as therapeutic humor..." |
