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05/18/12 |
Weak |
 "...something of an earnest, two-hour infomercial that should do wonders for naval recruiting if not civilian entertainment.... not a whole lot of fun." |
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05/11/12 |
Weak |
 "...an uncertain combination of elements that unsuccessfully tries to be half-scary, half-funny and all strange... all over the place..." |
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05/04/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...compelling and emotionally involving.... what is at stake in these competitions is more than momentary recognition or success, it is a life path." |
| 4. |
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05/04/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...as visually arresting as it is smart. A complicated story cogently told... it has the potential to change your mind." |
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05/03/12 |
Excellent |
 "Joss Whedon's got an innate gift for bringing stories like this to life with the energy and intelligence that should be popular entertainment's birthright but rarely is." |
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04/27/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a clever piece of business that is a complete pleasure to experience... If we're living in a golden age of animation -- and we are -- the folks at Aardman are a key reason why." |
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04/27/12 |
Excellent |
 "...a dark adult entertainment, a wild and bloody adrenaline rush of a movie that deals in gleeful grotesqueness and over-the-top implausibilities." |
| 8. |
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04/27/12 |
Excellent |
 "...well-researched and iconoclastic... a cautionary tale, but what it cautions against is the lure of easy judgments derived from prejudices and ignorance of the facts." |
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04/20/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Both brainy and light on its feet, bristling with provocative insights and probing questions... feels like it's expanding your mind while you're watching it." |
| 10. |
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04/20/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...moving and authoritative... leaves you with the joy the man took in the music that set him free and enchanted the world." |
| 11. |
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04/20/12 |
Excellent |
 "...beautifully honest and psychologically astute... Nothing is rushed, everything is given its appropriate time and place." |
| 12. |
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04/13/12 |
Very Good |
 "...be prepared to be outraged... examines how people can be psychologically manipulated into confessing... it is difficult to be unmoved." |
| 13. |
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04/13/12 |
Very Good |
 "...shows us life in the round, illustrating the way humor, compassion and tragedy can all be elements of experience. Its emotional honesty is heartening..." |
| 14. |
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04/06/12 |
Very Good |
 "...the unsettling elements illustrate what happens when your protagonist gets caught in the cogs of history.... compelling and thought-provoking..." |
| 15. |
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04/05/12 |
Very Good |
 "...warm and surprising... a look at the annual San Diego convention that is sweetly empathetic where previous Spurlock works have been brash and confrontational. Plus, it's a lot of fun." |
| 16. |
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03/30/12 |
Good |
 "...is not comprehensive -- the more modern torments of cyber bullying are not much dealt with.... Still, the film's cumulative force is considerable..." |
| 17. |
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03/23/12 |
Excellent |
 "When you're talking about 'The Hunger Games,' it all comes down to Katniss.... in Jennifer Lawrence director Gary Ross and company have hit the bull's-eye, so to speak." |
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03/23/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Exceptionally well-made and completely fearless in its depiction of the widest range of romantic emotions... a film as fiercely committed to passion as its heroine, and that's saying a lot." |
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03/16/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...as elegant and tasty as the splendid sushi prepared by the man in the title, and that is saying a lot.... You may not dream of sushi yourself, but why Jiro Ono does becomes perfectly clear." |
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03/16/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...brainy, bravura filmmaking of the highest level.... Amusing and disturbing in equal measure... does more than ask the provocative question 'what is more important than truth,' it attempts to answer it as well." |
