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05/17/13 |
Excellent |
 "...provides an elegant, enthralling peek behind the curtain and into the you-won't-trust-your-eyes world of this celebrated contemporary conjurer." |
| 2. |
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05/17/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...an invigorating powerhouse of a personal documentary, adventurous and absolutely fascinating. Unexpectedly moving in unanticipated ways..." |
| 3. |
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05/17/13 |
Outstanding |
 "The epitome of luxury and priced to match, Bergdorf's has been called everything from a hymn to consumer capitalism to the store with the most discerning clientele..." |
| 4. |
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05/17/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...a small miracle of a movie, honest and funny with an aim that's true.... more than makes you feel hopeful about movies, it allows you to feel that way about life as well." |
| 5. |
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05/10/13 |
Very Good |
 "...intimate, up close and personal.... What is clear, over and above everything else, is that these women, who are often in need of a best friend, have it in each other." |
| 6. |
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05/09/13 |
Weak |
 "Luhrmann's filmmaking point of view suffocates beyond resuscitation any dramatic interest the story might have generated." |
| 7. |
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05/03/13 |
Very Good |
 "...the film creates the kind of jeopardy we can believe in, and for a superhero movie, that is an accomplishment in and of itself." |
| 8. |
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05/03/13 |
Excellent |
"...sparkling.... a lively, clever, fast-moving film that isn't overly reverential about its subject." |
| 9. |
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05/03/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Ahmed is especially good at portraying all the facets of this increasingly complex man, a fitting centerpiece to an increasingly intricate and involving film." |
| 10. |
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05/03/13 |
Very Good |
 "...a ripping yarn.... Based on the true story but willing to depart from it for dramatic purposes... strong..." |
| 11. |
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04/26/13 |
Good |
"...features a protagonist who was determination itself, a filmmaking style that is square as opposed to cutting edge, and a story that is strong enough to involve us..." |
| 12. |
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04/26/13 |
Outstanding |
"...smart, provocative.... rich in complexities.... it does not offer answers but rather, of equal if not greater value, it presents different ways to frame the question..." |
| 13. |
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04/19/13 |
Weak |
 "If someone is that bored with their own life, it's not clear why we should bother listening in.... though the photographs are memorable, the photographer is not." |
| 14. |
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04/19/13 |
Good |
 "...genial.... It's a cautionary tale of sorts, but the story is so strange it is often not clear exactly what it's cautioning us against." |
| 15. |
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04/19/13 |
Very Good |
0513998.jpg) "...a piece of futuristic fiction intended for adults... makes you remember why science fiction movies pulled you in way back when and didn't let you go." |
| 16. |
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04/12/13 |
Good |
 "Helgeland has made shrewd choices.... You can't help getting caught up in this story, even as you are wishing the telling was sharper than it is." |
| 17. |
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04/12/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...as enigmatic as filmmaking gets... haunting, disturbing.... part offbeat romance, part completely unclassifiable... one-man filmmaking of a remarkable sort." |
| 18. |
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04/05/13 |
Fair |
 "It starts out like a house afire, but by the time it's over we're the ones feeling burned.... Showoffy, super pleased with itself, too glib too often..." |
| 19. |
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03/29/13 |
Very Good |
 "...the film's off-the-cuff bravado perfectly captures the texture of youthful high energy... being along for the ride is pleasure of the most unexpected sort." |
| 20. |
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03/29/13 |
Good |
 "...self-consciously modern.... In an attempt to be both modern and traditional, this gorgeously made film ends up betwixt and between." |
