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11/18/11 |
Good |
 "...briskly paced... handsome, large-scale escapist fare... Kristin Scott Thomas is just as enjoyable and authoritative in this mainstream fare as she is in more serious films." |
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11/11/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...extensive performance footage illustrates just how electrifying these entertainers were. Dzi Croquettes transcended camp with inspired artistry and achieved moments of poignancy amid much exhilaration.... both a tribute and a terrific entertainment." |
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11/04/11 |
Fair |
 "...has an awesome array of authentic settings that drench the film in period atmosphere and capable stars... Yet it drowns in swoony clichés." |
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10/28/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...exhilarating... Bollywood at its best. It has energy, spectacle and humor, song and dance, but razzle-dazzle special effects and action stunts never overwhelm its story..." |
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10/21/11 |
Very Good |
 "...a script that concentrates on fleshed-out characterizations, leaves audiences to connect the dots and demolishes genre clichés.... a fine instance of the overly familiar made fresh." |
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10/14/11 |
Good |
 "...uniquely engaging.... a consciousness-raising revelation of the evolution of gay rights in New Orleans and by extension, the South." |
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09/30/11 |
Weak |
 "While it is impressive that director Brendan Moriarty was as capable as he was, making his feature debut at age 20, his film needs more shape, more nuance and more punch. Its strongest asset is its gorgeous natural scenery." |
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09/30/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...a marvel. [Director Aleksei] Fedorchenko's expressive powers and his visual prowess are astonishing, and though the film's conclusion is abrupt and confounding, it feels right." |
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09/23/11 |
Very Good |
 "Much in this wholly absorbing and poignant documentary is familiar from numerous previous Holocaust accounts, but Gyongyi Mago and her quiet sense of moral obligation provides a fresh perspective." |
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09/23/11 |
Very Good |
 "...profoundly disturbing, as ambitious as it is provocative.... There seems to be no end to the malaise that can be ascribed to the emergence of an Orwellian society." |
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09/16/11 |
Very Good |
 "...complex, compassionate and endlessly illuminating.... a serious film, but [writer/director Jeanne] Labrune allows a touch of dark comedy... [the leads'] journeys are sharply yet kindly observed..." |
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09/13/11 |
Good |
 "Though the film takes a while to cast its spell, writer-director-cinematographer Bernard Rose's close observation of Marks and those around him becomes increasingly involving and allows Rose to comment on the widespread failure of the war on drugs." |
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09/12/11 |
Very Good |
 "...a bouncy and good-humored romantic musical comedy... director Ali Abbas Zafar strings together such a constant rush of twists and turns, amid a plethora of pleasing musical numbers, that he makes the getting to the inevitable happy ending lots of fun." |
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09/02/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...finds director Tsui Hark, a genre wizard, in top form... Chang Chia-lu's intricate script bristles with wit and suspense; the film from start to finish is a terrific entertainment." |
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09/02/11 |
Very Good |
 "...a rousing example of Bollywood-style pure escapist entertainment.... the gracefully dynamic style even carries off a soap opera-like tear-jerking finale with aplomb. Lots of fun." |
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08/26/11 |
Good |
 "...on its own terms, 'Politics of Love' emerges as an amusing entertainment.... clever and lively... an encouraging accomplishment not only for its stars but also for its skillful director, William Dear, and writer Gary Goldstein... easy to take." |
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08/19/11 |
Excellent |
 "...beautiful, elegiac.... a film of understated power and deep resonance that touches upon universal themes of survival, self-discovery, community and the paradoxical nature of civilization itself, which can at once seem enduring yet also quite fragile." |
| 18. |
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08/19/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...an exquisite, intimate film of restraint and delicacy.... splendid..." |
| 19. |
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08/15/11 |
Very Good |
 "...a splendid example of how Bollywood's skilled way with melodrama helps make entertaining a lengthy exploration of a very serious and complex issue that has universal resonance.... stirring..." |
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07/29/11 |
Fair |
 "Despite numerous pluses, the film is more wearying than entertaining." |
