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09/06/11 |
Outstanding |
"A greater argument for music education in our secondary school curriculum can't be made." |
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01/24/11 |
Outstanding |
"A gripping, intimate story.... science fiction at its best." |
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01/22/11 |
Outstanding |
"One of the funniest documentaries you'll ever see." |
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01/21/11 |
Outstanding |
"The fabric of people's lives, ripped apart by 9/11, ever so slowly knits back up in this moving documentary.... 'Rebirth' is really and truly inspiring." |
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01/03/11 |
Outstanding |
"...one of the most dynamic cinematic portraits of that decaying, vibrant, impossible city ever... The two female stars, each in her movie debut, are outstanding..." |
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10/15/10 |
Outstanding |
"...heartbreaking, wonderfully acted and superbly dramatized.... a poignant tale of two females confronted by the madness of history." |
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10/15/10 |
Outstanding |
"Herzog asks all the right questions and gets startling, though-provoking replies... To call this movie fascinating is akin to calling the Grand Canyon large." |
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10/08/10 |
Outstanding |
"...pulse-pounding... the best of the trilogy. The milieu is authentic and the characters are completely in sync with their literary counterparts..." |
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03/14/10 |
Outstanding |
"This film has to be seen to be believed. If a photo is worth a thousand words, do the math and tell me what an actual photo of 100 billion galaxies is worth." |
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03/04/10 |
Outstanding |
"...director Paul Greengrass brings the frenetic, run-and-gun style with which he utterly transformed the movie thriller in the Jason Bourne series... a remarkable film." |
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12/11/09 |
Outstanding |
"...brings science-fiction movies into the 21st century with jaw-dropping wonder... Every bit of technology in 'Avatar' serves the greater purpose of a deeply felt love story." |
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07/29/09 |
Outstanding |
"No true fan of science fiction -- or, for that matter, cinema -- can help but thrill to the action, high stakes and suspense built around a very original chase movie." |
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04/17/09 |
Outstanding |
"A must-see for fans of the original stage musical 'A Chorus Line.' " |
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04/09/09 |
Outstanding |
"...does justice to all sides of this complicated contrarian.... Kiefer Sutherland provides the thoughtful though unobtrusive narration to Morgan Cooper's warm film." |
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02/10/09 |
Outstanding |
"Actors blossom under Frears' direction. There is no false moment or off-key note in this movie." |
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01/23/09 |
Outstanding |
"...so funny that it hurts." |
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01/17/09 |
Outstanding |
"Dabis has thoroughly re-energized the genre with refreshing wit, honest emotions, incisive observations and a perfect cast she literally flew around the world to find." |
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09/18/11 |
Outstanding |
"Kessler has made a thoroughly satisfying, always engaging and unusually perceptive doc almost in spite of himself -- and in the face of no little resistance on the part of his subject..." |
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05/26/11 |
Outstanding |
"A splendid if exhausting journey through the history of gospel music reaching back nearly two centuries... a must-see and see-again." |
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03/31/11 |
Outstanding |
"An eye-opening and most entertaining doc about a group of autistic people who challenge old misconceptions about the disability." |