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| 21. |
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05/21/10 |
Outstanding |
 "The rhythms are measured... The situations can be so heightened as to tempt doubt.... it all seems a bit much. But then, life can be a bit much." |
| 22. |
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05/21/10 |
Very Good |
 "The joys aren't original so much as sense-memory-pleasing: 'Pinocchio,' the 'Three Little Pigs,' and 'Ginger Bread Man' are all here. Yay. Did someone say 'final'?" |
| 23. |
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05/07/10 |
Very Good |
 "Director Jon Favreau pumps up the volume and amps the clatter of metal against metal. One wishes that writer Justin Theroux had done more with Vanko." |
| 24. |
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05/07/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a love letter to the miracle of wee ones.... In choosing these four families and eschewing narration, Balmès raises a slew of questions that go unanswered." |
| 25. |
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04/30/10 |
Moderate |
 "Late in the film, Bowdon begins introducing charter school parents, students and advocates. One wishes he'd shaped his film in a way that got to them more quickly." |
| 26. |
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04/30/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Nash and Joel Edgerton work together and have a nasty-cheeky (or vice versa) way with mayhem has led to comparisons to Joel and Ethan Coen." |
| 27. |
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04/23/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a silly jaunt.... The action is a cacophonous mix of emptied ammo clips and clever quips..." |
| 28. |
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04/16/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...perhaps because the director came to filmmaking by way of commercials, he overstates how easily free will is contorted by the free-marketing come-ons." |
| 29. |
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04/16/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...in his mesmerizing murder mystery, Korean writer-director Bong Joon-ho doesn't shy away from taking on the nurturing, the unconditional, even the nutty." |
| 30. |
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04/16/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Just because it has a winning 11-year-old girl as one of its most unforgettable characters doesn't mean Vaughn's crazed ride of a flick is for kids. It so isn't." |
| 31. |
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04/09/10 |
Very Good |
 "Elvis Presley's granddaughter Riley Keough does nice good job portraying the one left out -- Cherie's twin sis, Marie. How's that for rock cred?" |
| 32. |
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04/09/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "For every moment of sweet timing -- in particular, Carell's -- there's an equal and opposite moment of comedy-writing laziness." |
| 33. |
|
04/02/10 |
Very Good |
 "...makes an intriguing (even feminist) point about interpersonal and institutional power and misogyny." |
| 34. |
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04/02/10 |
Moderate |
 "...it doesn't soar... On the other hand, for those hankering for a B-flick escape, it doesn't quite stoop to old-fashioned cheese." |
| 35. |
|
03/26/10 |
Outstanding |
 "This tale travels the deeply classic territory of feeling like an outsider who wants to belong, of conquering culturally fueled fear and loathing." |
| 36. |
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03/19/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...made wondrous with bouts of magic realism: a gentle ghost aflame, seemingly inexplicable dreams." |
| 37. |
|
03/12/10 |
Moderate |
 "...the missteps in this story of two lovers from different classes drawn together by grief are due to ambitions not quite met." |
| 38. |
|
03/12/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...begins exceedingly well. Then it's fasten your seat belts, swallow your Dramamine as the camera darts, sways, pans and tilts..." |
| 39. |
|
03/05/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...with its remarkable performances, its brilliantly constructed puzzle, its dispiriting cycles of violence, the film isn't an easy ride. But it is an exhilarating one." |
| 40. |
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02/26/10 |
Very Good |
 "...the film won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award, or BAFTA, for Outstanding British Film." |
