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LOREN KING Movie Reviews

29 reviews, averaging 69.4% positive
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Venus and Serena

Boston Globe
05/24/13 Moderate "...reinforces what we already know.... Does the film pull back the curtain on who they are and what drives them? Not so much."
2. 04/26/13 Very Good "...lively.... Roberta Grossman and writer Sophie Sartain approach their subject in a style that balances the kitschy and the profound."
3. 04/19/13 Outstanding "Melding history, science, and up-to-the-minute urgency, the film is a clarion call that's passionate and provocative. OK, and a little depressing, too."
4.

Yossi

Boston Globe
03/08/13 Very Good "Knoller manages to make even a withdrawn character compelling, and worth rooting for as Yossi struggles to shed his shell."
5. 03/06/13 Very Good "...accomplished but erratic... has a gritty, low-budget realism as it depicts day-to-day life under the threat of violence and age-old cultural and generational obstacles."
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Let My People Go!

Boston Globe
03/01/13 Moderate "The characters and situations are too broad and too predictable... a sugar-coated comedy that reaffirms more stereotypes than it upends."
7. 12/21/12 Good (Not Great) "...moderately enjoyable... offers a decent escape. But it fails to fully convey the thrill of running off to join the circus, for real."
8.

Liberal Arts

Boston Globe
09/21/12 Very Good "...more bittersweet than laugh-out-loud funny.... smarter if more sentimental than the typical college comedy about frat house hijinks and hooking up."
9. 08/29/12 Poor "...seems so intent on getting toddlers to love it that such details as an engaging story line and originality seem to have gotten lost in Lovelyloveville."
10. 06/22/12 Very Good "...tells a Holocaust story that hasn't been told before... by weaving fable with realism, coming-of-age innocence with adult grief, and guilt with romanticism."
11. 06/01/12 Very Good "...a straightforward documentary that uses Yoni Netanyahu's own words to create a searing portrait of his short but meaningful life."
12.

Crooked Arrows

Boston Globe
05/18/12 Good (Not Great) "...unique and engaging enough to transcend the uplifting sports-underdog formula.... a family film that delivers cultural history along with some terrific action sequences..."
13. 04/13/12 Moderate "Ritter and Bosworth occasionally have some fresh moments... [but] single motherhood is treated as a cute quirk at best and a minor inconvenience at worst."
14. 02/24/12 Very Good "Once it finds its footing in old-fashioned journalism, the film packs a wallop."
15.

Miss Bala

Boston Globe
01/27/12 Very Good "...signals the rise of a director to watch, as Gerardo Naranjo offers a grim subject with neither flash nor sentiment. It is a sober film done with style."
16. 11/11/11 Very Good "...what makes this so powerful is the most traditional technique of all: authentic and eloquent storytelling by memorable characters.... time, and distance fall away."
17. 09/02/11 Moderate "...overwhelmed by its lazy eagerness to embrace the new standard for R-rated comedy.... it mostly delivers gay jokes and oral sex references ad nauseam."
18.

The Whistleblower

Boston Globe
09/02/11 Very Good "...a topical political thriller anchored by an actress's powerful, de-glammed star turn."
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The Arbor

Boston Globe
07/22/11 Outstanding "...defies categorization not merely for art's sake but because conventional forms seem inadequate for such a harrowing story."
20.

Forks Over Knives

Boston Globe
05/16/11 Very Good "What 'An Inconvenient Truth' did for global warming, Lee Fulkerson's persuasive documentary does for a vegan diet."

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