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LOREN KING Movie Reviews

28 reviews, averaging 70.1% positive
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1. 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."
2. 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."
3. 02/24/12 Very Good "Once it finds its footing in old-fashioned journalism, the film packs a wallop."
4. 04/15/11 Weak "...a low-budget production and it shows in every frame.... a plot devoid of suspense and characters without complexity..."
5.

Beautiful Darling

Boston Globe
05/06/11 Very Good "Candy Darling proves a more than worthy subject... an impressive chronicle of a life inextricably bound to an era."
6.

Circo

Boston Globe
04/22/11 Very Good "...fascinating.... Schock's gritty, haunting portrait of a way of life fast fading offers a glimpse of a Mexico that American audiences rarely get to see."
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.

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..."
9. 03/04/11 Outstanding "...the film's deft weaving of past and present art and politics is an achievement of surprising and compelling resonance."
10. 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."
11.

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."
12. 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."
13. 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."
14.

I Will Follow

Boston Globe
03/21/11 Very Good "...modest but moving... the authenticity of emotion will resonate with anyone who understands that grief is often in the details."
15.

Immigration Tango

Boston Globe
04/29/11 Moderate "...uninspired romantic comedy about two couples who swap mates to try to subvert immigration officials.... Neither the comedy nor the romance is strong enough..."
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. 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."
18.

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."
19.

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."
20.

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."

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