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05/17/12 |
Excellent |
 "As humane as it is disturbing... documentary-mimicking drama is designed to evoke the experience of working a beat that can never become routine." |
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05/10/12 |
Good |
 "...smart if outlandish... Writer/director Gerald Hustache-Mathieu keeps the viewer off balance not with dramatic shocks but with unexpected and often incongruous flourishes." |
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05/10/12 |
Moderate |
 "...the sort of well-meaning fable that's ultimately more admirable than persuasive.... All it offers is a picturesque location, likable characters and the best of intentions." |
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05/03/12 |
Moderate |
 "...may be slick enough to reach people who aren't already familiar with such substances as 'new water,' atrazine and hexavalent chromium." |
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04/27/12 |
Very Good |
 "...great fun, especially for those who cherish the 1970s urban-paranoia movies that took bleak pleasure in imagining a world even worse than the real one." |
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04/26/12 |
Good |
 "...most remarkable as a naturalistic portrait of a woman.... for all the movie's contrivances, its central character feels genuine." |
| 7. |
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04/26/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Ultimately, this intriguing but scattershot movie turns on the incompatibility of two worldviews -- the corporate-financial vs. the environmental-spiritual." |
| 8. |
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04/20/12 |
Very Good |
 "A tender tale of role reversal.... often poignant but leavened with humor." |
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04/19/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...anthropomorphic to a fault... But the movie is designed for kids, who may not mind its oversimplifications, or narration that terms edible leaves 'side salad'..." |
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04/19/12 |
Moderate |
 "...shifts from Thailand to Bangladesh to Mexico... aspires to be cinema-verite style. Yet it's unusually well-lighted and composed for on-the-fly footage, and includes scenes that appear to be staged." |
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04/12/12 |
Good |
 "A dark drama with traces of black comedy... dissects two forms of desperation... 'Post Mortem' is -- intentionally -- not an engaging movie." |
| 12. |
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04/12/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...ultimately, it's not distinctive enough to draw viewers who haven't given much thought to aging. But that still leaves a substantial audience for the film's gentle laughs and modest insights." |
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04/05/12 |
Very Good |
 "...half-sweet, half-rueful.... Rather than a strident critique of Catholic dogma and conduct, the film offers a simple bit of advice: The Church really ought to get out more." |
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04/05/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a provocative if scattershot documentary.... Environmental degradation is the film's primary concern... the movie does allow a range of opinion on some subjects." |
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03/29/12 |
Good |
 "...more melancholy than erotic.... eeriness is underscored by the subtly intricate sound design... 'Womb,' in the end, is less about losing a man than about letting go of a child." |
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03/22/12 |
Very Good |
 "...works as sheer gladiatorial ballet.... this electrifying movie isn't just a collection of gory moments. It actually goes somewhere.... notable simply for its technical skill and storytelling mastery." |
| 17. |
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03/09/12 |
Weak |
 "More bland than actively bad... Cliff Curtis, Kerry Washington and Clark Duke do what they can with the sit-com script." |
| 18. |
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03/08/12 |
Very Good |
 "...nearly as meticulous as its subjects... a tale of discipline, ritual and obsessiveness, all of which are characteristic of Japanese craftsmen..." |
| 19. |
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03/08/12 |
Excellent |
 "...as much tragic as comic.... 'Footnote' is no samurai picture, but it does deliver a killer gash to one man's ego." |
| 20. |
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03/01/12 |
Very Good |
 "Aided by fluid handheld camerawork from cinematographer Gogo Bianchi, Di Gregorio conjures a Rome that's homey and literally warm, with just a hint of Fellini-like frenzy." |
