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06/21/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...addresses the subject directly, without gimmicks or gambits.... the movie's power comes from words and numbers.... chilling and inflaming..." |
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05/25/12 |
Outstanding |
 "It's about the wonders of everyday life, and of childhood imagination... there are always poignant undercurrents." |
| 3. |
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02/09/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...compelling... an absolute vision, masterly and enveloping in a way that less personal, more conventional movies are not. The film doesn't seduce; it commands." |
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09/15/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...ravishing.... visually complicated... The effect is rich and complex, as befits the artist's ambitions." |
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04/29/11 |
Outstanding |
 "A gorgeous, very modern 16th-century drama... features sumptuous costumes, grand vistas and swooning emotions..." |
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05/02/13 |
Excellent |
 "...smart, clear-eyed... illuminates all of Assayas' work by introducing the boy who struggled between art and pop, ideology and vocation." |
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01/17/13 |
Excellent |
 "...stark, strange.... It's also vivid and unforgettable.... It just has to be taken on faith -- not faith in Jesus or Satan, but in the singular vision of Bruno Dumont." |
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08/16/12 |
Excellent |
 "A parable of art and love, and a political allegory to boot.... as much about culture as about love and family..." |
| 9. |
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06/26/12 |
Excellent |
 "...has a documentary-style naturalism; the location is real and most of the actors nonprofessional.... simplicity places the occasional poetic moments in high relief." |
| 10. |
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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." |
| 11. |
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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." |
| 12. |
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08/04/11 |
Excellent |
 "An existential quest... Ruiz coolly roams the ambiguous territories between tragedy and soap opera, and between the traditional and the modern." |
| 13. |
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05/23/13 |
Very Good |
 "...diverges from the expected.... One of the mysteries the film explains is Bradley Manning's access to so much intel." |
| 14. |
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03/07/13 |
Very Good |
 "...deliberately open-ended. It can be seen as an indictment of autocratic religion, or an allegory of life under Romanian communism." |
| 15. |
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02/21/13 |
Very Good |
 "It is in part a portrayal of the deprivations, both material and spiritual, of the Cultural Revolution. But it just as expressively depicts the universal condition of childhood..." |
| 16. |
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01/22/13 |
Very Good |
 "What distinguishes the film is not the depiction of danger and loss at sea, but a deep understanding of West African culture.... rich with authentic details." |
| 17. |
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11/22/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a story well-documented in moving pictures.... the filmmakers deftly marshal news footage, clips from the supposed confessions, and trenchant analysis." |
| 18. |
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11/15/12 |
Very Good |
 "Gibney's most powerful film since the Oscar-winning 2007 'Taxi to the Dark Side'... meshes archival stills and film with other materials..." |
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11/01/12 |
Very Good |
 "Paolo Sorrentino's symbol for accepting adulthood is a dubious one, but this journey through the sad and the strange is well worth following." |
| 20. |
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10/26/12 |
Very Good |
 "A sumptuous yet sometimes earthy costume epic.... above all, a showcase for Lee Byung-Hun, who doesn't waste the opportunity. It's a regal performance..." |
