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07/31/09 |
Moderate |
 "As a premise, a Hollywood shrink in turmoil amid the detritus of his clients' broken lives must have looked grand on paper. But it always comes down to execution." |
| 2. |
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07/31/09 |
Moderate |
 "Apatow wants to be taken seriously. 'Funny People' is the attempt to raise his game a notch - and it fails." |
| 3. |
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08/07/09 |
Very Good |
 "...it's heartbreaking to watch the courage of these young red-robed monks melt under the hail of Burmese army bullets. For now, at least, cameras are not enough." |
| 4. |
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08/07/09 |
Very Good |
 "There are five minutes in this film that ought to be mandatory viewing. The entire 90 minutes is utterly compelling, but the five alone are worth the price of admission." |
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08/20/09 |
Very Good |
 "This is what modern man has been reduced to: idiocy. 'Idiots and Angels' won't appeal to everyone, but there's a sharp noirish sensibility that shows a master at work." |
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10/26/12 |
Moderate |
 "Surfer documentaries do a better job of capturing the incredible athleticism of the sport, but, as features go, this is a cut above, if only for its fidelity to the ethos." |
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11/23/12 |
Very Good |
 "...while this movie is at once savoury, meditative and instructive, its worshipful approach to the subject seems to suck all the seeds of dramatic tension from the film." |
| 8. |
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04/05/13 |
Very Good |
 "You could drive an Abrams tank through the film's plot holes, but you'll likely be too busy enjoying yourself to bother." |
| 9. |
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04/12/13 |
Very Good |
 "A delicate pearl of a movie... a meditative dance along the ambiguous borders of truth and illusion." |
| 10. |
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04/12/13 |
Very Good |
 "...against the eye-rolling that Stewart's diatribes occasion must be weighed the grim statistical smorgasbord he sets out: 400 oceanic dead zones..." |
| 11. |
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04/19/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Emmanuel Lubezki's cinematography is lush and evocative, but not nearly enough to compensate." |
| 12. |
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05/17/13 |
Moderate |
 "...sometimes gritty, occasionally charming... the final balance feels slightly off-kilter." |
