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07/07/11 |
Poor |
 "...pushes past banality and onto the surreal plane being staked out by bad movies that are bad in a new and genuinely dispiriting way." |
| 2. |
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06/14/12 |
Excellent |
 "It's a mark of Shelton's ability to create living characters from seemingly minor shared moments -- the ones that wind up meaning everything..." |
| 3. |
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04/07/11 |
Moderate |
 "A medieval genre goof of impressive physical scale and disproportionately modest comic ambitions... disappointing where it counts." |
| 4. |
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10/28/09 |
Good |
 "...examines both the basic and abstract purposes that conductors serve, using Russian Maestro Valery Gergiev as a model of what elevates one to greatness.... a workaholic, he admits missing out on much of his children's lives..." |
| 5. |
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01/07/09 |
Moderate |
 "Lahti burns through a thinly written role with a surprising level of warmth... Palminteri looks tired of twitching his shoulders and working a pompadour in two-bit roles like this." |
| 6. |
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01/08/09 |
Moderate |
"In terms of inspiration, 'Yonkers Joe' breaks about even with its eponym." |
| 7. |
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03/29/12 |
Moderate |
 "An action/effects showcase like this one is not the place to turn for nuanced characterization, but the script seems to defy even the few opportunities it has..." |
| 8. |
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07/14/11 |
Excellent |
 "...recalls the beguiling lightness of the good old Disney, where clever visual and thematic feats are deftly interwoven and yet tossed off... favors playfulness above all." |
| 9. |
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03/17/11 |
Excellent |
 "Warmly observed and solicitous of its audience to the point of caress... as comfortable an experience at the movies as you might have this year." |
| 10. |
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11/24/10 |
Weak |
 "A jarring fusion of blue-collar lament and the-more-you-know medical drama... writer-director T.J. Collins strains to strike a balance between issue film and character piece... veers into PSA territory, and, instead of ending, the film simply trails off." |
| 11. |
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08/22/12 |
Very Good |
 "Even its most interesting human subjects can't compare to the beauty and enigma of the horses... strangely tender, almost romantic... beautifully captured." |
| 12. |
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09/06/12 |
Very Good |
"...the process of taming one of the 100 wild mustangs the government rounds up from public lands every year is 'as good as it gets.' The horse was unavailable for comment." |
| 13. |
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12/06/12 |
Very Good |
 "That the fight to identify the bomber(s) survived her (and continues in the courts today) suggests Bari's impact is unrivaled by that of a homemade explosive." |
| 14. |
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11/14/12 |
Very Good |
"...a tough and intriguingly well-told account of the fight between environmentalists and corporate raiders... a pseudo-vérité assemblage of events..." |
| 15. |
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10/17/12 |
Excellent |
 "...fascinating... the evolution toward a consistency of ideals has proved as tricky as Brian Knappenberger makes it engrossing and essential to watch." |
| 16. |
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10/18/12 |
Excellent |
"...we witness an awakening within a nascent, online society with its own culture, language, value system and sense of identity..." |
| 17. |
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01/09/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...concise, accessible... takes a hard look, through the general tone of afterglow, at the American government's tacit and explicit support of the Mubarak regime." |
| 18. |
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01/10/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
"...stitches together voices of the activists and organizers at the center of the events that led to the end of President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year reign..." |
| 19. |
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10/17/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a documentary with gauntlets to slam and alarmism to spare... doesn't have anything terribly new to say, though it does sharpen the angles on the issue..." |
| 20. |
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07/12/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a claustrophobic but well-acted sibling chamber piece... Mira Sorvino in particular develops a depth and pathos to shore up her city-girl charisma." |
