|
| 1. |
|
02/18/11 |
Good |
 "...an intriguing and small story about a complicated family... fine acting keeps the various threads from tangling and grounds Raman's relentless camera movement." |
| 2. |
|
02/16/11 |
Very Good |
 "...a sweet, hip homage to Buenos Aires and love in the visual, virtual age.... an intelligent, ironic, well-acted romcom that's charmingly goofy rather than predictably goopy." |
| 3. |
|
02/14/11 |
Very Good |
 "...a showcase for the exceptionally talented Matthias Schoenaerts... begins as a mafia movie, but soon becomes a search for emotional catharsis..." |
| 4. |
|
02/11/11 |
Excellent |
 "A timeless comedy about aging, for all ages.... Di Gregorio again plays his own alter ego, and gives us another deceptively small, vaguely autobiographical story..." |
| 5. |
|
11/30/10 |
Very Good |
 "...enough gentle pathos and sly humor to compensate for a less than original storyline.... a highly polished crowd-pleaser featuring great performances..." |
| 6. |
|
11/01/10 |
Fair |
 "...a plodding script and muted staging strangely strip away the emotional punch... Weaving is brilliant in the nearly impossible role as the emotionally displaced Jack." |
| 7. |
|
10/15/10 |
Moderate |
 "...as the film progresses, the script's often stilted dialogue hammers home the issues too many times, to the detriment of the underlying family drama." |
| 8. |
|
10/15/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a character study of loneliness... What director Michael Rowe leaves unsaid, to the film's detriment, newcomer Mónica del Carmen fills in with a display of great talent..." |
| 9. |
|
10/15/10 |
Good |
 "...a visually sturdy (with its many slow pans and static shots) film-within-a-film that throws winks and nudges at the illusory nature of both art and reality..." |
| 10. |
|
10/15/10 |
Weak |
 "...the dissected minutiae of this adultery drama unfortunately doesn't add up to a very original or moving whole.... The actors are quite good but have little to do..." |
| 11. |
|
10/15/10 |
Very Good |
 "...good fun, a popcorn movie of epic proportions for kung-fu fans.... director Andrew Lau's trademark visual pizazz is there, if not the gritty intensity of his other work." |
| 12. |
|
10/15/10 |
Very Good |
 "...a place where time seems to have stopped.... spends as much time on the goatherd as the herd... both are equally riveting." |
| 13. |
|
10/15/10 |
Good |
 "...tackles its subject with the same kind of hip visual energy, snappy editing and tour-de-force acting that made Placido's 2005 'Romanzo Criminale.' " |
| 14. |
|
10/14/10 |
Very Good |
 "...proves that good films can be made on near-zero budgets with the simplest of plots.... a sweet story that features a most impressive performance by a small child." |
| 15. |
|
05/14/10 |
Excellent |
 "Elegantly minimalistic, superbly played and surprisingly feel-good, in the best sense of the word." |
| 16. |
|
11/03/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...a knockout debut. Affecting and entertaining... Filmmaker Andrew Lang used his unprecedented access to a Cuban state institution to paint an emotionally charged yet balanced portrait of sacrifice, social hardship and political indoctrination." |
| 17. |
|
10/27/09 |
Good |
 "...loses some vitality and humor in the middle... Mihaileanu then deftly builds up to the film's emotional ending, a beautiful final sequence that evokes tears and laughter." |
| 18. |
|
09/25/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a smart psychological thriller with the one fatal flaw... the cliched, brooding nature of Ksenia Rappoport's character weighs down the film's suspense..." |
| 19. |
|
09/25/09 |
Good |
 "...provides genuine jumps and follows the horror formula, but is essentially a psychological thriller imparting a lesson.... The 3D is used to good effect..." |
| 20. |
|
09/07/09 |
Good |
 "...a modern melodrama, both sweeping and constrained, that blooms slowly.... always absorbing to watch, even when it doesn't reach the heights for which it shoots." |
