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07/28/11 |
Outstanding |
 "An outstanding Russian drama of fractured families, money and quiet desperation... stands out by harking back to classic noir thrillers." |
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10/14/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Scattered with moments of genuine transcendence, it steadily builds in emotional impact and never comes across as any kind of over-rarefied intellectual exercise." |
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06/26/08 |
Outstanding |
 "Meadows and cinematographer Natasha Braier present their story with a gritty, unfussy lyricism that finds unexpected glimpses of beauty in overlooked corners..." |
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05/25/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...consistently hilarious... cements Ben Wheatley's reputation among his generation's smartest and edgiest filmmakers." |
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11/18/08 |
Excellent |
 "...genuinely playful... sufficiently erudite and extract-packed to satisfy cinephiles but also accessible to those for whom her name rings only vague bells." |
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11/12/12 |
Very Good |
 "Pahuja manages the tricky feat of providing intelligent and illuminating commentary on such a vast, sprawling subject as India within an accessible 90-minute package." |
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09/15/12 |
Very Good |
 "...challenging.... often remarkable in its stark, moving simplicity, such as Yingying silently and reflectively munching on yet another potato." |
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08/30/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a playfully complex and gently slippery analysis of memory and personal narrative... engages us in what's essentially the private business of total strangers." |
| 9. |
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07/13/12 |
Very Good |
 "Young and Demme have established an easy rapport, with the rocker letting down the metaphorical drawbridge to the fortress of his mind." |
| 10. |
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05/21/12 |
Very Good |
 "...amusing and intriguing -- if hardly earth-shattering.... a brisk trio of larkish tales.... it may give many Isabelle Huppert admirers their first sampling of Asian auteur cinema..." |
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05/20/12 |
Very Good |
 "...absorbingly luminous.... Overall, this is a handsomely-mounted period picture which transcends the stuffiness of costume-drama..." |
| 12. |
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09/10/11 |
Very Good |
 "Greta Gerwig's pitch-perfect here, infuriating and irresistible as a woman genuinely determined to influence world history by inventing a new dance-craze." |
| 13. |
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09/06/11 |
Very Good |
 "...refreshing.... shows how 21st century cinema can go about boldly revitalizing even the most familiar literary properties... audaciously cutting-edge..." |
| 14. |
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09/04/11 |
Very Good |
 "...a fascinating documentary examining the current state of the world's oldest profession... a non-exploitative eye-opener." |
| 15. |
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02/07/09 |
Very Good |
 "...built four-square round Zoe Kazan's persuasive performance.... via her skilled, nuanced, empathetic characterization, we're with this girl every step of the way." |
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05/23/08 |
Very Good |
 "A savagely unpleasant journey into the darkest corners of human depravity... absorbingly unpredictable and original film emerges as the blackest of black comedies." |
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02/11/09 |
Good |
 "Entertaining record of legendary mid-70s concert spectacular is fine -- as far as it goes." |
| 18. |
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08/13/12 |
Good |
 "A wry charmer with poignant undertones, there's just enough vinegar in the vanilla to keep things engaging... a minor footnote in Fonda's eclectic filmography." |
| 19. |
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08/11/12 |
Good |
 "...slow-burning, distinctive... Though flawed, the film is confidently handled and commendably audacious in its deployment of repetition and duration..." |
| 20. |
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07/06/12 |
Good |
 "...smart if slightly chilly.... while there's the nagging suspicion it might have been best developed as a novel, the film does work as cinema..." |
