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Peg Aloi
20 reviews, averaging 67.5% positive

 

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The Fairy (La fee)
Boston Phoenix
04/19/12 Very Good "...a bittersweet, surreal urban fantasy.... something utterly unlike anything else happening in cinema today."
2.
Kill List
Boston Phoenix
03/01/12 Very Good "The atmospheric tension, helped along by strong performances, ramps up slowly, leading to a shocking denouement full of visceral, Dionysian imagery."
3.
The Innkeepers
Boston Phoenix
02/02/12 Moderate "...atmospheric (thanks to the terrific hotel setting) and frequently funny; but the plot line is choppy, the dialogue often unnecessary, and the scares too sparse."
4.
The Debt (2011)
Boston Phoenix
09/01/11 Good (Not Great) "...a smart, icy thriller.... sometimes feels implausible and overwrought, but the film's taut pacing and artful editing make for a chilling and satisfying spy drama."
5.
One Day (2011)
Boston Phoenix
08/18/11 Very Good "Hathaway shines as always, Patricia Clarkson is a marvel in a key role, and Scherfig's masterful treatment of silences, surfaces, and locations is worth watching."
6.
Priest (2011)
Boston Phoenix
05/19/11 Good (Not Great) "...the dialogue fizzles at times. But mostly this is a delicious mash-up of styles and genres: gothic, steampunk, Wild West, martial arts, dystopian fun."
7.
Stake Land
Boston Phoenix
04/28/11 Outstanding "...realistic dialogue, dreamy photography, and heady score revalorize the undead genre, eschewing 'Zombieland's' hipster humor and 'Survival of the Dead's' odd provincialism."
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White Irish Drinkers
Boston Phoenix
03/24/11 Very Good "...a solid indie effort... a gritty, dreamy Everyman story, sure to resonate with viewers who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks."
9. 03/17/11 Outstanding "Religion and terrorism are the film's subtle backdrops -- this is really a story of finding peace and purpose in a chaotic world."
10. 03/10/11 Good (Not Great) "...promises sweet, sexy bloodlust, and teenage girls will gobble it up."
11.
The Eagle (2011)
Boston Phoenix
02/10/11 Good (Not Great) "The cultural trappings (costumes, music, Celtic languages, pagan rituals) are nicely authentic..."
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The Rite (2011)
Boston Phoenix
01/27/11 Moderate "Those seeking gore will be disappointed; those interested in how a crisis of faith responds to a brush with the Devil will be intrigued.... Still, Hopkins is terrific..."
13.
Season of the Witch
Boston Phoenix
01/13/11 Moderate "The Eastern European locations are sumptuous and the costumes authentic, but the dialogue is anachronistic and the climax mindless..."
14.
Kings of Pastry
Boston Phoenix
09/23/10 Very Good "Dessert documentary is pretty sweet."
15.
The Last Exorcism
Boston Phoenix
08/26/10 Moderate "...ambitious but messy... For the first hour, the subversive premise and the authentic performances are taut and engaging.... But the purity of the docu conceit falls apart thanks to the intrusion of a spooky score and deliberately eerie camera shots."
16. 07/02/09 Good (Not Great) "...satisfying and no more complicated than it needs to be."
17. 05/21/09 Outstanding "Assayas has returned to delicious stylistic territory not explored since 1994's 'L'eau froide,' and to a wistful view of a fast-vanishing French culture."
18.
Is Anybody There?
Boston Phoenix
04/30/09 Very Good "Despite the treacle (unavoidable given the premise), the film treats its characters as flawed and fallible..."
19.
Paris 36
Boston Phoenix
04/09/09 Very Good "Top-notch performances buoy up this sentimental (some might say clichéd) musical romp -- and who doesn't enjoy a guilty pleasure of the vintage Parisian variety?"
20. 03/19/09 Moderate "Craven's original vision of brutality and redemption changed horror cinema forever. This time around, it's only a movie."

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