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03/20/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...stands as a work of art, summoning unspoken thoughts the way Picasso's war abstraction Guernica does in a scene of contemplation with Jean-François." |
| 2. |
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12/04/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Despite his bumpkin attire and oddball affectations, Glenn Gould considered himself a thoroughly modern artist, in tune with the times and with mass media." |
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01/08/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "When Dillinger's on the screen, painting the town red with flames or setting Nick's nerves on edge, the movie really becomes something more than just the same old..." |
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01/08/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Faith and begorrah, if it isn't that strange beastie the Loveblarney that comes thunderin' over the green hills! ...a furious feel-good movie hybrid..." |
| 5. |
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01/15/10 |
Moderate |
 "...a derivative downbeat diversion... pales in comparison to superior recent films like 'Daybreakers,' 'The Road' and 'Zombieland'..." |
| 6. |
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01/22/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...may not be a great picture, but it has the potential to be an important one." |
| 7. |
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01/22/10 |
Moderate |
 "What begins as a drama about the birth of a great notion - with its attendant battles between the pro and con sides - instead becomes a dreary melodrama..." |
| 8. |
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02/05/10 |
Outstanding |
 "What makes it extraordinary is its depth of feeling, which Dolan's age makes all the more impressive: he was just 19 when he made this. The film won three prizes at Cannes for its shrewd understanding of the combustible mother-son relationship..." |
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02/05/10 |
Outstanding |
 "The tension is almost unbearable. One actor loses a glove, and it registers like a grenade strike.... reminds us that you don't need much to make a good scary movie." |
| 10. |
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02/19/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Jarvis defines the concept of naturalistic acting.... 'Fish Tank' attains aspects of a thriller as it proceeds towards its unforeseen conclusion." |
| 11. |
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02/19/10 |
Weak |
 "Just a couple of smirks shy of a Mel Brooks parody... takes Scorsese's crazy love of cinema to ludicrous extremes, forsaking all logic..." |
| 12. |
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02/19/10 |
Very Good |
 "...it's nice to know there's still fun to be had with nothing more than plastic figures and a little imagination." |
| 13. |
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02/26/10 |
Poor |
 "Given a choice between watching 'Cop Out' again or driving iron spikes into my eyeballs, I would probably choose 'Cop Out' - but I'd have to seriously think about it." |
| 14. |
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03/05/10 |
Outstanding |
 "This new telling of 'Alice In Wonderland,' is, in a word, frabjous. That's a Carrollian term Wikipedia defines as 'possibly a blend of fair, fabulous and joyous.' " |
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03/05/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...a movie to savour like a good book. You don't want to miss revealing details that are, like that suspenseful note, carefully passed from hand to hand." |
| 16. |
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03/05/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...one of the most impressive performances of recent times, by relative newcomer Tahar Rahim." |
| 17. |
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03/12/10 |
Very Good |
 "Damon acquits himself beautifully as Miller, convincingly playing a righteous Army renegade - he seems to have lowered his voice an octave to punch home his words." |
| 18. |
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03/12/10 |
Moderate |
 "Any movie that requires something this maudlin and exploitive to unblock the tear ducts prior to rolling the credits has failed in the intervening two hours or so..." |
| 19. |
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03/12/10 |
Very Good |
 "...can't resist the gross-out gags that are endemic to modern rom-coms... Fortunately, these don't detract from the overall sweet mood of the movie..." |
| 20. |
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03/19/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...take chunks of 'Blade Runner,' 'Logan's Run' and 'District 9,' add a dollop of 'Total Recall' and fry it up in the lard of 'Repo! The Genetic Opera.' Season and serve." |
