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12/07/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a hell of a ride... Chastain is a marvel.... Bigelow is a virtuoso at building suspense without compromising truth.... nerve-shattering." |
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09/14/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...affirms Paul Thomas Anderson's position as the foremost filmmaking talent of his generation.... Fierce and ferociously funny... a great movie... a new American classic." |
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06/22/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Quvenzhané Wallis -- remember the name, she's flat-out amazement... a tribute to the people who stay rooted to home against flood and forced evacuation..." |
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11/11/11 |
Outstanding |
 "Clooney delivers the finest, truest and most emotionally raw performance of his career.... 'The Descendants' is damn near perfect." |
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09/02/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...a brilliant piece of nasty business that races on a B-movie track until it switches to the dizzying fuel of undiluted creativity. Damn, it's good." |
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10/01/10 |
Outstanding |
 "It's better than the movie of the year. 'The Social Network' also defines the decade... a fierce and funny powerhouse, a modern 'Rashomon' that will pin you to your seat." |
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03/05/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...knockout punch of a thriller surpasses its trappings to speak in a universal language about the ways power corrupts the human condition.... a new crime classic." |
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01/08/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...extends the possibilities of what movies can do. Cameron's talent may just be as big as his dreams." |
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10/16/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...defiantly untamed... raw and exuberant... barrels out at you like a nine-year-old boy filled to bursting with joys, fears and furies he can't articulate." |
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05/29/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...wonderfully funny and touching... what's really exhilarating are the risks it takes, all set to Michael Giacchino's ardent, award-caliber score." |
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05/17/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...beguiling and bruising.... With a deceptively light touch, Baumbach and Gerwig stir the muddy waters of money, class, sex, love, friendship and the pain of betrayal." |
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05/17/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...sharply topical.... set pieces, from an erupting volcano to the hell unleashed over London and Frisco Bay, are doozies. So's the movie. It's crazy good." |
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05/09/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Polley has her brilliant way with the elusiveness of truth. The result, with its flashing perspectives and stealthy wit, is unique and unforgettable." |
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04/26/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...a surprise package to die for. Matthew Miele and his virtuoso cinematographer, Justin Bare, show how fashion can be aspiration, a model for dreaming the impossible." |
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04/12/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Jeff Nichols is something rare in film right now: an original voice, a writer and director whose work richly rewards careful attention.... Matthew McConaughey is magnificent." |
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03/29/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...mesmerizing.... Rodney Ascher's unique and unforgettable film is a tribute to movie love. I couldn't have liked it more." |
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03/15/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Want a bracing alternative to the usual Hollywood swill?... a fresh, funky jolt of filmmaking joy.... the film fills each frame with raw talent and exuberance." |
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03/01/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Park has built a hothouse of erotic tension that's primed to explode. Some will find it too much. Screw them. Park's goal is to bust form, not conform to it." |
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02/22/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...a stinging, brutally funny satire of modern politics.... the movie grabs you hard, no mercy, and keeps you riveted." |
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02/01/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...a hell of a thriller, twisty, terrific and packed with surprises.... This is Soderbergh in full, flinty vigor.... ticking bomb suspense laced with psychological acuity." |
