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01/25/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...a great movie... The subject here is simply one person's death, and 'Amour' poses a question worth asking: How will you handle yours?" |
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12/23/11 |
Outstanding |
 "An absolute winner, with romance, comedy, drama -- even dancing. As the old studio moguls used to say: It's got it all." |
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07/16/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...close to a sci-fi masterpiece." |
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12/11/09 |
Outstanding |
 "A daringly creative take on Christopher Isherwood's canonical novel... has much to say about gay issues but more to say about, well, life." |
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12/11/09 |
Outstanding |
 "An unclassifiable masterpiece.... Herzog gets Cage to deliver his best performance in years simply by pushing him to his nervous, giggling extremes... madly, wildly brilliant." |
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11/25/09 |
Outstanding |
 "The apocalypse on display is like nothing you've seen in the movies before, for one simple reason: It is total." |
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05/24/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...a fond look back at a turbulent time in life.... There's no plot, just a character arc... it will make you fall in love with an overexposed demographic all over again..." |
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03/22/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...an absolutely devastating movie, and every performance is pitch-perfect.... it's a look at family dysfunction from a fresh and surprising angle." |
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01/11/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Matthias Schoenaerts, a 35-year-old Belgian unfamiliar to most Americans, is a revelation.... one of the most convincing romances to come along in years." |
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12/19/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...has no overweening political agenda. Instead, it unfolds with the cool detachment of a documentary even in its most tense and gripping scenes." |
| 11. |
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11/02/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a near-perfect piece of Hollywood filmmaking, slick and accessible but artful and even profound. It's also tremendous fun, even when, inevitably, the fun must stop." |
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09/21/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...surprisingly compassionate... avoids succumbing to its own weight, thanks to Hoffman and Phoenix, who are utterly compelling and hilarious." |
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08/03/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a delicious tale of poetic justice in which palaces crumble and the maws of gluttony run dry. By extension, however, it's a tale about all of us." |
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07/13/12 |
Outstanding |
 "An ode to joy in the face of tragedy... a rare treat: harrowing, hilarious and uplifting all at once... Wallis and Henry are astonishing together..." |
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06/29/12 |
Outstanding |
 "It's not an overly musky romance, but a window into a much-mocked subculture, more 'Saturday Night Fever' than 'Dirty Dancing'.... the film feels so authentic..." |
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04/13/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...endlessly inventive and speeds along with a giddy, infectious energy. It's a rare bait and switch where what you get is far better than what you were expecting." |
| 17. |
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01/27/12 |
Outstanding |
 "This overlooked film is one of the year's best, full of humor, sorrow and beautiful performances from Close and McTeer." |
| 18. |
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12/23/11 |
Outstanding |
 "A smart, cool, compelling spy-thriller with top-notch performances and a surprisingly powerful ending." |
| 19. |
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12/16/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...features a fearless performance by Charlize Theron.... Patton Oswalt's sensitive performance is the film's second heart." |
| 20. |
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12/09/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...fascinating, erotically charged... a singular, stylish film that's sure to polarize viewers by intentionally promising more than it delivers." |
