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04/26/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...striking, visually stunning.... a wonderment, urged along by a full-throated romantic score.... The silents offer experiences and dimensions different from talking pictures." |
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02/22/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...true to the tone and spirit of the book. It is patient and in no hurry. It allows a balanced eye for the people in its hero's family who tug him one way and another." |
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02/01/13 |
Outstanding |
 "It is a mystery, this business of life. I can't think of any cinematic undertaking that allows us to realize that more deeply." |
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01/18/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...shockingly detailed and grisly... The film argues that the state considered it more important to protect itself than the rights of the defendants." |
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01/11/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...an unexpected kind of masterpiece by Haneke... a film like 'Amour' has a lesson for us that only the cinema can teach..." |
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12/21/12 |
Outstanding |
 "It is a mark of great acting in a film when it succeeds in accomplishing what it must precisely when it is required.... one of the best films of the year." |
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11/21/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a miraculous achievement of storytelling and a landmark of visual mastery.... also a moving spiritual achievement.... one of the best films of the year." |
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11/09/12 |
Outstanding |
 "I don't know what I expected in Bond No. 23, but certainly not an experience this invigorating.... This is a brand-new Bond with love and respect for the old Bond." |
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11/09/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Rarely has a film attended more carefully to the details of politics.... Tommy Lee Jones in particular portrays a crafty codger with some secret hiding places in his heart." |
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11/02/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Not often does a movie character make such a harrowing personal journey that keeps us in deep sympathy all of the way.... It is nearly flawless." |
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10/26/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...what a film this is! And what a demonstration of the magical, dreamlike qualities of the cinema. And what an opportunity for the actors. And what a leap by the directors..." |
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10/12/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...spellbinding and surprisingly funny.... has cliff-hanging moments when the whole delicate plan seems likely to split at the seams.... The craft in this film is rare." |
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09/21/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...one of the best police movies in recent years... it's inspiring to realize that these men take their mission with such seriousness they're willing to risk their lives." |
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09/14/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a gripping thriller, so well-constructed I felt urgently involved.... an example of good writing and sound construction at the service of plausible characters." |
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09/08/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...brave, layered.... Dennis Quaid gives one of the performances of a lifetime.... It is a great film about an American moral crisis." |
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09/07/12 |
Outstanding |
 "If you see it as a trance movie, a meditation, a head trip or whatever, it may cause you to become more thankful for what we have here. It is a rather noble film." |
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08/31/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...quietly, profoundly, one of the most observant and sympathetic films I've seen.... What a sad, true film. How knowledgeable." |
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08/24/12 |
Outstanding |
 "It is all melancholy and loss, and delightfully comedic, with enough but not too much magic realism. The story as it stands could be the scenario for an opera." |
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08/10/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...miraculous and inspiring.... I hope you're able to see this film. You deserve to. And yes, it exists because we need for it to." |
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08/10/12 |
Outstanding |
 "No plot gimmicks. No twists and turns.... The movie has an emotional payoff I failed to anticipate. It expresses hope in human nature. It is one of the year's best films." |
