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03/21/07 |
Very Good |
 "...the film-within-a-film, modestly described by its divinely appointed director as ' 'Star Wars' meets 'The Ten Commandments,' promises all manner of absurdities..." |
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07/11/07 |
Very Good |
 "Masterson brings the same directness and vulnerability that imbue her acting to her quietly impressive directorial debut... a vibrant, unpretentious small-town tale." |
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09/10/07 |
Outstanding |
 "Expansively, dramatically, magnificently Russian... plays like vintage jazz from a veteran band." |
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04/25/08 |
Outstanding |
 "...the beauty and integrity of war-scarred northern Uganda can be perceived even in the round thatched architecture of a camp for displaced persons where Kassim gives boxing tips to locals." |
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04/30/08 |
Weak |
 "...feels more like an apologia for egocentrism than a psychological thriller... the director's grandiose attempts to relate his characters to some larger context relegates 'The Caller' to the status of an overblown vanity project." |
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05/06/08 |
Outstanding |
 "Offers Meryl Streep fans a very rare opportunity to watch the actress' process... what emerges from John Walter's docu is not a sense of failure, but a recognition that the play's the thing, enriched by every flawed performance..." |
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05/12/08 |
Very Good |
 "...plays with format are so extreme that the film contains a five-minute 'intermission' that allows her multi-armed and octuple-headed figures to sneak off for soft drinks and popcorn." |
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05/19/08 |
Fair |
 "...helmer Aaron Woodley ('Rhinoceros Eyes') tries to inject authenticity into script's prefab structure... ultimately, nothing can save this pic from the warm fuzzies." |
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06/17/08 |
Excellent |
 "Beautifully paced and edited, building majestically over an eight-month period to a state of chaotic hysteria where Murphy's Law reigns supreme..." |
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06/26/08 |
Poor |
 "Schickner appears perfectly willing, nay eager, to sacrifice subtlety, ambiguity, character development and tonal integrity on the altar of melodramatic desperation and pointedly meaningful wrap-ups." |
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06/30/08 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...rousing, old-fashioned... pits monogamous love against polymorphous perversity.... Helmer-scripter Casper Andreas seems to have hit his stride with the operatic excesses of melodrama.... He strikes a neat balance between acting approaches..." |
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08/11/08 |
Excellent |
 "Though pic is downbeat and defiantly low-budget, its laid-back absurdist tone and no-nonsense pacing make for an audio-visual delight." |
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09/02/08 |
Outstanding |
 "Utterly engrossing dual-character study, unfolding with a serene disregard for indie quirkiness, 'Goodbye Solo' radiates authenticity..." |
| 14. |
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09/02/08 |
Outstanding |
 "...unfolds with a magic limpidity, teeming with imaginative transports... may appeal most to jaded adults thirsty for wondrous beauty and unpackaged innocence." |
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10/03/08 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Perhaps better entitled 'What Price Closure,' pic recounts in excruciating detail its own conception, status and conclusion." |
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11/04/08 |
Outstanding |
 "Combining formats and textures with a hypnotic, shape-shifting score, pic itself quite simply ranks as a work of art." |
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11/07/08 |
Excellent |
 "A dazzling, opulent treasure trove of early cinema excerpts... the glorious profusion of clear, sharp, archival imagery reps a film freak's idea of eye-candy." |
| 18. |
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12/31/08 |
Good |
 "...the pic's aesthetic pirouettes, though accompanied by breathtaking footage, may appeal mainly to those already of terpsichorean persuasion." |
| 19. |
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01/05/09 |
Moderate |
 "Part low-rent 'Ocean's Eleven,' part two-bit 'Rain Man,' part bigscreen 'After School Special'... competent but uninspired... Robert Celestino does a journeyman job..." |
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02/03/09 |
Outstanding |
 "A moving docu about go-to guitarist Jason Crigler's long, improbable road back from a massive cerebral hemorrhage... bears witness to the intensive personal commitment necessary for survival in this age of high-tech, bottom-line medicine." |
