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04/25/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Dramatically spellbinding and intellectually stimulating... A must-see entry in the ongoing evolution of cinematic formalism, it also makes for one helluva popcorn outing." |
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11/27/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Karen Shaknazarov's brilliant contemporary take on the oft-filmed Chekhov novella 'Ward 6' reps the versatile Russian helmer's most iconoclastic film yet." |
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05/08/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...riffs on the premise that everything in our man-made environment has been deliberately preconfigured... Hustwit poses fascinating questions about what George Carlin irreverently dubbed 'stuff'.... witty, engaging and exquisitely crafted..." |
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04/29/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...nothing could be less sensationalistic -- or moralistic -- than this fascinating study of free enterprise in free fall." |
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09/10/07 |
Outstanding |
 "Expansively, dramatically, magnificently Russian... plays like vintage jazz from a veteran band." |
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04/22/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...must-see... The constant intercutting between old and new black-and-white footage focuses on the changes 50 years have wrought -- and those changes' limitations." |
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04/22/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Like many great Holocaust films, it starts with a simple object: a Nazi newspaper, found in the Tel Aviv apartment of the director's grandmother... fascinating..." |
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04/27/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...a knockout... Largely composed of found footage, kinetically re-edited into a seamless historical narrative... riveting..." |
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01/07/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Petra Seeger's beautifully crafted documentary about neurobiologist Eric Kandel, 'In Search of Memory,' interweaves experience and experiments, autobiography and science as seamlessly as the Nobel Prize winner's same-titled book." |
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09/26/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...offers a one-of-a-kind experience. Its visuals range from sheep-level closeups to soaring overviews... At once epic-scale and earthbound..." |
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09/13/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Fascinating for those who lived through the controversy and those for whom the incident rings only the faintest of bells..." |
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05/04/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Half lean, mean racing saga and half in-depth character study... the perceptively balanced 'Dreams' transitions seamlessly from domestic drama to 70-mph heats." |
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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." |
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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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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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09/02/08 |
Outstanding |
 "Utterly engrossing dual-character study, unfolding with a serene disregard for indie quirkiness, 'Goodbye Solo' radiates authenticity..." |
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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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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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04/21/13 |
Excellent |
 "The main strength of Krauss' film lies in the soldiers' ability, especially in Morlock's case, to articulate the circumstances that fed the otherwise inexplicable drive to slay..." |
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04/02/13 |
Excellent |
 "...thoroughly delightful.... the film juxtaposes work and biography with wondrous open-endedness, and should enchant fans as well as those new to the table." |
