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06/29/12 |
Outstanding |
 "It's like 'The Full Monty' except with guys you actually want to see take it all off, or 'Boogie Nights' minus the angst and the body count." |
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12/21/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...compelling and comprehensive.... it's perhaps not surprising the film runs to rather extreme lengths for a feature documentary, clocking in at 2 1/2 hours." |
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09/21/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...while a shaggier-structured documentary than many, the film is a heart-wrenching portrait of one of the saddest, most heroic chapters in American history." |
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05/17/13 |
Very Good |
 "...spare, smartly written and shot through with moments of twig-snapping tension." |
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03/22/13 |
Very Good |
 "...it's so much fun... most viewers will be completely new to this eye-opening story of how some feisty Aussies made their musical mark in Vietnam." |
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03/15/13 |
Very Good |
 "As a trio of activist family friends, Timothy Spall, Oliver Platt and Annette Bening function as a sort of 'ban the bomb' Greek chorus, looking after Ginger..." |
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03/01/13 |
Very Good |
 "...for my money, this movie belongs alongside 'Secretary,' 'Ginger Snaps' and 'Thirteen' in the family of deliciously dark female coming-of-age stories." |
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02/22/13 |
Very Good |
 "...fun... Karpovsky manages to be palpably neurotic without trying too hard." |
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10/26/12 |
Very Good |
 "...takes a page or two from Hitchcock... shudder-inducing.... makes a sounder case for nocturnal Webcams than the 'Paranormal Activity' franchise ever could." |
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10/12/12 |
Very Good |
 "Jenn Harris, a talented comic actress who looks more like a real person than a Hollywood facsimile of one, makes every scene she's in shine." |
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10/05/12 |
Very Good |
 "What starts out as unpromising shaky-cam antics quickly turns dark and compelling... puts the majority of today's mainstream 'scary' movies to shame..." |
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09/14/12 |
Very Good |
 "...an intimate, honest exploration of relationship dynamics, regret and the enduring messiness of love.... Call it mumblecore for grown-ups (i.e., minus the mumbling)." |
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08/31/12 |
Very Good |
 "...deliciously creepy... you'll come away from 'The Good Doctor' wanting to keep religiously eating that apple a day." |
| 14. |
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08/24/12 |
Very Good |
 "...veers smartly between Birbiglia's wry humor and the genuine pain intrinsic to uprooting one's presupposed path in life.... It's a tribute to Birbiglia's storytelling..." |
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08/17/12 |
Very Good |
 "...enjoyably old-fashioned.... Nick Murphy sticks to classic tropes but deploys them expertly, knowing the real shivers are in the details..." |
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07/27/12 |
Very Good |
 "Bendjelloul expertly paces this strange and moving film, half mystery and half meditation on art, fame, the music biz and the definition of a meaningful life." |
| 17. |
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07/06/12 |
Very Good |
 "Russell Brand, a sometimes-working actor, 'should' fly out to meet her at various locations on tour, Perry admits. 'But he won't.' The marriage crumbles..." |
| 18. |
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06/29/12 |
Very Good |
 "Sarah Polley continues her focus on the awkward and difficult particularities of human relationships... The real beauty of her directing is its celebration of imperfection..." |
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06/22/12 |
Very Good |
 "...quietly scathing.... Kirby Dick chronicles the myriad ways sexual-assault victims are routinely punished and ignored." |
| 20. |
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06/01/12 |
Very Good |
 "...thought-provoking... Activist Judy Brady sums up this film's unapologetic message: 'When I see a pink ribbon,' she says during the end credits, 'I see evil.' " |
