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10/12/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...as profoundly sad as it is enraging and potentially galvanizing, and it's one of the most important pieces of nonfiction to hit the screen in years... searing..." |
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09/21/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...exceptional portrait of a community in crisis and the focused fury of its response... not just a vivid chronicle of recent history but a primer in grassroots activism." |
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05/25/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...spellbinding and impeccably crafted... uses spare dialogue to quietly devastating effect. Performances are superb across the board..." |
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04/06/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...exquisite... a police procedural as existential inquiry, set in a remote dreamscape of mystery and foreboding." |
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11/05/11 |
Outstanding |
 "A disquieting, heartbreaking look at American crime and punishment.... The tale unfolds with clinical precision and profound curiosity..." |
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01/19/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...one of the most affecting art-themed documentaries in recent years.... Willis' elegiac debut feature is an inspiring portrait of working artists, fragile and resilient." |
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06/02/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...powerful... a bracing blast of reality... an unforgettable chronicle..." |
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01/04/13 |
Outstanding |
 "The chemistry between the two leads is a razor's-edge dance: feral, childish, tender and always complex." |
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07/13/12 |
Outstanding |
"...the film moves from suggestions of disquiet to unrelenting dread and anxiety.... In 'Elena,' survival has its price, if not its punishment." |
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05/25/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...gripping... shot with verite immediacy and beautifully acted by an outstanding ensemble.... the central characters resonate long after the screen goes dark." |
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08/05/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...director Benjamin Heisenberg orchestrates astounding action sequences and is equally adept at zeroing in on moments of intimate revelation." |
| 12. |
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06/24/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...a moving portrait of the West Virginia residents who are standing up to the bulldozing -- physical and spiritual -- to save an Appalachian peak..." |
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04/24/13 |
Excellent |
 "...upends every cliché and worn-out romantic notion about farming... a complicated and revelatory look at the intersection of country folk and corporate might." |
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03/08/13 |
Excellent |
 "...haunting, beautifully acted... Oleg Mutu, a regular Mungiu collaborator, has a genius for framing cramped group tableaux in dynamic compositions." |
| 15. |
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02/15/13 |
Excellent |
 "...sinuous and beguiling... Kiarostami embarks on a typically indirect but never rambling path... an elegant mystery that resonates beyond its final, jolting moment." |
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01/11/13 |
Excellent |
 "...a beguiling set of variations on a theme, a gossamer-light étude composed for delight rather than dissection." |
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12/21/12 |
Excellent |
 "...a jewel-bright whoosh of a ride through nighttime New Orleans... it moves easily between abstraction and dramatic mystery..." |
| 18. |
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11/16/12 |
Excellent |
 "...thrillingly outré... With his elastic physicality and fearlessness, Denis Lavant is 'what if' incarnate, digging beneath identities that are all too easily fixed." |
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10/19/12 |
Excellent |
"...incisive and economically told... Léa Seydoux, seen earlier this year in 'Farewell My Queen,' is a screen presence of remarkable earthiness..." |
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09/28/12 |
Excellent |
 "...enthralling... Variously tough and poetic, Lieberman's encounters encapsulate the dichotomy between life under dictatorship and peace-loving Buddhist tradition." |
