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05/18/12 |
Good |
 "...the first New Zealand Western.... a solid, beautifully shot, deadpan-funny genre movie with a fresh look." |
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05/04/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...makes up for a lack of originality with reasonably good gut-munch action and a view of the Cuban Revolution.... anchored by a laconic, devil-may-care performance by Alex Díaz de Villegas as Juan." |
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04/27/12 |
Very Good |
 "The outcomes in pro wrestling might not always be on the up-and-up, but the theatrics are as genuine as they come." |
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04/27/12 |
Good |
 "Entertainment this is not, but the point is to simply get you to care about the people of Juárez as they try to take back their city and have some semblance of hope for the future." |
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04/20/12 |
Very Good |
 "...what gives the film its heart is the passion with which the drummers and the mostly adolescent campers talk about their love for what they do... the prevailing feeling is childlike joy." |
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04/06/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The slightly overlong film is mostly of interest to enthusiasts, though the presence of Matt Damon does lend it some celebrity juice." |
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04/06/12 |
Very Good |
 "...an engaging mix of biography, a taste of what it's like to be a famous artist and, most interestingly, a window on the art-making process.... A cut above the typical art doc." |
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04/06/12 |
Good |
 "...first-time writer-director Robbie Pickering takes a premise that's basically the Christian version of 'Transamerica' and deftly walks the line between comedy and serious disturbance." |
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03/23/12 |
Good |
 "...focuses on the touching, at times codependent relationship between Liebling and a diehard Pentagram fan determined to get his idol cleaned up and back onstage..." |
| 10. |
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03/23/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a clattering, banging barrage of absurdist fun wrapped in a tidy, fairly conventional package." |
| 11. |
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03/09/12 |
Good |
 "The dialogue is dense but somewhat shallow, and it helps to have a strong grasp of France's political system and current issues to make sense of it all." |
| 12. |
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03/02/12 |
Good |
 "...dilutes much of the essence of the original without replacing it with anything particularly original or resonant." |
| 13. |
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03/02/12 |
Very Good |
 "Veteran filmmaker Frederick Wiseman is a master of the observational documentary... his impeccable technique and process-heavy focus come as a refreshing change of pace." |
| 14. |
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02/24/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a cautionary tale for the green energy movement." |
| 15. |
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02/23/12 |
Very Good |
 "The filmmaker, a favorite of Teta's because of his physical resemblance to his namesake, enlivens the documentary with artful visuals and sound effects, frosting this modest but endearing portrait of an archetypal Arab grandmother." |
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02/17/12 |
Excellent |
 "No mere sports flick... the cutting-edge surfers, especially the women, clash repeatedly with their culture's traditional roles and mores..." |
| 17. |
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02/17/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Sam Rosen and Zoe Lister Jones are an attractive, likable pair bonding through their respective personal traumas; alas, a lot of the stuff they say sounds far too polished and script-like to be authentic." |
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02/16/12 |
Excellent |
 "...precisely rendered, well-acted family drama depicts class warfare waged with envy, coveted estates, conflicting moral viewpoints and a single, devastating dose of Viagra." |
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02/10/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a quirky but soulful and ultimately winning jumble of musical comedy, tragedy and satire about the uneasy coexistence of Lebanon's Christians and Muslims." |
| 20. |
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02/10/12 |
Good |
 "The sweet torture and intensity of young love, when even short absences make the heart grow truly desperate, are vividly captured by Mia Hansen-Love..." |
