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SUSAN G. COLE Movie Reviews

174 reviews, averaging 61.7% positive
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1. 05/16/13 Excellent "...the conflict is secondary to what really matters here: the perspective of a man falling out of love with America."
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Graceland

Toronto Now
05/09/13 Excellent "...a small film that deals with big issues via a smart script that keeps you on edge all along the way.... The child prostitution sequences are knockouts."
3. 04/25/13 Good (Not Great) "...dialogue examining ethics and motivation, both political and journalistic, is deftly written.... But there are some plot holes.... Good filmmaking nevertheless."
4.

Paris Manhattan

Toronto Now
04/11/13 Weak "...though the actors are charming enough and the movie looks terrific, I can't be the only one who's tired of seeing a knockout woman with a great job portrayed as a loser."
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Ginger & Rosa

Toronto Now
03/28/13 Excellent "...it's Fanning who makes this a must-see movie. At 15, she shows maturity and depths that even her talented sister Dakota hasn't yet matched."
6. 03/07/13 Good (Not Great) "...irresistible.... The interviews sometimes have a predictable feel: the musicians weren't competitive; no one was interested in fame..."
7. 03/07/13 Excellent "Don't be misled by the absence of plot. This movie is not a 'meditation' - it's an always absorbing, never ideological commentary on what makes us fearful. Riveting."
8.

California Solo

Toronto Now
02/28/13 Good (Not Great) "...a small film with a huge performance by the great Robert Carlyle.... worth checking out for him alone."
9.

A Dark Truth

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01/10/13 Weak "There's enough waste here to cram a landfill: good actors, a decent budget and a political issue that deserves attention."
10. 12/27/12 Good (Not Great) "...lovingly art-directed, with a soundtrack expertly selected by Steve Van Zandt... If you grew up in the era, you'll love this. Almost no one else will get it."
11. 12/13/12 Good (Not Great) "...a film that messes with assumptions, most notably the idea that sex work is for young women only. Elderly sex workers actually have a stable client base."
12.

Deadfall (2012)

Toronto Now
12/06/12 Good (Not Great) "...has some decent performances and a villain who's both monstrous and sympathetic.... Stefan Ruzowitzky keeps it tense..."
13.

A Late Quartet

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11/29/12 Good (Not Great) "There's some great writing in director Yaron Zilberman and Seth Grossman's script on the topic of music... [but] the film is emotionally slack..."
14. 11/29/12 Weak "...along for the ride are Adrien Brody as Time reporter Theodore White and Tim Robbins, ludicrous as an Irish priest.... the movie has no emotional arc..."
15.

The Oranges

Toronto Now
11/08/12 Weak "Woody Allen would have made this material into a full-on comedy that would be both amusing and appalling. But Farino and Ian Helfer and Jay Reiss can't quite pull that off."
16. 11/01/12 Excellent "It takes a while to rev up, but this adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel turns into an absorbing story with a strong emotional core."
17. 10/18/12 Good (Not Great) "...so trashy that, when you're not turning away, you'll be laughing.... Lee Daniels gets great performances from his cast."
18.

Winnie

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10/04/12 Weak "This biopic about Winnie Madikizela-Mandela doesn't get mildly interesting until two-thirds of the way through, which is way too late."
19. 09/20/12 Good (Not Great) "Nothing about this movie adds new elements to the doc genre, but the data is devastating and Chris Nowinski's an impressive character."
20. 08/30/12 Good (Not Great) "Lost children are a potent symbol of the ravages of war in this unspeakably sad documentary about an Iraqi orphanage.... Devastating."

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