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05/24/13 |
Very Good |
 "Brosnan is alternately raw and charming... Trine Dyrholm is appealingly enigmatic.... Bier gives herself plenty of light dramedy to play with..." |
| 2. |
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05/03/13 |
Moderate |
 "A chilly movie with a quirky visual scheme that underscores disconnection and remoteness... the film is self-consciousness passing for style..." |
| 3. |
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04/26/13 |
Very Good |
 "Elegiac, witty and deeply reflective.... Ruiz's approach is stark yet unforced, often graceful and adventurous to the end -- an exit by a natural visionary." |
| 4. |
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04/26/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...there aren't many American filmmakers who, like Nichols, can pull off the wistful symbolism of a boat riding a river toward freedom in a wide-open gulf." |
| 5. |
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04/19/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...it has several endings, each more distorted and uncontrolled than the last.... the movie largely feels like an amped-up urban legend." |
| 6. |
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04/19/13 |
Very Good |
 "Sutton's approach is observation: We're not so much pulled into a narrative as watching images float in ethereal atmospheres." |
| 7. |
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04/12/13 |
Weak |
 "Writer-director Jon Van Dyke's real agenda -- getting Christian viewers to help end sex trafficking -- mires the movie in self-conscious angst and speeches." |
| 8. |
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03/22/13 |
Very Good |
 "...fun... it's about storytelling -- cave paintings, hints of oral tradition, stumbling upon metaphors -- and the impulse to remember amid change." |
| 9. |
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03/15/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Whatever one's political stripe regarding Israel, it's hard to dispute the impressions and perspective of the film's six eyewitnesses." |
| 10. |
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03/08/13 |
Very Good |
 "...genial and visually appealing... a sweet, sad and terribly nostalgic story for anyone who recalls a similar journey, especially one in which loyalty counts for something." |
| 11. |
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02/22/13 |
Very Good |
 "...peculiarly engaging (if occasionally nauseating)... a viewer is encouraged to just let go and take the ride. The risk is worth it." |
| 12. |
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02/15/13 |
Very Good |
 "Herzog's passion for outsize experience has always captured our essential human identity against big backdrops. He captures it again, but this time with a twist." |
| 13. |
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02/01/13 |
Very Good |
 "...smart and surprisingly sweet.... There's plenty of desire and resignation in human and zombie camps alike in this movie, suggesting life is a relative experience." |
| 14. |
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12/25/12 |
Weak |
 "Good intentions are lost in the film's frantic pacing and juvenile humor.... lost in the mayhem is Midler, who shines at times but is superfluous overall." |
| 15. |
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11/23/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...thrilling, disarmingly surreal... a prizewinner at Cannes... identities come and go for our bittersweet entertainment." |
| 16. |
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11/16/12 |
Very Good |
 "...engrossing... a chamber piece rooted in semi-improvisation.... over time, intriguing nuances flower." |
| 17. |
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11/09/12 |
Weak |
 "...an ill-conceived dramedy with a shockingly annoying performance by Sean Penn... can't really figure out what kind of movie it's supposed to be." |
| 18. |
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10/26/12 |
Moderate |
 "...handsome but rudderless... it's played both for laughs and would-be minitragedy... When all is said and done, one wonders if there was ever a point..." |
| 19. |
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10/19/12 |
Very Good |
 "...startling, haunting... Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady wisely focus on several intriguing individuals trying to make sense of their world..." |
| 20. |
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09/28/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "There's much to enjoy here in a disposable way, particularly jokes about monsters having ordinary problems with kids and spouses." |
