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05/11/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a strange and agonizingly engrossing drama despite its repellent subject.... Markus Schleinzer, in his filmmaking debut, looks like a talent to watch." |
| 2. |
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05/11/12 |
Outstanding |
 "A visionary composition on a series of spoken reflections about a literary work.... Grant Gee lyrically and playfully explores possibilities in collages of images..." |
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05/04/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Much of this film quickly vanishes from memory, but there's some gold here. That's pretty much the message about life itself in 'Death of a Superhero.' " |
| 4. |
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04/27/12 |
Outstanding |
 "A mesmerizing, beautiful drama... the rare film that teaches one to see... This is a film about suffering and grace that lingers in the memory." |
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04/27/12 |
Very Good |
 "...gains extraordinary access to the gritty rhythms of prostitution and the lives of women caught up in it." |
| 6. |
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04/20/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a truly disturbing documentary, which pretty much argues that human beings are hard-wired to self-destruct." |
| 7. |
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04/20/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...surprising and moving... doesn't try to protect children from life's harsher realities: violence, fear, hunting, death and loss." |
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04/13/12 |
Moderate |
 "...while there are a few laughs in this 'Animal House'-for-smart-kids setting, director Steve Taylor embraces excessiveness for its own sake..." |
| 9. |
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04/13/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...remarkable... an almost unclassifiable act of subtle defiance against an oppressive authority, is, in fact, very much a film." |
| 10. |
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04/06/12 |
Very Good |
 "Di Gregorio has a sympathetic and hangdog-funny presence throughout. But he captures the creeping disorientation to life that comes, inexorably, with time." |
| 11. |
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03/30/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a case study in the phenomenon of mastery.... But it is also uplifting and rich with issues about tradition and generational transition.... a memorable feast." |
| 12. |
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03/16/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...establishes a satirical momentum from the start and rides it up to, and including, a special cameo that drew enthusiastic applause at a recent screening." |
| 13. |
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03/16/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...it's easier to appreciate the movie's overall novelty than to find fresh humor in it. But there are some awfully good moments of caustic perversity..." |
| 14. |
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03/02/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a mortal drama about a community upended by power grabs, betrayal and genuine suffering, ultimately redeemed by grass-roots organization and transcendent democracy." |
| 15. |
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02/17/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...subdued yet frequently beautiful... a gem." |
| 16. |
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02/10/12 |
Moderate |
 "...an overall decent cast trapped by a boring script with a greater emphasis on gimmicks (bird-poop jokes) than wonder or suspense." |
| 17. |
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02/03/12 |
Very Good |
 "...family-friendly, wide-eyed... unexpectedly has the air of a workplace comedy played out in subzero weather." |
| 18. |
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01/27/12 |
Poor |
 "...the story's resolution and a final scene are so steeped in implausibility (and featuring a joke marred by ethical hypocrisy) as to see this movie fall, as if from a great height, into extreme silliness." |
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01/13/12 |
Very Good |
 "...director Mike Ott's low-key approach to exploratory storytelling -- through which an audience can't see that something large is happening until it's happened -- is reminiscent of the fine independent filmmaker Victor Nunez." |
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12/23/11 |
Very Good |
 "...take 'Zoo' moment to moment, and its minor exterior yields to lovely rewards..." |
