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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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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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04/13/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...remarkable... an almost unclassifiable act of subtle defiance against an oppressive authority, is, in fact, very much a film." |
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03/02/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a mortal drama about a community upended by power grabs, betrayal and genuine suffering... redeemed by grass-roots organization and transcendent democracy." |
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11/25/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...superb... Charles and Bernice Alexandra 'Ray' Eames -- spouses, complementary creative partners, seminal designers, architects, filmmakers and much more..." |
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05/06/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...electrifying, beautiful and technically remarkable... full of the earliest, Paleolithic-era cave art yet found." |
| 7. |
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02/25/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...astonishing... that 'Nuremberg' can be seen at all is testimony to the strenuous efforts of Sandra Schulberg... a film that can't be dismissed." |
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04/30/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...illuminating and sometimes devastating... may very well be the finest, broad history on film of the Southern Freedom Movement years..." |
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03/19/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Narrated with just the right balance of wonder and authority by Leonardo DiCaprio... the kind of movie experience that reminds us to think of ourselves beyond the ordinary." |
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11/20/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...an honest and emotionally complex documentary... an attempt by its makers to separate the legend from the father they knew." |
| 11. |
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07/31/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...brisk, exciting, often moving... Levy-Hinte has fun contrasting joy among American musicians with on-the-ground chaos surrounding preparations for the outdoor show." |
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07/17/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Baratz's access to every stage of the process -- from Zopa's selection of a candidate to the testing of that candidate to the blessing of the Dalai Lama -- is phenomenal..." |
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02/13/09 |
Outstanding |
 "There isn't a dull minute here, especially with Jim Carrey -- yes, Jim Carrey -- delivering a narration that somehow is both witty and soothing." |
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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." |
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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." |
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11/23/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...thrilling, disarmingly surreal... a prizewinner at Cannes... identities come and go for our bittersweet entertainment." |
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08/24/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a wrenching but illuminating look at what actually happened during Iran's Green Revolution in 2009-10... a portrait of a nation eating itself alive." |
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06/01/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...superb... ingeniously, and warmly, looks at a surprising chapter in the story of an internment camp in Eastern California.... takes a unique angle on the human (and American) craving for freedom." |
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02/17/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Against backdrops ranging from pastoral to densely urban to wildly exotic, enchantment always meets frightful challenges in Miyazaki's stylish fables.... a gem." |
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09/06/11 |
Outstanding |
 "Sci-fi verges on noir... a philosophical mystery thriller done with self-conscious camp and insouciant profundity." |
