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| 21. |
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04/05/13 |
Fair |
 "...features good acting but offers nothing new.... This movie is 'The Ice Storm' without any real storm, or any play, for that matter. The sparks just aren't there." |
| 22. |
|
04/05/13 |
Excellent |
 "Saavedra is no saint but he knows right from wrong. And packaged correctly, freedom turns out to be a pretty good product." |
| 23. |
|
04/05/13 |
Excellent |
 "It's not a new story, true, but this film makes it both extremely personal and universally painful. Devil worshippers. Sure." |
| 24. |
|
04/05/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Mungiu has a powerful way with the mundane, the ridiculous and the basic mechanics of life.... This movie is draining, but draining in a way that reminds you you're human." |
| 25. |
|
04/05/13 |
Weak |
 "...mundane.... comes off as a grasping, immature, macho fantasy that, nevertheless, does make you want to meet Michelle Monaghan on a bus." |
| 26. |
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03/29/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "While the family certainly goes through its expected paces, the actors manage to shoot off some nice sparks... the ensemble injects just enough spirit to give it some life." |
| 27. |
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03/29/13 |
Good |
 "Ginger Baker has been revealed as a major talent, an innovator and an unlikely survivor. And a not very nice guy." |
| 28. |
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03/29/13 |
Poor |
 "...a great flaming ball of visual noise. It's an insult to G.I.s everywhere, all people named Joe and the word 'retaliation.' " |
| 29. |
|
03/22/13 |
Excellent |
 "...paints the picture in both broad strokes and fine detail... it also manages to find something like hope in the souls of its chief characters." |
| 30. |
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03/22/13 |
Very Good |
 "...explicit and cruel and funny.... It's not a wreck of a movie; it's not a sleek race car either. But there's heat to be felt here." |
| 31. |
|
03/22/13 |
Excellent |
 "There's an ache at the center of this movie that transcends time and place. It's the ache of mortality, of unsureness about the future and discomfort in the present." |
| 32. |
|
03/22/13 |
Very Good |
 "...even though it has the usual gaggle of amusing characters and a rom-com connection between Rudd and Fey, it also has some moral queasiness." |
| 33. |
|
03/22/13 |
Very Good |
 "...the rare animated film that encourages kids to think outside the box.... This movie not only has its heart in the right place, it has its brain in the right place." |
| 34. |
|
03/15/13 |
Moderate |
 "...a lot seems to be overlooked... the movie seems to strain toward the notion that harsh nature makes for a pure heart. And perhaps it does for some. But all?" |
| 35. |
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03/15/13 |
Fair |
 "Kiarostami is coming at the gaps and misunderstandings in relationships from some interesting angles but he's awfully slow about it. Maybe it all serves a purpose..." |
| 36. |
|
03/15/13 |
Very Good |
 "...a film of quiet eroticism, sudden violence and awkward silences. None of it is life-changing, but it is effectively eerie. Stylishly spooky, even." |
| 37. |
|
03/15/13 |
Good |
 "...hardly a masterwork, but it has some decent laughs. And many of those laughs come from Jim Carrey in a return to absurdist-physical comedy..." |
| 38. |
|
03/08/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...mesmerizing.... explores the blessing and curse of art, the timeless nature of Shakespeare's themes and the heart that beats and aches in all men." |
| 39. |
|
03/08/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Climate change documentaries seem to be reproducing like rabbits these days, and though inevitably well-intentioned, they're also becoming repetitive." |
| 40. |
|
03/08/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Director Don Coscarelli isn't especially smooth or coherent, and he leans on weird for weird's sake. The question is: Do you want to taste the soy sauce?" |
