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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "...becomes increasingly unglued as it goes along... [but] Dafoe holds the frame on the strength of his weathered cheekbones alone." |
| 2. |
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05/18/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "It's far from a great movie -- an overwritten, underplotted vanity project... But it has Diane Keaton, and that's enough." |
| 3. |
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05/18/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The movie's bright and endearing and surprisingly lacking in a point. I wish I liked it better... The film's brisk, lightweight fun that floats away on a Texas breeze." |
| 4. |
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05/18/12 |
Very Good |
 "...the writing is sharp and the performances bright, and if you've been through the forced gestational march known as pregnancy, there are knowing laughs to be had." |
| 5. |
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05/11/12 |
Very Good |
 "Technically speaking, the film's nothing special, but the subjects all seem powered by inner dynamos, and when they perform they leave youth far behind." |
| 6. |
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05/11/12 |
Very Good |
 "...doesn't pretend to be anything more than an entertainment, but it recaptures the experience of watching the Gothic daytime soap opera with rapturous comic bliss." |
| 7. |
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05/11/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The movie's lead actor is its strong suit: Hennie has a fox's ready smile and the insecurity of a short man in a nation of beanpoles." |
| 8. |
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05/11/12 |
Moderate |
 "Both provocative and muddled... a moody, passive-aggressive tract that's buoyed by superior performances and sunk by its own uncertainties." |
| 9. |
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05/04/12 |
Moderate |
 "...it's predictable fluff, sometimes pleasantly so, at others times irritatingly... plays like the 'Disoriented Express.' " |
| 10. |
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05/04/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...one of the most eloquent blows against a dictatorship ever filmed... it forces you to think about everything that can't be said and everything that's just off-screen." |
| 11. |
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04/27/12 |
Weak |
 "...grimly preposterous... What 'The Raven' lacks in narrative invention it makes up for by pushing the audience's face in blood, guts, and hacked flesh." |
| 12. |
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04/27/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...pleasant and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny... There's no reason for it to go on for over two hours, though." |
| 13. |
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04/20/12 |
Very Good |
 "The wildlife footage is astounding... How badly does this movie want to be 'The Lion King' of ape documentaries? The villain's named Scar." |
| 14. |
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04/20/12 |
Outstanding |
 "The film's gestures are small but full of life... it's the unseen acts of defiance that make us who we are and that allow us, in turn, to touch others in ways that truly make a difference." |
| 15. |
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04/20/12 |
Very Good |
 "...cheerfully surreal.... The vibe's too rarefied to last the length of a feature film -- and it doesn't -- but when 'The Fairy' is on, it creates entirely new comic synapses in your head." |
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04/13/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a diffuse experience and often overly silly... Whenever it stays with Piccoli, though, it's mysterious and moving, struck by the humility of a man who's not up to playing God." |
| 17. |
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04/13/12 |
Moderate |
 "...never conveys a genuine sense of yearning, spiritual or otherwise. There's plenty of Ecstasy here, but not nearly enough agony." |
| 18. |
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04/13/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a stately, rather dull portrayal of a loving marriage stymied by the whims of political necessity and fascist generals." |
| 19. |
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04/13/12 |
Very Good |
 "Let's just say that if you like smartly twisted spins on worn-out horror cliches and if you have a strong stomach for flying body parts, put down the newspaper/laptop and go -- we'll talk later." |
| 20. |
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04/06/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Jiro really does dream of sushi -- and his approach to life is the same as his approach to food: Do the same thing every day, only simpler and better." |
