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12/31/08 |
Good |
 "...an unflinching portrait of the grim vileness of Soviet Russia in 1984... it feels as if you're watching some kind of deranged performance-art piece.... beautifully filmed and completely disturbing for its entire running time." |
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02/25/09 |
Weak |
 "...subscribes to a pretty tiresome CIA/Cuba scenario (reprisal for failing to assassinate Castro or something)." |
| 3. |
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02/25/09 |
Very Good |
 "Watching someone have their moral certainty evaporate is a powerful thing -- and more than adequate compensation for the film's technical flaws." |
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03/05/09 |
Weak |
"Even the most insatiable JFK-conspiracy-theory freak won't get much juice out of William Sten Olsson's 'An American Affair.' " |
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03/18/09 |
Moderate |
 "...thinks it's far more magically whimsical than it really is. Instead of an ode to jump-starting your life, it just proves that Denver isn't too far from 'Happy, Texas.' " |
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03/25/09 |
Weak |
 "...belongs on a basic-cable weekend... the main image that sticks with you is Cena's Nike firmly depressing the gas pedal on whatever vehicle he's commandeered now..." |
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03/25/09 |
Moderate |
 "If it's a failure, at least it's a laudable one instead of cynically by-the-numbers.... Durst and Elkoff deliver a nuanced scenario of class assimilation and resentment..." |
| 8. |
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03/26/09 |
Moderate |
"Durst and screenwriter Peter Elkoff flub the ending, leaning too heavily on conspicuous evocations of 'The Great Gatsby' and 'Raging Bull.' " |
| 9. |
Village Voice Alternative Weeklies |
04/01/09 |
Weak |
"...a wan PG-13 vehicle." |
| 10. |
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04/02/09 |
Weak |
"The New Orleans location shooting lends a little atmosphere, but not as much as in 'Dejá Vu'..." |
| 11. |
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04/02/09 |
Moderate |
"...boasts the distinction of being the first film produced in Colorado to be picked up for distribution. A quirky, Sundance-lite comedy..." |
| 12. |
Village Voice Alternative Weeklies |
04/02/09 |
Moderate |
"...took home an Audience Award at 2007's SXSW, maybe because Miranda makes Denver look like your average college slacker-town..." |
| 13. |
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04/29/09 |
Poor |
 "...the alien dialogue ('Inventions that are against our teachings are not approved.' 'Then maybe our teachings are wrong!') makes a good case for wiping the suckers out." |
| 14. |
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04/29/09 |
Fair |
 "...it's fair to say that the excitement the scientists bring to their jobs does not come across in the footage of digging and sifting. Small moments of beauty -- a helicopter landing in a self-created snowstorm -- don't compensate for the overall dullness." |
| 15. |
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04/30/09 |
Poor |
" 'Terra,' to be fair, looks fairly clean, and the 3-D is totally passable but watching it will be no fun for either kids or adults." |
| 16. |
Village Voice Alternative Weeklies |
04/30/09 |
Poor |
"The creatures of Terra resemble nothing so much as myopic earthworms, the backs of their heads ripped off from The Fifth Element's alien opera singer." |
| 17. |
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05/06/09 |
Poor |
 "...one of those solipsistic, overwrought only-in-L.A. projects, in which four strangers are alone in the big city... it's mostly Biel and Liotta's show; anyone who can't figure out their relationship is as dumb as the characters... a movie full of egregiously overdramatic stupidities..." |
| 18. |
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05/06/09 |
Fair |
 "Just because documentarian Jake Rademacher believes his film to be 'non-partisan' does not make it so." |
| 19. |
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05/20/09 |
Poor |
 "...broadcasts from the title down its intention of integrating '40s racial tensions... Good intentions and bad ideas go hand in hand... Allen Blumberg's point is that racism was/is bad -- hard to argue with that." |
| 20. |
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05/27/09 |
Poor |
 "Steve Coogan is a cynical reporter who comes to a small town and starts lusting after teen girls and tries to get into Hilary Duff's pants... Or something." |
