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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "...ambitious... has to be accepted and valued as a loosely exploratory piece, because the more you try to pin it down, the less satisfying you're likely to find it." |
| 2. |
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05/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "Labaki clearly has a lot of affection for these small-town women taking their men in hand, but she simply can't control the material." |
| 3. |
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05/11/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a film that's hard to watch and hard to recommend.... it is well made, but it's hard to imagine any response to it other than queasiness." |
| 4. |
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05/04/12 |
Very Good |
 "I'm not going to give a laundry list of all that happens to this guy - you should see for yourself." |
| 5. |
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04/20/12 |
Moderate |
 "...slapdash, and though it gains traction toward the end, viewers may finally feel puzzled or indifferent. You expect a bit more from the end of the world." |
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04/20/12 |
Very Good |
 "The tale is episodic, which isn't a bad thing in a coming-of-age story... The film is much enhanced by the performance of Ariane Labed..." |
| 7. |
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04/13/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a compelling portrait of a decent man.... Falardeau gets a fine, unshowy performance from Fellag, and the two main children are quite good as well..." |
| 8. |
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04/06/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...isn't just a film, it's a strong one. It's also an act of political defiance, a moving personal document and a meditation on what film is and can be." |
| 9. |
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03/30/12 |
Very Good |
 "...full of low-key but telling observations... Di Gregorio's background is in theater and screenwriting (he was among co-writers of the crime drama 'Gomorrah')..." |
| 10. |
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03/30/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a mostly compelling documentary about that rarest of breeds, an appealing politician." |
| 11. |
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03/23/12 |
Very Good |
 "If you can land one of the prized 10 seats at Sukiyabashi Jiro, a tiny Tokyo restaurant located in a subway corridor, and if you're willing to pay a king's ransom, you can savor what may be the world's finest sushi." |
| 12. |
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03/23/12 |
Moderate |
 "...curiously tame.... lacks the anarchic spirit that presumably moves its guerrilla musicians." |
| 13. |
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03/16/12 |
Moderate |
 "...almost pulls off the trick of merging cartoonish humor and '80s pop culture with a story glancing at deeper family issues. The film has an appealing 11-year-old hero, but in the end feels half baked." |
| 14. |
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03/09/12 |
Very Good |
 "The nonprofessional cast is convincing, especially Sindi Lacej... Marston artfully uses handheld cameras and natural light and has a nice eye for compositions." |
| 15. |
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03/09/12 |
Moderate |
 "Good chemistry between the lead actors and nice supporting performances help 'Friends With Kids' survive a formulaic story and just-OK filmmaking." |
| 16. |
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03/02/12 |
Poor |
 "It seems like a lot of bodies for not very many laughs. 'Billion Dollar Movie' is strictly for the Tim and Eric cult." |
| 17. |
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03/02/12 |
Very Good |
 "One thing is beyond question: Someone at the Crazy Horse has a fixation on the female derriere - there's even a number called 'Baby Buns.' " |
| 18. |
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02/24/12 |
Very Good |
 "Michael Cuesta ('L.I.E.') directed the picture and wrote it with his brother, Gerald Cuesta.... the climactic scene, a booze- and drug-fueled party where Jimmy is stripped of illusions, has impact." |
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02/24/12 |
Moderate |
 "There seems to be a pretty good film lurking around inside 'Bullhead,' which makes what we actually see on the screen all the more frustrating." |
| 20. |
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02/17/12 |
Very Good |
 "...so-so as movie love stories go, but then 'Chico & Rita' is really about the music and Mariscal's vision of Havana, New York and Hollywood in the '40s and '50s..." |
