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11/07/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...simultaneously thrilling and meaty... easily one of the best entries ever in the 50-year, 23-film series, led once again by an actor who's the best Bond yet..." |
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10/11/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...gripping... a seamless blend of detailed international drama and breathtaking suspense, with just the right amount of dry humor... one of the best films of the year." |
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06/28/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...sheer poetry on screen: an explosion of joy in the midst of startling squalor and one of the most visceral, original films to come along in a while." |
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10/20/11 |
Outstanding |
 "Sean Durkin is an exciting filmmaker to watch, having made a movie about a tawdry, tabloid-ready topic without injecting an ounce of sensationalism." |
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09/29/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...consistently, uproariously funny, written with humanity and insight and directed with just the right tone every time." |
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07/21/11 |
Outstanding |
 "Not a single moment rings false... David Robert Mitchell has taken a genre that's overly familiar -- the all-night teen dramedy -- and makes it feel refreshing and new." |
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09/30/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...smart, meaty and compulsively watchable.... funny and tense, has great energy and pulsates with the thrill of discovery.... easily one of the year's best." |
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07/15/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...a stunningly gorgeous, technically flawless symphony of images and ideas with awesomeness, ambition and scope.... one of the year's best..." |
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06/10/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...a backwoods masterpiece.... real, understated, fiercely intense and surprisingly gentle and decent... a nearly flawless film..." |
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12/31/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...a masterpiece, but a demanding one.... a meticulously composed production... an eminently worthwhile journey if you're up for the challenge..." |
| 11. |
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11/05/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...one very big miracle -- and a glimpse of what American cinema still can be, whether or not Hollywood cares about making good films." |
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10/08/09 |
Outstanding |
 "You may think you know where the film is going, but its ecstasy and heartbreak will stick with you afterward nonetheless. It's one of the year's best." |
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07/30/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...the last 10 minutes or so are a doozy -- difficult to watch for their graphic violence, frustrating in the sense of helplessness they inspire." |
| 14. |
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06/11/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...does something extraordinary: It seems familiar and derivative, yet upends your expectations about science fiction and surprises you over and over." |
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05/23/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...not only as good as the first two, it's arguably better, tackling weightier, trickier issues -- as in, mature everyday love -- with wit, humor and breathtaking directness." |
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05/16/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...absolutely charming: funny, sad, cringe-inducing, heartbreaking... brimming with authenticity, thanks in large part to a winning star turn from indie darling Greta Gerwig." |
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05/10/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...it's about every family.... reminds us that the truth is a fleeting thing, constantly changing in the slightest of ways depending on who's telling it." |
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04/04/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...defiantly eschews a traditionally linear narrative format; it moves ahead in time but in an elliptical, hypnotic way.... the artistry on display is indisputable, and thrilling." |
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12/24/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...nonfiction filmmaking at its best, a film with a fierce point of view yet one that doesn't pretend to have all the answers or a monopoly on truth." |
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12/06/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...pure, unadorned storytelling, an effort to recreate what happened with absolute authenticity and zero excess.... the drama is inherent from the very beginning..." |
