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02/28/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...generates genuine terror from flawless filmmaking, a collection of outstanding performances and a story of bubbling monstrosity and bad blood." |
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01/27/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...compelling, infuriating.... authentic and warm-spirited... I was shaking by the end of the film, holding back tears and alive with anger..." |
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01/21/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...it's perfect... Celine and Jesse can still surprise us, and reuniting with them here makes each character richer and more fascinating." |
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11/28/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...exudes a constant, quiet confidence, telling a story with an ending we all know and making it feel thrilling, suspenseful, and completely vital." |
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11/12/12 |
Outstanding |
 "I promise you've never seen it like this.... a massive, boldly imagined work, the rare novel adaptation that's purely, thrillingly cinematic." |
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10/13/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Daniel Craig's Bond finally feels like he's come into his own, a strong balance of old and new but a rugged, clever character all his own.... a perfectly executed movie..." |
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10/11/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...the kind of serious drama that leaves you smiling because of how marvelously well it pulls everything off... the crackerjack precision of the story is what blows you away." |
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10/10/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...stares directly back at itself as a movie, tells you what it's going to do, and then surprises you when things unfold as they should or don't." |
| 9. |
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12/02/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...bracing and uncompromising... an arty experiment that cuts deep." |
| 10. |
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11/18/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...one of the best movies you'll see this year.... Amy Adams is absolutely luminous... Jason Segel is tremendous... the songs amazing..." |
| 11. |
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09/26/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...isn't just a phenomenal movie, but one that speaks to the truth of the human condition.... Every moment is set firmly in reality." |
| 12. |
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09/09/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...the closest I've seen to a perfect movie in a long, long time.... a film that's as moving as it is witty and dark. It's simply terrific." |
| 13. |
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06/18/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...see 'Drive' on big screens as many times as you can and only in the best theaters... it's a film that demands to be on a big screen with the greatest speakers imaginable." |
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12/01/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...the Coens' ability to maintain authenticity sustains the story's credibility.... a phenomenal and perfectly cast character piece.... one of the best movies of the year." |
| 15. |
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11/29/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...deeply moving and often funny... a treat from beginning to end." |
| 16. |
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09/20/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...gives us something that we can all understand and relate to: the costs of the desire for acceptance when it mutates into the blind ambition of social climbing." |
| 17. |
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01/23/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...spectacular.... Takes the time to dig deep into its characters and constantly blurring the line between right and wrong... provocative and thoughtful..." |
| 18. |
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09/11/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...big, ambitious, gorgeous, glorious... its ambition and its enormous heart are still jangling through my veins, almost too close to quite understand just yet." |
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09/11/11 |
Outstanding |
 "...with its languid pace and candy colors and heroine who can't help but make a lot of infuriatingly bad decisions.... a passionate and remarkable movie." |
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05/20/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...takes the coming-of-age story you thought you couldn't bear to see one more time and, maybe a little miraculously, makes it new again." |
