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08/06/10 |
Outstanding |
 "The decisive approach to stick with the soldiers makes this film a singular experience for those of us at home. What we see is what we must try to understand." |
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07/23/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "While by no means is 'Great Directors' exhaustive, it does deliver an impressive, eclectic group." |
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07/14/10 |
Moderate |
 "...reveling in brute violence that makes it hard to watch and nearly impossible to admire, even though it's carefully crafted." |
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07/02/10 |
Outstanding |
 "The Duplasses aren't purveyors of the overly broad or the slapstick, a fact that does little to stop the movie from being consistently, quietly riotous." |
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07/02/10 |
Very Good |
 "...daunting evidence that the principle of separation of church and state is being contested and wrestled with on a regular basis... provocative and disturbing..." |
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07/02/10 |
Very Good |
 "...here is when the parade of adjectives begins its march: sumptuous, sensuous, opulent, lavish." |
| 7. |
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06/30/10 |
Very Good |
 "...a finer outing than 2009's 'New Moon'.... remains foremost a flick for devotees, it has sturdier pleasures and takes on its emotional ambitions with renewed dedication." |
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06/25/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Jennifer Lawrence gives a stirring turn in a gift-of-a-lifetime role." |
| 9. |
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06/25/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a crude and decent-hearted outing... easy, breezy, predictable.... does have a goodly share of silly giggles and moronic laughs." |
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06/23/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "A jet crashes in a cornfield. A knife fight takes place on a speeding locomotive. Cars flip, explode, careen.... doesn't feel cynical.... frisky fun." |
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06/18/10 |
Outstanding |
 "She is a force of nature. Or is it nurture? We wish we knew. That unresolved mystery is what makes this a very good, if not quite great, biographical documentary." |
| 12. |
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06/18/10 |
Very Good |
 "...a bit too tired to completely charm." |
| 13. |
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06/11/10 |
Very Good |
 "...many fine things: a telling collaborative filmmaking enterprise, a subtle portrait of pragmatism at work, a civics lesson about professionalism over ego." |
| 14. |
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06/11/10 |
Very Good |
 "...achieves its depth the old-fashioned way, with characters struggling and maturing.... has its share of pleasures, both kicking and contemplative." |
| 15. |
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06/04/10 |
Very Good |
 "...well worth seeing for a variety of aspects, all of them striking, poignant and memorable." |
| 16. |
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06/04/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...a veering, careening joy ride of excess and heart." |
| 17. |
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06/04/10 |
Very Good |
 "What makes 'Splice' morally compelling isn't the bioethics quandaries it raises so much as the way it delves into parenthood." |
| 18. |
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05/28/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "It's not a classic, but it's sturdy enough, thanks to Gyllenhaal and a sly and grousing turn by Alfred Molina..." |
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05/27/10 |
Very Good |
 "...has plenty of pleasures, naughty and nice." |
| 20. |
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05/21/10 |
Outstanding |
 "The rhythms are measured... The situations can be so heightened as to tempt doubt.... it all seems a bit much. But then, life can be a bit much." |
