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05/08/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...evokes not only the old-school boldly-going adventures of the crew of the starship Enterprise but also -- hilariously -- 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'... I enjoyed it immensely..." |
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04/25/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...hugely entertaining... 'I am Iron Man' -- when Tony repeats that line here, it's newly thrilling, and far more intriguing than it previously was." |
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04/09/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...satisfyingly meandering, as if it's discovering how loose and confounding reality can be as it goes along, like maybe it's mirroring the experience of actually living." |
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03/15/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...a film of eerie sadness and mystery, a coming-of-age that echoes with horrors both archetypal and all too freshly authentic, melding them into something unforgettable." |
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02/22/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...women are people who are driven by the same motives that drive men. The women here are strong and smart, guided by everything from patriotism to a sense of duty..." |
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02/21/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...a glorious ode to the supposition that a small group of committed people can change the world, it also smacks us with the reality that the work is not yet done." |
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02/21/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Sometimes the simplest ideas result in something touchingly profound. Sometimes the simplest films are the ones with the most complex impact." |
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02/05/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...absolutely damning... why the hell aren't the leadership of the Vatican 'nation' on trial at the Hague right now for crimes against humanity?" |
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01/31/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...paints a warts-and-all portrait of Koch that is historically compelling, journalistically rigorous, and bursting with Essence of Koch... Good stuff. Good New York stuff." |
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01/30/13 |
Outstanding |
 "My favorite film of the live-action lot is the French-Belgian 'Death of a Shadow'.... Every single one of the five beautiful short cartoons is all but silent..." |
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01/30/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...a beautiful film, and a terrible one: devastating to stick out, and yet one of the most remarkable romances ever made... It is its own unique, unclassifiable creature..." |
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01/16/13 |
Outstanding |
 "It's a disaster movie, but not as we know it.... There are moments here of such profound despair and heartbreak that it's impossible not to share it." |
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01/10/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...an awesomely engaging investigative procedural featuring perhaps the most fearsome female protagonist ever." |
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12/28/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...via a simple narrative that is so effortless it barely feels constructed at all, nothing here is quite what it seems, and everything is even more than what it is." |
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12/20/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...so achingly lovely, so full of bittersweet melancholy and yet so fixedly hopeful without ever having to touch on the sentimental.... See this movie." |
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12/20/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Lee gleefully challenges us every step of the way to go, 'Hey, wait a second, that's ridiculous!'... As fanciful as Pi's story may be, it is so very grounded in human reality." |
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12/20/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...unmissable... I love that a film like this can exist and be this delicious and this smart and this daring and this kickass and take no shit from anyone." |
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12/19/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Hooper has done it. I'm so very very happy. There's an alchemy in his 'Les Misérables' that brings together the best of screen and the best of stage..." |
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12/07/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...bursting with equal parts exasperation, despair, cultural criticism, and black comedy... the most delightful thing here is Farrell." |
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11/30/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Vinterberg has no answers, just an admonition not to let fear and worry rule us, coupled with an acknowledgement that in some situations, that is nigh on impossible." |
