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08/18/09 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...certainly is a valuable introduction to an exciting new talent, but by expanding the film's length, characters and otherworldly environment things are strangely diminished." |
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02/14/11 |
Very Good |
 "...informative... a vigorous mix of interviews, art, film footage and video.... truly a must for university arts archives and other artistic institutions." |
| 3. |
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12/15/08 |
Very Good |
 "Unusual... a stop-action animated film that tackles the magically realist, existential short stories of Israeli author-filmmaker Etgar Keret." |
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01/18/09 |
Good |
 "The writing is often clever and the overall production playful and intelligent... does deliver a goodly amount of laughs." |
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10/23/09 |
Very Good |
 "...presents a less-than-indelible story but gets the details right as it delves into the business of art and the politics of aesthetic fashion." |
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07/08/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...doesn't exactly bring anything new to the genre, [but] it's no less effective than its predecessor in expertly conjuring an air of low-tech-style dread." |
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03/15/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a very effective balance of scares and comic relief... the movie hits exactly the right funny/gruesome pitch and stays there for some time." |
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09/14/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...minor-key serio-comedy pulls us in eventually, delivering its share of poignant insights and melancholy reflections, even if it does all feel a tad familiar." |
| 9. |
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03/18/13 |
Very Good |
 "...offers a deeply felt angle on the broader realities of life in Paraguay during the '80s... intimate.... it will affect many who see it." |
| 10. |
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09/11/11 |
Very Good |
 "...bittersweet.... what haunts one most is the outsider's sense of impotence in the face of a fellow human's misfortune..." |
| 11. |
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11/11/11 |
Weak |
 "Bland genre offering does nothing to put an ominous spin on an intriguing date.... Bousman's screenplay never gains momentum, due to its episodic structure, clichéd plot developments and consistently stiff, generic performances." |
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09/07/07 |
Outstanding |
 "On the way to a smartly unexpected climax, the film provides insight into many of the social and historical issues that burden modern Russia but that are hardly unique..." |
| 13. |
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03/30/09 |
Fair |
 "Wrestling star John Cena is the dead weight that drags down this brainless but energetic action picture. Character development has never been Harlin's strong suit..." |
| 14. |
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09/06/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Jon Harris's editing is matchless... Rahman's score effectively heightens the emotion... however, it is the talents of Boyle and Franco that sock this movie home." |
| 15. |
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10/27/11 |
Poor |
 "...fails to recapture the sweaty tension of Géla Babluani's original '13 Tzameti,' a French import that reeked of style and first-timer ambition." |
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10/15/10 |
Moderate |
 "Miike opts to follow the samurai genre's social code and dramaturgy almost slavishly, and the result is a beautifully lensed but rather unremarkable Japanese period piece." |
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11/16/12 |
Very Good |
 "The comedy of errors surrounding the 11 years (and counting) efforts to rebuild the devastated Ground Zero site would be funny if it weren't so tragic." |
| 18. |
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04/10/09 |
Good |
 "Despite occasional misfires, this Zac Efron comedy earns its laughs and delivers its life lessons." |
| 19. |
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05/15/11 |
Fair |
 "...far-fetched... highly aestheticized yet incredibly hollow... a watchable, if implausible, depiction of a phenomenon that seems no less mysterious by the film's end." |
| 20. |
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10/03/11 |
Poor |
 "A mainland Chinese propaganda vehicle... postulates history in such a scrappy, inaccessible manner that either as entertainment or education, it's a lost cause." |
