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05/18/12 |
Very Good |
 "...we should welcome Cohen's decision to stop being the best at something few others dare try and instead to inhabit a more familiar comedy style... He pulls it off." |
| 2. |
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05/18/12 |
Poor |
 "...represents nothing so much as the desperation of the romantic comedy genre, which seems so withered as to be on its last legs." |
| 3. |
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05/18/12 |
Very Good |
 "It's not a film; it's a freaky 3-D movie -- the kind real people see and enjoy... a madcap sequel.... a true Cirque de Berserk." |
| 4. |
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05/18/12 |
Outstanding |
 "A movie not of propulsive story power but of atmospheric vignettes... navigates its narrative with a child's intense and wandering attention.... a perfect storm of a film..." |
| 5. |
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05/17/12 |
Good |
 "...an unapologetically goofy, surprisingly enigmatic, refreshingly self-deprecating deviation from the norm.... the aesthetics and attitude jolt us out of our comfort zone." |
| 6. |
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05/16/12 |
Excellent |
 "...a film noir love story daubed in the sunny tones of late summer on Narragansett.... cheers for a Cannes director who has infused his technical mastery with radiant life." |
| 7. |
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05/10/12 |
Fair |
 "...sweet but wholly predictable... unfortunately, the film doesn't upend anything; it just makes us weary of its wisecracking, oblivious teen and her ditzy mom." |
| 8. |
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05/10/12 |
Moderate |
 "...less a revival of the old show than a hit-or-miss parody pageant. This could be the pricey video record of a masquerade weekend that a group of bored glamorati spent..." |
| 9. |
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05/10/12 |
Fair |
 "...largely improvised, fitfully ingratiating... At its best, this modern movie has the feel of a half-century-old rave-up. As for the plot, it must date back to the Iron Age." |
| 10. |
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05/10/12 |
Very Good |
 "Labaki has said she knows 'Where Do We Go Now?' is a fantasy. But it's a good one, and this lovely film seems pertinent far beyond the landscape of the Middle East." |
| 11. |
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05/04/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...first-time director Bess Kargman triumphs by picking characters who largely defy expectations... This is a valentine to the art... irresistible." |
| 12. |
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05/04/12 |
Very Good |
 "There are brutal truths about the declining years... but they are amply padded with comedy and cheery messages about acceptance; this is no bitter pill to swallow." |
| 13. |
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04/27/12 |
Outstanding |
 "Brit Marling is gravely talented... marvelously, director Zal Batmanglij leaves open the dueling possibilities of science fiction and a much more mundane reality." |
| 14. |
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04/27/12 |
Fair |
 "...a spectacle -- a coroner's dispassionate report on a troubled soul -- rather than the anguished confession that is the hallmark of true Poe fiction." |
| 15. |
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04/27/12 |
Excellent |
 "...a slam-bang convention of superheroes... doesn't aim for transcendence, only for the juggler's skill of keeping the balls smoothly airborne, and in 3-D too... it succeeds." |
| 16. |
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04/27/12 |
Fair |
 "...affable but uneven... Virtually every character gets their own moment of stand up, but in most cases, the bits aren't funny enough..." |
| 17. |
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04/26/12 |
Good |
 "...audiences are less likely to bust a gut laughing than to find themselves smiling out loud.... for all its vagrant appeal, it isn't in that exalted category; it lacks urgency and coherence." |
| 18. |
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04/25/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...playful and cunning but never escapes the reportorial trap; observation after the fact rarely matches the energy of experience.... may sound funny, it's mostly just sad." |
| 19. |
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04/20/12 |
Weak |
 "...includes just enough glimpses of exposed flesh and violent death to earn the film an R rating, not enough to weave an entrancing spell.... a pallid shocker with little heart and no bite." |
| 20. |
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04/19/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...has plenty of charm and is filled with astonishingly intimate footage worth seeing on the big screen but is sketchy on details and dumbed down by cutsy, anthropomorphizing narration." |
