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05/23/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "What keeps the film revved up is the camaraderie between the crew and, of course, the cartoonish but dazzling action." |
| 2. |
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05/23/13 |
Weak |
 "...a wobbly eco-adventure that lacks the depth to which it aspires.... mostly everybody just runs around shouting a lot." |
| 3. |
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05/23/13 |
Weak |
 "...extremely ambitious.... But four great pieces out of 26 is a pretty thin ratio, and you have to endure an awful lot of misfires to get to the good bits." |
| 4. |
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05/23/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "As always with a Bier pic, it's gorgeously shot. But unfortunately, she brings little else to a genre that could really use a shake-up." |
| 5. |
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05/23/13 |
Weak |
 "...effectively recreates the banality of youthful politicking but like the supposedly revolutionary short films Gilles's friends make in Kabul, this movie is meandering..." |
| 6. |
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05/23/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...the darkest of the series... Phillips is no longer trying to pretend that any of these characters are functional adults. He's allowing us to see them as they really are..." |
| 7. |
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05/16/13 |
Weak |
 "There's a haphazardness to the movie that grows more grating as it goes along... Algrant and his co-writers have nothing to say about either Buckley." |
| 8. |
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05/16/13 |
Weak |
 "It's got plenty of pretty people, pretty clothes and swatches of info. But as a feature-length doc, it's pure assembly-line dreck." |
| 9. |
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05/16/13 |
Weak |
 "Shannon's approach to Kuklinski as a total brick wall is a fascinating performance choice, but even that can't juice up this dull slog through Mob-movie clichés." |
| 10. |
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05/16/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...only really stumbles at its climax, when the director abandons texture and complexity for an action sequence that feels like a backslide to 'Shotgun Stories.' " |
| 11. |
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05/16/13 |
Excellent |
 "Ken Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty nudge the story delicately and without much fuss, trusting the actors to provide the necessary emotional weight." |
| 12. |
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05/16/13 |
Excellent |
 "Gondry knows how to complement his subject, like a DJ scratching a record. He puts his own touches to the sound of the Bronx while staying true to its beat." |
| 13. |
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05/16/13 |
Excellent |
 "...the conflict is secondary to what really matters here: the perspective of a man falling out of love with America." |
| 14. |
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05/16/13 |
Excellent |
 "...goes exactly where I thought it would - and still feels completely satisfying.... manages to surprise and entertain on an epic IMAX 3D scale." |
| 15. |
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05/09/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...exceptional.... The cineastes interviewed by director Rodney Ascher may be trapped by Kubrick's film like the ghosts haunting the Overlook Hotel." |
| 16. |
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05/09/13 |
Poor |
 "Hitting every cliché and missing all the punchlines, the film is a slog.... watching Robinson struggle with the hollow material gets increasingly painful..." |
| 17. |
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05/09/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Bahrani's art house background shows in this old-school generational drama.... he employs a soulful and subtle intelligence..." |
| 18. |
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05/09/13 |
Weak |
 "Too often, the actors seem overwhelmed... DiCaprio looks the part of Gatsby, even if he's just reprising his performance as Howard Hughes in 'The Aviator'..." |
| 19. |
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05/09/13 |
Excellent |
 "...a small film that deals with big issues via a smart script that keeps you on edge all along the way.... The child prostitution sequences are knockouts." |
| 20. |
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05/02/13 |
Excellent |
 "Black not only keeps all his narrative balls in the air, but makes it look effortless... Stark Mark III is sharper, angrier, a little more scared. It looks good on him." |
