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03/18/10 |
Outstanding |
 "It earns the highest compliment a concert film can get: You forget you're watching a movie and instead feel like you've got the best seat in the house." |
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11/12/09 |
Outstanding |
 "A gripping film about the Army's Casualty Notification Team.... a universally relatable drama instead of just another story about Iraq." |
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08/13/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...exceptional... The narrative really comes to life in the pulse of the music, fulfillment of Lloyd Price's prophecy that 'one day the beat would return to the roots.' " |
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07/09/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...a stick-to-your-brain-er. And, unlike too many what-just-happened films, it actually makes sense upon further examination." |
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05/28/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...pretty close to being a perfect outing at the movies.... a stunning achievement." |
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04/01/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...the stormy romance at the heart of Marco Bellocchio's film is sumptuous, gripping, and relatable to anyone who's gone a bit batty over unrequited love." |
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12/03/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...impressive: It's textured without feeling weighty, serious without harshing Clooney's magnetic and infectious buzz." |
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10/29/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...much more mature than most coming-of-age movies, and will buoy anyone who still remembers what it's like to take that first peek into life beyond parents and textbooks." |
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10/16/09 |
Outstanding |
 "It teases, it terrorizes, and it will burn images in your brain that will freak you..." |
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08/20/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...though it's not quite on par with the genre-busting 'Pulp Fiction,' Tarantino's seventh film is just as assuredly paced and remarkably more mature." |
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07/09/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Even if you think you've had your fill of Iraq stories, this is one of the worthiest -- ironically because the particularity of the conflict is little more than a footnote." |
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06/04/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...steeped in Noel Coward banter... a delight. And, with Jessica Biel starring as a 1929 sophisticate, a surprise." |
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05/07/09 |
Outstanding |
 "I can only pass on what I judged as a new fan, who only a couple weeks ago didn't know her Romulans from her Klingons. And the verdict is that it's undeniably good." |
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03/05/09 |
Outstanding |
 "You share the elation of each woman's successes and may even well up with Evgenia when a loyal follower tells her: 'Do you realize what you make an audience feel?" |
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02/05/09 |
Outstanding |
 "...viewers will want to watch it repeatedly to catch everything -- that is, if the ghost children that appear in the final acts don't spook them away for good." |
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07/08/10 |
Excellent |
 "Making the horror of their experience more affecting is the fact that they all look like babies..." |
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06/15/10 |
Excellent |
 "...essentially a comedic 'Behind the Music'... what goes into a ridiculously long comedy career is at once sad, riveting, and inspiring.... it's also pretty funny." |
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02/11/10 |
Excellent |
 "It's a history lesson, to be sure, but the film's eloquent, personable, and still-sharp namesake makes it go down smooth.... informative, absorbing, even a bit thrilling..." |
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02/04/10 |
Excellent |
 "Though her actions are chilling, it's kind of thrilling to watch the girl get so crazy -- and, more impressive, her behavior, however extreme, always seems realistic." |
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11/24/09 |
Excellent |
 "The film as a whole is smart and entertaining and achieves that near-impossibility of being equally fit for kids and adults." |
