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"Comedy, drama, unforgettable characters, good music, and an underdog story. Don't miss it!"
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"Doug Pray asked them what it was like to change the world on behalf of someone else's product"
[movie review] |
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"Give director Churchill credit for including her own obstinacy in the movie"
[movie review] |
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"Why does he wear red shoes? Documentary forgets to ask."
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"Boys and girls pair off; expository bookkeeping sets up the final conflict"
[movie review] |
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"A smart political film, a fascinating villainous politician"
[dvd review] |
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"Munyurangabo lies somewhere between cinema verité and fable"
[dvd review] |
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"Miyazaki refuses to be dismissed"
[movie review] |
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"Immediate frights and long-lasting dread are still not quite enough"
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"Dominican natives pursue their diamond dreams in the U.S."
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"So long as you don't hurt anybody and adapt to a New York state of mind... "whatever works""
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"The ending throws away the complexity that makes the rest of the movie so interesting"
[movie review] |
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"Clever scenario looks at the balance of power betwween age, sex, and nationality"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"More like homework than entertainment"
[movie review] |
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"Culturally specific war movie leaves non-Israelis wondering what we missed"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"If steroids were outlawed, only outlaws would have steroids"
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(2008) |
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"Controlled chaos of a family reunion highlighed by likeable but flawed characters"
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"A powerful home movie about real-world evil and good"
[movie review] |
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"Not a cinematic powerhouse, but a good conversation starter"
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"The best boxing movie of 2008; with words and wits instead of gloves and fists"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"Glass fans will like 8-11 of Hicks' 12 parts"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"The more you know about the story behind the story, the better it is"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"An anti-miserablist film. A lark, but one with Mike Leigh's signature well-defined characters."
[dvd review] |
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(2008) |
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"The best laughs come when the movie aims a little higher, which isn't often enough"
[movie review] |
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"Practically begs audiences to declaim it essential viewing, rather than quietly convincing us"
[movie review] |
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"There is no film footage from Johnny Cash recording at Folsom, which is hard on a documentarian"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"If I were ten I'd go see this again and again and again"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"Excellent storytelling and a handful of very good shots add up to one of the year's best"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"Skip it, not because it's a chick flick, but because it doesn't aim to be more than fluff"
[dvd review] |
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(2008) |
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"Much like the documentary that went before; Penn's performance makes the remake worthwhile"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"Won't win any filmmaking awards, but the subject will make you think about your surroundings"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"Even at the movie's climax, Saville wants us to keep looking at the characters"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"Separate but equal is alive and well in America; see how it works at Mardi Gras in Mobile"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"The underdog is the marine ecosystem and the hard-nosed protagonist is Paul Watson"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"More Mamet than martial arts"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"Bill Maher shines light on the weird beliefs of people around the country and around the world"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"Can't tell whether Mendes speaks through his characters or speaks about them"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"Tasty comedy descended from silent film comedy and Napoleon Dynamite"
[dvd review] |
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(2008) |
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"More solid and funny than expected for a show on its way out"
[dvd review] |
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(2008) |
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"Good meditation on class, but too grim for casual moviegoers and not poetic enough for art-housers"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"Non-essential Morris. Pick any other documentary to find more interesting and colorful subjects."
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"Jia chose a great setting, but don't give him too much credit"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"With a lot to criticize, Sukiyaki Western Django still has its charms"
[dvd review] |
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(2008) |
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"New Bohemian lifestyle: good, bad, or neutral?"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"You and me and our military and our government -- we killed an innocent man"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"A tight little movie where every setup is paid off"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"Dramatic arc is an elegant structure revealing the laws of emotional physics"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"Polished, coherent, rich with internal consistency... and sacrilegious for believers in The Movies"
[movie review] |
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(2008) |
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"It's not the comeback, it's the writing and the characters"
[movie review] |
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