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"Soul is what distinguished man from brute, and 9 and his appealing cohorts have that in abundance."
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"Fascinating, 'Afghan Star' pictures the familiar dropped into a totally foreign context distanced even more by recent and continuing bloody strife."
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(2009) |
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"'Alien Trespass' is neither soulless nor bad. Yet it does not improve on the sources that inspire it, so why not watch them instead?"
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"No suspense is developed, and low-income housing and women's house of detention alike are prettied up without any feeling for gritty reality."
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(2009) |
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"Boys in the audience may groan indulgently, but their dates ought to squeal with delighted pride."
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(2009) |
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"Far from Scandinavian Lutheran deep seriousness, this is all homage to a generally shallow genre and fun for those who cotton to that sort of thing."
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(2009) |
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"Lovely as a tree."
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(2009) |
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"Individual or societal in thrust, 'Disgrace' is hampered by a lack of resolution and the impenetrability of motivations."
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(2009) |
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"DJ Spooky's 'Rebirth of a Nation' is an admirable fusion film in its own right."
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(2009) |
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"Stars Mother Nature and the photography deserve standing applause."
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(2009) |
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"This even-keel love story so deliberately unfolds that it seems fuller and longer, but not tiresomely so, than its 131 minutes."
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(2009) |
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"The user-used/player-pawn/Fergus-Marty relationship is what counts here, braced by Kingsley and Sturgess in a consideration of conscience in wartime."
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(2009) |
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"Alas for 'Five Minutes of Heaven,' confrontations seem rigged and resolution is tacked on in minutes."
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(2009) |
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"Sucked in by her subject, the director gets too close for objective necessary cutting."
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(2009) |
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"Bits strike out in every which way but are not long, deep or effective, so 'I Sell the Dead' develops neither momentum nor personality."
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(2009) |
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"The frightening people and the story they enact are defined by a camera technique which makes them flesh-and-blood, not larger-than-life spectacle."
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(2009) |
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"The internal nature of the story here is underscored by Michael Simmonds' camerawork, which appears daring in simplicity without being claustrophobic."
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(2009) |
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"With its interesting but unresolved premise and loosely related parts, 'The Headless Woman" fails to coalesce into an audience-friendly whole."
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(2009) |
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"Bits strike out in every which way but are not long, deep or effective, so 'I Sell the Dead' develops neither momentum nor personality."
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(2009) |
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"Bits strike out in every which way but are not long, deep or effective, so 'I Sell the Dead' develops neither momentum nor personality."
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(2009) |
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"The tiring repetitiousness of 'Limits of Control' may prove too much for many viewers."
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(2009) |
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"This Peruvian tale is about the superstitious but psychologically valid effects of terror."
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(2009) |
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"Uninspired performances and a lack of chemistry fail to project whatever has brought and kept the film's odd couple together."
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(2009) |
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"'Nollywood Babylon' teases, for its themes are interesting but, too many of them brought up, they do not get the incisive treatment each deserves."
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(2009) |
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"'Paris' works its spell in perceptions heightened for anyone suddenly made aware of mortality and on what was formerly taken for granted."
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(2009) |
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"'Pontypool' succeeds where many a less intelligent, purely visceral-visual movie leaves us cold."
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(2009) |
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"Subtitles, pervasive obscenity, macho mother insults and some nudity/sex probably will not draw in the viewers who made a family hit of Bend It Like Beckham."
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(2009) |
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"'Sin Nombre' is informative and gripping in story and technique."
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(2009) |
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"The film's late, unprepared-for perversity turnabout undoes what has gone before."
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(2009) |
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"Captures a lost innocence -- but the toneless monosyllables and "very cool's" and "groovy's" grow quickly vapid or spacey."
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(2009) |
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"Among its type, 'Thirst' succeeds despite too many distractions."
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(2009) |
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"This raging bull...is unaware how simultaneously untouchable and vulnerable he is."
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(2009) |
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"Scripted or posed pieces blend seamlessly with the spontaneous non-fiction in this impressive documentary."
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(2009) |
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"Technique is nothing fancy in this straightforward chronological account that leaves a warm glow for the linked personalities, the programs and the era."
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(2008) |
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"Jeff Goldblum transforms even his lanky befuddlement into tall dignity here and ends up giving the intellectually mature performance of his career."
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(2008) |
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"Parts look as though taken by actors, until one realizes that these are the same real people over years, heavier or thinner, baby-faced or mature."
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(2008) |
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"That standby blurb...'inspiring,' more often than not means 'fluff,' but 'Blindsight' happens to pull off one of those rare inspirational experiences."
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(2008) |
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"No one can fail to be moved and saddened by 'Body of War' and its picture behind the doors that hide forgotten ignored heroes."
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(2008) |
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"A tale older than Scripture and as today as war and genocide, this different Holocaust film contrasts love to hatred, good to evil, children to adults."
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(2008) |
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"This parody from the Coen Brothers is merely easy cynicism."
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(2008) |
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"Soviet lives are uncomfortable to watch here but as compelling as Richard Widmark's début in 'Kiss of Death' or Tarantino's more graphic one with 'Reservoir Dogs.'"
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(2008) |
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"'Changeling' sticks to what was, and is, ugly and real but does not do justice to the nightmare."
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(2008) |
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"'Che' fails to image a being of flesh who elicits empathy."
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(2008) |
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"'Che' fails to image a being of flesh who elicits empathy. Combat is more Old West shootout than war-movie, but there is still none of the alleged depth to preface what follows."
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(2008) |
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"Lacks even the confidence to let speak for themselves the images of police and national guardsmen clubbing unarmed American demonstrators."
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(2008) |
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"Too much flat love interest, too much love triangle, and three stock-character grown-ups are in the end too much baggage for 'The Children of Huang Shi.'"
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(2008) |
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"'A Christmas Tale' finds time for bits that have no reason but strike home as true."
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(2008) |
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"The plotline of 'Ciao' is trite -- and the filmmaking itself drags."
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(2008) |
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"Although honest and earnest, 'Constantine's Sword' illustrates the rut the burgeoning genre has fallen into. The message is clear, but the medium is muddled."
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(2008) |
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"Viewers willing to give themselves to the serious playfulness and visuals will find their share of rewards in 'Dark Streets.'"
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