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SARA SCHIERON
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• Slant Magazine

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Slant Magazine film critic.
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"While the aesthetic is charming, colorful and full of whimsy, Anthony Byrne’s partial musical Short Order is wildly uneven and tragically underdeveloped." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted May 16, 2008
 
Short Order (2008)n/a
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4/5
 
"Charming, clever and well made, Norway’s Reprise employs just the right kind of meta." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted May 16, 2008
 
Reprise (2008)95%
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1/5
 
"La Llorona is a great, powerful and meaningful myth, and you’d be hard-pressed to find better inspiration for a horror film. Sadly, this isn’t the film that does the subject matter justice." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted May 2, 2008
 
The Cry - La Llorona (2008)n/a
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2/5
 
"While this diligently researched film cogently moves from Latin American nation to Latin American nation, explaining the strangely predictable cycle of uprisings among these countries, it’s ultimately hard to identify the audience it addresses." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted May 2, 2008
 
War on Democracy (2008)n/a
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3/5
 
"Film has a great potential, and one hopes it will be used well and wisely." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 25, 2008
 
Dare Not Walk Alone: A War of Responsibility (2008)100%
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1.5/5
 
"Though the point of the film is somewhat obscured by its unwieldy structure (stoned director? high editor?), the project overall has the potential to be the stoner’s Rocky Horror Picture Show." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 14, 2008
 
Super High Me (2008)57%
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3.5/5
 
"While imperfect, the high caliber of acting as well as these lucid moments in the earlier part of the film are strong and memorable highlights with which to leave the theatre." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 14, 2008
 
Dark Matter (2008)34%
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"A beautiful and insightful picture." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 11, 2008
 
Never Forever (2008)92%
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3/5
 
"Some turns in direction are subtle and charmingly rendered and, most notably, paired very, very well with performances to occasionally memorable effect." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 11, 2008
 
Chaos Theory (2008)30%
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3/5
 
"Tone and timing are managed rather well by director Noam Murro, and what little dialogue the film employs gives one a sense of the larger context that allows disaffected bodies like the Wetherhold family to thrive." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 11, 2008
 
Smart People (2008)49%
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3/5
 
"Though commentaries on politics, nature and evolution arise, the film doesn’t push them too hard or far as such might detract from the slow building bedlam—which is strikingly satisfying." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 4, 2008
 
The Ruins (2008)42%
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3/5
 
"Heartrending and full of complexity." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 4, 2008
 
Blindsight (2008)100%
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4/5
 
"Sweeps you off your feet with quick-witted visuals and cleverly used archival footage." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Apr 4, 2008
 
Cool School: How L.A. Learned to Love Modern Art (2008)93%
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"Director Kimberly Peirce on Stop-Loss: The RT Interview" -- Rotten Tomatoes
Posted Mar 28, 2008
 
Stop-Loss (2008)65%
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3/5
 
"Quippy send up of identity politics documentaries offers some occasionally biting moments." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 28, 2008
 
American Zombie (2008)67%
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1.5/5
 
"Its PG-13 rating and basic lack of gore seem designed to be uncontroversial, but of course the result of all this anti-controversy is a really dull film." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 21, 2008
 
Shutter (2008)9%
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2/5
 
"Utilitarian documentary about international breakdancing championship in Germany proves lackluster in its depiction of inventive choreography and culture." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 21, 2008
 
Planet B-Boy (2008)90%
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"Ten Questions with Flash Point Star Donnie Yen" -- Rotten Tomatoes
Posted Mar 20, 2008
 
Flash Point (2008)47%
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4/5
 
"offers some truly sweet parts that feel like a return to the indies of the early ’90s, when regional cinema still felt fresh and full of purpose." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
On Broadway (2008)n/a
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"a beautiful metaphor for filmmaking and a painful comment on the price of civilization." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
All in This Tea (2007)80%
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2.5/5
 
"It’s apparent some meaningful visuals are being approached here, but it seems like the film keeps missing its mark." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
Sleepwalking (2008)16%
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4/5
 
"Performances are stellar." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
Funny Games (2008)49%
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"Smart and savvy doc" -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 13, 2008
 
My Name Is Albert Ayler (2007)94%
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"The band is treated reverently, which will no doubt please fans, but its eternal length may test the dedication of even Petty fanatics." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 7, 2008
 
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007)100%
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"Acting and directing are consistently high caliber, but relatively de rigeur for the lot." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 7, 2008
 
The Bank Job (2008)77%
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"The sheer spectacle of the film makes it an easier sell on the big screen than on DVD" -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 7, 2008
 
10,000 B.C. (2008)9%
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"Breathtaking and stands out from the herd." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Feb 29, 2008
 
Shotgun Stories (2007)87%
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"Michel Gondry on Be Kind Rewind: The RT Interview" -- Rotten Tomatoes
Posted Feb 20, 2008
 
Be Kind Rewind (2008)65%
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"There’s a strange sort of vacuousness to Tre, Eric Byler’s newest installment on relationships amidst directionless twentysomethings." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Feb 19, 2008
 
Tre (2008)53%
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"Interesting as a catalogue of one man’s collection of pop-culture memorabilia, Finding Kraftland doesn’t really stretch to become anything more." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Feb 19, 2008
 
Finding Kraftland (2008)n/a
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"Poetic and well paced, Luke Wolbach’s travelogue follows John Zeigler and Tom Mailhot, from their homes in Essex, Mass., to their reappearance on dry land after their journey at sea." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Feb 19, 2008
 
Row Hard No Excuses (2008)n/a
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"The Adaptation the sort of film, like the one which inspired it, that easily worms it’s way into your heart. The love isn’t just on the screen, it’s all around." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Feb 19, 2008
 
Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation (1989)n/a
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"Give it time. There’s a lot here to like." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Feb 19, 2008
 
Being Michael Madsen (2008)n/a
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"As volatile as the subject matter is here, Liberty Kid is shockingly subtle. Massive aspects about the relationship between Tico and Derrick are only inferred and the performances of the leads are really quite good." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Feb 19, 2008
 
Liberty Kid (2007)86%
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"Has the gentle feel of traditional anthropology." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jan 31, 2008
 
Walk to Beautiful, A (2008)88%
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"Richard Kelly Tells Southland Tales of Love and Devotion" -- Rotten Tomatoes
Posted Nov 12, 2007
 
Southland Tales (2007)35%
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"Robert Redford Insists On Asking Questions in Lions For Lambs" -- Rotten Tomatoes
Posted Nov 9, 2007
 
Lions for Lambs (2007)28%
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"RT Talks Eastern Promises with David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen" -- Rotten Tomatoes
Posted Sep 12, 2007
 
Eastern Promises (2007)88%
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"James Mangold and Peter Fonda Talk 3:10 to Yuma With RT" -- Rotten Tomatoes
Posted Sep 5, 2007
 
3:10 to Yuma (2007)89%
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5/5
 
"This more-than-surreal feat is swimming in winks and nods to Maddin’s influences. Moments of Bunuel, Hitchcock and Lang are everywhere." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Aug 30, 2007
 
Brand Upon The Brain! (2007)93%
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3.5/5
 
"Sumptuously visual without being romantic or sentimental, Vanaja intelligently pits the social struggles of the Indian caste system against the beauties of adolescents." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Aug 30, 2007
 
Vanaja (2007)81%
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5/5
 
"Internationally revered documentarian Heddy Honigmann lends her voice to this heartbreakingly beautiful exposition on the enduring nature of art that takes place almost entirely in the famous Pere-Lachaise cemetery." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Aug 30, 2007
 
Forever (2007)91%
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4.5/5
 
"Hershman-Leeson’s film amply lives up to the task of exposing and criticizing this governmental wrong that typifies the current context of paranoia while also highlighting the massive divide that continues to grow between art and government." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Aug 30, 2007
 
Strange Culture (2007)94%
 N/A  
"Exclusive: Rush Hour 3's Brett Ratner and Chris Tucker On Oscars, Democrats, and Critics" -- Rotten Tomatoes
Posted Aug 7, 2007
 
Rush Hour 3 (2007)20%
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4/5
 
"One of the most painful documentaries made in the last many years." -- Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jul 27, 2007
 
The Devil Came On Horseback (2007)98%
 N/A  
"Danny Boyle Talks Sunshine, Space, and Sci-Fi" -- Rotten Tomatoes
Posted Jul 17, 2007
 
Sunshine (2007)75%
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3/4
 
"What feels like a lack of propaganda makes the film all the more cogent, intelligent, and powerful." -- Slant Magazine
Posted Jul 15, 2007
 
Your Mommy Kills Animals (2007)91%
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3/4
 
"The documentary leaves you feeling hopeful and tingly all over." -- Slant Magazine
Posted Jun 28, 2007
 
Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox (2007)82%
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2/4
 
"The film suffers under the weight of non-committal performances and awkward accents." -- Slant Magazine
Posted Aug 14, 2006
 
The Illusionist (2006)75%

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