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" The Flemish dialogue is not the only distinction of Belgian Nic Balthazar's confident, fearless directorial debut."
Posted Nov 21, 2008
 
Ben X (2008)63%
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B+
 
" You have no idea how much harder Dear Zachary ends up hitting."
Posted Nov 14, 2008
 
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)98%
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" Evidently we aren't the only ones feeling nervous about the economy."
Posted Nov 7, 2008
 
Days and Clouds (2008)81%
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" What makes it worth seeing is the blissful weirdness of the Monks' tale and music."
Posted Nov 7, 2008
 
Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback (2008)88%
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" While Save Me does seem like a TV movie, it is refreshingly honest and heartfelt."
Posted Oct 31, 2008
 
Save Me (2007)71%
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" Jaime and Lupe are vividly realized, sympathetic characters."
Posted Oct 31, 2008
 
August Evening (2007)91%
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B+
 
" Perhaps the most indispensable cast member, however, is the Jacobs' dwelling, their residence since 1966."
Posted Oct 24, 2008
 
Momma's Man (2008)90%
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" [A] beautifully restrained, intelligent documentary about how complicated race relations can be in the modern South."
Posted Oct 24, 2008
 
The Order of Myths (2008)100%
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" This is a film to share with a friend or loved one; you'll have plenty to discuss and laugh about afterward."
Posted Oct 24, 2008
 
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)94%
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B
 
" While the movie's main concern -- skewering bourgeois hypocrisy -- is not particularly fresh or innovative, Chabrol's craft is so precise, his way with actors and the camera so sure-handed, even this ordinary story is often immensely enjoyable."
Posted Oct 17, 2008
 
A Girl Cut in Two (2008)82%
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B+
 
" Efficiently directed by John Crowley, Boy A avoids exploitation while never soft-selling its thorny subject matter."
Posted Oct 17, 2008
 
Boy A (2008)89%
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" A re-imagining of Cinderella set in a massage parlor in New York's Chinatown, David Kaplan's film juxtaposes grime and exploitation with winsomeness and superstition."
Posted Oct 10, 2008
 
Year of the Fish (2008)55%
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B-
 
" Entertainment-wise, City of Ember is a good family deal: exciting and simple enough for anyone over 8 to follow yet mature and mildly satirical enough for parents."
Posted Oct 10, 2008
 
City of Ember (2008)49%
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B
 
" Visually nervy, beautifully acted, intense and philosophically compelling, it struggles to connect emotionally as it wrestles with the challenging source material."
Posted Oct 3, 2008
 
Blindness (2008)41%
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" Expect an inferior American remake within five years."
Posted Sep 26, 2008
 
Mad Detective (2008)83%
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" Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi's landmark 1958-61 trilogy about a man's attempt to struggle with his humanity in an inhumane world is a rigorous but deeply rewarding viewing experience."
Posted Sep 19, 2008
 
Human Condition, The - Pt. 1 - No Greater Love (1958)86%
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" Things perk up when Hicks focuses on Glass' music and working methods, especially with the filmmakers (Woody Allen, Errol Morris and Martin Scorsese included) whose works he's scored."
Posted Sep 19, 2008
 
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2008)79%
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" While too lean and unassuming to provide real chills, Yella is a cool, disorienting trip, a meditation on death and the complexity of the human brain."
Posted Sep 19, 2008
 
Yella (2008)80%
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" One of Puerto Rico cinema's finer moments, Maldeamores packs plenty of island passion."
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Maldeamores (2007)n/a
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B
 
" In the end it's those amazing, nutty set pieces, coolly guided by the veteran director, that make it all worthwhile."
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
I Served the King of England (2008)80%
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B-
 
" What saves CSNY/Deja Vu from its self-importance is the surprisingly lively, timely and timeless music."
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
CSNY Déjà Vu (2008)65%
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B
 
" Looking for clear meaning and structured plots? Find another movie. If you're a fan of Asian-style cinematic wackiness, dig in."
Posted Sep 5, 2008
 
Ten Nights of Dreams (2008)80%
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B-
 
" In Search of a Midnight Kiss is frustrating and makes things difficult for itself, yet it has an undeniable allure."
Posted Aug 29, 2008
 
In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008)86%
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" Not precisely journalistic, as a personal chronicle writ large it is a stirring, richly intellectual work."
Posted Aug 29, 2008
 
Constantine's Sword (2008)86%
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" A dark, gritty cult classic."
Posted Aug 15, 2008
 
Rolling Thunder (1977)100%
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" It's the relationships between the characters, layered and emotional, that saves Sangre from itself."
Posted Aug 15, 2008
 
Sangre de Mi Sangre (2008)84%
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" It does cast Helena Bonham Carter against type as a devoted mother and housewife, and, for soccer nuts, integrate pristine footage from the '66 Cup."
Posted Aug 15, 2008
 
Sixty Six (2008)65%
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" Pena has a great role and delivers her best performance since Lone Star in 1996."
Posted Aug 1, 2008
 
How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2008)81%
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" Richly rewarding to those willing to roll with its deliberate rhythms."
Posted Jun 27, 2008
 
Still Life (2008)92%
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" Bloodline is quite enjoyable -- just be sure to take it with a full shaker of salt."
Posted Jun 27, 2008
 
Bloodline (2008)30%
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" Absorbing albeit depressing."
Posted May 5, 2008
 
Uncounted (2008)n/a
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" One can only hope that future films about today's most pressing humanitarian crises have such unambiguously happy endings."
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Refusenik (2008)94%
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" If you love really French films, you'll likely adore Christophe Honore's pop-musical follow-up to Dans Paris."
Posted Apr 25, 2008
 
Love Songs (2008)67%
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" Jon Reiss' globetrotting documentary may not move people to hug their local graffiti tagger, but it at least gives context to a practice that many urbanites view as mindless vandalism."
Posted Apr 18, 2008
 
Bomb It (2008)87%
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" Walker's film is a sure tearjerker, but the sentiments aren't cheap."
Posted Apr 18, 2008
 
Blindsight (2008)98%
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B
 
" The story has moments of great humanity and terrible brutality but comes off as a strange hybrid of espionage caper and concentration-camp movie."
Posted Mar 14, 2008
 
The Counterfeiters (2008)94%
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B
 
" Whether it's the original or the replica, this is a film that is impossible to enjoy and difficult to forget."
Posted Mar 14, 2008
 
Funny Games (2008)51%
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" Modest, charming."
Posted Feb 1, 2008
 
Millions: A Lottery Story (2007)n/a
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" The plot of Spanish director Daniel Sanchez Arevalo's well-acted feature debut is the kind that his countryman Pedro Almodovar would imbue with bold colors, acid humor and perhaps a headstrong transvestite."
Posted Nov 16, 2007
 
DarkBlueAlmostBlack (2007)69%
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B
 
" A harrowing, weirdly funny and highly existential melodrama."
Posted Aug 10, 2007
 
Time (2007)81%
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" Arguably Lee's best effort since Do the Right Thing."
Posted Jul 20, 2007
 
When the Levees Broke (2006)96%
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" It's not flashy or bold, and it might not do much for cinephiles who prefer inveterate risk-taking, but it is enjoyable as a largely sentiment-free meditation on friendship and personal growth."
Posted Jul 6, 2007
 
Angel-A (2007)43%

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