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2008 Academy Awards |
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"The Oscar Cometh. Who Cares?" | |
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4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2008) |
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"Accomplished melding of both an aesthetic and a moral sensibility, of politics and art, of love and disillusionment, of acting and being." | |
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Contre Toute Espérance (2007) |
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"Edmond elicits very strong performances as he surveys the wreckage of a woman's life and her ability --if any-- to persist." | |
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The Dark Knight (2008) |
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"Heath Ledger: The Next James Dean?" | |
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The Dark Knight (2008) |
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"As the king of an amoral universe, as a purveyor of unrestricted evil for fun, Ledger's dastardly villain, attired as sort of a rotting Clarabell, has chosen his own damnation. He's jumped into an abyss he has dug himself, and he wants to pull us along." | |
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I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry (2007) |
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"While constantly spouting its be-kind-to-your-neighborhood-queer sermons, every dated, vicious stereotype of being a homosexual is dragged out again and again in this Adam Sandler vehicle." | |
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Poultrygeist (2008) |
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"This zany, high-kickin', forever clucking, fecal-matter-spattered fun fest is Troma at its best. This is a Sweeney Todd for low-lifes. A must-see for vegans." | |
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The Quest for the Missing Piece (2008) |
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"With wit, relentless questioning, and a little whining, Lotan has fashioned an engaging documentary that will have you unzipping this issue and rethinking your stance, no matter where you stand." | |
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Smiley Face (2007) |
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" A tedious, empty-headed stoner film focusing on a female pothead, who's limited to one facial expression and lines such as "I'm totally vibing on you, dude," has arrived just in time to greet the New Year. Santa must have thought we were very, very bad." | |
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Standard Operating Procedure (2008) |
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"Quite unforgettable. Thorough in its investigation, complex in its analysis, and humane in its outcry, it is hard to imagine any documentary of more importance being released this year." | |
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Tehilim (2007) |
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"The cast is superb, the direction flawless, and the film unmistakably consequential." | |
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Tout Est Pardonné (2007) |
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"That the lead character is inert is no reason for the film to follow suit." | |
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The Wackness (2008) |
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"Jonathan Levine is striving for an extreme quirkiness peppered with naturalism, not unlike that of Francis Ford Coppola's early You're a Big Boy Now (1966), Harold and Maude (1971), or the recent Running with Scissors." | |
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