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64%
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The City Dark (2012) |
"
Documentary on the dangers of artificial light alternates between quirky and profound."
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Film Journal International
Posted Jan 18, 2012
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91%
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El sicario, Room 164 (2011) |
"
A cross between a feature-length home movie and instant avant-garde classic, El Sicario, Room 164 records a man in a room (though not just any man) talking for 80 charged minutes."
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Film Journal International
Posted Dec 28, 2011
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100%
|
Under Control (2011) |
"
This documentary about nuclear power plants is as chilling as its title is ironic."
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Film Journal International
Posted Dec 5, 2011
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80%
|
Buried Prayers (2011) |
"
It takes excavation on the viewer's part, but Buried Prayers contains people and stories worthy of discovery and discussion. "
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Film Journal International
Posted Dec 1, 2011
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83%
|
In Heaven Underground: The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery (2011) |
"
A majestic garden is the real star of this somber yet inspiring documentary."
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Film Journal International
Posted Dec 1, 2011
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91%
|
Inni (2011) |
"
Mesmerizing, atmospheric concert film reconfigures the genre."
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Film Journal International
Posted Dec 1, 2011
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88%
|
Hipsters (2011) |
"
What the film lacks in originality or wit, it compensates for with solid craftsmanship, a pleasing look and sound, and a great ending."
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Film Journal International
Posted Oct 28, 2011
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69%
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My Reincarnation (2011) |
"
Effective though flawed film works as both revealing documentary and moving family drama."
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Film Journal International
Posted Oct 28, 2011
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27%
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Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology (2011) |
"
Ambitious but irritating documentary about the Global Village."
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Film Journal International
Posted Oct 6, 2011
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36%
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Finding Joe (2011) |
"
Earnest attempt to introduce Joseph Campbell's philosophy looks and feels like an infomercial."
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Film Journal International
Posted Sep 30, 2011
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92%
|
My Joy (2011) |
"
Disjointed, wild, but often powerful look at Russian proletariats."
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Film Journal International
Posted Sep 30, 2011
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81%
|
Where Soldiers Come From (2011) |
"
Three friends from a small town in Michigan experience Army life and its after-effects in this plaintive, intimate documentary."
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Film Journal International
Posted Sep 9, 2011
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0%
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Swinging With The Finkels (2011) |
"
Likeable leads can't save this dreary sex comedy."
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Film Journal International
Posted Aug 25, 2011
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88%
|
Iron Crows (2011) |
"
Memorable if overemphatic documentary about Bengali laborers."
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Film Journal International
Posted Aug 24, 2011
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38%
|
Programming The Nation? (2011) |
"
Imperfect but important documentary about subliminal messaging."
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Film Journal International
Posted Aug 18, 2011
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88%
|
Darwin () |
"
Atmospheric documentary set in Death Valley is surprisingly captivating."
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Film Journal International
Posted Aug 15, 2011
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100%
|
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness (2011) |
"
Straightforward yet surprising, Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness lives up to its subject's formidable output. "
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Film Journal International
Posted Jul 8, 2011
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——
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Summer of Goliath (2011) |
"
Challenging, unsettling little movie doesn't quite come together. "
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Film Journal International
Posted Jul 7, 2011
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97%
|
Queen Of The Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us? (2011) |
"
Informative documentary contains an alarming message."
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Film Journal International
Posted Jun 14, 2011
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57%
|
Film socialisme (2011) |
"
Jean-Luc Godard's latest is gorgeously photographed but his most inscrutable film yet."
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Film Journal International
Posted Jun 3, 2011
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0%
|
The Abduction Of Zack Butterfield (2011) |
"
Kidnapping thriller isn't quite "so bad, it's good," more like "so bad, it's okay.""
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Film Journal International
Posted May 27, 2011
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57%
|
How to Live Forever (2011) |
"
This documentary on longevity is more jaunty than illuminating."
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Film Journal International
Posted May 13, 2011
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79%
|
Earthwork (2011) |
"
Challenging docudrama about a quixotic crop artist."
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Film Journal International
Posted Apr 29, 2011
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95%
|
The Arbor (2011) |
"
Original mixture of techniques makes this documentary provocative yet moving."
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Film Journal International
Posted Apr 27, 2011
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82%
|
Wretches & Jabberers (2011) |
"
Questionable treatment hurts otherwise important documentary on autism."
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Film Journal International
Posted Apr 1, 2011
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——
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Mists (2011) |
"
Unusual film documents time passing by in the lives of an elderly woman and a former political prisoner."
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Film Journal International
Posted Mar 25, 2011
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100%
|
I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You (2011) |
"
Spellbinding little movie deserves lots of attention."
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Film Journal International
Posted Mar 25, 2011
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17%
|
Drawing with Chalk (2011) |
"
Sitcom-style feature about a rock duo has too few genuine moments."
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Film Journal International
Posted Mar 25, 2011
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92%
|
My Perestroika (2011) |
"
Bitter documentary takes the old Soviet Union to TASS."
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Film Journal International
Posted Mar 23, 2011
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88%
|
The Desert Of Forbidden Art (2011) |
"
A great art-history tale becomes a good but less-than-remarkable film."
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Film Journal International
Posted Mar 11, 2011
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75%
|
Putty Hill (2011) |
"
Imagine Gummo without the bizarre humor and you have Putty Hill."
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Film Journal International
Posted Feb 17, 2011
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72%
|
We Are What We Are (2011) |
"
Cannibal movie is well-cooked but hard to swallow."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Feb 17, 2011
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79%
|
Johnny Mad Dog (2011) |
"
...it's difficult to recommend Johnny Mad Dog, despite-and in some ways because of-the fact it is very good. "
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Film Journal International
Posted Jan 21, 2011
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94%
|
The Woodmans (2011) |
"
Unsettling, evocative tale of an artistic yet dysfunctional family."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Jan 19, 2011
|
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100%
|
Petition (2011) |
"
Sad and sobering account of human-rights violations in modern-day China."
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Film Journal International
Posted Jan 18, 2011
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60%
|
Plastic Planet (2011) |
"
Both humorous and horrifying, this documentary drives home the point that we are dying from our own materiality."
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Film Journal International
Posted Jan 18, 2011
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40%
|
Carbon Nation (2011) |
"
Highly informative, relatively upbeat take on global warming."
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Film Journal International
Posted Jan 13, 2011
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86%
|
The Strange Case Of Angelica (2010) |
"
More mundane than magical, The Strange Case of Angelica is neither strange nor lively enough to lift anyone's spirits."
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Film Journal International
Posted Dec 29, 2010
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——
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Ward No. 6 (2011) |
"
Better in concept than execution, Ward No. 6 is a disappointing modern-day adaptation of a short story by Anton Chekhov."
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Film Journal International
Posted Dec 17, 2010
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73%
|
Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie (2010) |
"
A much better movie than its off-putting title would suggest, Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie will introduce many to a singularly altruistic individual."
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Film Journal International
Posted Dec 8, 2010
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87%
|
Kawasakiho ruze (Kawasaki's Rose) (2010) |
"
Czech family drama neatly blends the personal and the political."
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Film Journal International
Posted Dec 1, 2010
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|
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80%
|
Nothing Personal (2010) |
"
Small-scale drama gains from its performances and location photography."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Nov 18, 2010
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90%
|
Ne change rien (2010) |
"
Coffee-table art book meets musical documentary in this enormously satisfying endeavor."
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Film Journal International
Posted Nov 2, 2010
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76%
|
Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt And The Magnetic Fields (2010) |
"
A decent way to get to know a small group of New York-based musicians who have been performing together since the early 1990s."
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Film Journal International
Posted Oct 28, 2010
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61%
|
The Kids Grow Up (2010) |
"
Interesting but unpleasant documentary about the "empty nest" syndrome."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Oct 26, 2010
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88%
|
Nora's Will (Cinco dias sin Nora) (2010) |
"
Well-crafted domestic melodrama stays lightly likable."
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Film Journal International
Posted Oct 21, 2010
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40%
|
Gerrymandering (2010) |
"
An important political subject gets sincere but slick treatment"
—
Film Journal International
Posted Oct 15, 2010
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71%
|
Urville (2010) |
"
Wistful documentary about utopia just misses the mark."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Oct 15, 2010
|
|
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93%
|
Nine Nation Animation (2010) |
"
A compilation of nine animated short films from around the world contains hits and misses."
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Film Journal International
Posted Sep 30, 2010
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