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A-
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93%
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Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) |
"
Deceptively lighthearted, Mike Leigh's new film offers a sober, poignant look at the difficulties of maintaining happiness in our harsh modern world, boasting a towering, Oscar-worthy performance from Sally Hawkins."
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EmanuelLevy.Com
Posted Sep 28, 2008
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81%
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) |
"
A fizzy blast that may not offer many lasting rewards but certainly generates an impressive headlong rush along the way."
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Screen International
Posted Jul 26, 2010
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38%
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Beautiful Islands (2010) |
"
At a time when most advocacy documentaries aim for righteous fury, Tomoko Kana's Beautiful Islands is so gentle that it's practically radical by comparison."
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L.A. Weekly
Posted Jul 22, 2010
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86%
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Inception (2010) |
"
Inception is an extraordinarily ambitious work. It's a bit overlong at 148 minutes, but I couldn't tell you what I would have cut out of it."
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The Simon
Posted Jul 15, 2010
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63%
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Great Directors (2010) |
"
Great Directors doesn't tell you a lot about its great directors, but as a roadmap on how to live artfully, it's rather inspiring."
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The Simon
Posted Jul 9, 2010
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67%
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Wild Grass (Les Herbes Folles) (2010) |
"
Not since the masterful Punch-Drunk Love has a love story been this willfully loopy and beguiling."
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The Simon
Posted Jun 25, 2010
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75%
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Cold Weather (2011) |
"
Though the film doesn't always deliver on its ambitions, this clever mash-up of genres ripples with an ingratiating confidence."
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Screen International
Posted Jun 25, 2010
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47%
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The A-Team (2010) |
"
'Overkill is underrated,' proclaims a character in The A-Team, which might as well serve as this stylish action film's motto, selling point and chief limitation. "
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Screen International
Posted Jun 10, 2010
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91%
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Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work (2010) |
"
Inspiring, sobering and very funny."
—
EmanuelLevy.Com
Posted Jun 10, 2010
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51%
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Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2010) |
"
As Coco Chanel, Anna Mouglalis is brittle, shallow, and petty in all the right ways."
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The Simon
Posted Jun 10, 2010
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12th & Delaware () |
"
[A] terrific documentary."
—
Village Voice
Posted Jun 8, 2010
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29%
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Survival of the Dead (2010) |
"
I would hardly proclaim Survival to be a creative renaissance for Romero, but the movie's down-and-dirty simplicity keeps this latest installment moving along."
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The Simon
Posted May 27, 2010
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89%
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Alle Anderen (Everyone Else) (2010) |
"
Like love itself, Everyone Else is far from perfect, but its sustaining pleasures make you wonder how you ever lived without it. "
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The Simon
Posted May 16, 2010
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75%
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Dirty Hands: The Art & Crimes of David Choe () |
"
If Exit Through the Gift Shop is a witty, subversive satire on the rock star-ification of underground graffiti artists, Dirty Hands is a sober, loving snapshot of one troubled soul within that milieu."
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L.A. Weekly
Posted Apr 29, 2010
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50%
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Kenny Chesney: Summer In 3d (2010) |
"
Unapologetically dopey and undeniably ingratiating, the supersized Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D makes a surprisingly convincing argument for big, dumb likability."
—
L.A. Weekly
Posted Apr 22, 2010
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67%
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Date Night (2010) |
"
Steve Carell and Tina Fey manage to be funny without ever seeming superior to the slipshod material."
—
The Simon
Posted Apr 11, 2010
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98%
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How to Train Your Dragon (2010) |
"
Dragon isn't an instant classic, but there's emotion and darkness in it."
—
The Simon
Posted Apr 11, 2010
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75%
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Greenberg (2010) |
"
The storytelling may not always be sharp enough, but director Noah Baumbach's vision of a Los Angeles where people with dreams slowly age into bland irrelevance is spot-on."
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The Simon
Posted Apr 11, 2010
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76%
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Kick-Ass (2010) |
"
Defiantly irreverent and gleefully violent, Kick-Ass caters to its target audience without much regard for anyone else."
—
EmanuelLevy.Com
Posted Apr 7, 2010
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37%
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The City of Your Final Destination (2010) |
"
A light drama that's slight but also inviting."
—
EmanuelLevy.Com
Posted Apr 4, 2010
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84%
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The Ghost Writer (2010) |
"
This isn't a movie to compare to Chinatown or Rosemary's Baby, but it's entertaining, clever, very funny and largely unpredictable all the way to the end."
—
The Simon
Posted Feb 26, 2010
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90%
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Fish Tank (2010) |
"
Andrea Arnold is too skilled not to surprise you with the unexpectedly graceful moment, and she has a feel for the downtrodden milieu she loves exploring."
—
The Simon
Posted Feb 26, 2010
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77%
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Bronson (2009) |
"
Bronson doesn't have much to say, but it's a very fun exercise in bad behavior that's neither glamorized nor bemoaned."
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The Simon
Posted Feb 26, 2010
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69%
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Shutter Island (2010) |
"
Clearly flawed but entirely involving, Shutter Island is a superb genre thriller elevated by director Martin Scorsese's consummate skill."
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Screen International
Posted Feb 16, 2010
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43%
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The Extra Man (2010) |
"
A deeply goofy comedy set in a world of weirdoes which boasts one of Kevin Kline's funniest ever performances."
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Screen International
Posted Jan 28, 2010
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93%
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The Kids Are All Right (2010) |
"
Cleverly peppered with laughs in its examination of the modern "untraditional" family."
—
Screen International
Posted Jan 26, 2010
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87%
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Please Give (2010) |
"
Keener, Peet and Hall all shine as women plagued with self-doubt who respond to those insecurities in strikingly different ways."
—
Screen International
Posted Jan 25, 2010
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54%
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Hesher (2011) |
"
Hesher is a risky gambit that's pleasingly provocative."
—
Screen International
Posted Jan 25, 2010
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67%
|
Daybreakers (2010) |
"
Even if the premise turns out to be juicier than the payoff, this sci-fi/horror thriller suggests the Spierig brothers' future might be bright."
—
Screen International
Posted Dec 30, 2009
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85%
|
A Single Man (2009) |
"
Unlike few films I've seen, A Single Man excellently visualizes what depression feels like."
—
The Simon
Posted Dec 30, 2009
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75%
|
Invictus (2009) |
"
Eastwood's austere direction is always this close to tumbling into dullness, but he's got two strong leads to keep Invictus alert and alive."
—
The Simon
Posted Dec 30, 2009
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72%
|
La Mujer sin Cabeza (The Headless Woman) (2008) |
"
Even if I was never fully captivated by Veronica's existential journey, I was happy to get lost in it for the length of the film's running time."
—
The Simon
Posted Dec 30, 2009
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83%
|
Avatar (2009) |
"
An extraordinary visual achievement somewhat hampered by pedestrian storytelling and cardboard characterizations."
—
EmanuelLevy.Com
Posted Dec 11, 2009
|
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61%
|
Brothers (2009) |
"
This Brothers can't help but feel like a shadow of the original, but its quieter stretches are quite successful."
—
The Simon
Posted Dec 4, 2009
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70%
|
The Last Station (2010) |
"
Literate, pleasant, vaguely arty, good enough."
—
The Simon
Posted Dec 4, 2009
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93%
|
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
"
In hindsight, it seems obvious now that Wes Anderson should make a stop-motion animated film -- the medium highlights all his strengths while nullifying his limitations."
—
The Simon
Posted Dec 4, 2009
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85%
|
Me and Orson Welles (2009) |
"
It's a fun, smart movie about artistic aspirations, but its worthiness stems from Christian McKay's terrific performance."
—
The Simon
Posted Dec 4, 2009
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75%
|
The Road (2009) |
"
The Road ends up being more gloomy than harrowing. That's probably good for your constitution but not so much for your viewing experience."
—
The Simon
Posted Dec 4, 2009
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81%
|
Los Abrazos Rotos (Broken Embraces) (Broken Hugs) (2009) |
"
It's an easy film to like, but to love it you have to have spent your entire life learning everything about the world from other films."
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The Simon
Posted Nov 19, 2009
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87%
|
La Danse -- Le Ballet de l'Opera de Paris (2009) |
"
Sweeping, elegant, completely enjoyable, but rarely revelatory."
—
The Simon
Posted Nov 19, 2009
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89%
|
Red Cliff (Chi Bi) (2009) |
"
John Woo doesn't make films, he makes movies -- and Red Cliff is one pretty darn good movie."
—
The Simon
Posted Nov 19, 2009
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81%
|
Collapse (2009) |
"
Like with The Fog of War, Collapse is intentionally, deceptively one-dimensional, and it's up to you to fill in the other half of the debate with your own opinions."
—
The Simon
Posted Nov 12, 2009
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|
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90%
|
The Messenger (2009) |
"
In his directorial debut, Moverman is a very confident filmmaker, one who can sustain unbroken scenes of over 10 minutes without making it seem self-indulgent or gimmicky."
—
The Simon
Posted Nov 12, 2009
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53%
|
Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) |
"
The greatest tension in this adaptation of A Christmas Carol isn't between Scrooge and those pesky ghosts but within writer-director Robert Zemeckis."
—
The Simon
Posted Nov 12, 2009
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60%
|
Pirate Radio (The Boat That Rocked) (2009) |
"
To enjoy Pirate Radio you have to accept its bits-and-pieces format. And you probably will also have always secretly wanted to be a disc jockey as a kid."
—
The Simon
Posted Nov 12, 2009
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85%
|
Treeless Mountain (2009) |
"
A series of plotless, episodic incidents that slowly build to understated emotional crescendos."
—
The Simon
Posted Nov 12, 2009
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82%
|
Paranormal Activity (2009) |
"
I think it's more fun and inventive than really frightening, but that's not to say it doesn't have a significant amount of creepy-crawly moments that are very, very effective."
—
The Simon
Posted Nov 5, 2009
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91%
|
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) |
"
Moment by moment, Precious walks a predictable path but keeps us off-balance because Daniels consistently executes scenes slightly differently than what we expect."
—
The Simon
Posted Nov 5, 2009
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52%
|
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) |
"
Nagging deficiencies aside, I can't deny that I found this to be a fizzy, funny little romp."
—
The Simon
Posted Nov 5, 2009
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48%
|
Ong Bak 2 (2009) |
"
Ong Bak 2 can't possibly match the novelty and inspired acrobatics of the original, but Tony Jaa gives this new entry enough kick to keep audiences more than satisfied."
—
Screen International
Posted Oct 22, 2009
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63%
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