|
4/4
|
60%
|
Never Stand Still (2012) |
"
Modern dance appreciated as a sacred endeavor enabling one to fly above the fray, if not literally, vicariously, at the very least."
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AALBC.com
Posted May 18, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
100%
|
Dolphin Boy (2012) |
"
An astonishing tale of recovered voice and memory depicting the most intriguing reason yet to save the whales. "
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AALBC.com
Posted May 6, 2012
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4/4
|
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65_RedRoses () |
"
A bittersweet documentary offering an intimate look at the lives of several families touched by Cystic Fibrosis. ""
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AALBC.com
Posted May 6, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
93%
|
Marvel's The Avengers (2012) |
"
Between a sophisticated script and thrill-a-minute special effects, The Avengers easily adds up to the best Marvel Comics screen adaptation yet!"
—
AALBC.com
Posted May 3, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
80%
|
Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment (2012) |
"
A valuable history lesson about an idealistic blueprint for nirvana ultimately frustrated by something as simple as basic human nature. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Apr 25, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
74%
|
Chimpanzee (2012) |
"
Must-see family fare for animal lovers and suckers for visually-captivating wildlife adventures like March of the Penguins and Winged Migration."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Apr 18, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
90%
|
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) |
"
Highly recommended for fright fans interested in a more cerebral brand of bloodletting. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Apr 15, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
94%
|
Marley (2012) |
"
A wonderfully-revealing, warts-and-all tribute to the human spirit of a Rasta rock god!"
—
AALBC.com
Posted Apr 14, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
75%
|
Surviving Progress (2012) |
"
If humans go extinct, the epitaph on our gravestone should simply read 'Why?'"
—
AALBC.com
Posted Apr 9, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
50%
|
Mirror Mirror (2012) |
"
An enchanting update of a much-beloved classic guaranteed to delight kids of any age!"
—
AALBC.com
Posted Mar 26, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
84%
|
The Hunger Games (2012) |
"
A high attrition-rate, splatter flick designed to satiate the bloodlust of kids weaned on gory computer games. The Most Dangerous Game meets Lord of the Flies!"
—
AALBC.com
Posted Mar 24, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
85%
|
21 Jump Street (2012) |
"
Provided you approach this laff-a-minute, slapstick adventure as a franchise overhaul rather than as an homage, you won't be shocked by its relentlessly-irreverent brand of humor. Think Superbad meets Revenge of the Nerds! "
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AALBC.com
Posted Mar 15, 2012
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|
4/4
|
——
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The Velvet Elvis () |
"
Serving up as much mirth as mayhem per minute, don't expect to pause to take a breath on this non-stop, rollicking roller coaster ride until Velvis has left the theater!"
—
AALBC.com
Posted Mar 7, 2012
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|
4/4
|
——
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Heist: Who Stole The American Dream (2012) |
"
A persuasive case for the swift reinstatement of watchdog laws to prevent bailed-out Wall Street from turning the America Dream into a neverending nightmare for folks on Main Street."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Mar 1, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
100%
|
The Fairy (2012) |
"
A delightful genre-blending adventure that's part romantic romp, part escapist fantasy, part slapstick comedy, and part song-and-dance musical. "
—
NewsBlaze
Posted Feb 22, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
76%
|
Tiny Furniture (2010) |
"
Sex and the City for the Millennial Generation! "
—
NewsBlaze
Posted Feb 20, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
32%
|
Tyler Perry's Good Deeds (2012) |
"
Another compelling Tyler Perry parable delivering a priceless message about what really matters most."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Feb 19, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
95%
|
Undefeated (2012) |
"
A compelling documentary chronicling not just football exploits but a few bona fide cases of quality character revealed. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Feb 18, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
79%
|
Putin's Kiss (2012) |
"
An eye opening expose' not to missed, which reveals a 'New Russia' that looks a lot like the 'Old Russia.'"
—
AALBC.com
Posted Feb 12, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
54%
|
Safe House (2012) |
"
Likable unlikely buddies enmeshed in a pyrotechnics-driven, political potboiler with more twists than a Chubby Checker concert make for a cinematic experience that's more than worth the price of admission. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Feb 11, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
50%
|
Bonsai People: The Vision of Muhammad Yunus (2012) |
"
A moving tribute to a true visionary with a viable plan to alleviate suffering."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Feb 11, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
100%
|
Thunder Soul (2011) |
"
They don't make 'em like Prof anymore!"
—
NewsBlaze
Posted Feb 7, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
42%
|
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) |
"
The best 3-D adventure since Avatar!"
—
AALBC.com
Posted Feb 6, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
47%
|
Anonymous (2011) |
"
All the fixins for a convoluted, costume drama of, dare I say it, Shakespearean proportions."
—
NewsBlaze
Posted Feb 4, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
89%
|
The Pruitt-igoe Myth: An Urban History (2012) |
"
A thought-provoking, cinematic picking of the bones of the scattered exoskeleton of a once-promising 'poor man's penthouse.'"
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jan 30, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
95%
|
Moneyball (2011) |
"
A tender reminder that the heart sometimes still matters even if we now live in a technology-driven, Digital Age where machines lead and humans follow."
—
NewsBlaze
Posted Jan 14, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
32%
|
Courageous (2011) |
"
A moving, modern parable not to be missed by anyone who's always wondering why they don't make wholesome movies with uplifting messages anymore."
—
NewsBlaze
Posted Jan 14, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
98%
|
The Artist (2011) |
"
A silent love song that anyone who adores film can nonetheless hear, loud and clear!"
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jan 9, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
94%
|
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) |
"
A mature Tom Cruise is in top form here, displaying a relatively-sophisticated savoir faire in lieu of the easy boyish charm that's served him so well in the past."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Dec 24, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
96%
|
Pariah (2011) |
"
A sobering look at what it might very well be like to grow up lesbian in the 'hood."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Dec 24, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
87%
|
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) |
"
A rarity in that it is an improvement over the Swedish language original, this intricately-woven, edge-of-your-seat whodunit is as graphic and grisly as it is cerebral and mind-bending. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Dec 19, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
61%
|
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) |
"
Welcome to the 21st Century edition of Sherlock Holmes, a well-rounded gent as likely to flex his brawn as his brain! "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Dec 15, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
77%
|
Melancholia (2011) |
"
It's impossible to guess what the end of the world might look like or how you might behave, but this alternately surreal, seductive and sobering descent into dystopia is as entertaining and good a guess as anybody's. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Dec 12, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
83%
|
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) |
"
A well-crafted, harrowing whodunit of Hitchcockian proportions!"
—
AALBC.com
Posted Dec 11, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
100%
|
Kinyarwanda (2011) |
"
An inspirational, modern morality play apt to restore your faith in humanity. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Dec 4, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
85%
|
Reel Injun (2010) |
"
A powerful, mythbusting documentary which manages to humanize America's unfairly-marginalized indigenous peoples, albeit belatedly.""
—
NewsBlaze
Posted Nov 30, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
82%
|
Super 8 (2011) |
"
J.J. Abram's Close Encounter with E.T., Gremlins, Jaws and Jurassic Goonies."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Nov 21, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
87%
|
Eames: The Architect And The Painter (2011) |
"
A fascinating biopic as offbeat, engaging and readily-accessible as its endlessly-inventive subjects."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Nov 21, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
83%
|
The Story of Lovers Rock () |
"
You can add The Story of Lovers Rock to the short list of must-see, politically-tinged documentaries which shed light on the cultural roots of a lesser-known musical genre, ala Calypso Dreams and Buena Vista Social Club. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Nov 18, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
83%
|
The Look (2011) |
"
A far more revealing look at the real Rampling than any of her nude scenes."
—
NewsBlaze
Posted Nov 13, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
86%
|
Silver Bullets (2011) |
"
Mumblecore movement explores horror genre, Joe Swanberg-style!"
—
NewsBlaze
Posted Nov 10, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
——
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Dear Daddy () |
"
Another masterful examination of the African-American psyche by documentary filmmaker Janks Morton."
—
NewsBlaze
Posted Nov 10, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
96%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) |
"
A fitting capstone on a fabled film franchise for the ages!"
—
NewsBlaze
Posted Nov 5, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
78%
|
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) |
"
A refreshingly-tasteful, romantic romp which manages to entertain and elicit lots of laughs without relying on a vulgar brand of humor."
—
NewsBlaze
Posted Oct 28, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
47%
|
Anonymous (2011) |
"
All the fixins for a convoluted, costume drama of, dare I say it, Shakespearean proportions. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Oct 24, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
69%
|
My Reincarnation (2011) |
"
An intriguing, Marjoe-esque adventure, highlighting how a corporate position at IBM might have belatedly led a reluctant, designated-demigod down a path of enlightenment lined by throngs of gullible devotees-in-waiting. "
—
NewsBlaze
Posted Oct 23, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
79%
|
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) |
"
Proves to be a riveting roller coaster ride from beginning to end, basically because it relies on a winning recipe featuring all the fixins needed to hold your undivided attention."
—
NewsBlaze
Posted Oct 23, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
79%
|
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) |
"
Proves to be a riveting roller coaster ride from beginning to end, basically because it relies on a winning recipe featuring all the fixins needed to hold your undivided attention."
—
NewsBlaze
Posted Oct 23, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
100%
|
Thunder Soul (2011) |
"
They don't make 'em like Prof anymore!"
—
AALBC.com
Posted Oct 14, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
100%
|
Pray the Devil Back to Hell (2008) |
"
A glorious tribute to a bi-partisan sisterhood of Christian and Muslim women fed up with having to raise their children amidst the incessant slaughter, raping and looting of the Liberian civil war."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Oct 11, 2011
|
62%
——
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