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99%
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A Separation (2011) |
"
Feels like a peek through a neighbor's window."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jan 20, 2012
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90%
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The Descendants (2011) |
"
Its pace is as leisurely as a day in its Hawaiian setting, which makes the lovely parts lovelier but its angsty moments even more torturous and uncomfortable."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Nov 18, 2011
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78%
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Melancholia (2011) |
"
Don't hold Lars von Trier's past transgressions against him."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Nov 10, 2011
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74%
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Like Crazy (2011) |
"
Gooeyness aside, Doremus believably captures the twinkle and inadvertent stupidity of young love. "
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Washington City Paper
Posted Nov 3, 2011
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50%
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Janie Jones (2011) |
"
You'll get in touch with your softer side and want to punch it. "
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Washington City Paper
Posted Nov 3, 2011
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50%
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The Rum Diary (2011) |
"
Perhaps they needed more rum while filming The Rum Diary."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Oct 28, 2011
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90%
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Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) |
"
A hushed, mesmerizing story."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Oct 28, 2011
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79%
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The Skin I Live In (2011) |
"
A near-masterful tale of macabre goings-on behind closed doors."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Oct 21, 2011
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69%
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Blackthorn (2011) |
"
Watching the world-weary can get wearisome."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Oct 19, 2011
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60%
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Toast (2011) |
"
Enjoyment of this amiable nostalgia trip mostly hinges on one question: Do you care when the Observer scribe made his first pie? "
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Washington City Paper
Posted Oct 19, 2011
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92%
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Take Shelter (2011) |
"
A dread-inducing and sometimes downright creepy exercise in Hitchcockian paranoia."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Oct 19, 2011
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37%
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Restless (2011) |
"
You'll forget you're watching a Van Sant production and not the Lifetime channel."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Sep 30, 2011
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94%
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Moneyball (2011) |
"
A winner. "
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Washington City Paper
Posted Sep 30, 2011
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93%
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50/50 (2011) |
"
Has humorous moments and heavy ones, and neither half feels forced. "
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Washington City Paper
Posted Sep 30, 2011
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81%
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Higher Ground (2011) |
"
Kudos to Higher Ground for respectfully presenting a drama that just happens to be about Christianity. If only that weren't the best thing it had going for it."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Sep 16, 2011
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55%
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Mr. Nice (2011) |
"
Overly relying on narration, Mr. Nice tells much more than it shows. "
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Washington City Paper
Posted Sep 12, 2011
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72%
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Bellflower (2011) |
"
It's such early-20s melodrama, but in a way it fits perfectly into a world in which people are drunk all the time, grow hipster beards, and talk to each other like this: "Dude, what's up?" "Nothing, what's up? Dude." "
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Washington City Paper
Posted Sep 12, 2011
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61%
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Griff the Invisible (2011) |
"
I'd take 10 more Green Lanterns over one more wannabe-superhero flick."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Sep 2, 2011
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62%
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Amigo (2011) |
"
Neither character-narrative engaging nor educationally enlightening, the film adds up to a fail."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Sep 2, 2011
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90%
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Attack the Block (2011) |
"
The inky, somewhat shapeless beings aren't any scarier than your typical Muppet. Which is kind of a problem when you're offering an R-rated thriller."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Aug 26, 2011
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53%
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Brighton Rock (2011) |
"
A forgettable film noir. "
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Washington City Paper
Posted Aug 26, 2011
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68%
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Our Idiot Brother (2011) |
"
Promising but lifeless."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Aug 26, 2011
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59%
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Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2011) |
"
A little creepy, a little goofy, and a lot like Gremlins."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Aug 26, 2011
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86%
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Terri (2011) |
"
A Sundance favorite-need I say more?-Terri is more character study than story."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jul 15, 2011
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96%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) |
"
An equally thoughtful and thrilling installment, perhaps the franchise's best. "
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jul 15, 2011
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96%
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Cameraman: The Life And Work Of Jack Cardiff (2011) |
"
For the cinéaste, it's required viewing. "
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jul 8, 2011
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56%
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Vincent Wants to Sea! (2011) |
"
It's wacky because they're different. "
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jul 8, 2011
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35%
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) |
"
This time it's much easier to tell good guys from bad, which makes it a tad more engrossing than the first sequel. But this is still Transformers."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jul 1, 2011
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77%
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Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird' (2011) |
"
Not the most accomplished of documentaries, but it's amiable enough. "
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jun 24, 2011
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100%
|
Louder Than A Bomb (2011) |
"
Poetry-as-savior may be eye-rolling. Their talent, however, is not."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jun 10, 2011
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87%
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Submarine (2011) |
"
If you take an instant dislike to this kid -- whose "charm" is so forced and unrelenting it's nearly impossible not to -- the film itself doesn't have much hope."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jun 10, 2011
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82%
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Super 8 (2011) |
"
An exhilarating summer ride."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jun 9, 2011
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84%
|
The Tree of Life (2011) |
"
With its parallel depictions of the birth of the universe and a family in 1950s Texas, it must be plumbing deep meanings, right? Eh. "
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jun 3, 2011
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95%
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13 Assassins (2011) |
"
The final 40-plus minutes are bananas. "
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Washington City Paper
Posted May 27, 2011
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68%
|
Joueuse (Queen to Play) (2011) |
"
Perhaps the only film in which a board game leads to a woman's happiness."
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Washington City Paper
Posted May 13, 2011
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50%
|
Lebanon, Pa. (2011) |
"
Starts off like a self-serious Garden State and ends up like a self-serious Juno."
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Washington City Paper
Posted May 13, 2011
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11%
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There Be Dragons (2011) |
"
Rarely has a film with so much melodrama been so unengaging."
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Washington City Paper
Posted May 6, 2011
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92%
|
Circo (2011) |
"
Running off and joining the circus won't seem like such a fun idea after watching Circo."
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Washington City Paper
Posted May 6, 2011
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77%
|
Thor (2011) |
"
Chris Hemsworth takes all of five seconds to impress you."
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Washington City Paper
Posted May 6, 2011
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47%
|
The Bang Bang Club (2011) |
"
The film's politically minded and morally probing framework is marred by its portrayal of veritable frat boys goofing off."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Apr 29, 2011
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84%
|
The Princess Of Montpensier (2011) |
"
The film buries its romance in politics, all but snuffing out the passions that allegedly drive the story."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Apr 29, 2011
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92%
|
The Four Times (Le Quattro Volte) (2011) |
"
Even at 88 minutes, Michelangelo Frammartino's "docu-essay" can be a challenge. "
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Washington City Paper
Posted Apr 29, 2011
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40%
|
Henry's Crime (2011) |
"
Ludicrous plot turns makes Reeves' wooden acting the least of the film's issues."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Apr 22, 2011
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71%
|
Dumbstruck (2011) |
"
You may roll your eyes -- but damn, when that dummy belts out "At Last," it's much more likely your jaw will drop."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Apr 22, 2011
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73%
|
Heartbeats (2011) |
"
Dolan's characters may for the most part be keenly observed, but it all becomes eye-rolling when he takes his stylization into overdrive."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Apr 15, 2011
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76%
|
3 Backyards (2011) |
"
Mendelsohn may believe he's presenting an unvarnished look at middle-class America, but if these kinds of people exist, you won't recognize them."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Apr 8, 2011
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77%
|
In A Better World (2011) |
"
One big morality lecture that's perfunctory at best and manipulative at worst."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Apr 8, 2011
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39%
|
HappyThankYouMorePlease (2011) |
"
According to the rules of grown-up cinema, Happythankyoumoreplease should be irritating as hell. Well, Radnor's worked some magic."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Mar 31, 2011
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47%
|
Super (2011) |
"
Super is like Kick-Ass's darker, more twisted, utterly gleeful older sibling."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Mar 31, 2011
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