|
4.5/5
|
85%
|
De Battre mon Coeur s'est Arrêté (The Beat That My Heart Skipped) (2005) |
"
Bolstered by superb supporting performances and composer Alexandre Desplat's elegant complement to Bach, Beat is a vibrant and exacting character study."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jul 1, 2005
|
|
4.5/5
|
88%
|
Cache (Hidden) (2005) |
"
A brilliant political allegory in the form of a psychological thriller, Michael Haneke's Hidden achieves the remarkable, building power on both fronts as it proceeds."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted May 18, 2005
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Polisse (2012) |
"
Inspired by a documentary, the film is shot with vérité immediacy and beautifully acted by an outstanding ensemble."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted May 18, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Sound of Noise (2012) |
"
Filmmakers Ola Simonsson and Johannes Stjärne Nilsson and their engaging cast pull off the feat with no strain and a surprising amount of heart."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Mar 8, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) |
"
A documentary as gentle as its subject: the story of a boy who realized his dream and, on the film's evidence, received a lot of encouragement and support along the way."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Nov 3, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Take Shelter (2011) |
"
There's a specificity to his film that roots it in the here and now, acknowledging not just free-floating unease but everyday fears over the price of gas and insurance co-pays."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 29, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
Mysteries of Lisbon (2011) |
"
The storytelling is straightforward, with a classical sheen, even as mischief and hallucination puncture the serene surface."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 11, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
——
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The Harvest (La Cosecha) (2011) |
"
A straightforward, intimate and heartbreaking chronicle of the 2009-10 farm seasons for three teens, smart and sensitive, who have been following the crops with their parents for as long as they can remember."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 5, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
77%
|
The Sleeping Beauty (2011) |
"
Sly and playful, it's a beauty."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 29, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Nine Nation Animation (2010) |
"
For dabblers and aficionados alike, the compilation "Nine Nation Animation" is an eye-opening movie and a rare treat..."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 29, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
80%
|
The Last Mountain (2011) |
"
A damning look at Big Coal and its landscape-decimating practices, a litany of disheartening statistics and enraging testimony."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 14, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
76%
|
The Robber (2011) |
"
A film as lean and taut as its marathon-winning title character."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted May 5, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
75%
|
Putty Hill (2011) |
"
"Putty Hill" transcends the usual docudrama hybrid to occupy a thrilling third place, dreamlike and scruffy, opaque and pellucid."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
Orgasm, Inc. (2011) |
"
Canner's deft exposé also makes clear that some of the highest-profile "experts" are shills for Big Pharma, and that genital mutilation is thriving in the West, in the form of cosmetic surgery."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Mar 31, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Certified Copy (Copie Conforme) (2011) |
"
Like its central couple, the film is a volatile mix of the studied and deeply felt."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Mar 10, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) |
"
Likely to become a winter favorite for those allergic to holiday treacle."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Dec 9, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
71%
|
Race to Nowhere (2010) |
"
A dire warning and solid piece of advocacy journalism, complete with an action checklist at film's end."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 9, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Prodigal Sons (2010) |
"
At the heart of Prodigal Sons, a family drama in the form of a succinct, eloquent personal journal, is a sibling rivalry whose reverberations touch upon the very essence of human identity..."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Mar 18, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
68%
|
Paris (2008) |
"
From the catacombs to the city's heights, Paris turns an unblinking gaze on the beauty of melancholy and the daring leap toward joy."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 18, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
64%
|
Who Does She Think She Is? (2009) |
"
With its playfully pointed use of archival clips and with its subjects' striking talents on display, the well-crafted film celebrates courage."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Apr 3, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
The Betrayal - Nerakhoon (2008) |
"
[Betrayal's] saga, told with soul-stirring specificity, is also in a sense the history of 20th century bloodshed and dislocation, hauntingly anticipated in 5,000-year-old Lao prophecies."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jan 16, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
The Black Balloon (2008) |
"
This unblinking family drama packs a visceral punch. Thomas' journey toward acceptance is blessedly free of noble lessons and filled with real people."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Dec 5, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
63%
|
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas) (2008) |
"
Translating this dark fable to the screen, Herman for the most part maintains the book's oversimplification of historical events, but he nonetheless crafts an affecting drama that refuses to soft-pedal its harrowing conclusion."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted Nov 7, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
73%
|
Alice Neel (2007) |
"
The finely crafted Alice Neel is at once tribute, investigative journalism and messy family drama."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 12, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
I.O.U.S.A. (2008) |
"
Packed with facts, figures and the testimony of policy experts, the film is no wallow in wonkiness, but a surprisingly sprightly tough-love lesson in fiscal responsibility."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 22, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (2007) |
"
Alive with improvisational energy and rejecting the conventional biographical format, the film pursues ideas and feelings rather than chronology as it scats through an archival wealth of interviews with O'Day and some of her most inspired performances."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 22, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Rois et Reine (Kings and Queen) (2005) |
"
There's no ready capsule description of Kings and Queen, but its fluid, dynamic approach to melodrama and two compelling central performances create an impressive portrait of intertwined lives."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted May 21, 2005
|
|
4/5
|
77%
|
Match Point (2005) |
"
Allen brilliantly uses subversive humor to heighten the impact of those themes and bring home the importance of dumb luck."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted May 18, 2005
|
|
4/5
|
58%
|
Last Days (2005) |
"
With its long, contemplative stretches sans dialogue and its characters' stuttering, fuzzy rhythms, Last Days is one of the most honest, hyperbole-free big-screen depictions of heroin addiction."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted May 18, 2005
|
|
4/5
|
98%
|
Murderball (2005) |
"
The filmmakers capture the game's high energy, the players' off-the-court highjinks and moments of intimacy with equal skill."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted May 8, 2005
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
The Nomi Song (2005) |
"
The power of even the muddiest B&W images is remarkable, Nomi's delicate whiteface visage penetrating the murk, his falsetto pure and free of irony."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Feb 4, 2005
|
|
4/5
|
75%
|
Arven (The Inheritance) (2004) |
"
Fly's subtle observations about certain elements of the upper class come through with quiet force."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Oct 8, 2004
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Vera Drake (2004) |
"
The writer-director and his talented cast deliver a devastating social message, rooted in economic realities and full of quiet but acute character observation."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Oct 8, 2004
|
|
4/5
|
66%
|
The Door in the Floor (2004) |
"
A compelling, beautifully acted drama."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jul 16, 2004
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
The Story of the Weeping Camel (2004) |
"
A film of quiet depth and lyrical beauty."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Mar 21, 2004
|
|
4/5
|
97%
|
Capturing the Friedmans (2003) |
"
As absorbing as its subject is difficult."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jun 1, 2003
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
The Hours (2002) |
"
A beautiful meditation on the life force and redemptive power of literature -- for writers and readers alike -- and on what it means to be fully alive, navigating the rocky terrain between vision and execution."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jan 5, 2003
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
24 Hour Party People (2002) |
"
An often exhilarating portrait of the passionate, mad individuals who took no prisoners as they forged a new musical culture."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jun 5, 2002
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
The Cockettes (2002) |
"
A succinct, intelligent and scintillating slice of cultural history."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted May 12, 2002
|
|
|
85%
|
The Square (2010) |
"
A well-made and entertaining descent into a black-comic hell."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 6, 2010
|
|
|
61%
|
The Nature of Existence (2010) |
"
A genial, low-impact collection of thoughtful sound bites on all the big stuff."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 17, 2010
|
|
|
93%
|
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders (2010) |
"
A dynamic portrait of doctors without halos."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 3, 2010
|
|
|
69%
|
Babies (2010) |
"
Hardwired as we are to respond to infants, it's difficult not to be drawn in to the innate cuteness. The filmmaker's emotional connection to his subjects is clear, and even when "Babies" loses steam, it casts the human story in a fresh light."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Apr 29, 2010
|
|
|
72%
|
Wah Do Dem (2010) |
"
The immediacy of the filmmaking helps to fill the void, and Bones' unaffected performance has its moments."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Apr 26, 2010
|
|
|
85%
|
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) |
"
A dark vitality fuels this cold case in the cold north of Sweden."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 9, 2010
|
|
|
34%
|
Formosa Betrayed (2010) |
"
Sometimes stilted procedural cuts to the chase to deliver a haunting history lesson."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Feb 24, 2010
|
|
|
93%
|
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
"
Although sometimes too sly for its own good, this great-looking carnivorous caper brings Wes Anderson's whimsical melancholy to a kids' classic."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 14, 2009
|
|
|
68%
|
Youth in Revolt (2010) |
"
The collision of adolescent hormones and parental folly, hardly new cinematic territory, gets a bracing absurdist slant in Youth in Revolt."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 15, 2009
|
|
|
78%
|
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) |
"
Refreshingly sincere and full of wholesome can-do spirit."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 20, 2008
|
|
|
37%
|
You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) |
"
A genial, hit-and-miss return to the ridiculous for Adam Sandler."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 4, 2008
|
68%
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