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3/4
|
82%
|
Crazy Horse (2012) |
"
It's a fascinating behind-the-scenes view, right down to the delivery man who blandly deposits a bag of takeout backstage."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
13%
|
W.E. (2012) |
"
"W.E." is a mess, but it's certainly an attractive one; the characters are underdeveloped, yet so relentlessly art- directed that at least there's always something lovely to look at."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
95%
|
Pina (2011) |
"
A unique and often sublime artistic experience, "Pina" is a 3-D dance film that immerses us in the movement, letting us feel that we could reach out and touch these dancers as they float past us."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
27%
|
The Vow (2012) |
"
All of these people seem like lazy sketches rather than developed characters; it's tempting to wonder how moving "The Vow" might have been if they'd been allowed to breathe and live."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
The Innkeepers (2012) |
"
This film has some of the usual scary cues and tense moments, but the setting, the old Yankee Pedlar inn, emerges as a more interesting character than any of the people."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Feb 3, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
85%
|
Chronicle (2012) |
"
What would you do, the movie asks, if you suddenly had superpowers? It's an interesting question, even as it fades away in a blur of chaotic special effects at the end."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Feb 2, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
64%
|
The Woman in Black (2012) |
"
A reminder that often what scares us most isn't the gruesome or the gory, but the sounds in a dark house that we can't explain."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Feb 2, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
94%
|
Sing Your Song (2012) |
"
"Harry Belafonte: Sing Your Song" smoothly rewinds an inspirational life."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 26, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
53%
|
Albert Nobbs (2012) |
"
It's a small, gentle film with wistful sadness peeking around its corners, and when it's over you may feel as if you want a little more, as if we're not much closer to understanding Albert than we were at the beginning."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 26, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
68%
|
Margaret (2011) |
"
Messy but masterful; a sprawling portrait of what it means to be a bright young woman who's realizing that the world isn't the warm bath of acceptance that her privileged life would indicate."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 26, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
——
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Miss Representation (2012) |
"
This film needs to be watched by teenage girls, for whom it may well serve as both a wake-up call and a course called Women's Images in Media 101."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 20, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
61%
|
Young Goethe In Love (2011) |
"
Pain plus time, this film reminds us, can result in poetry."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 19, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
45%
|
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2012) |
"
It's a genuinely moving and often lovely piece of work - beautifully acted and, ultimately, earning its tears."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 19, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
80%
|
Haywire (2012) |
"
Right up to the film's comically abrupt ending, it's all about Mallory's strength, speed and uncanny ability to survive. A dismissive cop, early on, refers to her as "Wonder Woman"; turns out he's not kidding."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 19, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
53%
|
How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster? (2012) |
"
An informative and inspiring documentary about a man's life and work."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 13, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
71%
|
Carnage (2011) |
"
An odd little chamber piece, "Carnage" plays out like a very tense meeting from which you can't wait to depart."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 12, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
54%
|
The Iron Lady (2012) |
"
While the rest of "The Iron Lady" fades quickly in memory, Meryl Streep's performance in the title role remains startlingly present."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 12, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
34%
|
Joyful Noise (2012) |
"
"Joyful Noise" is cheerful testament to the theory that if you cast your movie right, nothing else much matters."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 12, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
Pariah (2011) |
"
An eloquent, haunting coming-of-age/ coming-out tale..."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 5, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
54%
|
In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011) |
"
You watch the movie wanting to look away, even as it reminds us of history that shouldn't be forgotten."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 5, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
96%
|
Tomboy (2011) |
"
"Tomboy," a brief and sweetly refreshing French film, is the story of a lie."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 5, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
84%
|
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) |
"
"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" has a murkiness to it that perfectly fits a spy film; you need to pay attention, or the story will slip away into the shadows."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 22, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
76%
|
War Horse (2011) |
"
"War Horse" is meticulously and elegantly constructed, and has a gentle, old-fashioned quality that will appeal to many audience members, but it never jolts or thrills; its characters, moving in that Hollywood glow, never quite catch fire."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 22, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
A Dangerous Method (2011) |
"
It might feel almost too quiet, if not for Knightley's manic, borderline-over-the-top depiction of mental illness; she's unafraid to deploy an almost comic, grimacing underbite and a desperate, unfettered sense of panic."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 22, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
97%
|
The Artist (2011) |
"
It's a gentle, wistful tale, but with an ending so joyous and movie-magical that you just might dance out of the theater. (I did.)"
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 22, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
65%
|
Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles (2011) |
"
Pieces together an irresistible puzzle."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 15, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
82%
|
Young Adult (2011) |
"
It's enjoyable as a character study, of a character most of us wouldn't want to meet."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 15, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
60%
|
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) |
"
Sometimes a sequel is simply a second helping: more of the same, and not quite as appetizing as the first round."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 15, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
81%
|
The Look (2011) |
"
"Charlotte Rampling: The Look" emerges as a free-floating, intriguing portrait of the artist as a 60-something woman, filled with quotable tidbits."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
50%
|
Sleeping Beauty (2011) |
"
It's a story told in quiet rooms and hushed voices - except for one devastating scream near the end - and it's ultimately a horror story, though one completely free of blood and gore."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
80%
|
Shame (2011) |
"
Ultimately "Shame" emerges as a sex tragedy, and a story without an end; it stays with you, like the film's frequent cold rain, hard to watch and harder to forget."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
8%
|
New Year's Eve (2011) |
"
Like the stroke of midnight, "New Year's Eve" disappears almost instantly, leaving little behind but limp streamers and the sense that, surely, there was a better party going on somewhere else."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
59%
|
El Bulli: Cooking In Progress (2011) |
"
You leave "Cooking in Progress" with respect for a man who followed his vision, and with fascination at the idea of food as artistic expression."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 1, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
100%
|
Kinyarwanda (2011) |
"
The end result is a film that's un- deniably moving in its depiction of life under siege, in which horrific violence coexists with everyday emotions."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 1, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
56%
|
Seducing Charlie Barker (2011) |
"
Suffers from a case of Haven't-I-Seen-This-Movie-Before-itis."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 1, 2011
|
|
3.5/4
|
84%
|
My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
"
[Williams] floats through the movie, perfectly capturing Monroe's way of rhythmically whispering through a song, looking softly frightened when uncertain, and not strolling so much as delicately oozing across the floor."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Nov 25, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
67%
|
The Women on the 6th Floor (2011) |
"
A sweet yet occasionally heavy-handed comedy about class relations in 1962 Paris..."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Nov 25, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
33%
|
London Boulevard (2011) |
"
A stylish if familiar tale of a man hopelessly entangled in his past."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Nov 22, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
45%
|
Another Happy Day (2011) |
"
"Another Happy Day" becomes increasingly difficult to watch, despite its intelligence and strong cast. You wish this family well, but you're grateful to see the last of them."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Nov 22, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
90%
|
The Descendants (2011) |
"
It's Clooney and Woodley's movie, as they become a team before our eyes."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Nov 22, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
96%
|
The Muppets (2011) |
"
Those who fondly remember "The Muppet Show" will get a kick out of seeing old friends again; those who don't just might realize what they missed."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Nov 22, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
89%
|
Into The Abyss (2011) |
"
It's an uneven movie, but a heartfelt and honest one."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Nov 17, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
25%
|
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) |
"
Breaking Dawn - Part 1 as a whole feels stretched-out, as if the filmmakers realized belatedly that there wasn't enough material in the book to sustain two movies. (There isn't)."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Nov 17, 2011
|
|
3.5/4
|
98%
|
Le Havre (2011) |
"
You almost become a citizen of Le Havre, watching this film and rejoicing at the end as two newfound, unexpected friends share a drink."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Nov 10, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
75%
|
The Swell Season (2011) |
"
Like any home movie, "The Swell Season" is uneven, but it's full of vivid moments between two painfully honest, likable people, learning some hard truths about fame and love."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Nov 10, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
74%
|
Like Crazy (2011) |
"
While the film is often quite moving, it's also at times frustrating; people in love, we realize, aren't always as fascinating to the rest of us as they are to each other."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Nov 10, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
44%
|
J. Edgar (2011) |
"
"J. Edgar" too often feels like the rough draft of the great movie it could have been; a character sketch, not quite a portrait."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Nov 10, 2011
|
|
3.5/4
|
90%
|
Public Speaking (2011) |
"
"Public Speaking" is an ode to the art of conversation, and it's a delight."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Nov 3, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
79%
|
The Skin I Live In (2011) |
"
The story has so many twists and turns it's practically writhing, and I'm reluctant to reveal much of it; the movie's power depends on its shock value, and Almodóvar does, indeed, know how to shock."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Nov 3, 2011
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