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A-
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88%
|
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (2006) |
"
The intimate, fly-on-the-wall context is what's most winning."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 16, 2006
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A-
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91%
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) |
"
Hilarious, and purposefully offensive."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 2, 2006
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A-
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89%
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The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006) |
"
Feuerzeig was able to fashion such a thorough, engaging film partly because aficionados such as Lee Renaldo of Sonic Youth shot so much footage of Johnston performing and acting out."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Apr 28, 2006
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A-
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91%
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Deep Sea 3D (2006) |
"
About as a good as the Imax 3-D experience gets."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Mar 2, 2006
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A-
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90%
|
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) |
"
Neil Young: Heart of Gold, director Jonathan Demme's lovingly shot document of Young's August 2005 performances at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, has to rank among the most heartfelt concert films ever made."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Feb 23, 2006
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A-
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60%
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Voices of Iraq (2004) |
"
A thought-provoking way to tell part of the present-day story of this war-torn country."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Oct 28, 2004
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A-
|
95%
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End of the Century - The Story of the Ramones (2004) |
"
A rough-hewn jewel of a documentary that chronicles the rise, demise and troublesome personal lives of the loud, fast New York City quartet synonymous with the term punk rock."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Oct 14, 2004
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|
B+
|
85%
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Hurricane on the Bayou (2006) |
"
A convincing and entertaining argument for the importance of preserving Louisiana's wetlands."
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jan 18, 2007
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B+
|
47%
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Renaissance (2006) |
"
Its dark images echo in the mind's eye. And for that alone, it's worth seeing."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Oct 12, 2006
|
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B+
|
70%
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Roving Mars (2006) |
"
It's harder still not to root for anthropomorphized Spirit and Opportunity as time and again they perform like whirring, beeping little robots-that-could, far exceeding the expectations of the people who designed and built them."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Feb 4, 2006
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B+
|
75%
|
Wedding Crashers (2005) |
"
Under all the raunchiness, Crashers is actually sort of a sweet movie. And at its best, it perfectly channels the winning personalities of Wilson and Vaughn."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jul 14, 2005
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B+
|
81%
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Oldboy (2005) |
"
A visually beguiling trip that keeps pulling you along and keeps you wondering what fresh hell could possibly come next."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 2, 2005
|
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B+
|
93%
|
Travellers & Magicians (2005) |
"
A colorful and witty work that doesn't preach so much as gently nudge us to consider the wonders of our existence."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Mar 3, 2005
|
|
B+
|
87%
|
Lightning in a Bottle (2004) |
"
Gets its great groove from the humor and dignity of the true blues musicians it documents."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Dec 2, 2004
|
|
B+
|
90%
|
DiG! (2004) |
"
Its power comes from Timoner sticking with the story over the long haul -- on the road, in hotel rooms, backstage -- getting in-your-face footage and telling a good tale with it."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 11, 2004
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B+
|
70%
|
Dodgeball - A True Underdog Story (2004) |
"
A comedy so brainless it's actually kind of brilliant."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 17, 2004
|
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B+
|
43%
|
Twentynine Palms (2004) |
"
[Dumont] forces viewers to question not only what's on the screen, but ultimately, the very nature of reality."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted May 20, 2004
|
|
B+
|
58%
|
Sacred Planet (2004) |
"
Avoids polemic in favor of simply showing the many splendors we may yet lose forever."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted May 13, 2004
|
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B
|
48%
|
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theatres (2007) |
"
The big question for fans is does Aqua Teen Hunger Force have enough gags and giggles to translate to 86 minutes on the big screen? And the answer is ... yeah, sort of, well, maybe. ..."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Apr 12, 2007
|
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B
|
93%
|
Children of Men (2006) |
"
What makes Children work is that camera and the staging of all the physical insanity its lens captures."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Dec 26, 2006
|
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B
|
76%
|
Rocky Balboa (2006) |
"
The big surprise is that it also has just enough referential wit and nostalgic charm to keep the smiles coming through the schmaltz."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Dec 19, 2006
|
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B
|
40%
|
Everyone's Hero (2006) |
"
Everyone's Hero is a labor of love. And that clearly comes through in this feel-good animated feature about a 10-year-old boy, Yankee Irving, who becomes an unlikely World Series hero for the 1932 New York Yankees."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Sep 14, 2006
|
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B
|
52%
|
Strangers with Candy (2005) |
"
Whether you guffaw, giggle or sit stone-faced through Strangers With Candy will depend on your reaction to Sedaris as Jerri and her freak show of over-the-top bad taste."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Aug 6, 2006
|
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B
|
63%
|
Clerks II (2006) |
"
Clerks II brings Smith back to his roots, and his strengths as a writer-director."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jul 20, 2006
|
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B
|
83%
|
Wild Safari: A South African Adventure (2005) |
"
Those natural habitat glimpses are the best reason to take the kids to see Wild Safari."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jan 5, 2006
|
|
B
|
82%
|
Serenity (2005) |
"
Whedon works plenty of smart pop-culture references into his genre-jumping script."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Sep 29, 2005
|
|
B
|
79%
|
Red Eye (2005) |
"
A nifty thriller that plays like B-movie blast from the past."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Aug 18, 2005
|
|
B
|
56%
|
Mr. 3000 (2004) |
"
Bernie Mac makes this slight sports comedy worth watching, taking the laughs well into the bottom of the ninth."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Sep 16, 2004
|
|
B
|
74%
|
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) |
"
A funny stoner buddy movie, with nods to those original multicultural high times guys, Cheech and Chong, and flashes of the kind of party-on comedy that Saturday Night Live slackers Wayne and Garth made most excellent."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jul 29, 2004
|
|
B
|
75%
|
Dawn of the Dead (2004) |
"
Its graphic gore and brain-splattering violence are definitely not suitable for children or anyone else who's easily upset. If you like campy fright movies, though, this is an unpredictably fun one, right down to the closing credits."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Mar 18, 2004
|
|
B
|
27%
|
Paycheck (2003) |
"
You may not buy everything about this movie, but you'll likely leave it with a smile."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Dec 26, 2003
|
|
B-
|
75%
|
American Blackout (2006) |
"
A powerful piece of political cinema that effectively documents the disenfranchisement of black voters in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Aug 4, 2006
|
|
B-
|
27%
|
Waist Deep (2006) |
"
That sappy sentimentality juxtaposed with plenty of gritty gangster stuff drives both the tone and the plot of Waist Deep."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 22, 2006
|
|
B-
|
57%
|
Drawing Restraint 9 (2005) |
"
Sitting through the film's tedious unfolding can be an interesting mental exercise."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 1, 2006
|
|
B-
|
26%
|
The Shaggy Dog (2006) |
"
A pretty fair Disney family comedy."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Mar 9, 2006
|
|
B-
|
55%
|
Glory Road (2006) |
"
Glory Road plays fast and loose with some of the facts leading up to that event. But that certainly gives it dramatic punch."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jan 12, 2006
|
|
B-
|
25%
|
9 songs (2005) |
"
If you're a fan of the 'now' bands on the soundtrack or an art film buff (or a dirty old man), 9 Songs may appeal."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Aug 25, 2005
|
|
B-
|
64%
|
Fever Pitch (The Perfect Catch) (2005) |
"
It's frequently amusing and awfully sweet."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Apr 7, 2005
|
|
B-
|
65%
|
Coach Carter (2005) |
"
Thank goodness then for go-to guy Jackson. He takes what could have been a cardboard cliche role and puts flesh on it with his flamboyant intelligence."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jan 13, 2005
|
|
B-
|
10%
|
Elektra (2005) |
"
True to form, Garner creates a strapping action character with as many foibles as muscles."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jan 13, 2005
|
|
B-
|
39%
|
Birth (2004) |
"
Strangely mesmerizing."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Oct 28, 2004
|
|
B-
|
10%
|
Taxi (2004) |
"
Fallon takes off on a few good funny-man flights."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Oct 7, 2004
|
|
B-
|
43%
|
The Brown Bunny (2004) |
"
Much like Bruno Dumont's equally provocative Twentynine Palms, Gallo's peculiarly earnest film ultimately questions the nature of cinema, that continuum of reality and illusion that starts when the theater dims and the screen lights up."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Sep 9, 2004
|
|
B-
|
31%
|
Breakin' All the Rules (2004) |
"
A funny movie. Ha-ha funny sometimes, but more frequently amusing in a good-natured, make-you-smile way."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted May 13, 2004
|
|
B-
|
23%
|
Dickie Roberts - Former Child Star (2003) |
"
Child is father to the man in this often funny, but just as often ham-fisted, untrue Hollywood story."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Sep 27, 2003
|
|
C+
|
33%
|
The Baxter (2005) |
"
While trying really hard to make Elliot a lovable loser, Showalter too often just renders him shrill and annoying."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Sep 15, 2005
|
|
C+
|
55%
|
Lords of Dogtown (2005) |
"
While the actors do a decent job capturing the aura of their characters, the writing, directing and editing stumble."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Jun 2, 2005
|
|
C+
|
65%
|
Unleashed (Danny the Dog) (2005) |
"
Permeated with dark shadows that recall Frankenstein and The Elephant Man, Unleashed features a quite clever premise before detouring into a plot twist that should've been muzzled."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted May 12, 2005
|
|
C+
|
5%
|
Christmas with the Kranks (2004) |
"
Given the tinsel-thin storyline, the typical seasonal gags only elicit perfunctory laughter."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Nov 23, 2004
|
|
C +
|
17%
|
Hair Show (2004) |
"
Don't expect this stylin' movie to weave more than a few giggles."
—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted Oct 14, 2004
|
75%
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