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4/5
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100%
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Free China: The Courage to Believe (2013) |
"
[The] stories, unobstructed by any attempt at balance, build in narrative power ..."
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New York Times
Posted Jun 7, 2013
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3.5/5
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——
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Fame High (2012) |
"
A not-so-eager-to-please effort that understands Alan Parker's original vision - of rejection, hard work and self-discovery - and depicts it with clear eyes."
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New York Times
Posted Jun 7, 2013
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2/5
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17%
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A Green Story (2013) |
"
This stately film lays out the good, the bad, the sad and the proud in stark patterns, to mostly soporific effect."
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New York Times
Posted May 23, 2013
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3/5
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64%
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One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das (2013) |
"
A fine enough documentary, a nice enough introduction to a charismatic figure with a fascinating life, an unusual art and worldwide fans."
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New York Times
Posted May 7, 2013
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2/5
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——
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Turtle Hill, Brooklyn (2013) |
"
"Turtle Hill" is inconclusive from start to finish, and while that appears purposeful, it's also pretty dull."
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New York Times
Posted May 3, 2013
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3/5
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——
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Married And Counting (2013) |
"
Simple, worthy and sweet ..."
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New York Times
Posted Apr 25, 2013
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3/5
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——
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Disneynature: Wings of Life (2013) |
"
Thank Heaven for Disneynature; someone (besides National Geographic and such) needs to have the skill and desire to make documentaries of this sort."
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New York Times
Posted Apr 5, 2013
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3.5/5
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——
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Mariachi Gringo (2013) |
"
As the moving concluding scenes cement, "Mariachi Gringo" is right on pitch - and, happily, not simply as you'd expect."
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New York Times
Posted Mar 14, 2013
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2/5
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——
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Murder 3 (2013) |
"
Despite slick cinematography, "Murder 3" induces more lethargy than thrills."
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New York Times
Posted Feb 15, 2013
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4/5
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——
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Drivers Wanted + Into The Middle Of Nowhere () |
"
There's an authenticity to "Drivers Wanted" that seems so true and tough that it overwhelms any standard immigrants-up-from-their-bootstraps theme."
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New York Times
Posted Dec 29, 2012
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4/5
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——
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Sahkanaga (2012) |
"
A thoughtful, atmospherically heavy study of reactions to an inexplicably inhumane act."
—
New York Times
Posted Dec 6, 2012
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3/5
|
56%
|
Love, Marilyn (2012) |
"
The intelligence and dynamism of Ms. Garbus's approach could hardly fail to make you appreciate Monroe's growth as an actor."
—
New York Times
Posted Nov 29, 2012
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|
2.5/5
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10%
|
Just 45 Minutes From Broadway (2012) |
"
The boldness is welcome, the execution awkward."
—
New York Times
Posted Oct 16, 2012
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|
3.5/5
|
87%
|
The Iran Job (2013) |
"
This observant documentary avoids pedagogy; it's not always artful, but it has a relaxed, light touch that never topples into pretension."
—
New York Times
Posted Oct 11, 2012
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|
5/5
|
53%
|
Simon and the Oaks (2012) |
"
With its exhilarating World War II narrative and performances that touch notes intimate and grand, "Simon and the Oaks" has an exquisite, and epic, ache."
—
New York Times
Posted Oct 11, 2012
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3/5
|
60%
|
Electoral Dysfunction (2012) |
"
"Electoral Dysfunction" pulls off an admirable trick: It's pleasant. It treats Democrats and Republicans respectfully, and its humor, with the comic Mo Rocca as guide, is closer to Garrison Keillor than to Michael Moore."
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New York Times
Posted Sep 20, 2012
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4/5
|
68%
|
Step Up To The Plate (2012) |
"
"Step Up to the Plate" asserts how family, in multifarious ways, can be the most deeply affecting of ensembles."
—
New York Times
Posted Sep 13, 2012
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2.5/5
|
50%
|
The Manzanar Fishing Club (2012) |
"
All this is welcome; all this is too little. The Zen appeal of a river running through it is at best postcard-pretty, and not much deeper."
—
New York Times
Posted Sep 13, 2012
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|
2.5/5
|
21%
|
That's My Boy (2012) |
"
Mr. Sandler manages a frame or so of genuine sentiment, and the caricature is so ugly it's cute. He's a performer, and there are moments when audiences will surrender to his shtick. Moments."
—
New York Times
Posted Jun 14, 2012
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|
2/5
|
0%
|
Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2012) |
"
Most of the camera time goes to airy, awkward sex (no genitalia, though plenty of breasts and backsides), and while it's never titillating, it's also never involving."
—
New York Times
Posted May 31, 2012
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3/5
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Richard's Wedding (2012) |
"
The film's DIY ethos has a heart, which makes the script's small talk about humanity not so small after all."
—
New York Times
Posted May 31, 2012
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3/5
|
50%
|
Mahler on the Couch (2011) |
"
The scenes with Karl Markovics, as Freud, are the lingering appeal of this artfully composed film, framed with aesthetic care and scored with Mahler's music..."
—
New York Times
Posted May 18, 2012
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|
2.5/5
|
71%
|
Never Stand Still (2012) |
"
This film has the everyday vibe of a bunch of friends putting together a summer camp video. Gosh, the substance of Jacob's Pillow should be a little less sleepy."
—
New York Times
Posted May 18, 2012
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|
2.5/5
|
50%
|
Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance (2012) |
"
Dance films like Wim Wenders's innovative, kinetic "Pina" have now set a high barre, and by comparison the traditional talking-head style of this documentary seems primed for showings on public television."
—
New York Times
Posted Apr 26, 2012
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|
3/5
|
67%
|
To the Arctic (2012) |
"
Good on you, polar bears, and kudos to the cinematic expertise that captures them, especially underwater."
—
New York Times
Posted Apr 19, 2012
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|
2.5/5
|
26%
|
L!fe Happens (2012) |
"
Most appealing is Kate Bosworth, whose sharp humor as Deena has a bite that dares you to dismiss her. Even if you might dismiss her film."
—
New York Times
Posted Apr 12, 2012
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|
3/5
|
86%
|
Sound of Noise (2012) |
"
"Sound of Noise" is a dry treat - a solid, self-aware cult pleasure."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 8, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
——
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Where Are You Taking Me? (2012) |
"
"Where Are You Taking Me?" is no survey of Uganda; it's too quiet, slow and personal for that. But the film is an unusual, visually rich visit to the nation."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 1, 2012
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|
4/5
|
88%
|
Boy (2012) |
"
Joy juxtaposed with humiliation, silliness with sadness, fantasy with reality, and none of it formulaic. The editing feels fresh, as does the film."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 1, 2012
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|
2/5
|
32%
|
Tyler Perry's Good Deeds (2012) |
"
Good Deeds honors goodness, which isn't at all a bad thing, and it's not without moments of genuine feeling. But by the film's end, after watching a seemingly infinite number of dour close-ups of sober self-evaluation, I felt bludgeoned."
—
New York Times
Posted Feb 24, 2012
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4/5
|
——
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Grey Matter (2012) |
"
There are no emotional fireworks here, just smoldering, quiet, lonely agony."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 18, 2012
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|
1.5/5
|
13%
|
Don't Go in the Woods (2012) |
"
"Don't Go in the Woods" would be ideal for a 3 a.m. slot on MTV. A couple of decades ago."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 12, 2012
|
|
2.5/5
|
26%
|
The Divide (2012) |
"
We wait, from one cringe-inducing, hide-your-face-from-the-screen act after another, to see how much worse the behavior will become."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 12, 2012
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|
3.5/5
|
——
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Don 2 (2011) |
"
If "Mission: Impossible" and "Ocean's Eleven" had a bombastic, funny and slick cousin, it might be "Don 2.""
—
New York Times
Posted Dec 22, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
100%
|
Kinyarwanda (2011) |
"
It adds texture to the central facts: This happened, and this matters."
—
New York Times
Posted Dec 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
In Heaven Underground: The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery (2011) |
"
"In Heaven, Underground" captures the aura of the Weissensee in its many layers. The sense of place may be expected, but it's also poetic and exquisite."
—
New York Times
Posted Nov 17, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
8%
|
The Reunion (2011) |
"
"The Reunion" has no pretensions of originality, and maybe that's just fine."
—
New York Times
Posted Oct 20, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
88%
|
You All Are Captains (2011) |
"
I can't say I enjoyed it, but I acknowledge that "You All Are Captains" has something to express that can't be said except the way it's said, and that way there be art."
—
New York Times
Posted Oct 18, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
——
|
The One (2011) |
"
Thought piece about identity? Soap opera romance? Light dramedy? Tragedy? "The One" doesn't find its footing in any of these genres; they just plod around one another uncomfortably."
—
New York Times
Posted Oct 6, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Incendiary: The Willingham Case (2011) |
"
Mr. Martin is confident in his convictions. The filmmakers are confident about their science. Justice, this strong documentary asserts, is at risk in the division."
—
New York Times
Posted Oct 6, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
60%
|
Surrogate Valentine (2011) |
"
The story never asserts itself in any dramatic or comedic or even home-movie fashion."
—
New York Times
Posted Sep 29, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Benda Bilili! (2011) |
"
"Benda Bilili!" is brutally real, a document of willpower that shows not only the magic of transcendence - which may be fleeting - but also the transformation of aspiring to it, every struggling step of the way."
—
New York Times
Posted Sep 29, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
——
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There Was Once... (2011) |
"
"There Was Once ...may feel like sober, do-gooder public television, but it has integrity, recording one specific town's slice of living history. Simple as that, it's a worthy document."
—
New York Times
Posted Sep 22, 2011
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