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75%
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Bidder 70 (2013) |
"
Bidder 70 is modest but revitalizing. "
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Film Journal International
Posted May 17, 2013
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60%
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American Meat (2013) |
"
Documentary about the current state of the meat industry is straightforward yet upbeat, almost "feel-good.""
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Film Journal International
Posted Apr 11, 2013
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59%
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Detour (2013) |
"
The latest "survival in a confined space" thriller, Detour doesn't take enough of a turn from expected generic conventions."
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Film Journal International
Posted Apr 1, 2013
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67%
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Porfirio (2013) |
"
Insider view of would-be terrorist activity quietly but forcefully packs a punch."
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Film Journal International
Posted Feb 13, 2013
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67%
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Nana (2013) |
"
Tedious and slightly sickening, Valérie Massadian's debut feature focuses on a child but is hardly a children's movie."
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Film Journal International
Posted Jan 24, 2013
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76%
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Hors Satan (2013) |
"
Controversial yet meditative French drama makes inscrutability its raison d'etre."
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Film Journal International
Posted Jan 18, 2013
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33%
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American Empire (2012) |
"
When Woodrow Wilson is a villain in your movie, viewer beware!"
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Film Journal International
Posted Dec 14, 2012
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42%
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Heleno (2012) |
"
Heleno might have been stronger by better avoiding the clichés of its genre-yet there are still benefits to this stylish work."
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Film Journal International
Posted Dec 7, 2012
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100%
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Ningen Johatsu (A Man Vanishes) (1967) |
"
Even for those who have seen the kind of productions since inspired by this daring experiment, A Man Vanishes should not be missed-or forgotten. "
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Film Journal International
Posted Nov 15, 2012
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9%
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Festival of Lights (2012) |
"
Interesting drama about an Indo-Guyanese teenager suffers from amateurish acting and writing."
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Film Journal International
Posted Nov 5, 2012
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100%
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In My Mother's Arms (2012) |
"
Gripping documentary about Iraqi orphans should bring attention to a neglected population."
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Film Journal International
Posted Oct 4, 2012
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——
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The Yakuza and the Mermaid (2012) |
"
"I have become trite, predictable and pretentious," says our writer-hero in The Yakuza and the Mermaid. Sadly, so does the film in which he finds himself."
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Film Journal International
Posted Sep 28, 2012
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——
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My Life As Abraham Lincoln (2012) |
"
Quirky, disarming movie about a woman looking for answers to her troubled life has much to recommend."
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Film Journal International
Posted Sep 28, 2012
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50%
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Switch (2012) |
"
Switch educates in the manner of a made-for-classroom film... the approach is a little too "balanced" to please anyone on any side of the issue."
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Film Journal International
Posted Sep 24, 2012
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22%
|
Serving Up Richard (2012) |
"
Do we really need another cannibal movie? A minor mess, Serving Up Richard is almost indigestible."
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Film Journal International
Posted Sep 6, 2012
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——
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Blinky & Me (2012) |
"
Blinky & Me begs the awkward question: How do you judge an artist whose life is much more compelling than his work?"
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Film Journal International
Posted Sep 6, 2012
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94%
|
Neighbouring Sounds (2012) |
"
Pensive, low-key Brazilian thriller is nearly, but not quite, great."
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Film Journal International
Posted Aug 24, 2012
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100%
|
Almayer's Folly (2012) |
"
More a formal treat than a great movie, Almayer's Folly should at least engage fans of director Chantal Akerman."
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Film Journal International
Posted Aug 15, 2012
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80%
|
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film (2012) |
"
Breezy overview of classic cinematic avant garde will be best appreciated by established fans."
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Film Journal International
Posted Aug 2, 2012
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86%
|
Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott (2012) |
"
Yet another documentary about a supposedly unheralded show-business maverick just barely holds viewer interest."
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Film Journal International
Posted Jul 12, 2012
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La Resa dei conti (The Big Gundown)(Account Rendered) (1966) |
"
The U.S. premiere of this surprisingly thoughtful 1960s spaghetti western gives an opportunity to reflect on the genre."
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Film Journal International
Posted May 31, 2012
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89%
|
OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie (2012) |
"
Insightful look into the world of the mentally disturbed-by a filmmaker who is also his own subject."
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Film Journal International
Posted May 24, 2012
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94%
|
Patience (After Sebald) (2012) |
"
A fresh, strange, downbeat new entry to the "nonfiction art film" genre."
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Film Journal International
Posted May 8, 2012
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55%
|
Downtown Express (2012) |
"
"Tchaikovsky must be grabbed by the throat or it becomes sentimental," declares the paterfamilias in Downtown Express, but the character could be critiquing the very movie in which finds himself."
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Film Journal International
Posted Apr 26, 2012
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79%
|
Michael (2012) |
"
The Banality of Evil gets full cinematic treatment in this skillfully made but unpleasant film."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Feb 21, 2012
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69%
|
The City Dark (2012) |
"
Documentary on the dangers of artificial light alternates between quirky and profound."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Jan 18, 2012
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|
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92%
|
El Sicario, Room 164 (2011) |
"
A cross between a feature-length home movie and instant avant-garde classic, El Sicario, Room 164 records a man in a room (though not just any man) talking for 80 charged minutes."
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Film Journal International
Posted Dec 28, 2011
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|
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100%
|
Under Control (2011) |
"
This documentary about nuclear power plants is as chilling as its title is ironic."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Dec 5, 2011
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80%
|
Buried Prayers (2011) |
"
It takes excavation on the viewer's part, but Buried Prayers contains people and stories worthy of discovery and discussion. "
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Film Journal International
Posted Dec 1, 2011
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85%
|
In Heaven Underground: The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery (2011) |
"
A majestic garden is the real star of this somber yet inspiring documentary."
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Film Journal International
Posted Dec 1, 2011
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|
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91%
|
Inni (2011) |
"
Mesmerizing, atmospheric concert film reconfigures the genre."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Dec 1, 2011
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84%
|
Hipsters (2011) |
"
What the film lacks in originality or wit, it compensates for with solid craftsmanship, a pleasing look and sound, and a great ending."
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Film Journal International
Posted Oct 28, 2011
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71%
|
My Reincarnation (2011) |
"
Effective though flawed film works as both revealing documentary and moving family drama."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Oct 28, 2011
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38%
|
Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology (2011) |
"
Ambitious but irritating documentary about the Global Village."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Oct 6, 2011
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36%
|
Finding Joe (2011) |
"
Earnest attempt to introduce Joseph Campbell's philosophy looks and feels like an infomercial."
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Film Journal International
Posted Sep 30, 2011
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|
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93%
|
My Joy (2011) |
"
Disjointed, wild, but often powerful look at Russian proletariats."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Sep 30, 2011
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81%
|
Where Soldiers Come From (2011) |
"
Three friends from a small town in Michigan experience Army life and its after-effects in this plaintive, intimate documentary."
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Film Journal International
Posted Sep 9, 2011
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0%
|
Swinging With The Finkels (2011) |
"
Likeable leads can't save this dreary sex comedy."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Aug 25, 2011
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|
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88%
|
Iron Crows (2011) |
"
Memorable if overemphatic documentary about Bengali laborers."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Aug 24, 2011
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38%
|
Programming The Nation? (2011) |
"
Imperfect but important documentary about subliminal messaging."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Aug 18, 2011
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|
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80%
|
Darwin () |
"
Atmospheric documentary set in Death Valley is surprisingly captivating."
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Film Journal International
Posted Aug 15, 2011
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|
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100%
|
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness (2011) |
"
Straightforward yet surprising, Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness lives up to its subject's formidable output. "
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Film Journal International
Posted Jul 8, 2011
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——
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Summer of Goliath (2011) |
"
Challenging, unsettling little movie doesn't quite come together. "
—
Film Journal International
Posted Jul 7, 2011
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97%
|
Queen Of The Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us? (2011) |
"
Informative documentary contains an alarming message."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Jun 14, 2011
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57%
|
Film socialisme (2011) |
"
Jean-Luc Godard's latest is gorgeously photographed but his most inscrutable film yet."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Jun 3, 2011
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0%
|
The Abduction Of Zack Butterfield (2011) |
"
Kidnapping thriller isn't quite "so bad, it's good," more like "so bad, it's okay.""
—
Film Journal International
Posted May 27, 2011
|
|
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57%
|
How to Live Forever (2011) |
"
This documentary on longevity is more jaunty than illuminating."
—
Film Journal International
Posted May 13, 2011
|
|
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79%
|
Earthwork (2011) |
"
Challenging docudrama about a quixotic crop artist."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Apr 29, 2011
|
|
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95%
|
The Arbor (2011) |
"
Original mixture of techniques makes this documentary provocative yet moving."
—
Film Journal International
Posted Apr 27, 2011
|
78%
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