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3/5
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Grace Unplugged (2013) |
"
It should satisfy its intended audience and maybe even bring a few new viewers into the flock."
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Los Angeles Times
Posted Oct 7, 2013
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2/5
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63%
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The Network (2013) |
"
Feels a bit too cloistered and the subject perhaps too limited for feature-length attention."
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Los Angeles Times
Posted Oct 4, 2013
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4/5
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Valentine Road () |
"
Moving and infuriating ..."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Oct 3, 2013
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3/5
|
62%
|
Linsanity (2013) |
"
A plethora of Lin family home-video clips, riveting archival and Leong-shot footage ... help tell the icon's remarkable story."
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Los Angeles Times
Posted Oct 3, 2013
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4/5
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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy (2013) |
"
Brilliantly conceived and beautifully crafted, "Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy" may not only be one of the year's best documentaries but one of the year's finest overall films."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Oct 3, 2013
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3.5/5
|
71%
|
Out in the Dark (2013) |
"
Ratchets up the tension on its appealing lead characters in believable, heartfelt ways while spinning out an edgy tale fueled by do-or-die sociopolitical intrigue. It's unique, powerful stuff."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 26, 2013
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4/5
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86%
|
Blue Caprice (2013) |
"
Don't miss it."
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Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 19, 2013
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1.5/5
|
10%
|
Jewtopia (2013) |
"
To call this winkfest toward an astoundingly retrograde sliver of Judaism offensive would be, well, offensive to the word offensive."
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Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 19, 2013
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3.5/5
|
58%
|
GMO OMG (2013) |
"
While the movie rarely feels like the definitive, well-honed dissection this critical subject demands, [Seifert's] lighter approach keeps a somewhat arcane topic more easily digestible, dare say entertaining."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 19, 2013
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3/5
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77%
|
Kid-Thing (2013) |
"
[A] minimalist, rule-breaking exercise in head-scratching human behavior."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 19, 2013
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3.5/5
|
75%
|
Generation Iron (2013) |
"
Yudin's deft cameras admiringly capture these iconically sculpted men without overly objectifying them, should the prospect of eyeballing all that posing-strapped beef give any potential viewers pause."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 19, 2013
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2.5/5
|
91%
|
Fire In The Blood (2013) |
"
Unfortunately, Dylan Mohan Gray's slow and steady exposé never quite manages the propulsive gut punch its incendiary subject demands."
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Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 12, 2013
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3/5
|
88%
|
Informant (2013) |
"
What emerges is a vague, often chilling impression of an unpredictable opportunist and provocateur who may not even be sure himself."
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Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 12, 2013
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1.5/5
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Chavez Cage Of Glory (2013) |
"
Good intentions go just so far when a movie is hobbled by such risible, place holder dialogue, contrived plot points, wildly uneven performances and awkward camera work."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 12, 2013
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|
2.5/5
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0%
|
Mission Park (2013) |
"
An earnest, not terribly convincing action thriller as generic as its title. "
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
73%
|
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film (2013) |
"
This gripping, innovatively constructed flashback commands attention."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 5, 2013
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2/5
|
——
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Dead Before Dawn 3D (2013) |
"
The game cast commits to the lame-o material but it's a losing battle from the jump."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 5, 2013
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3/5
|
40%
|
American Made Movie (2013) |
"
"American Made Movie" takes an effective micro-macro approach to unpacking the rise and fall - and potential rebirth - of the American manufacturing sector."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
13%
|
The Lifeguard (2013) |
"
Although writer-director Liz W. Garcia's wistful, angsty tale treads familiar ground, the filmmaker has crafted a credibly flawed and conflicted heroine who holds interest."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 30, 2013
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|
2.5/5
|
71%
|
The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear (2013) |
"
[A] thoughtful but slow and random snapshot of life in the former Soviet republic of Georgia."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 22, 2013
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|
3.5/5
|
84%
|
Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers (2013) |
"
The world's most successful ring of diamond thieves is inventively and insightfully explored in the documentary "Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers.""
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 22, 2013
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|
2.5/5
|
57%
|
The Frozen Ground (2013) |
"
Although writer-director Scott Walker seems committed to not overly exploiting his lurid subject matter, the movie is just too dreary, disjointed and generically creepy to be persuasive."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 22, 2013
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|
3.5/5
|
69%
|
The Happy Sad (2013) |
"
An engaging look at a pair of New York couples whose love lives intersect, crisscross, circle and backtrack in hip and provocative ways."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 16, 2013
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3/5
|
71%
|
The United States Of Autism (2013) |
"
Although it favors breadth over depth, the documentary The United States of Autism offers a tender look at an eclectic array of children, their parents and other individuals affected by this ever-increasing developmental disability."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 16, 2013
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4/5
|
83%
|
The Patience Stone (2013) |
"
Shines a startling, hugely affecting light on the desperate measures so many women must take to survive in the world's most mercilessly patriarchal cultures."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 15, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
71%
|
Terraferma (2013) |
"
Involving, thematically rich ... yet also quite timeless ..."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 8, 2013
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4/5
|
80%
|
The Good Son: The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini (2013) |
"
A powerful story of triumph and tragedy - and the infamous moment that encapsulated both - gets a stirring workout in [this] colorful, absorbing documentary ..."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 7, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
38%
|
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) |
"
Tweens and young teens should be sufficiently distracted by the movie's brisk pace and heroic mayhem - if they're not too unnerved by its at times nightmarish imagery."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 7, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
100%
|
More Than Honey (2013) |
"
Oblique narrative aside, you can't beat the film's eye-popping visuals."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 7, 2013
|
|
2.5/5
|
83%
|
The Gardener (2013) |
"
It is by turns poetic, impressionistic, metaphorical and even a bit trippy - without satisfying such genre basics as structure, depth and resolution."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 1, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
68%
|
The Artist and the Model (2013) |
"
The lovely and poignant drama "The Artist and the Model" stirringly presents art, life and death as one irrevocably tangled trio."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 31, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
15%
|
The Time Being (2013) |
"
Not to be glib, but sitting through the art-centric chamber piece "The Time Being" is truly like watching paint dry."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 25, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Casting By () |
"
Proves a vivid reminder of the hand-in-glove importance of right actor/right role - and the indispensability of those casting mavens who helped make movie history. Good stuff."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 25, 2013
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|
3.5/5
|
98%
|
Blackfish (2013) |
"
[It] remains decidedly one-sided. But when that "side" is such a vital, convincing proponent for the greater protection and understanding of such evolved and majestic creatures, it can't help but win."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 17, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Still Mine (2013) |
"
Offers a strong and dignified look at growing old while maintaining one's long-held convictions."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 11, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
81%
|
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet! (2013) |
"
Resnais' occasional use of split-screen and other traditional special effects enhances the picture's various dualities, dreamy quality and decided staginess."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 5, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
56%
|
The Look of Love (2013) |
"
A curiously uninvolving affair."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jul 3, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
72%
|
How To Make Money Selling Drugs (2013) |
"
Vital, cogent and impressive."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 27, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
78%
|
Bidder 70 (2013) |
"
Though viewers may already be aware of how DeChristopher's 2011 trial ended, the film maintains a gripping air of tension and mystery leading up to the verdict (he was sentenced to two years in federal prison for fraud but released after 21 months)."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 27, 2013
|
|
2.5/5
|
49%
|
Redemption (2013) |
"
[Knight] fills his story with too many contrivances - not to mention narrative strands ..."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 27, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
——
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L.A. Superheroes (2013) |
"
Spotty acting, flashes of crass dialogue, some questionable camera work and awkward storytelling ..."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 19, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
33%
|
Between Us (2013) |
"
What's left is an unpleasant visit with a pair of hateful married couples who, in due time, prove mirror images of one another. Symmetry has rarely been so dispiriting."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 19, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
Aliyah (2013) |
"
It's the kind of serious, thoughtful, yet accessible portrait we see all too little of these days."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 19, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
65%
|
Hey Bartender (2013) |
"
The colorful, fast-paced documentary "Hey Bartender" celebrates the renaissance of the craft cocktail and the men and women who mix them with rock star aplomb."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 13, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
72%
|
The Wall (2013) |
"
A remarkably involving film, especially given its brave, self-imposed limitations."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 12, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
——
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Married And Counting (2013) |
"
A pithy time capsule of a brief period when a coveted institution was poised to experience an amazing growth spurt."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 12, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Ain't In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm (2013) |
"
Loose and ragtag, stirring and poignant, the documentary "Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm" proves a fitting tribute to its late star ..."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 12, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
——
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The Girls in the Band (2013) |
"
Director Judy Chaikin, who co-wrote the film with its deft editor, Edward Osei-Gyimah, infuses this fine portrait with grace, nostalgia and a well-calibrated dose of social commentary."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 6, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
——
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Lost And Found In Armenia (2013) |
"
So shamelessly wallows in its broad humor, silly contrivances and retrograde stereotypes it almost dares you to be annoyed. Mission accomplished."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 6, 2013
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