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5/5
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93%
|
Another Year (2010) |
"
It's that old wheel of life - and no one portrays it better than Mike Leigh. "
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ReviewExpress.com
Posted Jan 22, 2011
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4/4
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76%
|
Kick-Ass (2010) |
"
The funniest, tongue-in-cheekiest, most outrageous version of a superhero ever."
—
ReviewExpress.com
Posted Apr 19, 2010
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4/5
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88%
|
Inspector Bellamy (2010) |
"
Meditative Chabrol asking us to consider the vagaries of life, family, corruption and murder."
—
ReviewExpress.com
Posted Jan 22, 2011
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|
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96%
|
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2004) |
"
Narrated by John Waters, Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea is an odd bird -- wacky and poignant, funny and sobering, but this portrait of a forgotten paradise is a must-see."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Sep 13, 2009
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|
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54%
|
Choke (2008) |
"
Rockwell and Henke are spectacular as the sex-addicted protagonists, and the other cast members are up to the task as well. And that makes Choke wild and woolly enough to keep you laughing much of the time."
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San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
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69%
|
Religulous (2008) |
"
Be prepared for truths, distortions, unfair juxtapositions (especially with the film clips) and just plain goofiness in this too-long but often very entertaining film."
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San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
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|
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54%
|
Mamma Mia! (2008) |
"
Brosnan, Firth and Skarsgard have a great time playing the bimbos who may be Sophie's dad."
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San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
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|
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100%
|
Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) |
"
Gibney asks us to ponder the likelihood of getting good information from suspects turned in by bounty-hunting locals (more than 90% of those jailed for terrorist activity or connections to terrorists were fingered for a reward)."
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San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
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|
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72%
|
Under the Same Moon (2008) |
"
The argument of Under the Same Moon isn't news to anyone living near the border, but it does present the migrants' problems well and poignantly."
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San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
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|
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49%
|
Before the Rains (2008) |
"
An unremarkable story beautifully told, and should appeal to the legion of Merchant Ivory fans out there."
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San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
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|
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45%
|
American Military Intelligence and You! (2008) |
"
A hilarious takeoff on World War II training films."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
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|
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37%
|
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008) |
"
Spurlock's disarming, slightly goofy demeanor gets him out of situations that might mean trouble for anyone else. His films are always fun and even illuminating to watch."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
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|
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59%
|
The Fall (2006) |
"
The story Roy tells is involving enough and so beautifully shot (see how many locations you can name) that it's worth seeing for that alone."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
96%
|
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) |
"
This is an unsettling film, brilliantly acted all around, most especially by Vasiliu and Marinca."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
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|
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86%
|
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson (2008) |
"
It's a fascinating portrait."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
89%
|
Tuya de hun shi (Tuya's Marriage) (2006) |
"
A lovely and sad film."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
89%
|
Fighting for Life (2008) |
"
If you're wondering where the heroes went, take a look at this group, and see if you're not impressed."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
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|
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70%
|
American Teen (2008) |
"
Burstein could be faulted for occasionally staging her 'plot points,' but she can't be accused of making anything but a riveting piece of film."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
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|
|
96%
|
Persepolis (2007) |
"
Persepolis is a funny, touching, occasionally frightening and altogether engrossing description of her life between 1978 and 1994."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
79%
|
Flow: For Love of Water (2008) |
"
It is required watching, because only concerted citizen action can stop the trend."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
81%
|
Chicago 10 (2008) |
"
Chicago 10 isn't perfect, but is required viewing for anyone who wasn't around at the time, if only as a reminder of the effectiveness of citizen action."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
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|
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36%
|
21 (2008) |
"
See this for the sheer fascination of it."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
53%
|
The Foot Fist Way (2006) |
"
The blatant, inarticulate idiocy of McBride's Simmons is, in a certain way, endearing."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
56%
|
Charlie Bartlett (2007) |
"
Lightweight fare, but a pleasant outing."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
81%
|
I Served the King of England (2008) |
"
[A] delightful, lighthearted satire, a quirky story of fantasy, wealth and pretty women with exposed nipples."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
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|
|
82%
|
In Bruges (2008) |
"
McDonagh's trademark is dark humor, the ability to humanize inhuman situations, and plot twists you don't see coming. Expect all of these here, along with gorgeous cinematography by Eigil Bryld."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
94%
|
Encounters at the End of the World (2007) |
"
You will get Herzog's patented quirky and riveting piece of cinema, wonderfully filmed by Peter Zeitlinger and accompanied by the Bulgarian Women's Choir."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
86%
|
El Orfanato (The Orphanage) (2007) |
"
This Christmas, Spain has given the film world the best possible gift: a new and brilliant young director."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Jan 7, 2008
|
|
|
26%
|
Lions for Lambs (2007) |
"
Screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan as a way with dialogue; the verbal confrontations between Malley and Todd and Janine and Irving are choice, and all actors are in top form."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Nov 17, 2007
|
|
|
79%
|
Sharkwater (2007) |
"
Sharkwater is fascinating both as political statement and beautifully filmed documentary."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Nov 3, 2007
|
|
|
36%
|
Sleuth (2007) |
"
Caine and Law are terrific together, verbally circling each other like panthers ready to pounce."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 27, 2007
|
|
|
81%
|
Lars and the Real Girl (2007) |
"
Full of gentle humor and down-home sensitivity, Lars and the Real Girl draws you in and holds your interest."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 27, 2007
|
|
|
94%
|
My Kid Could Paint That (2007) |
"
My Kid Could Paint That is a fascinating portrait, as much about media manipulation, the art establishment and parenting as it is about a little girl who happens to like to paint."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 20, 2007
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|
|
82%
|
Into the Wild (2007) |
"
A long (140 min.) and sad but fascinating journey into the heart of loneliness."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Oct 6, 2007
|
|
|
80%
|
Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) (2007) |
"
Kohn has produced an astonishingly honest and frankly shocking documentary."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Sep 29, 2007
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|
|
29%
|
Trade (2007) |
"
It's a sad but common story."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Sep 29, 2007
|
|
|
78%
|
Crazy Love (2007) |
"
Directors Dan Klores and Fisher Stevens treat this as a straight-up documentary and it is fascinating in a terribly sad sort of way. But it's difficult not to wonder why we need to hear this story."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Sep 22, 2007
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|
|
38%
|
Milarepa (2007) |
"
First-time filmmaker Neten Chokling, himself a great Tibetan meditation master, has made a remarkable film using nonprofessional actors and a mostly nonprofessional crew."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Sep 22, 2007
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|
|
53%
|
The Hunting Party (2007) |
"
It's a funny, horrible story (with black humor of the sort many war correspondents write about), shot mostly in Croatia and nicely paced."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Sep 22, 2007
|
|
|
100%
|
Live-in Maid (Cama adentro) (2007) |
"
Writer/director Jorge Gagggero has made a sensitive and lovely portrayal of two women."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Sep 15, 2007
|
|
|
43%
|
The Brave One (2007) |
"
The Brave One moves at a brisk pace and Foster and Howard do a fine pas de deux as the plot develops."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Sep 15, 2007
|
|
|
96%
|
Deep Water (2006) |
"
One of the year's best documentaries."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Sep 8, 2007
|
|
|
93%
|
This Is England (2007) |
"
Every now and then a film gets it so right that you wonder why they can't do it all the time."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Sep 1, 2007
|
|
|
90%
|
Colma: The Musical (2006) |
"
Colma: the Musical makes up in heart what it lacks in glitz and real, singable songs."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Aug 25, 2007
|
|
|
95%
|
No End in Sight (2007) |
"
This is depressing stuff, brilliantly presented."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Aug 25, 2007
|
|
|
84%
|
Rocket Science (2007) |
"
Blitz has written a clever and charming script that will seem familiar to misfits and hotshots alike."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Aug 18, 2007
|
|
|
74%
|
La Vie en Rose (La Mome) (2007) |
"
Expect nominations for this film."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Aug 18, 2007
|
|
|
70%
|
Molière (2007) |
"
Laurent Tirard gives us a delightful and witty costume piece about what might have happened in those never-accounted-for months."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Aug 4, 2007
|
|
|
82%
|
Talk to Me (2007) |
"
Talk to Me is fascinating both as social history and as biography."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Jul 28, 2007
|
|
|
86%
|
When the Road Bends...tales of a Gypsy Caravan (2007) |
"
A captivating look at a fascinating people. Even Johnny Depp, a friend of the Taraf group, shows up."
—
San Diego Metropolitan
Posted Jul 21, 2007
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