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4/4
|
95%
|
The Arbor (2011) |
"
[An] exquisitely crafted docudrama."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Jul 21, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
92%
|
My Perestroika (2011) |
"
"My Perestroika'' offers a surprising and revealing look at Russia's past and present."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
97%
|
Love & Diane (2002) |
"
Shatters myths and stereotypes about the welfare cycle as it delivers an unforgettable portrait of complex lives still largely ignored by popular culture."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted May 15, 2003
|
|
4/4
|
96%
|
Promises (2002) |
"
Beautifully crafted and brutally honest, Promises offers an unexpected window into the complexities of prejudice."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted Jul 20, 2002
|
|
4/4
|
85%
|
Rain (2001) |
"
An affecting, troubling, dazzling film."
—
Boston Globe
Posted May 24, 2002
|
|
4/4
|
96%
|
Promises (2002) |
"
Beautifully crafted and brutally honest, Promises offers an unexpected window into the complexities of the Middle East struggle and into the humanity of its people."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Mar 15, 2002
|
|
4/4
|
95%
|
The Endurance (2001) |
"
The story to unfold elegantly, without embellishment, and it is more powerful for that restraint."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Nov 16, 2001
|
|
3.5/4
|
65%
|
A Fierce Green Fire (2013) |
"
Comprehensively tackles a sprawling subject and keeps things loose and lively."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
88%
|
Even the Rain (Meme La Pluie) (2011) |
"
An ambitious mix of politics, religion, art, and human drama."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Mar 3, 2011
|
|
3.5/4
|
73%
|
NoBody's Perfect (2008) |
"
A darkly funny and fascinating examination of body image, sexuality, and self-esteem."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Sep 1, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
84%
|
Gloomy Sunday (Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod) (2003) |
"
A remarkable movie."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted Jun 19, 2003
|
|
3.5/4
|
80%
|
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) |
"
Move over Bond; this girl deserves a sequel."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted Dec 19, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
74%
|
Swimming (2000) |
"
A well-crafted film that is all the more remarkable because it achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation with restraint and a delicate ambiguity."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted Sep 12, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
The Cockettes (2002) |
"
Manages to transcend the sex, drugs and show-tunes plot into something far richer."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted Aug 8, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
82%
|
13 Conversations About One Thing (2001) |
"
Each of these stories has the potential for Touched by an Angel simplicity and sappiness, but Thirteen Conversations About One Thing, for all its generosity and optimism, never resorts to easy feel-good sentiments."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted Jul 4, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
100%
|
Yellow Asphalt (2002) |
"
Powerful, lingering."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Jul 3, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
73%
|
The Emperor's New Clothes (2002) |
"
A sumptuous showcase for Ian Holm, who delivers not one but two great performances."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted Jun 27, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
75%
|
Arthur Dong: Family Fundamentals (2002) |
"
Without heavy-handedness, Dong provides perspective with his intelligent grasp of human foibles and contradictions."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Jun 22, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
90%
|
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2002) |
"
The film is filled with unquestionable grace and power."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Jun 21, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
88%
|
Late Marriage (2002) |
"
An unforgettable look at morality, family, and social expectation through the prism of that omnibus tradition called marriage."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Jun 7, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
58%
|
Time of Favor (2000) |
"
An unflinching, complex portrait of a modern Israel that is rarely seen on-screen."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Mar 22, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
85%
|
Donnie Darko (2001) |
"
Shows plenty of promise, but it's somewhat self-involved and won't appeal to audiences who like a straightforward -- even if fantastical -- narrative."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Jan 25, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
66%
|
Signs & Wonders (2000) |
"
Has extraordinary depth and insight about the limitations and follies of human beings."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Jul 30, 2001
|
|
3.5/4
|
75%
|
Me You Them (2001) |
"
Manages to find the magic through its documentary style, and manages to find the erotic in the commonplace."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted Mar 23, 2001
|
|
3/4
|
88%
|
Hava Nagila: The Movie (2013) |
"
An entertaining examination of the "kitschy and profound" song's cultural and historical origins."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
86%
|
De jueves a domingo (Thursday Till Sunday) () |
"
The naturalistic acting is uniformly good, but Ahumada is most memorable. Fresh-faced, wise, and sensitive, she is the antithesis of the manufactured precocious adolescent in Hollywood films."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
La Sirga () |
"
Arias is a compelling screen presence, even in the film's near-documentary style."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
88%
|
Yossi (2013) |
"
Knoller manages to make even a withdrawn character compelling, and worth rooting for as Yossi struggles to shed his shell."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
44%
|
Habibi Rasak Kharban (Habibi) (2012) |
"
[It] has a gritty, low-budget realism as it depicts day-to-day life under the threat of violence and age-old cultural and generational obstacles."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Mar 5, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
Indelible Lalita () |
"
In Bharvani, filmmaker Julie Mallozzi has found a subject so spirited and serene that even themes as potentially lofty as identity transformation are brought down to earth."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Jan 10, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
69%
|
Liberal Arts (2012) |
"
It's talky, but this suits the idea of college as the last bastion of animated and engaging conversation for its own sake."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Sep 20, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
87%
|
The Matchmaker (2012) |
"
[It weaves] fable with realism, coming-of-age innocence with adult grief, and guilt with romanticism."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Jun 21, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
54%
|
Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story (2012) |
"
A straightforward documentary that uses Yoni's own words - in the form of his moving, eloquent letters and poems - to create a searing portrait of his short but meaningful life."
—
Boston Globe
Posted May 31, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
Anita (2009) |
"
Set in Buenos Aires, it's an unsentimental portrait of one lost soul among the city's outcasts."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Apr 19, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
75%
|
Addiction Incorporated (2011) |
"
Once it finds its footing in old-fashioned journalism, the film packs a wallop."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Feb 23, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
87%
|
Miss Bala (2012) |
"
Naranjo offers a grim subject with neither flash nor sentiment. It is a sober film done with style."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Jan 26, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
73%
|
Inside Hana's Suitcase (2012) |
"
In the end, what makes "Inside Hana's Suitcase'' so powerful is the most traditional technique of all: authentic and eloquent storytelling by memorable characters."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Nov 10, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
73%
|
The Whistleblower (2011) |
"
"The Whistleblower'' effectively depicts the paranoia that builds as an increasingly frustrated and outraged Bolkovac is thwarted at every turn."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Sep 1, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
77%
|
Beautiful Darling (2011) |
"
Like fellow Factory figures Edie Sedgwick and Jackie Curtis, Darling now gets her own documentary, and proves a more than worthy subject."
—
Boston Globe
Posted May 5, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
92%
|
Circo (2011) |
"
"Circo'' offers a fascinating mix of backstage drama and family dynamics."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Apr 21, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
Crab Trap (El vuelco del Cangrejo) () |
"
The dreamlike atmosphere of "Crab Trap'' allows the landscape to seep into the mind as it documents the purity of a way of life, perhaps before it disappears."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Mar 3, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
91%
|
Alamar (To the Sea) (2010) |
"
Pedro González-Rubio takes the viewer on a leisurely journey through the timeless ritual of catching and cleaning fish, and the natural progression of paternal love over the course of a few days."
—
Boston Globe
Posted Aug 19, 2010
|
|
3/4
|
100%
|
At the Death House Door (2008) |
"
At the Death House Door is a sobering account of Pickett's gradual evolution from pro-death penalty minister to a man struggling to reconcile his complicated role in those deaths."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted May 8, 2008
|
|
3/4
|
55%
|
Prey for Rock & Roll (2003) |
"
It's a raw and raucous rock story that, for once, gets the big picture and the small details right."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted Oct 23, 2003
|
|
3/4
|
82%
|
Step Into Liquid (2003) |
"
This lively, entertaining documentary shows how surfing has evolved into an extreme sport popular the world over, and yet still retains its slacker, sun-bleached charm."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted Aug 14, 2003
|
|
3/4
|
68%
|
Laurel Canyon (2003) |
"
An engaging, entertaining glimpse into the lives of musicians nestled in the titular Hollywood Hills enclave."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted Mar 27, 2003
|
|
3/4
|
71%
|
Piglet's Big Movie (2003) |
"
Not only appropriate for preschoolers, but it also has enough sophistication for older kids."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted Mar 20, 2003
|
|
3/4
|
44%
|
Deliver Us from Eva (2003) |
"
A welcome respite from verbal nastiness and sexual cynicism."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted Feb 6, 2003
|
|
3/4
|
34%
|
The Weight of Water (2001) |
"
Bigelow directs this screen version of Anita Shreve's complex novel with polish and a flair for the melodramatic."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted Oct 31, 2002
|
|
3/4
|
79%
|
8 Women (8 Femmes) (2002) |
"
An ebullient toast to grande dames: part homage, part camp, all artifice and a thoroughly entertaining, if light, confection."
—
Chicago Tribune
Posted Sep 26, 2002
|
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