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Like Father, Like Son (Soshite Chichi Ni Naru) (2013)
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"Hirokazu directs a difficult scenario with sensitivity, but also plenty of mirth, emotional warmth and dramatic aplomb."
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Shaun Munro
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67%
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Tian zhu ding (A Touch of Sin) ()
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"A dispiriting uphill climb destined to disappear into obscurity once its day at the Croisette is done."
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Shaun Munro
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94%
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Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
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"While it might be their most slight and unfocused effort in almost ten years, given their corpus of work therein, it's difficult to feel too short-changed about that."
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Shaun Munro
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100%
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Le passé (The Past) (2013)
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"Farhadi ably aquits himself with a somewhat overlong but largely absorbing depiction of family turmoil."
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Shaun Munro
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L'inconnu du lac (Stranger by the Lake) ()
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"Hitchcockian in the most lurid sense of the word."
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Shaun Munro
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89%
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Fruitvale Station (2013)
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"An exceptional dramatic feature propelled by strong performances across the board."
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Shaun Munro
|
|
86%
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Young & Beautiful (Jeune Et Jolie) (2013)
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"Fans of the director craving another toothed, bracing effort will find themselves very much at home here."
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Shaun Munro
|
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——
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Miele ()
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"A virtuoso masterpiece from a director who has instantly made herself one to watch."
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Shaun Munro
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56%
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The Bling Ring (2013)
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"The problem with The Bling Ring is that it is very nearly as vapid as the people that it depicts."
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Shaun Munro
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100%
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Heli ()
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"Heli is a combination of neo-realism and visceral brutality, absolutely unforgiving in the depths it dares audiences to plunge."
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Shaun Munro
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49%
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The Great Gatsby (2013)
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"This is another Baz Luhrmann film that fails to engage either the heart or the mind."
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Shaun Munro
|
|
100%
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The Fruit Hunters (2013)
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"Not only very interesting but also incredibly beautiful ... it's a fun documentary, and that's a treat almost as rare as some of the exotic fruit it showcases."
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Christopher Campbell
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El Ultimo Elvis (The Last Elvis) ()
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Allison Loring
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Wither ()
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Rob Hunter
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84%
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Graceland (2013)
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"It's a fantastic thriller with outstanding performances that command attention."
|
Michael Treveloni
|
|
84%
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Graceland (2013)
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"Graceland is a deceptively simple thriller with a smart setup and a cruelly efficient execution."
|
Rob Hunter
|
|
46%
|
Pain & Gain (2013)
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"Pain & Gain is one of the most truly crazy, ludicrous, self-reflexive, irony-free, bizarre, and entertaining films to get wide release in quite some time."
|
Kate Erbland
|
|
57%
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Unmade In China (2013)
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"Ultimately some fresh and amusing points are made regarding the issues of final cut privilege and film piracy ... if only it were as wholly engaging as its content deserves."
|
Christopher Campbell
|
|
100%
|
This Ain't California (2013)
|
"A masterpiece of editing and re-creation resulting in one of the most enthralling stories of the year."
|
Christopher Campbell
|
|
96%
|
Persepolis (2007)
|
"Persepolis, despite its inventive and pleasing animation, drags on dully."
|
Henry Stewart
|
|
——
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Medora ()
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"Has heart rather than merely the power to warm ours, but it's likely to heat up another of your organs, the brain. A smart, perceptive film, as winning as the Hornets are not."
|
Christopher Campbell
|
|
76%
|
It's a Disaster (2013)
|
"There are plenty more surprises in store for the couples who brunch and the lucky audiences who get to watch them do so."
|
Kate Erbland
|
|
59%
|
Detour (2013)
|
"It's easy to get bored by the necessary repetition found in a setup like this, but the script finds more than a few ways to keep things moving."
|
Rob Hunter
|
|
47%
|
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
|
"What it does get right is the sheer adrenaline rush of watching kinetic cinema crafted by a serious and talented filmmaker unafraid of showing onscreen carnage in his quest to entertain and create a new action hero."
|
Rob Hunter
|
|
62%
|
Evil Dead (2013)
|
"Evil Dead is a better film than was probably expected, but as good as the effects and bloodwork are here -- and they are jaw-droppingly fantastic -- they don't make up for the film's incredibly shoddy and flaccid script."
|
Rob Hunter
|
|
65%
|
Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey (2013)
|
"Pineda is consistently treated as human rather than legend. It's completely appropriate that the film is just good enough, nothing too extraordinary or lasting in our minds."
|
Christopher Campbell
|
|
91%
|
The Last Gladiators (2013)
|
"Gibney, always a master of the documentary interview, gives us another captivating talking head in Chris Nilan."
|
Christopher Campbell
|
|
100%
|
Sound City (2013)
|
"A comprehensive look into the recording process and how it has changed over the years (and continues to change) while taking audiences on a journey from where music was in the '70s to where it is today."
|
Allison Loring
|
|
14%
|
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
|
"Even the most immature of viewers will find this to be dumb, messy, empty and an even bigger waste of Renner's talent than The Avengers."
|
Christopher Campbell
|
|
67%
|
A.C.O.D. ()
|
" Zicherman, who also directed the film, has brought together a strong comedic cast, but he also utilizes them well to create a funny film that even those of us who are not A.C.O.D.s (see: me) can relate to."
|
Allison Loring
|
|
——
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Entrance (2012)
|
|
Rob Hunter
|
|
60%
|
John Dies at the End (2013)
|
"[A] very off-kilter tale that plays to old school horror fans."
|
Allison Loring
|
|
60%
|
John Dies at the End (2013)
|
"Even with its relatively limited resources, John Dies at the End creates a bigger and more involving world than most films with over 20 times its budget."
|
Jack Giroux
|
|
42%
|
Step Up 4: Miami Heat (2012)
|
|
Kate Erbland
|
|
71%
|
My Amityville Horror (2013)
|
"It is a film that adequately examines the line between reality and sensationalism and humanizes a story that, even in its mere forty year history, has become a cultural campfire tale."
|
Brian Salisbury
|
|
0%
|
That's What She Said (2012)
|
|
Allison Loring
|
|
86%
|
The Iran Job (2012)
|
"As an entry into the Iranian world, Schauder and Nodjoumi made a wise choice with sports, but they made an even better choice with Sheppard."
|
Kate Erbland
|
|
67%
|
Price Check (2012)
|
|
Kate Erbland
|
|
63%
|
Delicacy (2012)
|
|
Rob Hunter
|
|
63%
|
Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission (2012)
|
|
Cole Abaius
|
|
93%
|
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011)
|
|
Allison Loring
|
|
70%
|
Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)
|
|
Allison Loring
|
|
75%
|
The Tall Man ()
|
|
Jack Giroux
|
|
93%
|
The Sapphires (2013)
|
"A fully realized and layered story that delivers both humor and compassion, fantastic music that truly takes you back to that point in time, and an unforgettable performance from O'Dowd."
|
Allison Loring
|
|
17%
|
Gut (2012)
|
|
Rob Hunter
|
|
77%
|
Aurora (2011)
|
|
Luke Mullen
|
|
95%
|
Chasing Ice (2012)
|
|
Daniel Walber
|
|
82%
|
The Place Beyond The Pines (2013)
|
"Most every element of the film is impeccable."
|
Andrew Robinson
|
|
92%
|
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
|
|
Allison Loring
|
|
96%
|
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)
|
|
Allison Loring
|
78%
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