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20%
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Red Birds (2010)
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"Tedious, confusing, excessively poetic and an ultimately squandered opportunity to clearly and engagingly illuminate the life and work of 14 brilliant, important female artists."
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38%
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The City of Your Final Destination (2010)
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"An overlong, strained and poorly-paced drama with that suffers from Omar Metwally's bland performance and excessive style over substance. It can't be saved by an otherwise terrific cast, beautiful scenery and exquisite production values. "
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91%
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The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos) (2010)
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"A riveting, unconventionally intelligent and engrossing murder mystery boasting solid performances and a delicate balance of intrigue, thrills, romance and comedy."
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76%
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Kick-Ass (2010)
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"An exhilarating, brilliant and outrageously funny thrill ride. It's one of the most wildly entertaining, rousing and crowd-pleasing action films of the season. "
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95%
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No One Knows About Persian Cats (Les Chats Persans) (2010)
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"Genuinely poignant, compelling and unflinchingly honest with just the right balance of dramatic tension and comic relief"
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96%
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Exit Through The Gift Shop (2010)
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"A wildly entertaining, funny, suspenseful and invigorating documentary regardless of whether you're a fan of street art or not."
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100%
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Have You Heard from Johannesburg?: Apartheid and the Club of the West (2010)
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"A well-researched, vital, provocative and inspirational documentary that's equally informative, captivating and moving. "
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29%
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Pornography: A Thriller (2010)
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"Frustratingly elliptical and slightly convoluted, but unconventionally and intriguingly structured enough to maintain suspense amidst its tangled web of blurred realities."
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26%
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After.Life (2010)
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"Sporadically creepy, stylish and initially suspenseful, but ultimately unimaginative, asinine and deficient in clever surprises and palpable thrills. "
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89%
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Alle Anderen (Everyone Else) (2010)
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"Quietly absorbing, mature and unpretentious with well-nuanced performances and lush cinematography."
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25%
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Letters To God (2010)
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"A bighearted, uplifting and captivating drama for all ages. It will inspire you to open your heart compassionately and to find hope, faith and comfort throughout your life's hardships."
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22%
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The Black Waters of Echo's Pond (2010)
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"A mindlessly entertaining, gory and campy homage to the grindhouse films of the 1970's."
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67%
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Date Night (2010)
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"Outrageously funny, thrilling and heart-warming. It's a triumphant action comedy and the first great date movie of the year. Tina Fey and Steve Carell are pure comic gold."
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67%
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Fresh (2010)
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"An eye-opening, inspirational and vital documentary that's a must-see for generations young and old."
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89%
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Teza ()
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"Occasionally drags, but remains a provocative, brave, potent and heartfelt drama brimming with haunting, lyrical images and important sociopolitical messages."
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53%
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The Thorn in the Heart (2010)
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"Stylishly filmed, [but] too slight, lazy and not nearly as moving or insightful as it could have been with more piercing and provocative interviews."
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28%
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Clash of the Titans (2010)
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"Dull, tedious, poorly paced, anti-climactic and, worst of all, one of the most boring and underwhelming blockbusters in recent memory."
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88%
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Sun Behind the Clouds (2010)
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"An eye-opening, provocative, vital and well-balanced examination of Tibet's multifaceted, ongoing struggle for independence."
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86%
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Lbs. (2010)
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"An inspirational drama that's somewhat unfocused and occasionally veers toward contrivance and oversimplification, but remains engaging thanks to Famiglietti's brave, warm and charismatic performance."
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71%
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Waking Sleeping Beauty (2010)
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"Marginally fascinating and well-edited, but has too much potatoes and not nearly enough meat for audiences hungry for insight about the second Golden Age of Animation."
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50%
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Godspeed (2010)
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"Often contrived, stilted and awkwardly preachy albeit occasionally suspenseful and filled with haunting visuals."
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76%
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The Eclipse (2010)
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"An unconventionally tender, heartfelt, well-acted and intriguing ghost story that offers both style and substance."
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51%
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Chloe (2010)
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"A seductive and mostly intriguing erotic thriller that eventually loses steam and veers toward silliness while failing to trust the audience's intelligence. Amanda Seyfried sizzles."
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98%
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How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
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"An exciting, thrilling, soaring adventure with the rare combination of dazzling visual effects and a heartfelt story that's captivating for everyone both young and old."
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88%
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Neil Young Trunk Show (2010)
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"Sensationally entertaining...Demme captures [Neil] Young's pure, unadulterated passion and love for music in a way that no words can truly [describe]."
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86%
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
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"An intriguing, intelligent and suspenseful thriller boasting a radiant, captivating performance by the scene-stealing Noomi Rapace."
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30%
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Shutterbug (2010)
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"An intriguing, elliptical and visually stylish journey into the unknown. It's a well-crafted, intelligent and unpredictable mystery that requires repeated viewings."
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13%
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The Bounty Hunter (2010)
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"Overstays its welcome and ends up as one of the most unfunny, vapid and nauseatingly convoluted romcoms in recent memory. The lively supporting cast at least helps to keep you briefly awake."
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22%
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Repo Men (2010)
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"Slick and action-packed, but painfully insipid, needlessly gory, lackluster and, worst of all, fails to maintain its excitement, cleverness, imagination and thrills."
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92%
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Vincere (2010)
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"Captivating, taut, absorbing and invigorating with exquisitely stylish cinematography and a mesmerizing, tour de force by Giovanna Mezzogiorno."
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75%
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Tales From the Script (2010)
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"[It] isn't shocking or surprising, but often amusing, honest and filled with interesting kernels of confessions from a wide range of lively screenwriters."
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95%
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Mother (Madeo) (2010)
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"A riveting, intelligent and engrossing murder-mystery boasting an unforgettably brave and captivating performance by Kim Hye-ja."
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58%
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She's Out of My League (2010)
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"Mildly amusing and charming, but often bland, tedious and not nearly as funny as it could have been with a gutsier and more imaginative screenplay."
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53%
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Green Zone (2010)
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"An underwhelming war film that's low on tension, surprises, cleverness and intrigue while high on nauseating camerawork and lazy oversimplifications."
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75%
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Severe Clear (2010)
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"Finds just the right balance between entertaining the audience and provoking them emotionally as well as intellectually. A very appropriate companion piece to The Hurt Locker."
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69%
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Delta (2009)
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"Quietly moving, well-nuanced, lyrical and breathtaking to behold."
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9%
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Harlem Aria (1999)
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"A contrived, lazy drama that's increasingly asinine, unrealistic, awkward and over-the-top."
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42%
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Brooklyn's Finest (2010)
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"Offers no surprises, is far from a classic and has forgettable characters, but at least it's mildly engaging thanks to solid performances and Fuqua's stylish directing."
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51%
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Alice in Wonderland (2010)
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"Visually stunning and sporadically amusing, but lacks thrills, heart and cleverness. It's ultimately too scary for little kids and too unimaginative, pedestrian and bland for grown-ups."
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95%
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Harlan - Im Schatten von Jud Süss (Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew Seuss) (2010)
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"A provocative, illuminating and intriguing documentary."
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90%
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Easier with Practice (2009)
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"Endearing and wise with a captivating and emotionally raw, brave and honest performance by Brian Geraghty. It's one of the most refreshing, heartfelt and unforgettable American films of the year."
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71%
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The Crazies (2010)
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"A slick, stylish and finely crafted albeit unsurprising horror film that delivers the requisite chills and thrills."
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84%
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The Art Of The Steal (2010)
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"A thoroughly compelling, well-edited and riveting documentary that finds just the right balance between entertaining the audience and provoking them intellectually."
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100%
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2010 Oscar Nominated Shorts ()
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"The animated short films are each lively and imaginative in their own unique ways...The most witty, clever and poignant live-action short [is] Miracle Fish."
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45%
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The Last New Yorker (2010)
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"A sweet, charming and warm romantic drama that suffers from being lazy, inorganic and seriously lacking in character development. The only scene-stealing, lively character is actually the city of New York itself."
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68%
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Shutter Island (2010)
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"An overlong, nauseating thriller lacking palpable suspense and clever twists which can't be saved by its exquisite production values and solid performances."
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93%
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Lourdes (2010)
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"Visually rich, provocative and engrossing with a quietly tender, radiant performance by the reliable-as-always Sylvie Testud."
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70%
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Phyllis and Harold (2010)
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"An endearing, suspenseful and well-edited documentary bursting with harsh truths about love, the vicissitudes of marriage and the innate struggles to find one's true happiness, identity and liberation."
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80%
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My Name Is Khan (2010)
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"Captivating, well-acted and heartfelt with inspirational, important messages about tolerance, compassion, endurance, hope, honesty and, above all, the power of love."
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68%
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Videocracy (2009)
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"Marginally engaging and amusing, but often lazy, meandering, unenlightening, excessively facile and underwhelming."
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