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Rating Title | Year Quote Author
87%

Times and Winds (Bes vakit) (2007)

"As Arvo Pärt's orchestration runs ponderously through the film, so the consequences of cyclical violence weigh heavily on Erdem's mind. But his vision is not without hope."

Jeffrey Overstreet

33%

Terminator Salvation (2009)

"This franchise, like its villains, has become more machine than man. "

Jeffrey Overstreet

83%

Lake Tahoe (2008)

"[Eimbcke finds] warmth, humor and grace in these ragged environments. Once we learn the cause of Juan's malaise, images we've already seen take on extraordinary significance."

Jeffrey Overstreet

89%

Séraphine (2009)

"Provost's film has few equals in depicting the dangerous territory between artistic inspiration and madness."

Jeffrey Overstreet

91%

The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos) (2010)

"... what might have been just a two-hour episode of Law and Order: Argentina is instead a rich, literary tapestry. ... I wish this could become a franchise."

Jeffrey Overstreet

68%

Conviction (2010)

"It's based on a true story, which is a very inspiring story, sure ... but as a drama, it just isn't interesting. "

Jeffrey Overstreet

87%

Black Swan (2010)

"In his eagerness, [Aronofsky] goes for violent energy over poetry, shock over suggestion, emotion over intelligence."

Jeffrey Overstreet

86%

Meek's Cutoff (2011)

"I rarely feel the heart-in-my-throat suspense that I felt as Reichardt's characters sent a covered wagon down a steep hill ..."

Jeffrey Overstreet

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Holy Rollers: The True Story Of Card Counting Christians ()

"The closer Storkel gets to the individuals who are dedicated to this 'vocation,' the more interesting the movie gets. "

Jeffrey Overstreet

85%

Contagion (2011)

"A drama of this magnitude deserves memorable, nuanced characters. [But] as a reminder that a single gust of panic can bring down civilization like a house of cards, it works."

Jeffrey Overstreet

93%

Drive (2011)

"If Sofia Coppola were a dude making genre action movies to impress Quentin Tarantino ... those movies would be a lot like this."

Jeffrey Overstreet

29%

Machine Gun Preacher (2011)

"We're given surprisingly little food for thought when it comes to the question of the complicated tensions between Christian faith and violence."

Jeffrey Overstreet

96%

The Muppets (2011)

"You can tell that these filmmakers grew up cherishing what was best about the Muppets. ... From the script to the colors to the body language, it all has Henson's heartbeat. "

Jeffrey Overstreet

93%

Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011)

"It leaves X-Men: First Class, Captain America, and the rest of 2011′s glorified Saturday morning cartoons in its dust. I want to take this ride again."

Jeffrey Overstreet

98%

The Artist (2011)

"The Academy Awards are the biggest annual party that Hollywood throws for itself, and The Artist is a movie that worships Hollywood. Looks like a done deal."

Jeffrey Overstreet

93%

Marvel's The Avengers (2012)

"... The movie isn't so much a work of storytelling as it is a marathon of wish-fulfillment moments for comic book enthusiasts -- punches peppered with punchlines."

Jeffrey Overstreet

38%

Blue Like Jazz (2012)

"[It] playfully serves up more food for thought than most comedies we've seen so far this decade."

Jeffrey Overstreet

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