Maureen M. Hart
Maureen M. Hart's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Chicago Tribune
Movies reviews only
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Kings of the Evening (2007) |
A sweet tale well suited to the holiday season. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Jun 15, 2010
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El Camino (2008) |
An existentially loaded road trip, El Camino succeeds thanks to director Erik Weigel, tackling his first full-length feature, and a talented cast that includes Elisabeth Moss of Mad Men. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Jan 16, 2009
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Virtual JFK: Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived (2008) |
The word Iraq is never uttered, but there's no avoiding it as Kennedy asserts during the Bay of Pigs crisis that to attack Cuba, a country that hadn't attacked the United States, would be contrary to our national tradition. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Jan 08, 2009
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Humboldt County (2008) |
Be prepared: Humboldt County is a slow starter. But what appears to be the cliched uptight nerd liberated by flighty sprite tale evolves into something deeper, darker, more resonant. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Nov 20, 2008
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Tru Loved (2008) |
Tru Loved is worth a look for the supporting cast alone. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Oct 18, 2008
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Red Roses and Petrol (2003) |
Little about the Doyles makes you want to partake of their sour hospitality, even if it's only for an hour and a half. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Oct 18, 2008
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Dark Matter (2007) |
The film does a fine job of displaying the contrasts between these tense, formalized Chinese students and the faux populist American academics. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Oct 18, 2008
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Times and Winds (2006) |
Erdem's script and his young cast do a fine job of recalling the years between carefree childhood (embodied by Omer's brother, the precocious and adorable Ali) and adult power and duties. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Oct 18, 2008
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Moving Midway (2007) |
In its 98 minutes, film critic Godfrey Cheshire's documentary Moving Midway records an amazing architectural feat, and that's the least of its virtues. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Oct 18, 2008
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Save Me (2007) |
A melodrama better suited to the Logo network than to theaters. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Oct 18, 2008
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A Man Named Pearl (2006) |
Fryar is such pleasant company that the film's weaknesses can be overlooked. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Oct 03, 2008
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Monster Camp (2007) |
How much audiences will like Monster Camp may depend on their ability/need to abandon their everyday personas for weekends of fantasy dress-up and battles. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Sep 04, 2008
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Praying With Lior (2007) |
[Director Ilana] Trachtman doesn't downplay the challenges of a family with a Down syndrome child, even one as high-functioning as Lior. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Jul 24, 2008
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Kenny (2006) |
A hit and prize winner in Australia, Kenny has the power to charm, no matter which way the water swirls. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Jul 17, 2008
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Indestructible (2007) |
Byer, despite the lousy hand fate dealt him, wasn't much about gloom. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Jul 17, 2008
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Forgiveness (2004) |
Though the film could have used better explainers for some of its talking heads...its message is as satisfying as the sweetest revenge. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Jul 09, 2008
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Shotgun Stories (2007) |
Director Jeff Nichols lets the action unfold slowly following an impromptu insult, but the escalation of hatred and pain feels natural. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Jul 09, 2008
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A Four Letter Word (2007) |
Archer's acting is overly arch, but Cory Grant is quite effective as Zeke. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Jun 24, 2008
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Fade (2007) |
Arthur provides some overly mannered narration via a journal he's been keeping, but that also offers few clues to how much of what we're seeing is real or imagined. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted May 01, 2008
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The Favor (2006) |
The Favor measures the costs of crushing disappointment and the strength of love, and though those themes are the stuff of soap opera, writer/director Eva Aridjis recruited just the right cast to keep the suds at bay. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Apr 10, 2008
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The Grand (2008) |
It's hard to believe that a lineup so stellar could generate so few laughs, but there it is. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Apr 03, 2008
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Look (2007) |
The performances feel natural, improvised, and it's easy to believe this is the world we inhabit. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Mar 27, 2008
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The Memory Thief (2007) |
Tragedy and closure, memory and truth are the subjects of writer/director Gil Kofman's first narrative feature. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Mar 20, 2008
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The Business of Being Born (2007) |
Former talk show host Ricki Lake had her first baby in a hospital and came away with the need for a birth experience that was more empowering, with less medical intervention. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Feb 15, 2008
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Honey & Clover (2006) |
Sho Sakurai is the Michael Cera of Japan as the lovestruck hero of Honey and Clover, directed by Masahiro Takasa from the popular Japanese comic by Chica Umino. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Feb 15, 2008
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Daughters of Wisdom (2007) |
Harshly beautiful. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Feb 01, 2008
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Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037 (2007) |
It's inspirational to watch and listen as the Steinway employees demonstrate with pride their part in producing an instrument that will sell for more than $100,000 and may succeed some of its brethren on the stage at Carnegie Hall. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Jan 18, 2008
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Oswald's Ghost (2007) |
After a strong start, Oswald's Ghost ends up as ephemeral as its namesake. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Nov 15, 2007
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I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2007) |
More objective filmmakers might have delved a little deeper and produced something more real. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Oct 20, 2007
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Shadow Company (2006) |
Shadow Company provides a pretty thorough examination of the unknown soldiers doing a lot of the heavy lifting there, outside the conventional rules of warfare. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Oct 06, 2007
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Send a Bullet (2007) |
We see where this is going early on; by the end, despite the film's beautiful cinematography, persuasive subjects and ironically upbeat soundtrack, we just feel bludgeoned. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Sep 27, 2007
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Sydney White (2007) |
Sydney White, according to its producers, is a sequel to Hilary Duff's A Cinderella Story, and it shares with that 2004 film the vacuum-like ability to suck the fun out of a fairy tale. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Sep 21, 2007
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Kamp Katrina (2007) |
For a much more micro look at the storm's impact upon a small band of New Orleans eccentrics, there's David Redmon and Ashley Sabin's Kamp Katrina. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Aug 30, 2007
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Eye of the Dolphin (2006) |
As Eye of the Dolphin makes some jarringly contrived plot twists, a viewer can imagine writer/director/executive producer Michael Sellers listing his assets and pondering how to combine them for one movie. - Chicago Tribune
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| Posted Aug 23, 2007
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