The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
Waiting for Superman (2010)
Guggenheim's heartbreaking film, a Best Documentary contender that did not even get nominated---he won for An Inconvenient Truth---opens with an admission of white liberal guilt.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
2
Mother and Child (2010)
There are powerful moments and the cast is note-perfect.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
3
Whip It (2009)
Though it's got first-timer mistakes (too long, too many food fights) its indie-rock girl-power charms are, like co-star Kristen Wiig, undeniable.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
4
Precious is a hard but worthy journey.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
5
Disneynature Oceans (2010)
6
Please Give (2010)
7
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Leave it to Pixar to subvert the Hollywood rule of sequels, which states that each subsequent film must have eyes full of dollar signs at the expense of quality.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
8
Childstar (2005)
Mike Goldbach wrote Childstar in 2004; this is his first feature as writer-director, and it's nimble and full of visual tricks, funny and sexy, yet somehow a suspenseful thriller.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
9
Passion Play (2011)
10
Everything Must Go (2011)
11
Virginia (2012)
It's not funny, it's not charming and it's only clear it's set in modern day when a character mentions the internet.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
12
Jack Goes Boating (2010)
It's tonally uncomfortable, which was probably Hoffman's intent, and though it's not a home run, there's great acting on display-another common theme in films adapted from plays.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
13
Girlfriend (2011)
Understated, well-acted and likely never to be heard from again, Girlfriend is the kind of movie you come to film festivals to see.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
14
Tabloid (2011)
It's a well-told story without any consequence or larger meaning, and it's the first round of applause I've witnessed at press screenings this year.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
15
Tamara Drewe (2010)
It's fun but overlong, not a waste of regular time, but probably of festival time.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
16
Allen has forgotten how to write like people talk, and the muted yellows of upper-class London are as boring as the script, which contains a Viagra joke, in 2010.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
17
Heartbeats (2011)
[Director Xavier Dolan's] got an unquestionably terrific eye but a bit of a tin ear for dialogue, and continues to shoot himself in loving close-up, a detriment.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
18
Beautiful Boy (2011)
19
Featuring talking head interviews... it also contains great archival photos and excerpts from Roxon's writings, which at the time were progressive in feminism and music journalism.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
20
Peep World (2011)
21
Janie Jones (2011)
It reminds me of one of those Disney movies about sports. I liked it.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
22
Somewhere (2010)
More tone poem than film, Somewhere finds Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) at her most untethered and experimental.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
23
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
It is a masterclass of acting, directing, writing and cinematography, of tonality, of pacing and of emotion.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
24
How Do You Know (2010)
Brooks wants to make a contemporary relationship film and a topical one about the financial crisis and winds up failing on both sides.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
25
Kaboom (2011)
Watch with friends.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
26
Public Speaking (2011)
Nonetheless, this is high-brow entertainment of the wittiest order---a little cold, but so what?
Posted Nov 16, 2018
27
Hysteria (2012)
The movie, directed by Tanya Wexler, is a pretty conventional British run at something fun, like when Stephen Frears does a funny one.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
28
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011)
29
Page Eight (2011)
For a "spy thriller" there is zero violence, zero running, zero screaming and only minimal double crossing-the whole thing is rather civilized and zingy.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
30
The Future (2011)
Miranda July is a divisive force and a rare, vital talent.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
31
Damsels in Distress (2012)
It's completely absurd, and though overlong, completely hilarious.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
32
Jennifer's Body (2009)
Jennifer's Body assures that Cody is not a one-hit wonder - not that she needed to prove it.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
33
Pariah (2011)
Pariah is a fine debut---it's all been done, but rarely with performances this raw and real.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
34
Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)
35
The Queen of Versailles (2012)
The excess is astonishing and infuriating... but a very specialized slice of Americana that proves nobody is untouchable, there's no life too big to tear down.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
36
The romance plays like a studio note and you barely believe it, but the movie wrapped around it is so watchable that you can let it be. This one last time.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
37
This pleasant enough straight-to-DVD comedy stars Catherine Keener as an uptight lawyer who takes her kids (one is Elizabeth Olsen) to her Mom's for the summer.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
38
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
The movie is a mess, but a glorious, big-hearted, beautifully acted one.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
39
Frances Ha (2013)
40
R.I.P.D. (2013)
To call R.IP.D. "cartoonish" is probably a compliment... but it's not quite fun enough for these four excellent actors to justify taking the money.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
41
The Way Way Back (2013)
The Way Way Back has a terrific cast... but for whatever reason just never gels.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
42
2 Guns (2013)
It doesn't work at all but it also works completely, you know? Perfect for a dumb August afternoon.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
43
We're The Millers (2013)
It's consistently LOL hilarious all the way through, and after this dreadfully straight-faced season, it's nice to finally crack a smile.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
44
Elysium (2013)
Smart late summer action film? Try the next apocalypse.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
45
Fruitvale Station (2013)
When that shot comes, you've forgotten that it's been waiting for you this whole time, and it's twice as heartbreaking now that Fruitvale Station has made you care.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
46
They spend less than five minutes in the City of Bones. Will make you feel bad about your ab routine.
Posted Nov 15, 2018
47
In a World... (2013)
A low-stakes, languid, lovely debut.
Posted Nov 15, 2018
48
Watermark (2014)
49
Carrie (2013)
A near word-for-word remake... Kimberly Peirce's version of Carrie is an unnecessary update with its own charm nonetheless (and 100 percent less full-frontal nudity, thankfully).
Posted Nov 15, 2018
50
Frozen (2013)
Highly, highly recommended.
Posted Nov 15, 2018