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SURA WOOD
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" The plot functions in a rudimentary fashion setting up one contrived complication after another, engendering a desire, despite a few amusing scenes and pleasant company, for the trio to arrive at their respective destinations as soon as possible." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 25, 2008
 
The Lucky Ones (2008)33%
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" Although LaBute has created memorably lacerating portraits of male cruelty and willful dominance, this one doesn't add up." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 8, 2008
 
Lakeview Terrace (2008)44%
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" ... director Christopher Nolan's much-hyped, long awaited second entry in the Batman franchise is not only fabulous and the best film of the summer, it's possibly the best film of the year, a guaranteed mammoth hit." -- culturevulture.net
Posted Jul 26, 2008
 
The Dark Knight (2008)94%
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" Showcases promising new talent in front of and behind the camera." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 5, 2008
 
In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008)86%
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" Juno, a smart-mouthed, sweet, well-acted comedy directed by Jason Reitman." -- culturevulture.net
Posted Jan 15, 2008
 
Juno (2007)93%
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" A bare bones, ragged-around-the-edges enterprise, the film is nonetheless an illuminating portrait of a driven, deeply committed man and the turbulent era he lived in." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Dec 3, 2007
 
The People's Advocate: The Life & Times of Charles R. Garry (2007)n/a
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" Handsomely appointed but disappointing." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 12, 2007
 
Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)28%
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" An engaging if less than revelatory documentary." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 6, 2007
 
Anita O'Day - The Life Of A Jazz Singer (2008)100%
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" Ang Lee’s latest, Lust, Caution is a sluggish disappointment with a catchy title." -- culturevulture.net
Posted Oct 22, 2007
 
Lust, Caution (2007)70%
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" Cronenberg's latest is as engrossing as it is creepy." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 10, 2007
 
Eastern Promises (2007)88%
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" While the material seems to warrant understated, direct storytelling...Penn opts for epic proportions and clutters his narrative with gimmicks." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Aug 31, 2007
 
Into the Wild (2007)82%
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" A magical adult fairy tale." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 30, 2007
 
Stardust (2007)76%
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" A little rough around the edges, this likable movie is filled with adolescent angst, youthful energy and hope." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 10, 2007
 
Colma: The Musical (2007)90%
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" It's an unforgettable, visceral journey into the heart of darkness, grueling poverty and anarchy." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 26, 2007
 
Ghosts of Cite Soleil (2007)81%
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" Entertaining if overly reverent." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted May 22, 2007
 
Fog City Mavericks (2007)n/a
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" A series of static, poetic tableaux rather than a full-blown cinematic experience, screenwriter-director Emanuele Crialese's Golden Door drains the drama and iconography out of an inherently dramatic, iconic story." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Apr 27, 2007
 
Golden Door (2007)70%
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" No one is spared in this whip-smart comedy about the entertainment industry." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 25, 2007
 
Delirious (2007)85%
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" Narrowly focused, poorly paced documentary lacks a narrative thrust that could have made for a more compelling film." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 25, 2007
 
Crazy Love (2007)78%
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" Girl 27 is about the moral hypocrisy of Hollywood as well as a testament to the lingering damage inflicted by rape." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 25, 2007
 
Girl 27 (2007)83%
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" An offbeat, unpredictable story that plays out in parallel universes." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 23, 2007
 
The Nines (2007)70%
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" Too much sex and not enough humanity makes a dull film." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 22, 2007
 
The Night Buffalo (2006)n/a
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" A rock documentary that's a good as it gets." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 22, 2007
 
Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten (2007)88%
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" Even for those who don't wholly buy into the film's 'if we don't have our dreams, we have nothing' ethos, there are many small pleasures to savor." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 18, 2006
 
The Astronaut Farmer (2007)58%
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" A collection of scenes in search of a coherent story, the film's characters don't develop, and plot lines fail to coalesce by the movie's conclusion." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Apr 26, 2006
 
Americanese (2006)67%
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" Guess you had to be there." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 10, 2006
 
Berkeley (2007)33%
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" [A] thoroughly original, whimsical documentary bio with dramatic recreations, sly wit and animation by SV2, who created collage-like imagery." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 26, 2006
 
Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst (2005)n/a
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" Well structured and fast paced, the film uses news footage, interviews with voters and congressional leaders, poignant images of Ohio voters standing for hours in the rain, only to be told it was too late to vote." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 26, 2006
 
American Blackout (2006)75%
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" A heroic crusader to some and the spoiler who betrayed the Democratic Party to others, Ralph Nader emerges as a dedicated, controversial and flawed figure." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 26, 2006
 
An Unreasonable Man (2007)92%
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" An informative though not particularly exciting documentary." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 26, 2006
 
Who Needs Sleep? (2006)71%
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" The film suffers from a crucial lack of perspective." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 24, 2006
 
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (2006)72%
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" Kinky Boots, a crowd-pleasing British import based on a true story, may be this year's Full Monty." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 23, 2006
 
Kinky Boots (2006)58%
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" [A] sometimes unbearably slow, uneven melodrama that's not without a few powerful sequences." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 22, 2006
 
Open Window (2005)0%
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" An intelligent, moving film steeped in an authentic sense of time and place." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 4, 2005
 
Drum (2004)86%
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" A captivating if somewhat conventional documentary." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 3, 2005
 
Ballets Russes (2005)91%
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" Largely due to a loose, inconsistent script by Parker and Catherine di Napoli, it plays like a formulaic TV movie." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 21, 2005
 
The Californians (2005)n/a
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" While it's difficult to resist the temptation to avert one's eyes, the film's power is undeniable." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Aug 4, 2005
 
Secuestro Express (2005)52%
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" Michael Palm's film remains earthbound despite its interesting, offbeat subject." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 7, 2005
 
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (2004)67%
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" Genuinely sweet, beautifully constructed documentary." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Feb 14, 2005
 
Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2005)95%
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" Aspires to the poetic but falls short because of a lack of dynamism." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 28, 2004
 
Suite Habana (2006)71%
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" A mildly intriguing, if slight, entertainment." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 28, 2004
 
Doppelganger (2003)56%
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" These are rich, aging men in a young man's game, and the discrepancy between image and reality, captured by the filmmakers, makes for engrossing material." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted May 6, 2004
 
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)87%

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