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Fernando MeirellesSlick direction and competent cast can't overcome a trite script.
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The Do-Deca-Pentathlon
Mark DuplassFurther proof that low-budget indies can also be formulaic.
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Beasts of the Southern Wild
Benh ZeitlinA tiny folk epic centered on a child's extraordinary performance.
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The Woman in the Fifth
Pawel PawlikowskiA slow but compelling study of a man unraveling.
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High School
John Stalberg, Jr.Unpleasant pot caper lacks the charm of the genre's best.
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God Bless America
Bobcat GoldthwaitRighteously angry, but clumsy and pandering.
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As Luck Would Have It
Álex de la IglesiaA satire with a metal rod of sentimentality through its… >>
Turn Me On, Dammit!
Jannicke Systad JacobsenA surprisingly fresh and spirited coming-of-age tale.
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The Raid: Redemption
Gareth EvansA relentlessly brutal and glorious martial arts assault.
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No Escape: Horror Hits Home
By Kristy PuchkoRejecting garish gore and cheap jump scares, there's a subgenre… >>
The Execution of Maximilian: Border Paintings
G.T. PellizziA Mexican-American art clash.
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This Is Not a Film
Jafar PanahiPowerfully indicts censorship while celebrating creativity.
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Take Shelter
Jeff NicholsAn intriguingly ambiguous tale of one man's apocalyptic vision.
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Return
Liza JohnsonA disjointed film, but a wholly convincing turn from Cardellini.
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Perfect Sense
David MackenzieA sweeping romantic drama spliced with silly science fiction.
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Cattelan app tops Sunday Times list
By Anna GraizbordGuggenheim wins top honors in the Sunday Times best apps… >>
Elmore Leonard revisits "Justified" character
By Josh RalskeGivens returns in latest novel Raylan.
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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Nuri Bilge CeylanA police procedural that takes its time, and doesn't go… >>
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Brad BirdAnother propulsive Bird cartoon, only live-action.
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Tyrannosaur
Paddy ConsidineBrutal British drama about a damaged man and a wounded… >>
Bellflower
Evan GlodellAn odd, disturbing, and gorgeous movie about masculine fantasy.
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Terri
Azazel JacobsAn insightful, funny, and brutally honest portrait of an alienated… >>
Childrens Hospital
Rob CorddryGleefully absurd and outrageous medical-show parody.
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Attack the Block
Joe CornishThis efficiently localized take on alien invasion is suspenseful fun.
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Everything Must Go
Dan RushFerrell stretches in a surprisingly downbeat dramedy.
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Dog Day Afternoon
Sidney LumetLumet’s seminal crime drama effectively captures 1970s New York City.
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Hanna
Joe WrightWright reteams with Ronan for a thrilling modern-day fairy tale.
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In a Better World
Susanne BierBier’s slick Academy Award-winning melodrama doesn’t quite click.
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Super
James GunnGunn’s tale of an unhinged would-be superhero is disturbing, demented… >>
The Strangers
Bryan BertinoHome invasion, pared down to its terrifying essence.
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I Saw the Devil
Kim Jee-woonMasterful, but its unrelenting brutality becomes exhausting.
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Dogtooth
Yorgos LanthimosLanthimos presents a disturbing vision of overprotective parents and their… >>
Animal Kingdom
David MichôdMichôd’s feature debut is an effectively brooding crime drama.
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The Housemaid
Im Sang-sooIm Sang-soo brings an elegant sheen to his melodramatic remake.
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Blue Valentine
Derek CianfranceA well-acted, realistic drama about the sad dissolution of a… >>
Claire Denis
By Josh RalskeA prominent figure on the festival circuit with her own… >>
Marwencol
Jeff MalmbergA sensitive, but discomfiting, portrait of a damaged man trying… >>
I'm Still Here
Casey AffleckWhether or not it’s a put-on, it’s an embarrassment.
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A Prophet
Jacques AudiardA riveting prison drama with flashes of transcendence amid the… >>
The Other Guys
Adam McKayWill Ferrell is funny; car chases and explosions--not so much.
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Edgar WrightMore than whistles and bells, thanks to an appealing young… >>
The Kids Are All Right
Lisa CholodenkoWell-earned laughs and tears in a comedy/drama of insight and… >>
The Larry Sanders Show
Garry ShandlingShandling's influential satirical sitcom.
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