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The Raid: Redemption: Nonstop Gore and Action From Indonesia

Lean, fast-moving, and filled with brutally beautiful (or beautifully brutal) game-changing fight sequences, Gareth Evans’ Indonesian martial-arts film…

Genthner refuses to be a tragic heroine.

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Kati With an I: Teen Ennui in Florida

Documentarian Robert Greene chaperones 18-year-old Kati Genthner through the three days before her graduation (with honors) from Pleasant…

The boy on a mission (Doret).

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The Kid With a Bike: Yet Another Moral Tale From the Dardenne Brothers

In the new film from Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Cyril (Thomas Doret), a scrappy 11-year-old living in an…

Jiro (left) with son Yoshikazu at the carving counter.

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Jiro Dreams of Sushi: Yes, You’ll Be Hungry After This Doc

Tucked away in the basement of a Tokyo office building, in a drab corridor attached to a subway…

Janek (Schuchardt) reassesses old loyalties.

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The Christening: Film Noir From Poland

Michal has a problem. His name is Janek. Janek has a problem. His name is Michal. The two…

Courtney (center) on the sidelines.

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Undefeated: An Oscar-Winning Football Doc With Seattle Roots

An inspirational sports tearjerker in distilled form, this new Harvey Weinstein–hawked doc lands in North Memphis, where the…

Greene's rasslers put on a show.

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Fake It So Real: Semi-Pro Wrestlers in North Carolina

If you’ve ever wanted, in a non-ironic, non-hipster sort of way, to attend a semi-pro wrestling match in…

Director Waititi gives us too much of himself.

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Boy: Coming of Age in ’80s New Zealand

The abundant charm of first-time actor James Rolleston, playing the 11-year-old of the title, doesn’t quite save this…

This actor allegedly lost 35 pounds during the course of the movie.

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Invincible Force: Lose Weight, Lose Your Mind

Directed by Daniel Schneidkraut, Invincible Force first presents itself as some YouTube video diary from a slovenly metalhead…

Gainsbourg in a typically dissolute state.

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Gainsbourg: The Man Who Loved Women: Serge Is Still Dead, Still Sexy

Not to be confused with Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life, the biopic that played town last October, this French…

The artist at work.

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Gerhard Richter Painting: A Profile of the Great German Artist

Countless documentaries have feebly attempted to probe and illuminate the creative process (the phrase “dancing about architecture” springs…

Woody Harrelson is on hand to help exploit our heroine (Lawrence).

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The Hunger Games: OMG! Teens Like Totally Kill One Another!

A withering indictment of endless spectacle, the first volume of Suzanne Collins’ astronomically successful dystopic YA trilogy was…

Tatum (left) and Hill before their '80s makeover.

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21 Jump Street: Hey, That Channing Tatum Fellow Is Actually OK

The television show 21 Jump Street, about cops who go undercover as high schoolers, debuted on Fox in…

Ferrell speaks Spanish, tongue firmly in cheek.

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Casa de Mi Padre: Will Ferrell Mugs in Spanish

Rogue comic Will Ferrell recently turned up in an Old Milwaukee commercial exclusively for the Davenport, Iowa, local…

Nik (Halilaj) is born into a blood feud.

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The Forgiveness of Blood: An American Indie Director’s Balkan Blood Feud

Director Joshua Marston demonstrated his ability to sustain almost unbearable dramatic tension in his debut feature film, Maria…

One of Plympton's typically avid mutts.

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Adventures in Plymptoons!: Meet Cult Animator Bill Plympton

Considered an infomercial for cult animator Bill Plympton, the documentary Adventures in Plymptoons! suffers from two main defects.…

Brandon Barrera plays one of JTRO's rivals.

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The FP: The ’80s Are Back With a Vengeance

Infinitely better as a beer-goggled pitch than as a feature film, The FP never gets beyond the studied…

De Niro is in a room of his own.

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Being Flynn: Robert De Niro as a Mean, Drunk Writer

Written and directed by Paul Weitz (American Dreamz), Being Flynn is an adaptation of Nick Flynn’s 2004 memoir…

Now in her 10th decade, the star is still at it.

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Carol Channing: Larger Than Life: She’s Still Going Strong in Her 90s

“There was this creature with huge eyes and an enormous red mouth,” recalls Bruce Vilanch on first seeing…

Everybody loves Audrey?

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Delicacy: Audrey Tautou Is Suddenly Widowed

With her ponytail and toggle coat, Audrey Tautou, playing workaholic widow Nathalie in Delicacy, gives off a sexless,…