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Cave of Forgotten Dreams: Werner Herzog’s 3-D Adventure!
One of the few justifiable recent excursions into 3-D, Werner Herzog’s new documentary charts a secret wonder of…
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Breath: A South Korean Prison Romance
Another twisted, obsessive love story from South Korea’s Kim Ki-duk, the 2007 Breath is a tale of two…
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Henry’s Crime: Vera Farmiga Nearly Saves the Show
A low-blood-sugar heist movie set in the tumbleweed thoroughfares of downtown Buffalo, Henry’s Crime has a little too…
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In a Better World: The Afghan War Hits Home
If The King’s Speech was a comfy middlebrow choice for Best Picture of 2010, how much more depressing…
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Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen: A Subpar Chopsocky Flick
Chen Zhen, a Chinese film folk hero whose vocation is bucking off the yoke of Japanese imperialism, has…
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The Bang Bang Club: Ryan Phillippe as South African War Junkie
“Yes, I think we all used her,” Eve Arnold once said of Marilyn Monroe. “I think as a…
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Pom Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold: Morgan Spurlock Sells Himself
As agreeable as it is insidious, Morgan Spurlock’s latest exposé of corporate control via immersive humiliation is his…
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Ceremony: We Must Stop Uma Thurman From Getting Married!
Sam (Michael Angarano), a young kids’-book author, suckers his neglected childhood best friend, Marshall (Reece Thompson), into driving…
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Bill Cunningham New York: Fashion Comes First
No passion for fashion is required to enjoy this absorbing portrait of legendary New York Times “On the…
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African Cats: Samuel L. Jackson Digs Felines
Anthropomorphizing its animal stars to a borderline-dubious degree, Disneynature’s nonfiction African Cats situates itself in Kenya’s river-divided Masai…
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Zero Bridge: Kashmir Is Complicated
Made for a song with a non-pro cast and DV camera gear out of his backpack, Tariq Tapa’s…
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Circo: A Moving Mexican Circus Documentary
“The circus is tough and beautiful,” says a talking head in Aaron Schock’s documentary on the small, struggling,…
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Winter in Wartime: A Dutch Teen Hero in WWII
Updated for a skeptical age, this new World War II movie comes impeccably groomed in period-attentive tans and…
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Some Days Are Better Than Others: Mumblecore in Portland
Someone’s been watching too many Miranda July movies. Made in Portland by Matt McCormick, this slow-moving tale of…
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The Strange Case of Angelica: A Strange Fable of Longing
In 1952, Manoel de Oliveira sketched a fable of impossible longing that became, finally, The Strange Case of…
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Potiche: Catherine Deneuve Takes Over the Store
The opening title card of François Ozon’s 1977-set Potiche seems to take design inspiration from the exploitation films…
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Super: Rainn Wilson Takes a Pipe-Wrench to Evil
When a local crime boss (Kevin Bacon) lures away his wife (Liv Tyler), lifelong pushover Frank (Rainn Wilson;…
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The Conspirator: Robert Redford’s History Lesson
Set in the months after Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, Robert Redford’s dull history lesson follows the consequences of…
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American: The Bill Hicks Story: A Tribute to the Late Comic
It’s probably inevitable that a biopic will be made about the late comic Bill Hicks (1961–1994), who achieved…
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Kill the Irishman: A Real-Life Crime Tale From Cleveland
With post-Goodfellas crime-movie tropes dyed for St. Patrick’s Day, this Ballad of Danny Greene attempts to enshrine the…