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By Matt Donato (975) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 28 Dec 2014

J.C…

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By Jules Brenner (885) for Cinema Signals (847) on 28 Dec 2014

Chandor continuously raises the stakes on defying the violent, capturing our sympathies and commanding our engagement…

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By Jimmyo (378) for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (1,959) on 28 Dec 2014

Smartly crafted and wonderfully executed, A MOST VIOLENT YEAR creeps up slowly and progresses to an intensely potent conclusion…

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By Richard Lawson (539) for Vanity Fair (761) on 18 Dec 2014

It's an obvious movie, but it's streamlined and clean, the movie ticks and whirs with precision…

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By Christopher Gray (138) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 14 Dec 2014

J.C. Chandor's fondness for situational irony is empowered by the spartan efficiency of his method, and that of most of his performers…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 10 Dec 2014

[VIDEO ESSAY] Writer-director JC Chandor's first three films (Margin Call, All is Lost, and A Most Violent Year) combine to reveal a masterful…

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By Jonathan Romney (434) for Film Comment Magazine (842) on 05 Dec 2014

It's an impressive, substantial piece of work, and a proper old-fashioned nail-biter too…

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By Tony Macklin (521) for tonymacklin.net (414) on 29 Nov 2014

A Most Violent Year is original and thought-provoking. You have to think. Whoa, is that marketable…

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By Clayton Davis (240) for AwardsCircuit.com (450) on 16 Nov 2014

A Most Violent Year is one of the great modern crime thrillers, ultimately showing itself as one of the most enthralling experiences of the year…

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By Devin Faraci (498) for Birth.Movies.Death. (774) on 13 Nov 2014

There's not much blood in the veins of A Most Violent Year - and even less on screen. This is one deeply mistitled movie…

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By James Rocchi (1,075) for The Playlist (3,871) on 10 Nov 2014

A Most Violent Year asks you to watch and listen and pay close attention; it also rewards that investment with subtle, real pleasures and provocations…

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By Drew Mcweeny (622) for Hitfix (861) on 08 Nov 2014

J. C. Chandor's A Most Violent Year is a powerfully told story, a thrilling surprise, and both Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain do remarkable work…

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By Xan Brooks (287) for The Guardian (2,969) on 08 Nov 2014

JC Chandor’s period crime drama is rigorous, resourceful and as smart as a whip...But its canny tactical struggle remains a joy to behold…

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By Robbie Collin (1,612) for The Telegraph (1,120) on 08 Nov 2014

It’s a nocturnal fantasy, seductive and ablaze with threat…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 07 Nov 2014

A Most Violent Year, Chandor’s absorbing no-bull NYC drama, further clarifies what might be the most promising career in American movies…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 07 Nov 2014

This is an intelligent and probing drama but one that lacks the oomph factor you might expect in a real Oscar contender…

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By Jack Giroux (142) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 07 Nov 2014

A Most Violent Year proves Chandor is the real deal…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for TheWrap (3,203) on 06 Nov 2014

The pacing, the performances (Albert Brooks is a stand-out as Abel's lawyer), and every facet of the production serves the story and the film's…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 06 Nov 2014

A tough-minded, bracingly blunt look at the sometimes debilitating cost of doing business that casts an unblinking eye on the physical, emotional…

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for Indiewire (3,631) on 06 Nov 2014

The filmmaker is ultimately better at constructing nuanced environments and troubled figures than making every piece of the equation gel as…

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