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By Louis Proyect (533) for Counterpunch.org (73) on 02 Nov 2018

An inspiring tale marked by brilliant acting and close attention to the details of the hellish places Colvin reported on…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 01 Nov 2018

The most compelling reason to see A Private War is Rosamund Pike’s stunning performance as Marie Colvin, the American war correspondent who…

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By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for The New York Times (9,847) on 01 Nov 2018

Anchored by Rosamund Pike’s powerhouse lead performance, this restive, raw movie slowly accumulates the heft to render its flaws irrelevant…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 01 Nov 2018

It’s not just that Pike changed the timbre of her voice, the way she walks and even her posture to accurately reflect Colvin physically (though…

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By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 01 Nov 2018

Because it concentrates on her professional risks and accomplishments at the expense of the personal conflicts that give the film its title,…

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By Richard Lawson (539) for Vanity Fair (761) on 01 Nov 2018

Directed by documentarian Matthew Heineman, no stranger to war-torn lands himself, A Private War casts a bracingly intimate gaze, and yet sometimes…

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By Dwight Brown (181) for National Newspaper Publishers Association (180) on 01 Nov 2018

A fascinating, complicated and addictive psyche; the kind that often shapes central characters in page-turner novels…

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By Carlos Aguilar (278) for TheWrap (3,203) on 01 Nov 2018

Pike, giving the kind of transformative performance that puts her squarely in the awards-season conversation, manifests Colvin’s brazen outspokenness…

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By Mark Jenkins (515) for NPR (1,713) on 01 Nov 2018

Amel maintains an effective balance between explicating the business of journalism, simulating the horrors of armed conflict, and conveying…

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By Gary M. Kramer (92) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 31 Oct 2018

A Private War certainly gets viewers to care about Colvin…

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By Leah Greenblatt (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 30 Oct 2018

By the time the narrative comes to Colvin’s greatest get — she was essentially the first Western journalist to get inside Homs and refute…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 30 Oct 2018

Pike dives in deeply, bringing Colvin to life both physically and soulfully. It's a powerful performance…

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By Jenny Desborough (4) for Daily Mirror (UK) (1,133) on 22 Oct 2018

While the idea of a biopic about a journalist may not appeal to many, A Private War does something spectacularly different with the genre which…

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By Kevin Maher (647) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 21 Oct 2018

The Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin gets the prestige biopic treatment in a film that boasts a fearless performance from its star,…

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By Jazz Tangcay (23) for Awards Daily (23) on 21 Oct 2018

Heineman's film envelops us great cinematography and immersive set pieces, but this is Pike's film and her performance is fascinating and captivating…

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By Clayton Davis (240) for AwardsCircuit.com (450) on 19 Oct 2018

The spirit of Marie Colvin is felt within the film, and Pike's embodiment of this hero is something we should all be proud to stand with in…

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By Don Shanahan (22) for Every Movie Has a Lesson (22) on 12 Oct 2018

This is a phenomenal and ferocious lead performance from Rosamund Pike, who deserves her second Oscar nomination…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for IndieWire (3,631) on 11 Oct 2018

A Private War resolves as such an effective memoir because even in its most clichéd moments — of which there are many — it resists easy…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Variety (12,700) on 29 Sep 2018

A Private War manages to be simultaneously appalled by the humanitarian crises it depicts...and honest about the thrill that visiting such…

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By Wendy Ide (1,500) for Screen International (2,241) on 14 Sep 2018

Nimbly edited and directed with brio, this portrait of the legendary Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin represents a sure-footed leap…

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