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By Rob Boylan (29) for Orlando Weekly (1,048) on 31 Jul 2012

If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I never would have thought it possible to make a fairy tale out of Hurricane Katrina, but that's exactly…

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By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 31 Jul 2012

A lot of interesting ideas that were never successfully brought together in a cohesive whole.  …

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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 31 Jul 2012

The best I can do is to say that it's interesting and I respect the attempt…

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By Fiona Williams (67) for sbs.com.au (697) on 31 Jul 2012

Zeitlin's poetic fantasy never wavers from the child's rationalisation of the coming catastrophe and its aftermath, or her niggling belief…

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By Treestandwater (1) on 29 Jul 2012

It's uncomfortable to watch for two reasons. 1. It's uncomfortable to watch black people acting out a white person's ideas. 2…

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By Greatmartin (455) on 29 Jul 2012

What is it about me that makes it impossible for me to walk out on a movie that is boring me to tears…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 29 Jul 2012

The distinction between the sacred and the humble is irrelevant: Fried alligator functions as a sort of Eucharistic sacrament, and a boat contrived…

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By Dudefromtulsa (5) on 27 Jul 2012

This movie is brilliant…

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By Steve Persall (1,105) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 24 Jul 2012

Hushpuppy carries a lot of emotional weight on her slender shoulders, and Wallis makes one wish to climb into the screen to lighten the load…

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By Tim Brayton (2,283) for Antagony & Ecstasy (1,911) on 23 Jul 2012

This kind of [shaky] camerawork smacks of outright laziness, and there isn't a single scene where it doesn't distract from the many lovely…

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By Bgirl (6) on 22 Jul 2012

I have never written a review but after seeing Beasts of the Souther Wild, felt compelled to write something…

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By Porchtacks (3) on 22 Jul 2012

The elements of magic realism and the realistic depiction of squalor and hardcore alcoholism don't mesh…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 20 Jul 2012

The film might be a bit too harsh for small children…

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By Chris Sawin (379) for Examiner.com (1,617) on 19 Jul 2012

Beasts of the Southern Wild develops characters the likes of which film rarely sees, features strong performances, has an impressive score,…

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By John Wirt (638) for Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (638) on 19 Jul 2012

Magic and realism meet in this transporting, immersive tale set in the wilds of south Louisiana…

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By Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 19 Jul 2012

It's a beautiful, strange tone poem about childhood and innocence, set in a strange but still recognizable world where the polar ice caps are…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 18 Jul 2012

The atmosphere Zeitlin develops here is moist with promise and danger, and he moves back and forth between outright fable and pungent reality…

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By Jeff Meyers (379) for Metro Times (Detroit, MI) (691) on 18 Jul 2012

When Zeitlin zeroes in on the father and daughter, Beasts of the Southern Wild sucks us in and makes us care…

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By Duane Dudek (861) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 18 Jul 2012

A daring, lyrical and challenging piece of folk art that defies easy explanation…

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By Ann Lewinson (45) for Kansas City Star (1,573) on 18 Jul 2012

As neo-realism dissolves into magic, Beasts becomes a work very much of our time, a cry for the handmade in our chilly digital era…

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