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Review of Mother of George (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 11 Sep 2013

The film forgoes the usual neo-realistic approach toward this sort of material for a painterly, meticulously composed technique…

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Review of Blue Caprice (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 11 Sep 2013

If we look to cinema as a conduit for the entire range of the human experience, from its highest highs to its lowest lows, there's no denying…

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Review of A Teacher (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 11 Sep 2013

Rather cold, the movie could have used some more humanity or, at the very least, dramatic excitement…

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Review of Passion (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 02 Sep 2013

Passion is a Brian De Palma greatest hits package, the filmmaker showing off, more than anything else…

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Review of Passion (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 02 Sep 2013

Passion is a Brian De Palma greatest hits package, the filmmaker showing off, more than anything else…

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Review of Closed Circuit (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 02 Sep 2013

Pretty solid in an old-fashioned sense, a movie committed to refined, quality storytelling without a whole lot of extra heft…

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Review of Afternoon Delight (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 29 Aug 2013

The ensuing seriocomic havoc is predictable, but carried by Hahn's fascinating performance, which unpacks complex depths of feeling beneath…

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Review of The Grandmaster (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 22 Aug 2013

Blending the markings of a kung fu epic with scenes of stark emotional longing, Wong Kar-wai's latest movie offers a hybrid that's hard to decipher…

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Review of The World's End (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 22 Aug 2013

The movie stands out for two reasons: Simon Pegg is hilarious and Edgar Wright directs with flair…

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Review of Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 22 Aug 2013

Rooney Mara's excellent work, which transitions from wide-eyed naïveté to forceful intelligence, is the heart of this movie…

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Review of Drinking Buddies (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 22 Aug 2013

The movie grabs you once you've become attuned to the way Joe Swanberg works and grown familiar with these characters…

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Review of I Give It a Year (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 07 Aug 2013

Turns the romantic comedy on its head by utilizing a simple and effective formula that blends parody and affecting relationship dramatics…

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Review of Prince Avalanche (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 07 Aug 2013

A quiet, affecting meditation on the human inclination to flee difficulties, to escape into the woods and live free of pain and heartbreak…

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Review of Lovelace (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 07 Aug 2013

The movie sharply evokes the era and exudes a lurid fascination by unpacking this sensational story…

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Review of The Spectacular Now (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 31 Jul 2013

The sojourn into John Hughes territory distracts from the film's real story, which centers on a young alcoholic hurtling toward the abyss…

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Review of Europa Report (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 31 Jul 2013

Realism doesn't necessarily equal entertainment, and Sebastián Cordero's movie collapses in an avalanche of jargon…

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Review of The Time Being (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 28 Jul 2013

A more apt title might have been Wes Bentley Stares at Stuff…

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Review of Blue Jasmine (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 28 Jul 2013

The genius of Cate Blanchett's performance lies in the way she sells us on the urgency of Jasmine's concerns and the depth of her plight, mastering…

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Review of RED 2 (2013)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 18 Jul 2013

In the hands of these award-winning actors, a lightweight action-comedy sequel with a nonsensical narrative becomes substantial summer entertainment…

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Review of The Act of Killing (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 18 Jul 2013

The magnitude of this achievement, this depiction of a diseased and corrupt society that is in so many ways similar to our own, cannot be understated…

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