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Review of A Late Quartet (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 06 Nov 2012

However inconsequential the struggles of pretentious artists might be, A Late Quartet depicts the passage of time, the specter of death and…

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Review of Argo (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 26 Oct 2012

It's a reminder of what the movies can offer when they're at their best: an escape into another world and a pertinent look at our own…

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Review of The Other Son (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 26 Oct 2012

Stands out as a plea for tolerance, a film about the shared humanity that can overcome even the most intractable of differences…

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Review of The Loneliest Planet (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 26 Oct 2012

The characters are kept at such a distance, and the movie is so opposed to basic dramatic impulses, that it's like watching a stranger's vacation…

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Review of Smashed (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 26 Oct 2012

There are some clunky moments here, but the movie conveys the fundamental truth that some victories don't always feel so victorious…

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Review of The Sessions (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 19 Oct 2012

It offers a relatable depiction of the powers of a positive mental attitude and perseverance in spite of horrendously bad luck…

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Review of The First Time (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 19 Oct 2012

When it comes to insight into being a teen in this day an age, or any of the other traits that set the best high school movies apart, The First…

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Review of The House I Live In (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 04 Oct 2012

Eugene Jarecki, an adept chronicler of corrosive societal corruption, offers a thoughtful look at the human cost of the epic, decades-long…

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Review of The House I Live In (1957)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 04 Oct 2012

Eugene Jarecki, an adept chronicler of corrosive societal corruption, offers a thoughtful look at the human cost of the epic, decades-long…

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Review of The House I Live In (1945)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 04 Oct 2012

Eugene Jarecki, an adept chronicler of corrosive societal corruption, offers a thoughtful look at the human cost of the epic, decades-long…

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Review of Butter (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 04 Oct 2012

With Sarah Palin, the movie's thinly disguised object of derision, now operating on the fringe of mainstream culture, the entire film feels…

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Review of Won't Back Down (2014)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 26 Sep 2012

A meat-and-potatoes movie, it's basic, dependable fare that's cooked well and goes down easy…

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Review of Won't Back Down (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 26 Sep 2012

A meat-and-potatoes movie, it's basic, dependable fare that's cooked well and goes down easy…

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Review of Trouble with the Curve (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 19 Sep 2012

Taps into some appealingly old-fashioned ideas about the magic of what was once America's Pastime…

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Review of The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 19 Sep 2012

Writer-director Stephen Chbosky's adaptation of his novel is so infused with honey-glazed recollections of suburban Pittsburgh in the early…

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Review of Arbitrage (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 12 Sep 2012

Here's an old-fashioned thriller-cum-morality play that trades in compelling characters and sharp storytelling…

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Review of Liberal Arts (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 12 Sep 2012

Josh Radnor's Jesse is not a likable character in any sense, and more than anything you wish he'd just grow up already…

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Review of Hello I Must Be Going (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 06 Sep 2012

Bolstered by a terrific performance from Melanie Lynskey, who brings dignity and humor to what could have been a downbeat part…

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Review of The Good Doctor (2011)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 31 Aug 2012

A compelling, character-driven film about a particularly antiseptic form of madness…

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Review of Lawless (2012)

By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 31 Aug 2012

A western-gangster movie hybrid set in 1930s Appalachia that's a welcome return to two old-fashioned, distinctly American modes of filmmaking…

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