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Review of The Housemaid (2010)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Jan 2011

Remake of much-admired 1960 drama about a maid who becomes her wealthy employer's toy and the dark consequences that ensue has some Chabrol…

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Review of Zenith (2010)

By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Jan 2011

Not everyone likes having to think while watching a movie, but viewers who do will find plenty to ponder in this twisty maze of facts that…

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Review of Petition (2009)

By Eric Monder (171) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 18 Jan 2011

Sad and sobering account of human-rights violations in modern-day China…

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Review of Every Day (2010)

By Shirley Sealy (140) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 18 Jan 2011

Low-suds soap opera about the trendy sandwich generation travails of a hip, well-off New York family…

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Review of The Dilemma (2011)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 13 Jan 2011

Amusing romantic comedy about how the titular dilemma nearly torpedoes the relationships that bond two upwardly mobile Chicago couples…

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Review of The Green Hornet (2011)

By Ethan Alter (997) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 13 Jan 2011

While it sports a few spare parts that don't quite click, this souped-up superhero vehicle runs smoothly enough thanks to a savvy sense of…

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Review of The Dilemma (1919)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 13 Jan 2011

Amusing romantic comedy about how the titular dilemma nearly torpedoes the relationships that bond two upwardly mobile Chicago couples…

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Review of The Time That Remains (2009)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 07 Jan 2011

Family saga set against the backdrop of Israeli occupation has its moments, but suffers from a certain monotony in its direction…

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Review of The Strange Case of Angelica (2010)

By Eric Monder (171) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 29 Dec 2010

More mundane than magical, The Strange Case of Angelica is neither strange nor lively enough to lift anyone's spirits…

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Review of Hadewijch (2009)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 29 Dec 2010

From would-be nun to fundamentalist accomplice is the unlikely but nonetheless absorbing premise of this stately spiritual study…

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Review of Gulliver's Travels (2010)

By Ethan Alter (997) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 29 Dec 2010

Jonathan Swift's witty 18th-century satire becomes a witless 21st-century star vehicle for Jack Black and his by-now stale shtick…

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Review of Little Fockers (2010)

By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 21 Dec 2010

Third go-round for the Focker family recycles gags from the earlier two films while playing up sensitivity over raunchiness…

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Review of True Grit (2010)

By Ethan Alter (997) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 21 Dec 2010

The Coen Brothers hit the bull's-eye with this captivating western where the good guys fight with words first and guns second…

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Review of Brutal Beauty: Tales of the Rose City Rollers (2010)

By Frank Lovece (341) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 17 Dec 2010

Documentary about women's roller-derby in Portland, Ore., showcases a talented new director but doesn't disclose its executive producer's ties…

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Review of TRON: Legacy (2010)

By Ethan Alter (997) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 17 Dec 2010

The long-awaited sequel to the 1982 cult favorite retains the original's visual splendor, but not its endearingly geeky spirit…

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Review of Biutiful (2010)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 17 Dec 2010

This gritty, sometimes overdone portrait of a father's fight for survival is redeemed by a monumental Javier Bardem performance and a generallly…

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Review of Yogi Bear (2010)

By Ethan Alter (997) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 16 Dec 2010

Another animated relic is dusted off for an underwhelming and unnecessary live-action outing…

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Review of Another Year (2010)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 16 Dec 2010

Mike Leigh satisfyingly mines richness in character in this intimate family piece…

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Review of Blue Valentine (2010)

By Erica Abeel (109) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 16 Dec 2010

Powerful, raw and fluidly shot, this history of a marriage told in shuffled time stars Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling, two of our finest…

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Review of How Do You Know (2010)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 16 Dec 2010

Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd give winning performances in an otherwise vapid, expensive romantic comedy that just tries too hard…

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