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Review of God Help the Girl (2014)

By Anna Storm (53) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 03 Sep 2014

but for those who are open to the experience, God Help the Girl is enjoyable on two fronts: the high energy shared by its three leads, who…

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Review of Memphis (2014)

By Chris Barsanti (896) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 02 Sep 2014

Tim Sutton's gorgeously shot nomadic mood piece...will bore most audiences but hypnotize a few looking for that magical symbiosis of Jim Jarmusch's…

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Review of Frontera (2014)

By Nick Schager (2,294) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 02 Sep 2014

With its characters all sketched in single dimension and its story woefully light on surprise or intricacy, Berry's work proves less interested…

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Review of The Damned (2014)

By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 28 Aug 2014

The Damned could find a niche as part of a Halloween possess-a-thon, but on its own there's just not much to it…

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Review of Patema Inverted (2013)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 28 Aug 2014

Yasuhiro Yoshiura has fashioned an ingenious animated fable, rooted in scientific phenomena which will stir the imaginations of adults and…

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Review of The Last of Robin Hood (2013)

By Anna Storm (53) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 27 Aug 2014

The Last of Robin Hood remains simply a serviceable vehicle for a rich tale…

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Review of Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 27 Aug 2014

Gorgeously photographed, edited with a crackle, lavishly populated and designed, this is a sheer non-mind-taxing crowd-pleaser…

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Review of Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (2014)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 26 Aug 2014

It's all way too much, for in his desire to be comprehensive, Harris plumb forgets that less would have been more…

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Review of Life of Crime (2013)

By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 26 Aug 2014

A pitch-perfect adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel, Life of Crime captures the author's trademark mix of simmering tension and black comedy…

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Review of Starred Up (2014)

By Anna Storm (53) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 24 Aug 2014

Excellent showcase of director, star and writer talent…

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Review of To Be Takei (2014)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 21 Aug 2014

The kaleidoscopic life of the Enterprise's chauffeur - an Asian and gay showbiz pioneer - is explored in this entertaining but diffuse documentary…

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Review of May in the Summer (2014)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 21 Aug 2014

Dabis has concocted a fairly engaging family dramedy, which would have been a lot better if her own character weren't such a paragon…

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Review of Kink (2013)

By Ethan Alter (997) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Aug 2014

Kink may ultimately be too slight to rank as a great documentary, but it does suggest the arrival of a great documentary filmmaker…

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Review of Are You Here (2013)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Aug 2014

Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner conjures empty men for his feature debut, the story of two loser pals who win a chance to upgrade their lives…

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Review of If I Stay (2014)

By Anna Storm (53) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Aug 2014

If I Stay effectively delivers on its promise of a weeper for teenagers. It will not disappoint its market, and it will not convert the uninitiated…

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Review of The One I Love (2014)

By Michael Sauter (58) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Aug 2014

But each unhappy couple is unhappy in its own way - and this couple's way is nothing if not unique…

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Review of Are You Here (2015)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Aug 2014

Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner conjures empty men for his feature debut, the story of two loser pals who win a chance to upgrade their lives…

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Review of Level Five (1997)

By Eric Monder (171) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 17 Aug 2014

Already a cult film nearly 20 years old, Level Five makes its U.S…

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Review of Love Is Strange (2014)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 17 Aug 2014

Ira Sachs' sublimely told and beautifully acted contemporary romantic drama about an aging gay Manhattan couple hitting some unexpected choppy…

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Review of A Will for the Woods (2014)

By Chris Barsanti (896) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 14 Aug 2014

But A Will for the Woods is more contemplative than preachy…

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