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Review of You Will Be My Son (2011)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 14 Aug 2013

Legrand pays homage to this talent by packaging him with a fine script, a strong supporting cast and a rich production that make this fraught…

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Review of Off Label (2013)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 08 Aug 2013

Important, hard-hitting documentary about the pharmaceutical industry, its greed and the serious human havoc it wreaks…

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Review of Planes (2012)

By Harry Haun (78) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 07 Aug 2013

It's painfully plain that Planes aspires to be Son of Cars and Cars 2...so why didn't someone bring the pixie dust that makes Pixar's animated…

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Review of Planes (2013)

By Harry Haun (78) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 07 Aug 2013

It's painfully plain that Planes aspires to be Son of Cars and Cars 2...so why didn't someone bring the pixie dust that makes Pixar's animated…

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Review of Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 07 Aug 2013

For kids, Percy and pals are good company and the special effects are often fresh and eye-popping…

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Review of Elysium (2013)

By Michael Sauter (58) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 07 Aug 2013

Because yes, along with a very topical, deeply resonant theme and premise, Elysium has a hurtling momentum, with enough boom-crash-splatter…

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Review of Lovelace (2013)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 05 Aug 2013

Perfectly cast, acutely rendered drama based on the true story of accidental porn sensation Linda Lovelace and her abusive manager/husband…

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Review of Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer (2013)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Aug 2013

Taken in its entirety, this celebration of a pioneering visionary-who never knew that he was one at the time-is a highly worthy endeavor…

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Review of The Spectacular Now (2013)

By Kevin Lally (258) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 31 Jul 2013

Unlike so many formulaic movies, The Spectacular Now presents us with complicated characters you can't sum up in a one-sentence log line…

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Review of Drift (2013)

By Don Groves (134) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 31 Jul 2013

The surfing sequences are impressively filmed, but on dry land the unexciting narrative plods along to a predictable conclusion…

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Review of When Comedy Went to School (2013)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 31 Jul 2013

The brilliant Robert Klein narrates with knowing affection, but despite the wonderful archival footage and painstaking assemblage of these…

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Review of Europa Report (2013)

By Nick Schager (2,294) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 31 Jul 2013

A science-fiction saga that strives for realism in not just its science but also its scripting and characters, Europa Report proves a well-executed,…

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Review of The Canyons (2013)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 31 Jul 2013

All performances register high, including Lohan and her husky voice, but Deen, even inhabiting a must-hate character, truly impresses as an…

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Review of Rising from Ashes (2013)

By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 31 Jul 2013

the story behind Rising from Ashes is so moving and compelling that the documentary's shortcomings seem inconsequential…

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Review of 2 Guns (2013)

By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 31 Jul 2013

Boasting an enviable cast and a needlessly complicated plot, the movie works best during the easygoing banter between its two stars…

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Review of Drift (2013)

By Don Groves (134) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 31 Jul 2013

The surfing sequences are impressively filmed, but on dry land the unexciting narrative plods along to a predictable conclusion…

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Review of Prince Avalanche (2013)

By Chris Barsanti (896) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 28 Jul 2013

David Gordon Green's lo-fi buddy flick about a couple of slacker road workers strikes a smart middle ground between his atmospheric early work…

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Review of Drug War (2012)

By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 24 Jul 2013

A tightly constructed account of a sting by Chinese cops trying to break up a meth ring, Drug War delivers the kind of finely calibrated suspense…

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Review of The Wolverine (2013)

By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 24 Jul 2013

The Wolverine isn't a run-of-the-mill, effects-heavy comic-book adaptation-it's a solid drama that's only incidentally about superheroes…

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Review of The Rise (2012)

By Rex Roberts (125) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 24 Jul 2013

It's all good for having a laugh, for Wasteland, despite its ponderous title, gives us a likeable bunch of rascals we can root for, increasingly…

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