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Review of Brooklyn Castle (2012)

By Alison Willmore (681) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 16 Oct 2012

Indifferently structured but centered around charming characters, the documentary starts off as a chronicle of the scholastic chess year, but…

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Review of Radio Unnameable (2012)

By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 16 Oct 2012

Radio Unnameable is at its best when it tries to find some visual analog to Fass' vibe, courtesy of cinematographer John Pirozzi, who takes…

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Review of The First Time (2012)

By Noel Murray (1,901) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 16 Oct 2012

In the first 15 minutes, viewers may be rolling their eyes at these kids; by the end, they might be eager to re-watch that opening scene, to…

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Review of The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 16 Oct 2012

However much the film may mirror the truth, dramatically it feels like a cheat…

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Review of In the Realms of the Unreal (2004)

By Noel Murray (1,901) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 15 Oct 2012

In the end, it all gets to be too stifling. The film looks amazing, and there may be no better way to adapt Darger's work to the screen…

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Review of Moliere (2007)

By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 14 Oct 2012

A Molière this good deserves a more substantive portrait, but this one will do for now…

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Review of Breach (2007)

By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 14 Oct 2012

The main problem with Breach is that the story is told through O'Neill, who's far less compelling, in part because Phillippe doesn't have the…

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Review of WALL·E (2008)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 14 Oct 2012

It's Pixar's most daring experiment to date, but it still fits neatly into the studio's pantheon: Made with as much focus on heart as on visual…

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Review of The Sting (1973)

By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 13 Oct 2012

In an era full of auteur-driven turbulence in Hollywood, The Sting stands out as a model of old-school craft, a richly appointed studio production…

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Review of Defiance (2008)

By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 13 Oct 2012

There are lots of movies about Jews suffering, dying, and surviving in Europe during World War II, but precious few about Jews fighting back…

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Review of I Think I Love My Wife (2007)

By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 13 Oct 2012

Though hampered at times by Rock's limitations as an actor and a director, I Think I Love My Wife stays faithful to the spirit of Rohmer's…

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Review of The Sessions (2012)

By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 12 Oct 2012

It might just be the most poignant, moving film ever made about one man's surprisingly noble efforts to get laid…

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Review of Little Voice (1998)

By Joshua Klein (32) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 10 Oct 2012

Though it's got some funny one-liners, sight gags, and Blethyn's over-the-top histrionics, Little Voice is often painfully dramatic, right…

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Review of A Whisper to a Roar (2012)

By Sam Adams (514) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 09 Oct 2012

The film makes a convincing argument that, in spite of some recent setbacks, movements for democratic change are alive and well, but it glosses…

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Review of The Iran Job (2012)

By Noel Murray (1,901) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 09 Oct 2012

The sports drama gives The Iran Job a strong hook, while the cultural context enriches the movie's real story, which is less about Sheppard's…

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Review of The Other Dream Team (2012)

By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 09 Oct 2012

Markevicius tells this incredible yarn through the significantly less exciting format of an ESPN-style documentary, which gets the job done…

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Review of 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom (2012)

By Alison Willmore (681) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 09 Oct 2012

Everyone plays against type in 3, 2, 1… Frankie Go Boom, none more so than Ron Perlman, who has a small role as a post-op transsexual hacker…

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Review of Photographic Memory (2012)

By Noel Murray (1,901) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 09 Oct 2012

Photographic Memory is less wry and more melancholy than McElwee's earlier documentaries; it's a lot like his superb 2003 film Bright Leaves,…

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Review of Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (2002)

By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 09 Oct 2012

Lawrence's public foibles haven't magically transformed him into a comic genius, but they have made his act surprisingly poignant, if never…

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Review of Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007)

By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 06 Oct 2012

These may be the qualities of a great man, but they're not exactly the stuff of a great documentary subject, especially given how hard Carter…

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