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Review of The Five-Year Engagement (2012)

By Melissa Anderson (387) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Apr 2012

There is exactly one unexpected moment in the otherwise drearily predictable The Five-Year Engagement that, though little more than a throwaway…

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Review of The Giant Mechanical Man (2012)

By Ernest Hardy (466) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Apr 2012

Tim eventually evolves out of smugness, but unfortunately, the film merely trades it for sappiness…

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Review of Bonjour Tristesse (1958)

By Nick Pinkerton (448) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Apr 2012

Otto Preminger's formally dazzling 1958 film is an edifice constructed of contrasts…

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Review of Safe (2012)

By Aaron Hillis (362) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Apr 2012

A preposterously enjoyable - or enjoyably preposterous - action-thriller…

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Review of Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster (2011)

By Mark Holcomb (179) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Apr 2012

First-time writer-director Nathan Morlando shows commendable focus (even Cox dials it down), and his movie's modest aspirations nicely reflect…

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Review of Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance (2012)

By Michelle Orange (458) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Apr 2012

A deeply archived and circumspect history of the Joffrey dance company, Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance does a perfect white swan but…

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Review of Elles (2011)

By Benjamin Mercer (70) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Apr 2012

It's entirely too much for co-writer/director Malgoska Szumowska to coherently flesh out in an hour and a half, especially with so much time…

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Review of Dolphin Boy (2011)

By Andrew Schenker (354) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Apr 2012

Dolphin Boy stands as an example of how the pitfalls of potentially mushy material can be overcome by smart and sensitive direction…

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Review of Sound of My Voice (2011)

By Karina Longworth (242) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Apr 2012

The bland, jittery visual realism can't counteract overheated performances of tin-eared dialogue, which strain for pulp but often land at soap…

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Review of Restless City (2012)

By Ernest Hardy (466) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Apr 2012

Told in an elliptical style with a pacing and jagged rhythms that take some getting used to, the thrust and power of the film lies in its poetic…

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Review of Headhunters (2011)

By Michael Atkinson (678) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Apr 2012

Plenty of twisty scripting makes the queasy damage seem conceptually neat and tidy, as if that's a good idea, but what we need here is a little…

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Review of 96 Minutes (2011)

By Benjamin Mercer (70) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Apr 2012

The narrative machinery grows creakier as the plot advances, and the film is a bit too strident about some of the issues at play, but 96 Minutes…

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Review of The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)

By Nick Pinkerton (448) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Apr 2012

A script that consistently finds fresh outlets for its running gags makes for a sufficiently rollicking pleasure cruise…

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Review of Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag (2011)

By Nick Schager (2,294) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Apr 2012

It's not clear what Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale values more - endless preaching about ancestral spirits or gruesome CG decapitations…

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Review of Whores' Glory (2011)

By Mark Holcomb (179) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Apr 2012

Michael Glawogger's fearless Whores' Glory demystifies trick turning with a bluntness and sneaky artistry that's sure to make even the most…

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Review of The Gift (2000)

By J. Hoberman (756) for Village Voice (8,525) on 21 Apr 2012

A creepily effective button-pusher that owes a bit to the original Cape Fear both in Sam Raimi's ruthless direction and Keanu Reeves's unexpectedly…

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Review of Grace (2009)

By Ed Gonzalez (1,102) for Village Voice (8,525) on 20 Apr 2012

A muddled, logic-starved provocation, Grace avoids smugness by refusing to play its body horror for sh**s and giggles, but its resonance is…

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Review of My Way (2012)

By Benjamin Mercer (70) for Village Voice (8,525) on 17 Apr 2012

Perhaps the most charitable thing that can be said about the 143-minute marathon My Way - with a reported budget of almost $25 million, the…

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Review of My Way (2012)

By Benjamin Mercer (70) for Village Voice (8,525) on 17 Apr 2012

Perhaps the most charitable thing that can be said about the 143-minute marathon My Way - with a reported budget of almost $25 million, the…

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Review of My Way (2012)

By Benjamin Mercer (70) for Village Voice (8,525) on 17 Apr 2012

Perhaps the most charitable thing that can be said about the 143-minute marathon My Way - with a reported budget of almost $25 million, the…

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