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B
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68%
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Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey (2013) |
"
Pineda is consistently treated as human rather than legend. It's completely appropriate that the film is just good enough, nothing too extraordinary or lasting in our minds."
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Film School Rejects
Posted Mar 9, 2013
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B
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90%
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The Last Gladiators (2013) |
"
Gibney, always a master of the documentary interview, gives us another captivating talking head in Chris Nilan."
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Film School Rejects
Posted Feb 2, 2013
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D
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15%
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Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) |
"
Even the most immature of viewers will find this to be dumb, messy, empty and an even bigger waste of Renner's talent than The Avengers."
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Film School Rejects
Posted Jan 25, 2013
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C+
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59%
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The Last Stand (2013) |
"
Lacks an identity of its own outside of being the movie Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a feature-length comeback in."
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Film School Rejects
Posted Jan 17, 2013
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B
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Persistence Of Vision () |
"
Because it takes place over the same period, it's a good complement to The Pixar Story and Waking Sleeping Beauty."
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Movies.com
Posted Jan 16, 2013
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B-
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50%
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FrackNation (2013) |
"
Its strongest and most interesting case against Gasland is not so much with refute of its claims as with address of its impact and what this says about modern journalism."
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Movies.com
Posted Jan 9, 2013
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B
|
100%
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56 Up (2013) |
"
For those of us already fans of the series and invested in the characters over the course of seven films and 42 years it's a necessary continuation and curiosity."
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Film School Rejects
Posted Jan 5, 2013
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B
|
100%
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The Loving Story (2012) |
"
The verite footage from the time is a real blessing and the documentary's primary cinematic attraction. The rest, though, is occasionally its technical distraction."
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Film School Rejects
Posted Dec 9, 2012
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B
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First Cousin Once Removed () |
"
Is capturing a portrait of an artist in mental and emotional decline fair? ... We will probably now remember Honig more for his Alzheimer's than for his healthy life's work."
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Film School Rejects
Posted Oct 12, 2012
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81%
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Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare (2012) |
"
One of those rare gems that concentrates on solutions to a problem rather than just hopelessly presenting one."
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Movies.com
Posted Oct 5, 2012
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|
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94%
|
Photographic Memory (2012) |
"
I'd say this film, in spite of its very universal appeal, is mainly of interest to McElwee fans, but it's very easy to become a McElwee fan."
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Movies.com
Posted Oct 5, 2012
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|
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93%
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The House I Live In (2012) |
"
A true nonfiction complement to The Wire."
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Movies.com
Posted Oct 5, 2012
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B
|
32%
|
Won't Back Down (2012) |
"
Gyllenhaal and Davis are more than serviceable in their lead performances and appropriately never seem to be there just for the paycheck."
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Film School Rejects
Posted Sep 28, 2012
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|
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86%
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London: The Modern Babylon () |
"
A distinct sort of time travelogue of the city's rougher patches ... the kind of doc that scores the suffragette movement to "Oh Bondage Up Yours!" by X-Ray Spex."
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Movies.com
Posted Sep 20, 2012
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|
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96%
|
Room 237 (2013) |
"
Best jab at academia since Jose Padilha's Secrets of the Tribe."
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Movies.com
Posted Sep 20, 2012
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|
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——
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Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story () |
"
Easily the most wildly fascinating artist profiled in a documentary since Crumb."
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Movies.com
Posted Sep 20, 2012
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——
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Free Angela & All Political Prisoners (2013) |
"
A nicely balanced film that surprisingly doesn't aim to lionize Davis nor to vilify Ronald Reagan and the FBI."
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Movies.com
Posted Sep 20, 2012
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|
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95%
|
The Central Park Five (2012) |
"
The real story is about how terrible our society is in relation to the terrible problems of the judicial system, not the latter in and of itself."
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Movies.com
Posted Sep 20, 2012
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|
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——
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Camp 14: Total Control Zone () |
"
The slowest film ever to have me completely on the edge of my seat ... unbelievable and chilling."
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Movies.com
Posted Sep 20, 2012
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|
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93%
|
Girl Model (2012) |
"
The most memorable part of the film is veteran model-turned-scout Ashley Arbaugh, an unbelievably intriguing nonfiction character."
—
Movies.com
Posted Sep 6, 2012
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|
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84%
|
Detropia (2012) |
"
The brilliance with this one is pretty subtle, which ought to make it a film you want to watch over and over again."
—
Movies.com
Posted Sep 6, 2012
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|
5.5/10
|
26%
|
2016: Obama's America (2012) |
"
As a pressing piece of propaganda, the film could use a louder voice and edgier tone."
—
Movieline
Posted Aug 31, 2012
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|
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77%
|
Samsara (2012) |
"
The visual splendor of this wordless and storyless documentary is so brilliantly extraordinary that it must be experienced on the big screen"
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Movies.com
Posted Aug 23, 2012
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3/5
|
84%
|
Last Days Here (2012) |
"
Engaging and emotional and funny in surprising ways. And I have to be honest: when I like a rock doc that means it's something very special."
—
Movies.com
Posted Jul 26, 2012
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3.5/5
|
99%
|
Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2012) |
"
Like the food on display in beautiful close-ups, the film is a sleek reminder that simple can be fulfilling, and maybe even brilliant."
—
Movies.com
Posted Jul 26, 2012
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4/5
|
100%
|
Planet of Snail (2012) |
"
A rare nonfiction romance film [about] a couple worth comparing your own marriage or partnership to, and the film is a wonderful, poetic portrait of true love."
—
Movies.com
Posted Jul 26, 2012
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|
2.5/5
|
88%
|
Ballplayer: Pelotero (2012) |
"
An interesting film that requires you to think about where and from whom statements are coming from and consider the ideas and speculative accusations appropriately."
—
Movies.com
Posted Jul 11, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
——
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Special Flight (Vol Sp�cial) () |
"
Subtly and thoroughly disturbing. "
—
Movies.com
Posted Jun 14, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
——
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Little Heaven () |
"
Positively touching ... Director Lieven Corthouts keeps the film incredibly upbeat, appropriately paying mind to the girl's mantra of trying to be happy every day."
—
Movies.com
Posted Jun 14, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
The Invisible War (2012) |
"
One of the most important films of the year ... a strong and quite damning expose."
—
Movies.com
Posted Jun 14, 2012
|
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3/5
|
97%
|
Sing Your Song (2012) |
"
Belafonte is the real deal, an optimistic and inspiring hero whose life story and career narrative is also a journey of civil and human rights struggles and accomplishments."
—
Movies.com
Posted May 30, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
97%
|
Paul Williams Still Alive (2012) |
"
Thanks to Williams, who almost deserves a co-directing credit, it ends up a very endearing portrait as well as an amusing real-life take on the buddy film."
—
Movies.com
Posted May 30, 2012
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|
2.5/5
|
58%
|
U.N. Me (2012) |
"
Horowitz comes off as a deceptive jokester, so he doesn't always warrant a serious response from his audience. But we do need documentaries that reach beyond safe boundaries."
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Movies.com
Posted May 30, 2012
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|
3/5
|
88%
|
Pink Ribbons, Inc. (2012) |
"
Not especially well-crafted, but this provocative deviation from the usual documentary angle on aid organizations and human rights issues is worth a look."
—
Movies.com
Posted May 30, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
First Position (2012) |
"
Magically upbeat and exhilarating in spirit. Particularly noteworthy is the way director Bess Kargman manages to address a few world issues with great hopefulness."
—
Movies.com
Posted May 7, 2012
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|
4/5
|
86%
|
Last Call at the Oasis (2012) |
"
Jam-packed with information-filled narratives ... the doc is commended for circumventing fearmongering in favor of engagement and encouragement."
—
Movies.com
Posted May 7, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
57%
|
A Fierce Green Fire (2013) |
"
Positively inspiring. "
—
Movies.com
Posted May 7, 2012
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|
3/5
|
74%
|
Chimpanzee (2012) |
"
Bring your own choice of soundtrack, just so long as it's long enough to block out Tim Allen's excruciating voice-over ... everything visual about the film is stunning."
—
Movies.com
Posted Apr 18, 2012
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|
2/5
|
75%
|
Surviving Progress (2012) |
"
It was very, very difficult to get behind Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks' doom-and-gloom-fueled Surviving Progress"
—
Movies.com
Posted Apr 6, 2012
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|
3/5
|
83%
|
Comic-Con: Episode IV - A Fan's Hope (2012) |
"
I guarantee if you're human you'll get it. "
—
Movies.com
Posted Apr 6, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
98%
|
The Island President (2012) |
"
An imperative issue film inside of a phenomenally appealing human interest piece that is equal parts individually intimate and internationally substantial."
—
Movies.com
Posted Mar 22, 2012
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|
4/5
|
97%
|
Beware Of Mr. Baker (2012) |
"
Wild, funny and richly textured audio-visual treat of a film ... Appealing to some for the same reasons other foul-mouthed, curmudgeonly subjects make for entertaining docs"
—
Movies.com
Posted Mar 19, 2012
|
|
2.5/5
|
——
|
Bay Of All Saints () |
"
A familiar film about a familiar cause ... your basic commercial for a cause. But it's commendable for not being another piece of poverty porn."
—
Movies.com
Posted Mar 19, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
67%
|
Dreams of a Life (2012) |
"
Stunningly perplexing ... while it does leave you terribly bummed out in the end, it also leaves you with a whole lot of questions."
—
Movies.com
Posted Mar 19, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
98%
|
Brooklyn Castle (2012) |
"
I might have preferred less of the focus on winning and losing and more on the cause, which I find strange coming from me, since I rarely am crazy about issue docs."
—
Movies.com
Posted Mar 19, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
——
|
Low & Clear () |
"
Gorgeous ... A terrific work, something I'd recommend if you like Sweetgrass, Old Joy and Be Here to Love Me."
—
Movies.com
Posted Mar 19, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
93%
|
Indie Game: The Movie (2012) |
"
Informative, entertaining, affecting and, most interestingly, revealing of the maddening sort of approval culture we have in the Internet era"
—
Movies.com
Posted Mar 19, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Under African Skies (2012) |
"
Berlinger's doc expertly captures the debate of the time and where it's at now, 25 years later."
—
Movies.com
Posted Mar 18, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
95%
|
Marley (2012) |
"
I'd have preferred more of the material presented during the final credits, a montage showing Marley's influence and fanbase in different parts of the globe. "
—
Movies.com
Posted Mar 18, 2012
|
88%
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