Grade: B+

Damned United, The (2009)

Tom Hooper mines David Peace's book to craft a great personality study of England's dynamic soccer coach Brian Clough without resorting to standard sports cliches. (Full Review ... )

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Big Fan

Big Fan (2009) A-

Most sports fans come to realize that their beloved team can never love them back, but what happens to an obsessed fan when his hero nearly beats him to death? Now available on DVD! . (Full Review ... )

Precious

Precious (2009) Grade A-

Ensemble acting is so intense and real that you may just forget that you are watching a drama and not a documentary about severe emotional/sexual abuse. (Full Review ... )

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Little Ashes
Little Ashes (2008) Grade: D+
A major art house disappointment. Neither provocative nor insightful, these legendary surrealists deserve a far better cinematic fate than Paul Morrison's generic treatment. (Full Review ...)
Nair: Monsoon Wedding
Monsoon Wedding Grade: B
Now available with the full Criterion Collection treatment, Mira Nair's delightful crowd pleasing homage to New Delhi illuminates modern Indian society. (Full Review ... )
Dalai Lama Renaissance
Dalai Lama Renaissance Grade: B
In 1999, some forty ambitious intellectuals set out to resolve some of the world's most pressing problems, but they are in for a surprise when they present their plan to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. This documentary preserves the essence of the week-long conference. (Full Review ... )
Sin Nombre
Sin Nombre (2009) Grade B
Like a cross between El Notre and City of God, director/writer Cary Fukunaga's triller mesmerizes with intriguing characters as they seek to escape to a better life. (Full Review ... )
Campion: Bright Star
Bright Star (2009)   Grade: B+
Jane Campion's film is a treasure for literature lovers and should prove to be a valuable resource for English professors who seek to connect their students to poetry. Proper Victorian restraint and fine acting translate into an admirable portrait of John Keats and his muse. (Full Review ... )
Satyajit Ray: Kanchenjungha

Kanchenjungha (1962)

Grade B
Set in Darjeeling, Satyajit Ray's first color feature is a highly watchable family melodrama that examines contemporary Indian life in the early 1960s.. (Full Review ... )
Michael Moore: Capitalism A Love Story
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) Grade: A
Michael Moore returns to the big screen with a sequel that provokes and educates, revealing more nuances from his trademark common man perspective. (Full Review ... )
Late Bloomer

Late Bloomer (2004)

Grade C-
Facets Video has released this low budget Japanese "horror" film that demonstrates that disabled people may just not be harmless (Full review . . . )
Take Out
Take Out        Grade: B
A candidate for Film Independents' John Cassavetes Award, this film paints a compelling portrait of urban life for an illegal immigrant trying to make it in Manhattan. (Full Review ... )
Costa-Gavras: Z
Z (1969) Grade: A
At long last Costa-Gavras' supreme political thriller gets its due--a full Criterion Collection treatment. No better film of this genre exists! (Full Review ... )
Up in the Air
Up in the Air Grade: A
A professional downsizing expert travels around the U.S. to help companies fire people they don't have the courage to handle and ends up questioning what he wants out of Life.(Full Review ... )
Keep Walking
Keep Walking (1983) Grade: B
Facets Video rescues a provocative 1983 Italian film from obscurity just in time for the Christmas season. (Full Review ... )
 


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