Terrifier
3
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This time, the result feels especially cruel for the sake of it.
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Piece
by Piece
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The mere fact of the
documentary's aesthetic form doesn't elevate the material beyond the usual.
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We
Live in Time
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The back-and-forth structure of this film
forces us to think of this bittersweet tale on a bigger scale.
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The
Apprentice
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The Apprentice clearly contains some specific
truths about the man at its center and more general ones about human behavior.
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Super/Man:
The Christopher Reeve Story
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This is a very direct film about the man, the
actor, the advocate, and his legacy, and that might be its strongest quality.
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Lonely
Planet
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The good feelings toward this simple story are quickly
undone by a turn to the formulaic and the contrived.
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Caddo
Lake
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The puzzle itself is enticingly
intricate and constantly surprising.
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Daddy's
Head
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Daddy's Head
is about the all-enveloping nature of grief. The film is also a creepy and, at times, genuinely frightening horror
story.
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The
Last of the Sea Women
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It's always pleasant when a documentary
introduces us to people we might otherwise have never met.
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Bad
Genius
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On its own, Lee's version feels
rushed and as if it possesses a few too many gaps in its characterizations to
succeed.
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Chosen
Family
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Chosen Family, though, is so focused on trying
to be funny that it's never sincere—or funny.
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Falling
Stars
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The filmmakers don't trust their
minimalist storytelling and control of tone quite enough.
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