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Footnote

Israel’s Best Foreign Film Oscar nominee satirizes niche politics and father-son rivalry with passion and compassion

Justin StroutApril 25, 2012January 20, 2024

Chimpanzee

Shockingly off-the-cuff filmmaking leads to dull, cutesy nature doc

Dan HudakApril 18, 2012June 15, 2025

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Justin StroutApril 18, 2012January 6, 2024

FFF Film and Food Celebration

Jessica Bryce YoungApril 11, 2012June 15, 2025

Bully

Contemplative and controversial, Bully finally arrives. It merits a field trip

Justin StroutApril 11, 2012August 16, 2023

2012 Florida Film Festival

The 2012 Florida Film Festival’s brightest star is Central Florida itself. Are we ready for our close-up?

Justin Strout, Rob Boylan, William Goss, Billy Manes, Steve Schneider, Erin Sullivan, John Thomason, and Jessica Bryce YoungApril 11, 2012March 4, 2025

The Raid: Redemption

William GossApril 11, 2012October 1, 2023

The Cabin in the Woods

Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s twisty take on slasher flicks re-energizes and re-invents a stale genre

William GossApril 11, 2012August 10, 2024

Wasn’t tomorrow wonderful?

From Santorum to Scientology, the ’90s saw it coming

Steve SchneiderApril 4, 2012June 14, 2025

We Need to Talk About Kevin

A troubled kid’s endgame leaves Tilda Swinton picking up the pieces

Michael GallucciApril 4, 2012August 3, 2023

W.E.

An ill-advised plot device dooms an otherwise handsome tale of a woman, a prince and an empty throne

Justin StroutMarch 28, 2012February 29, 2024

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Justin StroutMarch 28, 2012July 28, 2023

Thin Ice

The Sprecher sisters have already washed their hands of their own problematic crime dramedy

Justin StroutMarch 28, 2012August 16, 2023

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt are effortlessly charming in director Lasse Hallstrom’s tidy puff piece

William GossMarch 28, 2012June 15, 2025

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Justin StroutMarch 21, 2012July 14, 2023

The Hunger Games

Jennifer Lawrence heads a winning YA franchise

Justin StroutMarch 21, 2012August 16, 2023

Being Flynn

Paul Weitz’s father-son drama finds its own poetry

William GossMarch 14, 2012August 29, 2023

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Justin Strout and Rob BoylanMarch 14, 2012August 16, 2023

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Justin StroutMarch 7, 2012August 1, 2023

A Separation

Iranian filmmaker Ashgar Farhadi’s masterpiece injects new life into his country’s cinema

John ThomasonMarch 7, 2012June 26, 2023