Janice Page, Boston Globe
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For 148 reviews, this critic has graded:
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On average, this critic grades 0.7 points lower than other critics.
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Janice Page's Scores
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88
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12
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 83 out of 148
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Mixed: 33 out of 148
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Negative: 32 out of 148
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movie reviews
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Janice Page 88
As casually insensitive and careless as you might expect from a film of this era, but it's also surprisingly crafty about finding ways to incite discussion -
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Janice Page 88
As full of joy as pain, it's a perspective we need to see more often. -
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Janice Page 75
fully devotes itself to painting a family portrait seldom allowed such rich cinematic detail. -
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Janice Page 88
Roughly translated, Touchez pas au Grisbi means ''don't touch the loot.'' But in literal terms, this film version of Albert Simonin's blockbuster really couldn't care less who ends up with the cash. -
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Janice Page 75
The best that can be said of the men in Coline Serreau's Chaos is that some of them are pimps. -
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Janice Page 88
Intimidated by the words "avant-garde film"? Then hand yourself over, without reservation, to the skills of documentarian Martina Kudlacek and her astonishingly accessible primer, In the Mirror of Maya Deren. -
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Janice Page 88
A definitive, low-tech stomping of every sci-fi clone that has sprung up in the original's wake. -
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Janice Page 75
Where Wiseman excelled in respecting the broad rhythms and pure storytelling of the ring, Chang's new documentary focuses on the stories of three boxers and weaves them into a compelling narrative that rivals anything Hollywood could script.- Posted Sep 19, 2012
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Janice Page 88
A well-crafted, bravely revealing little film that could be considered essential education for baseball fans. It's just a bonus that the documentary is so entertaining.- Posted Jul 12, 2012
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Janice Page 88
Adults should find its simmering drama at least as compelling as teens will, even if parental figures are only slightly more present here than in a " Peanuts" comic strip. -
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Janice Page 88
One of the most compelling films the Holocaust has yet produced. -
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Janice Page 75
The film's unhurried pace is actually one of its strengths. Entirely appropriately, the tale unfolds like a lazy summer afternoon and concludes with the crisp clarity of a fall dawn. That's not just a farm movie, that's life. -
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Janice Page 88
A rousing, sometimes funny, frequently depressing documentary. -
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Janice Page 75
A poignant, all-too-common tale of casual abuse in a workplace that is candidly labeled "better than most." -
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Janice Page 63
Miller is certainly faithful to the spirit of Rendell's psychologically probing, class-dissecting novels, even if his probing doesn't go nearly as deep and his storytelling isn't as compelling. -
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Janice Page 75
It takes a special first-time director to stick her neck out, personally as well as professionally. As much as anything else, The Cats of Mirikitani is a testament to good breeding. -
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Janice Page 75
This Earth doesn't really have anything new to say, but it does present some newly entertaining ways of saying it. -
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Janice Page 63
A semiserious documentary about a cult of performance art that until recently was never meant to be taken seriously. -
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Janice Page 63
Serves up enough action and passion to stay afloat, but at the end of the day it's just not the perfect ride those earlier films were. -
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Janice Page 75
Because Manito is really just an opera without the violins or Viking hats, you probably don't need to have everything spelled out. Its Spanish-English script is secondary to the universal language and timeless drama of family, community, dreams made and dreams dashed. -
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Janice Page 75
These children are indeed the faces of war. It's just harder to recognize them because they're the ones someone cared enough to save. -
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Janice Page 75
An invitation to see something a little less pretty, and potentially more enduring. -
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Janice Page 63
At the very least, some of the answers and observations offered up in this hybrid documentary/drama/thesis project will surprise you. -
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Janice Page 75
It's fair to say that a meaner documentary might have packed more punch. But it's hard to imagine Michael Moore turning out anything that feels as pleasantly nourishing. -
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Janice Page 88
Even when its wires are showing, the movie's soul is always evident. -
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Janice Page 88
It's practically a primer on how to rework a literary classic into an impressively restrained movie with something fresh and intelligent to say. -
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Janice Page 75
You buy "fair - trade" coffee; you assume you're being socially responsible. But now, along comes Black Gold to tell you that all fair-trade coffee is not created equal, and that Ethiopia, the "birthplace of coffee" and home of some of the world's best beans, may be getting the least fair shake of all. -
