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A-
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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A superhero movie with soul.
Posted Jan 06, 2023
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A-
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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"One of the most purely pleasurable movies of the year."
Posted Jan 06, 2023
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A
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Babylon
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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Powerful, hilarious and bleak as hell.
Posted Jan 06, 2023
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B+
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White Noise
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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"An impressive accomplishment unlike anything I've seen this year."
Posted Jan 06, 2023
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A-
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A Man Called Otto
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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"Thoughtful, moving and funny."
Posted Jan 06, 2023
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C
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Amsterdam
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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The kind of misfire that only talented people could make.
Posted Oct 16, 2022
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B+
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Three Thousand Years of Longing
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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One of the year's truly special films.
Posted Oct 16, 2022
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B+
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Barbarian
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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What makes this film special is... some unexpected satirical turns, delivering sharp character work and some truly repulsive scenes.
Posted Oct 16, 2022
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C
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Blonde
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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It's got too much of everything, which makes it add up to a whole lot of nothing.
Posted Oct 16, 2022
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B
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Bodies Bodies Bodies
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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"[Its] satire isn't as sharp as the killer's weapon."
Posted Aug 16, 2022
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B
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Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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"Essential viewing for any Texan, or any fan of nature documentaries."
Posted Aug 16, 2022
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A-
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Nope
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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<I>Nope</I> is scary, funny, disturbing and sharp. But above all, it's expertly crafted spectacle.
Posted Aug 12, 2022
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C-
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Unplugging
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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"A dire affair that strands good, funny actors in a lousy movie."
Posted Jun 25, 2022
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B+
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Top Gun: Maverick
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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"A perfect popcorn movie and an improvement on the original."
Posted Jun 25, 2022
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C-
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Elvis
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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"This big screen take on the King is both too much and not enough."
Posted Jun 25, 2022
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C+
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The King's Man
(2021)
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Kip Mooney
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Can't decide if it wants to be Paths of Glory or Austin Powers.
Posted Mar 26, 2022
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A-
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The Matrix Resurrections
(2021)
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Kip Mooney
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What makes this new film so special is how distinct it is, how purposeful.
Posted Mar 26, 2022
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B+
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The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic
(2021)
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Kip Mooney
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Surprising, thoughtful and moving.
Posted Mar 26, 2022
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B-
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Raquel 1:1
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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Certainly stirs things up, but it could have been revolutionary.
Posted Mar 26, 2022
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B-
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The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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For fans only
Posted Mar 26, 2022
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B+
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Facing Nolan
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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It's a fawning tribute, made more palatable by Nolan's humble demeanor.
Posted Mar 26, 2022
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C-
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Master
(2022)
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Kip Mooney
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Fails to provoke or scare.
Posted Mar 26, 2022
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A-
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Licorice Pizza
(2021)
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Kip Mooney
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The most delightful movie of the year.
Posted Dec 16, 2021
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A-
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Nightmare Alley
(2021)
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Kip Mooney
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An embarrassment of riches.
Posted Dec 16, 2021
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B+
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Don't Look Up
(2021)
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Kip Mooney
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[McKay has] now struck a good balance between his desire to educate and make people laugh.
Posted Dec 16, 2021
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C-
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Time Now
(2021)
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Kip Mooney
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A mystery with no real mystery, a thriller with no real thrills.
Posted Dec 16, 2021
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B
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The King of North Sudan
(2021)
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Kip Mooney
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A wild story that covers all sorts of international intrigue, while still keeping the focus on one man's crazy dream.
Posted Oct 26, 2021
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A+
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Brave
(2012)
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Kip Mooney
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You're not going to see a more beautiful, eye-appealing movie than Brave this year.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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A
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Prometheus
(2012)
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Kip Mooney
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Dazzles from start to finish.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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A+
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Finding Nemo
(2003)
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Kip Mooney
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Easily Pixar's most colorful and joyous movie.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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F
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Ice Age: Continental Drift
(2012)
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Kip Mooney
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Unless you've got little kids you need to entertain for an hour-and-a-half, don't waste any time on [this].
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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B
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Killer Joe
(2011)
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Kip Mooney
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You won't see anything else like it this year.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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F
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Burning Man
(2011)
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Kip Mooney
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You'll likely doze off.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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C+
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Trishna
(2011)
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Kip Mooney
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The film abruptly shifts gears from love story to tragedy to unwatchable torture porn.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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B-
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Lawless
(2012)
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Kip Mooney
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There are simply too many characters.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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A-
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Django Unchained
(2012)
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Kip Mooney
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Gutsy and entertaining.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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A+
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Silver Linings Playbook
(2012)
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Kip Mooney
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Takes the audience through the emotional wringer but sends them out of the theater on a high note.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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B-
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Chasing Mavericks
(2012)
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Kip Mooney
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Not only beautiful to watch, but also occasionally inspirational.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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76/100
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Quartet
(2012)
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Kip Mooney
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Movies don't get much lighter or enjoyable than Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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F
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Not Fade Away
(2012)
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Kip Mooney
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If anything of consequence happened in Not Fade Away, I must have missed it.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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C+
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Safe Haven
(2013)
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Kip Mooney
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Still has all the eye-rolling trademarks of a Nicholas Sparks production.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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D
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The Host
(2013)
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Kip Mooney
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Anyone who enjoys the shallow romance of the Twilight series will absolutely love this trash.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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C
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The Place Beyond the Pines
(2012)
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Kip Mooney
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Isn't nearly as deep as it thinks it is.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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A-
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The Angels' Share
(2012)
|
Kip Mooney
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The best movie so far this year.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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D-
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Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey
(2013)
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Kip Mooney
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Plays like the last 20 minutes of a Behind the Music episode.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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D
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Detour
(2013)
|
Kip Mooney
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An agonizing ordeal.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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C-
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Post Tenebras Lux
(2012)
|
Kip Mooney
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It's not enjoyable, it's not challenging. It's only frustrating.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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B+
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Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
(2012)
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Kip Mooney
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An illuminating and entertaining documentary.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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A-
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Frances Ha
(2012)
|
Kip Mooney
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This is Gerwig's show, and she pulls it off beautifully.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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C+
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The History of Future Folk
(2012)
|
Kip Mooney
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Not very good, but earns a lot of points for its earnestness, music and charm.
Posted Sep 18, 2021
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