Author: Juan Barquin

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Ace Attorney (2012)

In a true blend of multiple genres he’s tackled before, Takashi Miike captures the essence of the Phoenix Wright games without losing his own style.

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Compliance (2012)

Craig Zobel’s look at a dark, twisted crime that really happened teeters the line between being exploitative and not, while delivering an impressive movie.

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Woman in Chains

Clouzot’s final film is a psychosexual rollercoaster filled to the brim with color that tells of a love triangle between a photographer, an artist, and a lonely housewife.

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Margaret (2011)

Margaret has its masterful moments, but its ambitions to achieve a grand-scale, operatic tale of pure emotion fall flat.

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Beasts of the Southern Wild

Benh Zeitlin’s debut isn’t quite the masterpiece that everyone makes it out to be, but instead a mixed bag of good and bad ideas helped along by solid performances.

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Trishna (2011)

Winterbottom’s adaptation of Hardy’s novel provides an interesting character study for Pinto, who does an amazing job even when the script lets her down.

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Safety Not Guaranteed

Low budget flicks don’t always fare well, but Safety Not Guaranteed has a lot of heart and a talented crew that takes it further than one would ever expect.