<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/d/11_dirtygirl.htm> Dirty Girl
★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Select Cities - The bedeviling writing-directing debut of Abe Sylvia,
"Dirty Girl" is what you get when an audience crowd-pleaser flies past its
indie roots and achieves success as a comedy, a drama, and an identifiable
slice-of-life without feeling the need to talk down to viewers.
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<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/i/11_idesofmarch.htm> The Ides of
March
★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - A thoroughly absorbing thriller. Moodily photographed and
portentously scored, "The Ides of March" matches its memorable title in
sheer foreboding. Even when it is crossing well-worn paths, the film
engenders to leave its own stirring mark.
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<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/r/11_realsteel.htm> Real Steel
★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - It's a competent family-drama-action hybrid, but there is not
enough heart-to-heart interaction between the two leads to wholly buy into
their eventual changeover from petulance to adoration. The dancing, fist-
throwing robots keep getting in the way.
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<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/w/11_weekend.htm> Weekend
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
OnDemand and Select Cities - Minimalist and gritty, the film's mumblecore
aesthetics are all firmly intact even if its narrative intentions are
bogged down by not bothering to confront the characters' very underlying
issues that may, in the long run, spell doom for their relationship.
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