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John Anderson, Washington Post

  1. Crude 2009 As the film very eloquently implies, when the greater good is defined as profits, and a lack of culpability is proportionate to your number of shareholders, well . . . a lot of petroleum-soaked chickens will be coming home to roost. full review
  2. Tetro 2009 Tetro has no internal tension and should have been a comedy. full review
  3. Let the Right One In 2008 A spectacularly moving and elegant movie, and to dismiss it into genre-hood, to mentally stuff it into the horror pigeonhole, is to overlook a remarkable film. full review
  4. Play The Game 2008 The good news is that the seemingly perennial TV fixture is still funny and sharp and folksy. The bad news is that he lost the bet, or whatever it was that got him into Marc Fienberg's smarmy, lackluster comedy. full review
  5. The Tale of Despereaux 2008 It's a beautiful film, but in the end, Despereaux is esthetically charmed but dramatically inert. full review
  6. Chop Shop 2007 The director has created a not-to-miss gem for the discriminating viewer. full review
  7. The Signal 2007 In a movie about perception, misperception and the ramifications of misunderstanding, it's a bit ironic that the directors can't get out of one another's way. full review