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Maureen M. Hart

Maureen M. Hart's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Kings of the Evening (2007) 73% 3/5 EDIT “A sweet tale well suited to the holiday season.” – Chicago Tribune Jun 15, 2010 Full Review El Camino (2008) 3/4 EDIT “An existentially loaded road trip, El Camino succeeds thanks to director Erik Weigel, tackling his first full-length feature, and a talented cast that includes Elisabeth Moss of Mad Men.” – Chicago Tribune Jan 16, 2009 Full Review Virtual JFK: Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived (2008) 77% 3/4 EDIT “The word Iraq is never uttered, but there's no avoiding it as Kennedy asserts during the Bay of Pigs crisis that to attack Cuba, a country that hadn't attacked the United States, would be contrary to our national tradition.” – Chicago Tribune Jan 8, 2009 Full Review Humboldt County (2008) 60% 3/4 EDIT “Be prepared: Humboldt County is a slow starter. But what appears to be the cliched uptight nerd liberated by flighty sprite tale evolves into something deeper, darker, more resonant.” – Chicago Tribune Nov 20, 2008 Full Review Tru Loved (2008) 39% 2.5/4 EDIT “Tru Loved is worth a look for the supporting cast alone.” – Chicago Tribune Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Red Roses and Petrol (2003) 7% 2/4 EDIT “Little about the Doyles makes you want to partake of their sour hospitality, even if it's only for an hour and a half.” – Chicago Tribune Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Dark Matter (2007) 41% 3/4 EDIT “The film does a fine job of displaying the contrasts between these tense, formalized Chinese students and the faux populist American academics.” – Chicago Tribune Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Times and Winds (2006) 87% 3/4 EDIT “Erdem's script and his young cast do a fine job of recalling the years between carefree childhood (embodied by Omer's brother, the precocious and adorable Ali) and adult power and duties.” – Chicago Tribune Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Moving Midway (2007) 100% 4/4 EDIT “In its 98 minutes, film critic Godfrey Cheshire's documentary Moving Midway records an amazing architectural feat, and that's the least of its virtues.” – Chicago Tribune Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Save Me (2007) 68% 2.5/4 EDIT “A melodrama better suited to the Logo network than to theaters.” – Chicago Tribune Oct 18, 2008 Full Review A Man Named Pearl (2006) 75% 3/4 EDIT “Fryar is such pleasant company that the film's weaknesses can be overlooked.” – Chicago Tribune Oct 3, 2008 Full Review Monster Camp (2007) 64% 3/4 EDIT “How much audiences will like Monster Camp may depend on their ability/need to abandon their everyday personas for weekends of fantasy dress-up and battles.” – Chicago Tribune Sep 4, 2008 Full Review Praying With Lior (2007) 82% 3/4 EDIT “[Director Ilana] Trachtman doesn't downplay the challenges of a family with a Down syndrome child, even one as high-functioning as Lior.” – Chicago Tribune Jul 24, 2008 Full Review Kenny (2006) 100% 3/4 EDIT “A hit and prize winner in Australia, Kenny has the power to charm, no matter which way the water swirls.” – Chicago Tribune Jul 17, 2008 Full Review Indestructible (2007) 100% 3.5/4 EDIT “Byer, despite the lousy hand fate dealt him, wasn't much about gloom.” – Chicago Tribune Jul 17, 2008 Full Review Forgiveness (2004) 60% 3/4 EDIT “Though the film could have used better explainers for some of its talking heads...its message is as satisfying as the sweetest revenge.” – Chicago Tribune Jul 9, 2008 Full Review Shotgun Stories (2007) 88% 3/4 EDIT “Director Jeff Nichols lets the action unfold slowly following an impromptu insult, but the escalation of hatred and pain feels natural.” – Chicago Tribune Jul 9, 2008 Full Review A Four Letter Word (2007) 53% 2/4 EDIT “Archer's acting is overly arch, but Cory Grant is quite effective as Zeke.” – Chicago Tribune Jun 24, 2008 Full Review Fade (2007) 1/4 EDIT “Arthur provides some overly mannered narration via a journal he's been keeping, but that also offers few clues to how much of what we're seeing is real or imagined.” – Chicago Tribune May 1, 2008 Full Review The Favor (2006) 39% 3/4 EDIT “The Favor measures the costs of crushing disappointment and the strength of love, and though those themes are the stuff of soap opera, writer/director Eva Aridjis recruited just the right cast to keep the suds at bay.” – Chicago Tribune Apr 10, 2008 Full Review The Grand (2008) 40% 1/4 EDIT “It's hard to believe that a lineup so stellar could generate so few laughs, but there it is.” – Chicago Tribune Apr 3, 2008 Full Review Look (2007) 60% 2.5/4 EDIT “The performances feel natural, improvised, and it's easy to believe this is the world we inhabit.” – Chicago Tribune Mar 27, 2008 Full Review The Memory Thief (2007) 80% 3/4 EDIT “Tragedy and closure, memory and truth are the subjects of writer/director Gil Kofman's first narrative feature.” – Chicago Tribune Mar 20, 2008 Full Review The Business of Being Born (2007) 81% 3/4 EDIT “Former talk show host Ricki Lake had her first baby in a hospital and came away with the need for a birth experience that was more empowering, with less medical intervention.” – Chicago Tribune Feb 15, 2008 Full Review Honey & Clover (2006) 3/4 EDIT “Sho Sakurai is the Michael Cera of Japan as the lovestruck hero of Honey and Clover, directed by Masahiro Takasa from the popular Japanese comic by Chica Umino.” – Chicago Tribune Feb 15, 2008 Full Review
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