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The Band’s Visit (2008) A remote, Israeli desert town is the setting for this droll, endearing comedy about an accidental cultural exchange that very quietly says some very important things about contemporary Arab-Israeli relations. Grade: A-
Doomsday (2008) Just to shake things up a little, I guess, the creators of the laughably over-the-top films thought it might be fun to turn the survivors of a deadly epidemic, rather than its victims, into maniacal murderers. Grade: C
Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay (2008) The jokes all revolve around weed, stereotypes, and Neil Patrick Harris; the stereotype stuff is by far the funniest. Grade: B-
Never Back Down (2008) The movie speeds up and slows down as though controlled by a director in the grip of competing medications. For those who make it to the final beatdown, however, the only pill worth taking is the one that makes you forget. Grade D+
Shine a Light (2008) This movie is about giving us a privileged glimpse of the Rolling Stones in action. It's a record of an astonishing musical chemistry that has been evolving, with no signs of calcification, for nearly five decades. As a bonus, there are delicious guest appearances by Buddy Guy and Jack White. Grade B+
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