• Bob Mondello (born 1949) is an American film critic. Annually, Mondello sees over 300 films, commenting on them on radio, in print, and in speaking engagements...
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  • mark, noting that "the Infected just aren't that scary." NPR critic Bob Mondello noted the film's subtext concerning global terrorism and that this aspect...
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  • finds a much better vehicle for these terrifically talented actors." Bob Mondello for NPR described the film as "Two Hours Stolen", calling it "a catalog...
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  • Limbong – Reporter, Arts Desk Jeff Lunden – Freelance Arts Reporter Bob Mondello – Movie Critic Ann Powers – Music Critic Anastasia Tsioulcas – Reporter...
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  • love and loss and the mess and thrill of life, they seem new anyway" Bob Mondello of NPR commented "An exquisite, almost sensual grief suffuses every frame...
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  • 4th – Film School Rejects 4th – Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News 4th – Bob Mondello, NPR 4th – Richard Corliss, Time 5th – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone 5th –...
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  • bottom-line craft, but all the craft in the world can't redeem its story." Bob Mondello of NPR said the film was "A sadistic, unmotivated home-invasion flick...
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  • And in this case offering us a large slice of angel food for thought. Bob Mondello, on NPR, said, "The result is not just his most mature comedy yet, but...
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  • Kohn – Indiewire 1st – Mick LaSalle – San Francisco Chronicle 1st – Bob Mondello – National Public Radio 1st – Joe Morgenstern – The Wall Street Journal...
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  • discovery into a real visual treat." In a generally positive review, critic Bob Mondello showed special enthusiasm for the airborne scenes, writing: "I cannot...
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  • Rango was the coolest, funniest and dagnab-orneriest of the bunch." Bob Mondello of National Public Radio observed that "Rango's not just a kiddie-flick...
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  • And in this despairing vision, neither does anyone else." NPR critic Bob Mondello adds that "despite working with a plot about implacable malice, the Coen...
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  • David Germain, Associated Press 1st – David Denby, The New Yorker 1st – Bob Mondello, NPR 2nd – A.O. Scott, The New York Times 2nd – Mick LaSalle, San Francisco...
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  • Denby, The New Yorker 5th – Ray Bennett, The Hollywood Reporter 5th – Bob Mondello, NPR 7th – Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal 7th – Keith Phipps...
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  • the mumblecore movement in indie cinema. Reviewing the film for NPR, Bob Mondello wrote that though the setup may sound "preposterous", "if you bear with...
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  • Chocano, Los Angeles Times 9th – James Verniere, Boston Herald 10th – Bob Mondello, NPR 10th – Peter Vonder Haar, Film Threat In 2008, the film placed third...
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  • Dragon 2 is soaring, emotionally swooping, utterly satisfying fun." Bob Mondello of NPR gave the film an 8.5 out of 10, saying: "It's clear that [director...
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  • wrong but a lot right, starting right at the top with McConaughey." Bob Mondello criticized the film's character for NPR in these words: "Dallas Buyers...
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  • his wife Zena. It was in fact the friendship between Bob Anders and John Sheardown that led Bob to call John to seek sanctuary for the group when the...
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  • know again how essentially small is each human story." According to Bob Mondello, the film is showing that "to understand the death of a young man, we...
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  • – Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times Top 10 (listed alphabetically) – Bob Mondello, NPR Top 10 (ranked alphabetically) – Claudia Puig, USA Today Top 10...
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  • The Philadelphia Inquirer 1st – James Verniere, Boston Herald 2nd – Bob Mondello, NPR 2nd – Rafer Guzmán, Newsday 2nd – Gregory Ellwood, HitFix 2nd –...
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  • hardly seems to have been worth making, and it's barely worth watching." Bob Mondello of NPR gave the film an eight out of ten, saying, "It's all thoroughly...
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    Re-Joins MPAA". Variety. June 26, 1957. p. 5. Retrieved April 22, 2019. Bob Mondello (2008-08-08). "Remembering Hollywood's Hays Code, 40 Years On". NPR....
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  • heart. Andrew Garfield received general praise for his performance. Bob Mondello of NPR said, "Here comes another Spider-dude: This Andrew Garfield guy...
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