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Despite the venerability of some its mechanics, this feels invigoratingly fresh.

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His writings on Warhol, for instance, are invigoratingly enthusiastic.

An Eye on the Tremors Schwartz, Sanford 2009

Just being in the vibrating vicinity of those two tycoons was invigoratingly buzzy.

An Angel Among Us: James Wolcott Wolcott, James, 1952- 2009

None appear, a pity because these works show us Johnson at his most invigoratingly ethical, committing himself to hardship as he asks writers to depend on the favors of their own talent and nothing else.

The Powers of Dr. Johnson O'Hagan, Andrew 2009

Backed by an ­invigoratingly swinging big band, his singing made me feel good with his personal, signature sound, infectious jazz time and conversational phrasing.

The Other Frank Sinatra Nat Hentoff 2009

I'm hopeful that Lindqvist, Alfredson and Co. will be able to resist the temptation to prepare a sequel, as it's a great pleasure simply to daydream about the stories these characters will likely share in the days, weeks and years following the invigoratingly open-ended closing shot.

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Stephen Frear's memorable, invigoratingly unsentimental movie unfolds with a brash confidence of its own.

Con-Artist Classic 2008

I'm hopeful that Lindqvist, Alfredson and Co. will be able to resist the temptation to prepare a sequel, as it's a great pleasure simply to daydream about the stories these characters will likely share in the days, weeks and years following the invigoratingly open-ended closing shot.

LET THE RIGHT ONE IN reviewed 2008

With over 400 episodes now under its belt, The Simpsons benefits greatly from the movie treatment, at once appropriately epic but satisfyingly modest; there isn't much in the film that hasn't already been touched on in some fashion beforehand, but The Simpsons Movie is perhaps most brilliant in finding that fine line between new and old, current and timeless, specific and universal, making its exploits at once reassuringly familiar and invigoratingly fresh.

The Simpsons Movie (2007): B+ 2007

With over 400 episodes now under its belt, The Simpsons benefits greatly from the movie treatment, at once appropriately epic but satisfyingly modest; there isn't much in the film that hasn't already been touched on in some fashion beforehand, but The Simpsons Movie is perhaps most brilliant in finding that fine line between new and old, current and timeless, specific and universal, making its exploits at once reassuringly familiar and invigoratingly fresh.

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