Alexander Payne
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Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter (2014)
Review by Marty Mapes: A little long and convoluted, but it has a good heart and an absurdist wit
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Nebraska (2013)
Review by Robert Denerstein: Dern's somber performance anchors Payne's latest foray into the Midwest
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The Descendants (2011)
Review by Marty Mapes: Clooney holds his tribe together
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Cedar Rapids (2011)
Review by Marty Mapes: Cardboard caricatures of midwesterners make for a few easy laughs
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Sideways (2004)
Review by Marty Mapes: Not quite perfect, but full bodied with lots of subtle overtones
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About Schmidt (2002)
Review by Marty Mapes: Because of Payne's sacrifices to comedy, he doesn't deserve someone as good as Nicholson in the lead
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Election (1999)