John C Reilly also turns in topnotch work as the schmuk husband Amos.

BBC: Chicago: Your views

The marriages and write-offs by Japanese institutions highlight a key plank in the strategies of topnotch Asian banks: Beef up your capital.

CNN: The Asiaweek Financial 500

The impressive cast features topnotch actors including Dianne Wiest, John Mahoney, Alison Pill, and Norbert Leo Butz who are limited by their one-dimensional roles, and Hedges offers disappointingly simplistic resolutions for every problem.

NEWYORKER: Dan in Real Life

Potato pancakes, perfectly crisped on the outside, are also slightly crunchy on the inside, making for an extra-chewy treat (sour cream and topnotch homemade applesauce helped appease a table of eager diners).

NEWYORKER: Kutsher��s Tribeca

Where the miniseries relied on brilliant acting and long, spellbinding conversations in banal settings, the feature film relies on a narrative structure that sometimes feels impressionistic shorter scenes with fluid flashbacks while putting its own collection of topnotch performers in settings that are quietly spectacular for their visual design and their muted colors.

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