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93%
|
Marvel's The Avengers (2012) |
"
Never underestimate the entertainment value of the Hulk Smash."
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CNN.com
Posted May 8, 2012
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96%
|
The Muppets (2011) |
"
A mixed bag then: The Muppets isn't the best or the worst of Kermit's big-screen capers. At least it's a reminder that here's one frog who isn't about to croak."
—
CNN.com
Posted Nov 23, 2011
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36%
|
Immortals (2011) |
"
The movie's landscape is a disappointingly barren digital domain, the same gray cliffs, deserts and seas familiar from 300 and so many game-worlds."
—
CNN.com
Posted Nov 11, 2011
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73%
|
The Whistleblower (2011) |
"
It's a little sluggish in the first act perhaps, and not as slick as some, but it's still more authentic than most, and angrier, too."
—
CNN.com
Posted Aug 5, 2011
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|
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79%
|
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) |
"
Rather than fight against the character's flag-waving, Nazi-busting roots, the movie embraces them, going back to the early '40s to remind us what made the "greatest generation" so great."
—
CNN.com
Posted Jul 21, 2011
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|
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35%
|
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) |
"
It's a lousy movie, but at least it's a lousy movie with a serviceable story, killer CGI and an action climax that goes on forever (at least an hour)."
—
CNN.com
Posted Jun 29, 2011
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|
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82%
|
Super 8 (2011) |
"
Abrams' imitation is a shade too reverent for my taste. He lacks the subversive edge that allowed Joe Dante to bite his producer's hand and bring Gremlins to life, for example, and Abrams seems unsure just how scary he wants things to get."
—
CNN.com
Posted Jun 9, 2011
|
|
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87%
|
X-Men: First Class (2011) |
"
In most respects it's a solid effort that maintains the integrity of this rather earnest series."
—
CNN.com
Posted Jun 2, 2011
|
|
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90%
|
Bridesmaids (2011) |
"
Bridesmaids is a stiletto-sharp, raunchy, no-holds-barred yuk-fest that stands as a worthy female counterpart to the likes of Wedding Crashers and The Hangover."
—
CNN.com
Posted May 14, 2011
|
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—
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83%
|
Rachel (2010) |
—
CNN.com
Posted Apr 4, 2011
|
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23%
|
Sucker Punch (2011) |
"
The suckers here are the poor mugs who leave their dollars at the door. And for what? A seedy, desaturated, overstimulated simulation of a real movie. Schlock treatment for comatose gamers, and a bomb with a bright pink cherry on top."
—
CNN.com
Posted Mar 25, 2011
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69%
|
Limitless (2011) |
"
Limitless may not be as brainy as it would like to think it is, but it's a relatively sharp and surprisingly playful head-trip, a satisfyingly novel twist on mindless entertainment."
—
CNN.com
Posted Mar 18, 2011
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11%
|
Red Riding Hood (2011) |
"
Not nearly suspenseful enough to pass as a horror film, Red Riding Hood is an awkward supernatural whodunit weighed down by banal dialogue more suited to a teen soap and Hardwicke's clumsy direction."
—
CNN.com
Posted Mar 11, 2011
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45%
|
Drive Angry (2011) |
"
Great title -- shame about the movie."
—
CNN.com
Posted Feb 25, 2011
|
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86%
|
Cedar Rapids (2011) |
"
Such sweetness makes the raunch in this honestly funny movie even funnier."
—
CNN.com
Posted Feb 12, 2011
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64%
|
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) |
"
Bieber's unquestionably gifted, and if he's smart enough to listen to the grounded, talented folk around him, there's every reason to hope that he'll turn out to be just fine when he grows up."
—
CNN.com
Posted Feb 11, 2011
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86%
|
Rabbit Hole (2010) |
"
Rabbit Hole isn't just well written and beautifully acted, it's simply devastating."
—
CNN.com
Posted Dec 17, 2010
|
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59%
|
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) |
"
Even if it's never quite as chillingly, insidiously real, the sequel -- if that's the right word -- intersects with the first film in a pleasingly malevolent fashion that creeps up on you as the time-code ticks by."
—
CNN.com
Posted Oct 22, 2010
|
|
—
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94%
|
Superman (1978) |
—
CNN.com
Posted Sep 25, 2010
|
|
|
98%
|
Up (2009) |
"
Funny and poignant and full of life, Up easily qualifies as one of the best movies of the year so far. Go with someone you care about."
—
CNN.com
Posted Jul 6, 2010
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77%
|
Role Models (2008) |
"
Rudd and Scott aren't stretching any new muscles, but Rudd's glum disaffection and Scott's bozo bonhomie do gel with a satisfying stickiness. They handle the gaping innuendo with such delicacy we know that they know they're better than this."
—
CNN.com
Posted Jul 6, 2010
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42%
|
Brooklyn's Finest (2010) |
"
It's played with considerable intensity -- by Hawke especially."
—
Uncut Magazine [UK]
Posted Jun 16, 2010
|
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1/5
|
13%
|
The Spy Next Door (2010) |
"
When people moan about the world's worst film-makers, the names Uwe Boll and Joel Schumacher invariably come up. If Brian Levant has escaped such infamy, it's only by sticking under the radar with kiddie-litter."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Mar 19, 2010
|
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1/5
|
5%
|
Old Dogs (2009) |
"
The pickings are slim going on invisible."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Mar 19, 2010
|
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3/5
|
32%
|
The Lovely Bones (2009) |
"
Jackson seems more at home in the afterlife than in this one, rendering this off-kilter project creepy and pretentious."
—
CNN.com
Posted Feb 19, 2010
|
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4/5
|
82%
|
Ddongpari (Breathless) (2009) |
"
One of the most relentlessly abusive movies you will ever see - the dialogue is a non-stop torrent of profanity, and the action consists of one brutal beating after another. Yet it cries out to be seen."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Feb 2, 2010
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|
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81%
|
Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) |
"
Yes, you probably want to see this."
—
CNN.com
Posted Oct 28, 2009
|
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5/5
|
100%
|
Toy Story (1995) |
"
The 3-D viewing doesn't make much difference...but it is a joy to see these superb films back on the big screen, even after dozens of DVD viewings."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Oct 4, 2009
|
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3/5
|
27%
|
Pandorum (2009) |
"
Riffing on Alien, Sunshine and Resident Evil, the German director Alvart finds an effective balance between action-excitement and psychological chills."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Oct 4, 2009
|
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57%
|
The Invention of Lying (2009) |
"
The movie never surpasses the gleeful hilarity of the first 25 minutes, when it allows us to imagine just how crushing and soulless this nakedly Darwinian universe would be."
—
CNN.com
Posted Oct 2, 2009
|
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4/5
|
89%
|
Adventureland (2009) |
"
One from the heart, a clear-sighted love letter to his own teenage tribulations. Starting out in high spirits then skewing more serious, it's a funny, poignant, bittersweet treat. Get in line..."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 11, 2009
|
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3/5
|
68%
|
Funny People (2009) |
"
Fans of The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up will find much the same measure of sentiment and ribaldry - ie, too much of both - and, if it's possible, even less of a grasp on what lesser film-makers call "story"."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Aug 29, 2009
|
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3/5
|
73%
|
Rudo y Cursi (2009) |
"
This is a movie enlivened by the two stars' goofy love-hate relationship, its all-pervasive cynicism and the film-maker's mischievous decision to keep his eye off the ball."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Jul 3, 2009
|
|
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37%
|
X-Men Origins - Wolverine (2009) |
"
Serviceable but inescapably redundant."
—
CNN.com
Posted May 1, 2009
|
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3/5
|
71%
|
American Teen (2008) |
"
Compelling but not especially insightful, this is like watching nine months worth of reality TV in an hour and a half. Parental discretion is advised: if you have teens, this won't cheer you up."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 6, 2009
|
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2/5
|
50%
|
Notorious (2009) |
"
Shooting shy of scandal, Notorious turns the life of Biggie Smalls into an off-the-peg cautionary yarn. Aside from Woolard's larger-the-life lead turn, it's strictly B.I.G. for beginners."
—
Total Film
Posted Feb 12, 2009
|
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2/5
|
20%
|
The Secret of Moonacre (2008) |
"
The costumes are beautiful. The sets are impressive... But somehow the movie feels cheap and malnourished, as if the money ran out when they were only halfway there."
—
Total Film
Posted Feb 5, 2009
|
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1/5
|
14%
|
The Spirit (2008) |
"
Miller shoots it in the inky graphic style of Sin City, but he clearly hasn't a clue how to stage a scene, or shoot it, and he singly fails to animate his actors."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Jan 5, 2009
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|
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38%
|
Speed Racer (2008) |
"
Twelve-year-old boys should be wowed, but for the rest of us, it will depend on your appetite for eye candy."
—
CNN.com
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
54%
|
Body of Lies (2008) |
"
Yes, there are a couple of chase scenes, but Scott rarely shifts into high gear."
—
CNN.com
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
37%
|
Street Kings (2008) |
"
Keanu Reeves' bad-boy cop Tom Ludlow may not play by the rules, but the film sure does."
—
CNN.com
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
83%
|
Tropic Thunder (2008) |
"
Though some of the caricatures wear thin, some of the acting rises to a high level."
—
CNN.com
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
60%
|
W. (2008) |
"
It has its moments, one of the finest at the conclusion."
—
CNN.com
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
80%
|
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) |
"
The storytelling is economical and brisk. In some ways, Waters approaches it more as a pre-teen horror movie."
—
CNN.com
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
38%
|
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008) |
"
Complicated global problems require something a bit more challenging than this."
—
CNN.com
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
97%
|
Persepolis (2007) |
"
An exuberant autobiographical film and dark-horse contender for an animated feature Oscar."
—
CNN.com
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
94%
|
Iron Man (2008) |
"
A supremely confident, well-tooled entertainment. It's bound to be the early pace-maker for the oncoming glut of summer blockbusters."
—
CNN.com
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
38%
|
Swing Vote (2008) |
"
It's a sentiment Capra might well have echoed, though he would surely have punched up the gags while he was at it."
—
CNN.com
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
|
66%
|
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) |
"
Adamson barrels the action along in an even-handed manner that should keep most of the family happy."
—
CNN.com
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
85%
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