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0.5/4
|
42%
|
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) |
"
Offers giant rocks clearly made of Styrofoam and Dwayne Johnson, who fits the same description."
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Newsday
Posted Feb 10, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
53%
|
Safe House (2012) |
"
"Safe House" has just enough bone density to emit some satisfying cracks and pops whenever the action gets going."
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Newsday
Posted Feb 10, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
54%
|
In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011) |
"
It's a tough, clear-eyed look at a ghastly ethnic war, with an admirably wide perspective that affords compassion for both sides."
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Newsday
Posted Feb 3, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
73%
|
Big Miracle (2012) |
"
"Big Miracle" might be subtitled, "How Hollywood Turned a Real Story Into Bogus Fiction.""
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Newsday
Posted Feb 3, 2012
|
|
|
64%
|
The Woman in Black (2012) |
"
A disappointing post-Potter debut from Radcliffe, barely breathing in this musty, creaky chiller."
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Newsday
Posted Feb 3, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
77%
|
The Grey (2012) |
"
The film's conflicting tones never quite mesh, but some fine acting and powerful moments make "The Grey" watchable, if not entirely compelling."
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Newsday
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
|
1.5/4
|
32%
|
Man on a Ledge (2012) |
"
A clumsily made thriller with very few thrills."
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Newsday
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
53%
|
Albert Nobbs (2012) |
"
[A] funny, sorrowful, richly layered and tremendously moving film."
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Newsday
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
68%
|
Roadie (2012) |
"
The hugely sympathetic Eldard ("Super 8") gives this slim movie a real, beating heart."
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Newsday
Posted Jan 20, 2012
|
|
1.5/4
|
36%
|
Red Tails (2012) |
"
"Red Tails" has genuine admiration for the sacrifices and achievements made by the Tuskegee Airmen, but they deserve a better commemoration than this."
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Newsday
Posted Jan 19, 2012
|
|
1.5/4
|
48%
|
Contraband (2012) |
"
Everyone needs a little action now and then, right? Unfortunately, a little action is all you'll get."
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Newsday
Posted Jan 13, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
34%
|
Joyful Noise (2012) |
"
Whenever the characters open their mouths to sing, "Joyful Noise" rocks and swings with spirit to spare."
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 13, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
45%
|
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2012) |
"
Horn delivers a star turn as Oskar, a child trying to make sense of a tragedy that still baffles us all."
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Newsday
Posted Jan 5, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
79%
|
The Sleeping Beauty (2011) |
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 5, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
63%
|
We Bought a Zoo (2011) |
"
The movie has animals, kids and fine acting from Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson, but it lacks the emotional honesty and unpredictability that made Crowe's early films so irresistible."
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 5, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
78%
|
A Dangerous Method (2011) |
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 5, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
54%
|
The Iron Lady (2012) |
"
It isn't Streep's fault that The Iron Lady ends up feeling so uninvolving and oddly dour."
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Newsday
Posted Jan 5, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
War Horse (2011) |
"
The material sometimes feels oversugared, though it's also guaranteed to raise a lump in your throat."
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Newsday
Posted Jan 5, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
96%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) |
"
Fiennes and Rickman get the actorly moments they've been building toward for so long, and the film is most fun when it sticks to mechanics: roller coaster rides, battle scenes, close calls."
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Newsday
Posted Jan 4, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
87%
|
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) |
"
It's stylish, if not exactly subtle, and daringly brutal for a Hollywood movie. It's also so uneven and overlong that it may leave non-fans wondering what all the fuss has been about."
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Newsday
Posted Dec 20, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
22%
|
The Sitter (2011) |
"
The Sitter seems to have a good heart, so why all the glib racism?"
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Newsday
Posted Dec 9, 2011
|
|
1/4
|
8%
|
New Year's Eve (2011) |
"
New Year's Eve is a perfect example of why the adjective "Hollywood" is so often used as a pejorative."
—
Newsday
Posted Dec 9, 2011
|
|
|
9%
|
Answers to Nothing (2011) |
"
Nearly a dozen random themes and characters have been Scotch-taped together into a single mess."
—
Newsday
Posted Dec 9, 2011
|
|
3.5/4
|
50%
|
Sleeping Beauty (2011) |
"
A fascinating, erotically charged mystery."
—
Newsday
Posted Dec 9, 2011
|
|
|
0%
|
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011) |
"
Icky and repellent in ways it probably did not intend."
—
Newsday
Posted Dec 7, 2011
|
|
—
|
64%
|
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) |
—
Newsday
Posted Dec 7, 2011
|
|
3.5/4
|
78%
|
Melancholia (2011) |
"
Melancholia will haunt you for days, maybe weeks."
—
Newsday
Posted Nov 23, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
96%
|
The Muppets (2011) |
"
It's nice to see the band back together. And when Kermit busts out the banjo for "Rainbow Connection," you might even go for your lighter."
—
Newsday
Posted Nov 23, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
25%
|
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) |
"
What remains is the total conviction that the ludicrous scenes are dead serious and fiercely meaningful. The result is not quite a laugh a minute, but close."
—
Newsday
Posted Nov 17, 2011
|
|
3.5/4
|
76%
|
The Help (2011) |
"
The Help brings a chick-flick sensibility to a serious subject, which is more daring than it might sound. It's also incredibly refreshing."
—
Newsday
Posted Aug 10, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
79%
|
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) |
"
A star-spangled superhero from the Norman Rockwell era, Captain America might seem ill-prepared to do battle at the modern box-office... But never underestimate the power of old-fashioned corn."
—
Newsday
Posted Jul 21, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
39%
|
Cars 2 (2011) |
"
It's an example of what a sequel should, or at least can, be."
—
Newsday
Posted Jun 24, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
87%
|
X-Men: First Class (2011) |
"
The first such film since 2008's The Dark Knight that has something on its mind other than lavish effects and high decibels."
—
Newsday
Posted Jun 2, 2011
|
|
1.5/4
|
26%
|
Your Highness (2011) |
"
Dudes, we get it."
—
Newsday
Posted Apr 15, 2011
|
|
|
60%
|
The Joneses (2010) |
"
The Joneses starts with a great pitch but ultimately fails to close the deal."
—
Newsday
Posted Apr 12, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
10%
|
Season of the Witch (2011) |
"
Director Dominic Sena sets a quick pace; the dull moments are brightened by the unexpectedly likable team of Cage and Perlman."
—
Newsday
Posted Apr 4, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
85%
|
Jane Eyre (2011) |
"
If the motion-picture industry had existed in 1847, the year Charlotte Brontė's novel appeared, it might have produced an adaptation much like this one."
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Newsday
Posted Apr 1, 2011
|
|
|
84%
|
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) |
"
It's really just a solid courtroom drama, but these days moviegoers should take what they can get."
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Newsday
Posted Mar 26, 2011
|
|
0.5/4
|
88%
|
Rango (2011) |
"
Just when you thought you'd seen everything, here comes Chinatown, the animated version."
—
Newsday
Posted Mar 25, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
71%
|
Paul (2011) |
"
Well, that's one joke. Ninety more minutes to go."
—
Newsday
Posted Mar 25, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
19%
|
Beastly (2011) |
"
Beneath it all, however, is a movie with a good heart."
—
Newsday
Posted Mar 25, 2011
|
|
|
37%
|
Mars Needs Moms (2011) |
"
The film looks neither fully real nor fully imagined, which could be forgiven if Mars Needs Moms had something more to offer besides its nifty technology."
—
Newsday
Posted Mar 25, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
72%
|
The Adjustment Bureau (2011) |
"
Damon and Blunt give such terrific performances you might almost forgive the movie's dopey ending."
—
Newsday
Posted Mar 19, 2011
|
|
|
80%
|
Barney's Version (2011) |
"
The movie, much like your own life, is best enjoyed when you don't know exactly what happens next."
—
Newsday
Posted Mar 18, 2011
|
|
|
34%
|
Hall Pass (2011) |
"
There's something about Hall Pass that feels grosser than the usual Farrelly brothers comedy."
—
Newsday
Posted Mar 11, 2011
|
|
|
30%
|
Sanctum (2011) |
"
Despite the millions clearly poured into it, the film feels cheap and amateurish. See it on IMAX if you wish, but the flaws will only look bigger."
—
Newsday
Posted Feb 25, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
56%
|
Gnomeo and Juliet (2011) |
"
Uneven is the course, as the Bard might say, but the ride is plenty of fun."
—
Newsday
Posted Feb 25, 2011
|
|
—
|
100%
|
Never Say Macbeth (2007) |
—
Newsday
Posted Feb 25, 2011
|
|
|
53%
|
The Mechanic (2011) |
"
Clinging to false heroism and terrified of anything too dark, The Mechanic is a tough-guy movie for wimps."
—
Newsday
Posted Feb 19, 2011
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