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51%
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Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2010) |
"
The development of a perfume shouldn't be more exciting than the development of a love affair."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jul 15, 2010
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69%
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Flickan som lekte med elden) (2010) |
"
The strikingly original character Larsson brought to life is, alas, already getting predictable."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jul 9, 2010
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55%
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The Killer Inside Me (2010) |
"
A film noir so steeped in ugliness it's difficult to enjoy on any level."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jul 1, 2010
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55%
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Perrier's Bounty (2010) |
"
Bang, bang; smack, smack; run, run; bang, bang. That's the essence of Perrier's Bounty, with brief stops for romance and dog-killing."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jun 24, 2010
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74%
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Micmacs (Micmacs à tire-larigot) (2010) |
"
Whimsy overload."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jun 10, 2010
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15%
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Sex and the City 2 (2010) |
"
It's a marathon of shopping, eating, oooh-ing, and gasping. Or, for the viewers, retching and dozing."
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Washington City Paper
Posted May 26, 2010
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86%
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Lbs. (2010) |
"
Well-intentioned but terribly executed."
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Washington City Paper
Posted May 7, 2010
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47%
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Cartel (2010) |
"
Anyone who gets a thrill out of town meetings may salivate at what Bowdon throws at viewers, which is all statistics and wonkery."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Apr 30, 2010
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48%
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The Losers (2010) |
"
All fireballs and flat characters."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Apr 26, 2010
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75%
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Greenberg (2010) |
"
You may well identify with Roger's relentless irritation. But you probably won't like it."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Apr 9, 2010
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68%
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The Yellow Handkerchief (2010) |
"
It's a road movie, so everyone argues, then confides in one another, then come out besties in the end. And if you can't guess where the central, broken romance is heading, finding out is as easy as a song."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Mar 11, 2010
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19%
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Cop Out (2010) |
"
The action equivalent of Jersey Girl."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Feb 26, 2010
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85%
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The White Ribbon (Das weisse Band) (2009) |
"
Its murky storyline, phalanx of hard-to-distinguish characters, and glacial pace leaves the impression that both Haneke and the Academy can do better."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Feb 19, 2010
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50%
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Blood Done Sign My Name (2010) |
"
Has some wrenching moments, but generally offers the melodrama and unremarkable performances of a TV movie."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Feb 19, 2010
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38%
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Wonderful World (2010) |
"
Matches every cliché with a bit of melodrama."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jan 29, 2010
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41%
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44 Inch Chest (2010) |
"
Little more than some amusing dialogue and a big That's it? once the credits roll."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jan 29, 2010
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79%
|
Politist, adj. (Police, Adjective) (2009) |
"
Its achingly slow pace persistently works against its interesting story."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jan 18, 2010
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32%
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The Lovely Bones (2009) |
"
The cinematic equivalent of that big farm your childhood dog allegedly went to."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jan 18, 2010
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63%
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) |
"
A visual and narrative whirlwind that's too scattershot to engage and is a disappointing finale to Ledger's career."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jan 13, 2010
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83%
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Avatar (2009) |
"
Adjectives such as "beautiful" and "breathtaking" have been thrown at Avatar, and they're apt. But I'll throw in a third B: Boring."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Dec 22, 2009
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75%
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Invictus (2009) |
"
Subtract the involvement of a historic figure and it's just another sports flick."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Dec 10, 2009
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75%
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The Road (2009) |
"
Mortensen and Smit-McPhee may deliver intense, often gut-wrenching performances, but their journey is too mysterious and soaked in one-note misery to keep you rapt."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Nov 25, 2009
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79%
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William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe (2009) |
"
Fails to demystify the man bearing the film's title."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Nov 20, 2009
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87%
|
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) |
"
This time, it's not Nicolas Cage's fault: Werner Herzog has lost his mind."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Nov 20, 2009
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28%
|
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) |
"
Being cast as Edward, the Hawtest Vampire of Them All, has, ironically, done Robert Pattinson no favors."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Nov 19, 2009
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48%
|
Antichrist (2009) |
"
Pretentious, explicit, and, at times, unequivocally ridiculous."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Oct 23, 2009
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25%
|
Law Abiding Citizen (2009) |
"
A ridiculous, white-collar Saw."
—
Washington City Paper
Posted Oct 15, 2009
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82%
|
Bright Star (2009) |
"
One man's woe is the audience's tedium."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Sep 25, 2009
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68%
|
My One and Only (2009) |
"
A generic road-trip/coming-of-age/up-by-your-bootstraps hybrid."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Sep 3, 2009
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27%
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Play The Game (2009) |
"
The scene in which Alzheimer's is played as a dating dealbreaker is as stunningly tasteless as Fienberg's zooming-in on Joe's face when he receives his first blowjob."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Aug 28, 2009
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74%
|
Cold Souls (2009) |
"
More ridiculous than thought-provoking."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Aug 20, 2009
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|
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75%
|
Julie & Julia (2009) |
"
Ephron has crafted a movie that is bursting with butter and sweets yet ends up completely bland."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Aug 7, 2009
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58%
|
Paper Heart (2009) |
"
A maddeningly meta blend of documentary and fiction that begs you to admire how precious it is."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Aug 7, 2009
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29%
|
Shrink (2009) |
"
Third act brings lazy storytelling, both too clean and too cute. It'd have the pre-redemption Dr. Carter running for his stash."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jul 30, 2009
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78%
|
Humpday (2009) |
"
There's more overanalysis here than in a week's worth of The View."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jul 23, 2009
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22%
|
Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) |
"
Ever wish for a cinematic slushie of Kill Bill, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and the cheesiest vampire movie ever made? Welcome to Blood: The Last Vampire."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jul 11, 2009
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48%
|
La Fille de Monaco (The Girl from Monaco) (2009) |
"
The film's love triangle and subsequent tonal 180 is a head-scratcher that renders it neither a comedy nor drama. What it feels like instead is a trifle -- and not one compelling enough to recommend."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jul 2, 2009
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75%
|
$9.99 (2008) |
"
Unless you're a fan of Keret's, you likely won't get much out of this odd, R-rated trifle."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jun 26, 2009
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20%
|
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) |
"
Will insult your intelligence, hurt your eyes, and offend your sense of decency until you worry that your skull might explode while your brain trickles right out of your ears."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jun 26, 2009
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43%
|
The Proposal (2009) |
"
There are spit-takes and lies; small dogs and mishaps. And, to cap it off, an impassioned dash to the airport. Seriously."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jun 19, 2009
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64%
|
The Merry Gentleman (2009) |
"
A slow build to nowhere."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jun 12, 2009
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78%
|
The Hangover (2009) |
"
Unless you find the man-infant Galifianakis appealing, you%u2019ll surely spend The Hangover wistfully remembering the days when Will Ferrell made good movies and Luke Wilson was still relevant."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Jun 5, 2009
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33%
|
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"
Without a compelling drama, an ounce of humor, or even a character to sympathize with, Terminator Salvation may as well be the next Transformers."
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Washington City Paper
Posted May 22, 2009
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37%
|
X-Men Origins - Wolverine (2009) |
"
The amount of muscle on display is the film's most remarkable aspect, unless you count how unforgivably dull it is."
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Washington City Paper
Posted May 7, 2009
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65%
|
Is Anybody There? (2009) |
"
You'll either find [it] hilarious or excruciating."
—
Washington City Paper
Posted May 1, 2009
|
|
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63%
|
Lymelife (2008) |
"
Another not-terrible yet not-exactly-clamored-for glimpse into American Dream%u2013driven dystopia."
—
Washington City Paper
Posted Apr 23, 2009
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40%
|
Fighting (2009) |
"
The first rule of fight flicks? For God's sake, don't be boring."
—
Washington City Paper
Posted Apr 23, 2009
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12%
|
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2009) |
"
[Art] is as passive as Benjamin Button minus the freak-of-nature excuse."
—
Washington City Paper
Posted Apr 16, 2009
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51%
|
Observe and Report (2009) |
"
Consumer America and flashers? Both ripe for laughs. But in Hill's hands, they're sad and frightening instead."
—
Washington City Paper
Posted Apr 9, 2009
|
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15%
|
Spinning Into Butter (2009) |
"
Crash was a master class in subtlety compared to Spinning Into Butter."
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Washington City Paper
Posted Mar 27, 2009
|
62%
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