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92/100
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77%
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The Grey (2012) |
"
Taught, intense and brilliantly directed, The Grey is a survival masterpiece."
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Flixist.com
Posted Jan 27, 2012
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44/100
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54%
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The Iron Lady (2012) |
"
It's one of those roles that you know Streep is just going to knock out of the park because she knocks every role out of the park -- and she does. You still shouldn't see Iron Lady."
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Flixist.com
Posted Jan 13, 2012
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65/100
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60%
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) |
"
The relationships are dull, the villain never really gets any time to grow into the character he should be and the action is the only reason to tune into the film."
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Flixist.com
Posted Dec 16, 2011
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88/100
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94%
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Hugo (2011) |
"
Hugo is the kind of movie you will fall in love with and want to share with everyone. "
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Flixist.com
Posted Nov 23, 2011
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45/100
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25%
|
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) |
"
You can't blame a film based on a book for adhering to the book's idiotic storyline. You can, however, blame it for sucking as a movie."
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Flixist.com
Posted Nov 17, 2011
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40/100
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3%
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Jack and Jill (2011) |
"
Movies like this should be stricken from film history and put in a closet never to be seen again. It's just bad, bad, bad, bad, bad."
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Flixist.com
Posted Nov 11, 2011
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75
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44%
|
J. Edgar (2011) |
"
Worth seeing for DiCaprio's performance, which is sadly hampered by confusing direction and a poorly constructed screenplay."
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Flixist.com
Posted Nov 9, 2011
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70/100
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69%
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A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011) |
"
Despite the pacing, a few scenes that aren't as funny as the filmmakers think they are and the feeling that the movie was ten minutes too short, A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas is a fine return to form for the duo. "
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Flixist.com
Posted Nov 4, 2011
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70/100
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36%
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The Thing (2011) |
"
By abandoning the "whose the alien" tension and drama of the original (the 1982 film) for more of a monster movie feel The Thing simultaneously saves itself and disappoints."
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Flixist.com
Posted Oct 14, 2011
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74/100
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59%
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Real Steel (2011) |
"
Is Real Steel original, amazingly directed, acted wonderfully or something you've never seen? No. Is it fun? Definitely."
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Flixist.com
Posted Oct 7, 2011
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83/100
|
85%
|
Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2011) |
"
It's an easy crowd pleaser with its humor, heart and guts."
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Flixist.com
Posted Sep 30, 2011
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4.5
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25%
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Killer Elite (2011) |
"
I'm always a fan of more Yvonne Strahovski in my life, but her useless character in the film should have been the first thing to go when they were cutting this convoluted mess down to a reasonable running time."
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Flixist.com
Posted Sep 23, 2011
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8/10
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94%
|
Moneyball (2011) |
"
Moneyball is a rare beast: a sports film that is actually a good film."
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Flixist.com
Posted Sep 23, 2011
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4.9/10
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17%
|
I Don't Know How She Does It (2011) |
"
By using cliche characters as gags and not actually developing any of its female leads but one it simply reaffirms all the issues its story is trying to dispell. "
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Flixist.com
Posted Sep 16, 2011
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8.6/10
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84%
|
Contagion (2011) |
"
By focusing in on just a few individuals and letting the rest of the story unfold in the background Soderbergh makes a micro experience into a macro one."
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Flixist.com
Posted Sep 9, 2011
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4.5/10
|
59%
|
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2011) |
"
There's scary to be found in this premise, but there's none to be found in the film itself."
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Flixist.com
Posted Aug 27, 2011
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7/10
|
58%
|
Red State (2011) |
"
Be it the acting, the cinematography, or the editing, Smith has a hell of an experience for us. "
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Flixist.com
Posted Aug 26, 2011
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7.5/10
|
60%
|
Final Destination 5 (2011) |
"
It's not about being scary and its not about shocking you with torture porn, Final Destination is simply about stupid fun."
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Flixist.com
Posted Aug 12, 2011
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8.4/10
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76%
|
The Help (2011) |
"
Even if you wanted to complain about the film being too melodramatic or cute those complaints are washed away by powerful and compelling performances."
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Flixist.com
Posted Aug 11, 2011
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|
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25%
|
The Change-Up (2011) |
"
It's rote plot and predictability isn't completely overcome by Reynolds and Bateman, but the two make a tired film into an enjoyable one."
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Flixist.com
Posted Aug 5, 2011
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5/10
|
44%
|
Cowboys & Aliens (2011) |
"
It's a Western that doesn't feel like a Western, a science fiction film without the allure of science fiction and an action movie without good action. It's disappointing."
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Flixist.com
Posted Jul 29, 2011
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7/10
|
35%
|
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) |
"
Transformers 3 will be exactly what you expect it to be. Hate Michael Bay films and you'll hate this, love them and you'll love it."
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Flixist.com
Posted Jun 28, 2011
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6.1/10
|
39%
|
Cars 2 (2011) |
"
As an animated feature Cars 2 is good as long as you can put up with Mater, but as a Pixar movie its missing much of the magic that you've come to expect from the studio."
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Flixist.com
Posted Jun 24, 2011
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7.25/10
|
48%
|
Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) |
"
With a bit of heart, a bunch of cute penguins, Jim Carrey not overplaying it too much and a dash of Angela Lansbury Mr. Popper's Penguins actually turned out to be quite charming. "
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Flixist.com
Posted Jun 20, 2011
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|
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27%
|
Green Lantern (2011) |
"
It basically suffers from many of the same flaws as Thor did, but seems far more tired because we've already seen this story two times already this summer."
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Flixist.com
Posted Jun 20, 2011
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8.6/10
|
82%
|
Super 8 (2011) |
"
Super 8 rekindles your wonder with the movies."
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Flixist.com
Posted Jun 9, 2011
|
|
5.05/10
|
35%
|
The Hangover Part II (2011) |
"
The Hangover Part II falls into the greatest trap of the comedy sequel: assuming the audience wants the exact same thing, but even more so. "
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Flixist.com
Posted May 27, 2011
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5.75/10
|
34%
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) |
"
Not as clever as the first, as fun as the second or as epic as the third, On Stranger Tides is still a decently fun swashbuckler it just isn't a very good one."
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Flixist.com
Posted May 19, 2011
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|
7.1/10
|
90%
|
Bridesmaids (2011) |
"
Whatever your opinion of the film is you'll definitely come out of it with a new respect for Wiig's comedy and acting skills."
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Flixist.com
Posted May 13, 2011
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|
|
99%
|
L.A. Confidential (1997) |
"
This is a movie that both deconstructs what it means to be a noir film and is a film noir itself in the best ways possible."
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Flixist.com
Posted May 10, 2011
|
|
7.1/10
|
78%
|
Fast Five (2011) |
"
I can forgive a lot if you make me leave the theater thinking "THAT... WAS... AWESOME.""
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Flixist.com
Posted Apr 29, 2011
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|
|
58%
|
Scream 4 (2011) |
"
Scream 4 will either fail your high expectations or go above your low ones. Whichever it is, just please don't call it Scre4m."
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Flixist.com
Posted Apr 14, 2011
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6.85/10
|
46%
|
Soul Surfer (2011) |
"
Surprisingly I came out of Soul Surfer without that sticky sweet feeling you get from too much schmaltz and only a strong desire to see AnnaSophia Robb in more moves and Carrie Underwood in far fewer."
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Flixist.com
Posted Apr 8, 2011
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8.55/10
|
71%
|
Hanna (2011) |
"
If you're looking to find out how to make an action/spy thriller more than just an action spy thriller then look no further then Hanna."
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Flixist.com
Posted Apr 8, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
23%
|
Sucker Punch (2011) |
"
The problem is when everything is awesome, nothing is."
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Examiner.com
Posted Mar 25, 2011
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|
|
69%
|
Limitless (2011) |
"
Cooper's performance coupled with Bruger's stylized directing puts even the out of place ending firmly into a comfortable pocket of enjoyability."
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Flixist.com
Posted Mar 18, 2011
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|
|
11%
|
Red Riding Hood (2011) |
"
Red Riding Hood is truly film at its worst. Except Gary Oldman. He's awesome."
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Flixist.com
Posted Mar 11, 2011
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|
|
35%
|
Battle: Los Angeles (2011) |
"
Battle: Los Angeles might be incredibly depressing in terms of the state of film making in Hollywood if you think about it, but you're not supposed to think about. That's the mistake: thinking."
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Flixist.com
Posted Mar 11, 2011
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|
|
88%
|
Rango (2011) |
"
Whether your a fan of film, a fan of animation or just a fan of having fun in the theater Rango is a delight across the board."
—
Flixist.com
Posted Mar 4, 2011
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|
|
34%
|
Hall Pass (2011) |
"
There's no way that Hall Pass is anywhere near the classic comedies the brothers made earlier in their careers, but it is far from their worst comedy."
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Flixist.com
Posted Feb 25, 2011
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|
|
32%
|
I Am Number Four (2011) |
"
High school drama and alien wars become one and we get a movie that feels like it would be better suited as a CW television show than the kick-off to what Dreamworks/Touchstone quite obviously hopes will be a long term franchise"
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Flixist.com
Posted Feb 18, 2011
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|
5.8
|
86%
|
Cedar Rapids (2011) |
"
There's definitely plenty to laugh about in Cedar Rapids, there just isn't too much to applaud about."
—
Flixist.com
Posted Feb 11, 2011
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|
|
30%
|
Sanctum (2011) |
"
I have never seen a movie where 3D is so pointless."
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Flixist.com
Posted Feb 4, 2011
|
|
|
53%
|
The Mechanic (2011) |
"
While I wouldn't go so far as to call The Mechanic truly dull, it's definitely missing what has made other Statham action vehicles stand out so well: creativity."
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Flixist.com
Posted Jan 28, 2011
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|
5.7/10
|
20%
|
The Rite (2011) |
"
It's not necessarily boring, but when you come into a movie expecting crazy Anthony Hopkins and all you get is mildly eccentric Anthony Hopkins for 80 minutes you do feel a little robbed."
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Flixist.com
Posted Jan 28, 2011
|
|
7.25/10
|
49%
|
No Strings Attached (2011) |
"
Portman is radiantly awesome throughout the film, but, in a big surprise for me, she isn't the only reason to go see No Strings Attached. "
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Flixist.com
Posted Jan 21, 2011
|
|
7.10/10
|
44%
|
The Green Hornet (2011) |
"
You'll have an absolute blast watching The Green Hornet, but its constantly goofy demeanor takes some of the sting out of it."
—
Flixist.com
Posted Jan 14, 2011
|
|
|
87%
|
Black Swan (2010) |
"
Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky's latest film, may be his best yet and is easily the proof (if anyone still needed it) that he is a great director."
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Examiner.com
Posted Dec 2, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
90%
|
Tangled (2010) |
"
This isn't some Shrekified attempt at a Disney movie. It's a straightforward fairytale with a princess for little girls to fall in love with, a dashing hero and a wicked witch. "
—
Examiner.com
Posted Nov 25, 2010
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