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4/5
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87%
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) |
"
A very impressive bit of storytelling and style that only steps wrongly in its final third."
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Patch
Posted Dec 28, 2011
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3/5
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76%
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War Horse (2011) |
"
Some great moments but most of them, as well as the film's other major themes and elements - have been done previously, and better, by Spielberg"
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Patch
Posted Dec 28, 2011
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3.5/5
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71%
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Carnage (2011) |
"
A deeply uncomfortable yet very funny film, featuring a quartet of standout performances."
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Patch
Posted Dec 28, 2011
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3/5
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75%
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The Adventures of Tintin (2011) |
"
A highly impressive technical and visual achievement that unfortunately has very little to offer in the plot and character departments."
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Patch
Posted Dec 28, 2011
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2/5
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82%
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Young Adult (2011) |
"
What's missing is any semblance of a compelling story, as well as the wit and humanity that marked Reitman's first three pictures. "
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Patch
Posted Dec 22, 2011
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4.5/5
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93%
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Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) |
"
One of the year's biggest surprises: a third sequel to a franchise whose heyday is long in the past, featuring a star who's pushing 50 and a director who's not even supposed to be able to do live action."
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Patch
Posted Dec 22, 2011
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4.5/5
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80%
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Shame (2011) |
"
One of the year's best, thanks to a dynamite performance from Michael Fassbender and an aesthetic and storytelling approach that are boldly, refreshingly unconventional. "
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Patch
Posted Dec 11, 2011
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1/5
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22%
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The Sitter (2011) |
"
A truly odious and repugnant comedy, the first I can remember in which I spent the entire running time rooting for the hero to get arrested."
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Patch
Posted Dec 11, 2011
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2/5
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74%
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Like Crazy (2011) |
"
Tells a thin and wispy story about shallow, underdeveloped characters about whom I had a lot of trouble caring."
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Patch
Posted Dec 2, 2011
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4.5/5
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97%
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The Muppets (2011) |
"
A loving, faithful and very entertaining adaptation that gets what the Muppets are about and why people love them."
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Patch
Posted Nov 25, 2011
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4.5/5
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94%
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Hugo (2011) |
"
Probably the first kids film in history to double as a propaganda film for the cause of classic film preservation. And I mean that in the nicest possible way."
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Patch
Posted Nov 25, 2011
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4.5/5
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90%
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The Descendants (2011) |
"
A heartbreaking story with satisfying emotional payoffs, and truly beautiful Hawaiian photography."
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Patch
Posted Nov 25, 2011
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1.5/5
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44%
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J. Edgar (2011) |
"
Goes wrong in just about every way that a biopic can go wrong. Plenty of wrong choices, starting with the makeup"
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Patch
Posted Nov 16, 2011
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2/5
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68%
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Tower Heist (2011) |
"
There's really no reason to go see Tower Heist when you can watch Ocean's Eleven on TNT again."
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Patch
Posted Nov 16, 2011
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2/5
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82%
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Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2012) |
"
Three funny and likable people not given a chance to be funny or likable"
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The Trend
Posted Oct 30, 2011
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5/5
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97%
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The Artist (2011) |
"
A lovingly shot, beautifully realized love letter to cinema history."
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Patch
Posted Oct 30, 2011
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2.5/5
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50%
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The Rum Diary (2011) |
"
Boasts a highly impressive cast and contains some great touches, but it's too long by a half hour and meanders severely in its second half. "
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Patch
Posted Oct 30, 2011
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2.5/5
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48%
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The Mighty Macs (2011) |
"
The filmmakers may as well have taken the screenplay of Hoosiers and just made a few edits, changing the decade from the '50s to the '70s and the male characters into women. "
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Patch
Posted Oct 21, 2011
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3.5/5
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85%
|
The Ides of March (2011) |
"
An engaging, well-acted and very entertaining political thriller, but doesn't have a whole lot to say about its ostensible subject. "
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Patch
Posted Oct 11, 2011
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3/5
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39%
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The Big Year (2011) |
"
Well-made, well-acted and at times very touching, despite featuring characters generally behaving like obsessed weirdos"
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Patch
Posted Oct 10, 2011
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4.5/5
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93%
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50/50 (2011) |
"
A near-great movie made out of the hardest-to-thread, most oxymoronic genre imaginable - "cancer comedy.""
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Patch
Posted Oct 10, 2011
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2.5/5
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25%
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Killer Elite (2011) |
"
A solid, but mostly forgettable, thriller that has an intriguing plot and solid cast going for it, but isn't particularly well-made."
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Patch
Posted Sep 25, 2011
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4.5/5
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94%
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Moneyball (2011) |
"
It's the movie baseball hot stove and transaction junkies have been waiting for their entire lives. "
—
Patch
Posted Sep 25, 2011
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4.5/5
|
93%
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Drive (2011) |
"
A thin plot is outweighed by a masterful visual style, a dream cast and some truly great cinematic moments."
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The Trend
Posted Sep 16, 2011
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1.5/5
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84%
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Contagion (2011) |
"
Gets off to a very strong start, but eventually gets bogged down in questionable plotting and weak characterization. "
—
Patch
Posted Sep 16, 2011
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2.5
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76%
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The Debt (2011) |
"
Sports an intriguing premise and uniformly strong performances, but its second act is mediocre and its third act even worse, and it can't help but pale in comparison to Munich"
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Patch
Posted Sep 2, 2011
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1.5/5
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23%
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Conan the Barbarian (2011) |
"
While not lacking for lamentations from women or anybody else, primarily concentrates on the "crush your enemies" part. The movie fails because it can't make that gore interesting"
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Patch
Posted Aug 26, 2011
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1/5
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68%
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Our Idiot Brother (2011) |
"
Wastes a cast of very talented comedic performers by giving them just about nothing funny to do, and sticking them in a plot in which every character is a moron, a moral monster or both. "
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Patch
Posted Aug 26, 2011
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4/5
|
76%
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The Help (2011) |
"
Simplistic at times, and flirts with manipulation, but it's also a deeply touching and well-acted film. "
—
Patch
Posted Aug 14, 2011
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4/5
|
44%
|
30 Minutes or Less (2011) |
"
This is no comedy classic, but it delivers plenty of laughs, thanks to a witty script and no less than five very hilarious performances. "
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Patch
Posted Aug 14, 2011
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|
1.5/5
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25%
|
The Change-Up (2011) |
"
Seems to believe that bodily fluids and bare breasts are just inherently hilarious, and surrounding them with jokes isn't necessary. "
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Patch
Posted Aug 9, 2011
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4/5
|
78%
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Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) |
"
A lively, well-acted, deeply honest look at love, family and romance. "
—
Patch
Posted Jul 31, 2011
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2/5
|
44%
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Cowboys & Aliens (2011) |
"
In a long summer of mediocre, effects-laden action pictures, Cowboys and Aliens is one of the most mediocre of all."
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Patch
Posted Jul 31, 2011
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2/5
|
79%
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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) |
"
A few flashes of greatness appearing throughout, all but ruined by one of the worst 3D transfers of the year"
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Patch
Posted Jul 24, 2011
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4.5/5
|
96%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) |
"
"A worthy conclusion to the series, providing numerous worthwhile payoffs to J.K. Rowling's wizard saga.""
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Patch
Posted Jul 16, 2011
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4/5
|
69%
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Horrible Bosses (2011) |
"
Takes a thin premise and milks it for all its worth, riding a witty script and super-strong cast to comedic glory."
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Patch
Posted Jul 8, 2011
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2/5
|
34%
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Larry Crowne (2011) |
"
It's got some lively moments, but mostly just sits there on screen. The film's lack of ambition is troubling"
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The Trend
Posted Jul 1, 2011
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|
1.5.5
|
39%
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Cars 2 (2011) |
"
Pixar's first true disaster, which totally fails to understand what was good about the first film, or what's great about Pixar itself. "
—
Patch
Posted Jun 24, 2011
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3.5/5
|
27%
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Green Lantern (2011) |
"
The mythology is nonsensical and the plot takes forever to get going. But once it does, the movie takes advantage of a strong cast and a director who knows what he's doing. "
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Patch
Posted Jun 17, 2011
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|
4.5/5
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84%
|
The Tree of Life (2011) |
"
While it doesn't come together perfectly, it's got amazing ideas and contains some of the best filmmaking in memory."
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The Trend
Posted Jun 10, 2011
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|
4.5/5
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93%
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Midnight in Paris (2011) |
"
Though Wilson is considerably younger, blonder, more handsome and more Gentile than the Woody we know, he's somehow a natural in the role anyway. "
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The Trend
Posted Jun 10, 2011
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2/5
|
35%
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The Hangover Part II (2011) |
"
What's missing is a huge part of what made the first film so good: the element of surprise. "
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The Trend
Posted May 30, 2011
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3/5
|
34%
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) |
"
It's competently made and contains some thrills, but you'll probably forget everything about it by the time you get home from the theater. "
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The Trend
Posted May 20, 2011
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4.5/5
|
90%
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Bridesmaids (2011) |
"
It's not mean-spirited and doesn't hate its characters. Also, it understands the key lesson of the Farrellys and "American Pie" and Apatow's previous work: this sort of comedy works when it has heart, and fails when it doesn't."
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The Trend
Posted May 13, 2011
|
|
1.5/5
|
56%
|
The Conspirator (2011) |
"
"The most bored I've been at the movies this year""
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The Trend
Posted May 7, 2011
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4/5
|
78%
|
Fast Five (2011) |
"
Sure, the plot, dialogue and acting are as silly as usual. But buoyed by a sparkling Rio setting and an awesomely staged third-act action setpiece, Fast Five is the series' best outing since the original. "
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The Trend
Posted Apr 29, 2011
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1/5
|
72%
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POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011) |
"
Once again, Spurlock has one point to make-a point that's crushingly obvious and not particularly brave, shocking or controversial-and spends the entire movie making it over and over again."
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The Trend
Posted Apr 22, 2011
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5/5
|
88%
|
Certified Copy (Copie Conforme) (2011) |
"
One of those films that's a joy to watch and even more of a joy to think about afterward. It's an amazing film that will stay with you for days, if not weeks."
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The Trend
Posted Apr 15, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
26%
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Arthur (2011) |
"
There was no need to remake the original "Arthur," its arrival is ill-timed, Russell Brand should never have been cast, and it never should have gone into production with a script this bad."
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The Trend
Posted Apr 8, 2011
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