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4/5
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97%
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Wings (1927) |
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The main reason to see 'Wings' is some of the most jaw dropping areal footage ever shot. Keep in mind, these folks didn't have CGIs."
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KC Active
Posted Feb 3, 2012
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3.5/5
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59%
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Real Steel (2011) |
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When you have fighting robots, does it really matter if the story gets sappy?"
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KC Active
Posted Feb 3, 2012
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3.5/5
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64%
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The Woman in Black (2012) |
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It's also hard to fault Radcliffe for playing it safe with his first post-Potter movie. "
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KC Active
Posted Feb 3, 2012
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4/5
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77%
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The Grey (2012) |
"
Nonetheless, the primary focus of the film is Neeson, and he makes great use of the spotlight."
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KC Active
Posted Jan 29, 2012
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3/5
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53%
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Albert Nobbs (2012) |
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Dustin Hoffman and Hilary Swank could pass for the opposite gender; Close can't. "
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KC Active
Posted Jan 29, 2012
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1/5
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32%
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Man on a Ledge (2012) |
"
The emotions this film generates would be more accurately encapsulated by calling it "Man on a Whoopee Cushion." "
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KC Active
Posted Jan 29, 2012
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4/5
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80%
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Shame (2011) |
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McQueen accomplishes no small feat by keeping our attention as we wait to wake up from Brandon's nightmare. "
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KC Active
Posted Jan 29, 2012
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3/5
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36%
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Red Tails (2012) |
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Because this is obviously a labor of love, it's a little easier to forgive it for falling short of the Real McCoy. "
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KC Active
Posted Jan 29, 2012
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2.5/5
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71%
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Carnage (2011) |
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Is it outrageous to expect a Roman Polanski movie titled 'Carnage' to have a little more bite?"
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KC Active
Posted Jan 29, 2012
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1.5/5
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48%
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Contraband (2012) |
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The only real subterfuge this film has committed has been against paying audiences."
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KC Active
Posted Jan 28, 2012
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4/5
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94%
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Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) |
"
There are several things that are impossible to do. Swimming across the Pacific is one; another is disliking Kevin Clash."
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KC Active
Posted Jan 9, 2012
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4.5/5
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84%
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) |
"
To get through 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,' it really helps to be as observant and discerning as Smiley."
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KC Active
Posted Jan 9, 2012
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4.5/5
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97%
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The Artist (2011) |
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Not only does 'The Artist' clearly demonstrate that something was lost when movies started talking, but it also proves that we haven't begun to learn what can be done with images alone."
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KC Active
Posted Dec 24, 2011
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4/5
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76%
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War Horse (2011) |
"
Spielberg registers the futility of cavalry charges and the emotional bonds humans and animals can have. Placing these moments into one package takes some getting used to."
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KC Active
Posted Dec 24, 2011
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3.5/5
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63%
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We Bought a Zoo (2011) |
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Writer-director Cameron Crowe manages to take what could have been a maudlin disaster and turn it into a workable film."
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KC Active
Posted Dec 24, 2011
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4.5/5
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75%
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The Adventures of Tintin (2011) |
"
Fortunately, Spielberg and Jackson are rabid Tintin fans, and it shows. "
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KC Active
Posted Dec 21, 2011
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3.5/5
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87%
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) |
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The problem is that even Fincher can't renew the impact of Larsson's original twists, unless you have an aversion to long books or subtitles"
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KC Active
Posted Dec 20, 2011
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4/5
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93%
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Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) |
"
Bird does make the impossible seem credible without also making it look mundane a well."
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KC Active
Posted Dec 17, 2011
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3/5
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60%
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) |
"
Anybody who wants to can make a Sherlock Holmes movie of their own. Perhaps it's time someone as bright as the detective himself should do so."
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KC Active
Posted Dec 17, 2011
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4/5
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82%
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Young Adult (2011) |
"
The film's messiness is a virtue."
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KC Active
Posted Dec 17, 2011
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2.5/5
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50%
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Saint (2011) |
"
There are only so many times a person can watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer before going mad, but after a while, pointless gore isn't much fun either."
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KC Active
Posted Dec 11, 2011
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1/5
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8%
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New Year's Eve (2011) |
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Thankfully, Groundhog Day is already taken."
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KC Active
Posted Dec 11, 2011
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4/5
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100%
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Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone (2011) |
"
Anderson and Metzler collect dozens of great bits of rehearsal and performance footage as well as intimate footage between Moore and his family. "
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KC Active
Posted Dec 2, 2011
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1/5
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9%
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Answers to Nothing (2011) |
"
With his latest effort 'Answers to Nothing,' co-writer-director Matthew Leutwyler appears to have confused glum with profound. "
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KC Active
Posted Dec 2, 2011
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4.5/5
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78%
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Melancholia (2011) |
"
Despite the modest budget, 'Melancholia' is breathtaking to look at."
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KC Active
Posted Nov 27, 2011
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4.5/5
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90%
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The Descendants (2011) |
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Payne manages to keep the delicate balance between these antics and the somber nature of what's happening in Matt's life."
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MovieMaker Magazine
Posted Nov 27, 2011
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3.5/5
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92%
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Arthur Christmas (2011) |
"
'Arthur Christmas' gets off to a terrific start by letting inquisitive viewers know how the guy in the red suit manages to get all those toys to two billion kids on a single evening."
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KC Active
Posted Nov 27, 2011
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5/5
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94%
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Hugo (2011) |
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If however, you are not a film scholar or a fan of the period, Scorsese will skillfully turn you into one without you even knowing it."
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KC Active
Posted Nov 27, 2011
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4/5
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96%
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The Muppets (2011) |
"
There's still an endearing sweetness that permeates The Muppets."
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MovieMaker Magazine
Posted Nov 27, 2011
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3.5/5
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74%
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Like Crazy (2011) |
"
Like Crazy captures the rush of being young and in love and the inevitable glumness that arises when desire can't overcome real world obstacles."
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KC Active
Posted Nov 19, 2011
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4/5
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79%
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The Skin I Live In (2011) |
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It says something for Almodovar's skill as a filmmaker that he can still jolt viewers after three and a half decades in the business."
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KC Active
Posted Nov 19, 2011
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3/5
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44%
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Happy Feet Two (2011) |
"
While the singing and dancing are still a lot of fun, Miller seems to have spent more time thinking of set pieces than storylines."
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MovieMaker Magazine
Posted Nov 19, 2011
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2/5
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25%
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Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) |
"
If you're on neither Team Edward nor Team Jacob, however, nothing in 'Breaking Dawn' will win you over."
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KC Active
Posted Nov 19, 2011
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3/5
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44%
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J. Edgar (2011) |
"
Because Hoover is both complex and enigmatic, it's no wonder that that 'J. Edgar' is only fitfully engaging."
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KC Active
Posted Nov 12, 2011
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3.5/5
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83%
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Puss in Boots (2011) |
"
It's a given that any movie featuring the fencing feline is probably going to be more entertaining than the last two Shrek movies."
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KC Active
Posted Oct 30, 2011
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2.5/5
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47%
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Anonymous (2011) |
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Emmerich can say what he likes, but I would rather go read whomever wrote the great folio."
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Huffington Post
Posted Oct 28, 2011
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3/5
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29%
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Machine Gun Preacher (2011) |
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Sam Childers is such a complicated guy that his life would probably work better as a miniseries than a movie."
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KC Active
Posted Oct 21, 2011
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3/5
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70%
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Footloose (2011) |
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The makers of 'Footloose 2.0' can be faulted for actually sticking too closely to the original."
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MovieMaker Magazine
Posted Oct 21, 2011
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4/5
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81%
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Higher Ground (2011) |
"
What makes 'Higher Ground' fascinating is that it also shows how communities like the one Biggs belonged to can also be appealing. "
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KC Active
Posted Oct 21, 2011
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4/5
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80%
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The Way (2011) |
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'The Way' is a rare movie in that it deals with religion and family issues without playing like a sermon or a satire."
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MovieMaker Magazine
Posted Oct 21, 2011
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4.5/5
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99%
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The Interrupters (2011) |
"
James and Kotlowitz are unsparing in their depiction of how rough life in Chicago's mean streets can get. Nonetheless, they also have a deep compassion for the people they follow."
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KC Active
Posted Oct 21, 2011
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2.5/5
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38%
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Johnny English Reborn (2011) |
"
To be fair, it's a shade better than the dreary movie that preceded it."
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KC Active
Posted Oct 21, 2011
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4/5
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87%
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Buck (2011) |
"
Watching Brannaman wrestling with his own torments and reaching an understanding with horses is both mesmerizing and inspiring."
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KC Active
Posted Jul 17, 2011
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4/5
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80%
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Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011) |
"
Page One does raise some really important questions about how journalism will work in the years to come. "
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KC Active
Posted Jul 17, 2011
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4/5
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91%
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Winnie the Pooh (2011) |
"
Directors Stephen J. Anderson and Don Hall actually seem to have read Milne's tales and have created one of their own that doesn't feel torpid and sanitized. "
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KC Active
Posted Jul 17, 2011
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4.5/5
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96%
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) |
"
While 'Deathly Hallows: Part 2' brings closure to the sprawling saga, the primary reason to see the film is because it's entertaining. "
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KC Active
Posted Jul 17, 2011
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4.5/5
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100%
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Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness (2011) |
"
Joseph Dorman's new documentary 'Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness' is a remarkably thorough and fascinating look at Sholem Aleichem's life and how his writing has continued to flourish"
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eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 8, 2011
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2/5
|
35%
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) |
"
'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' proves that the writers strike and Megan Fox's vapid presence weren't the only reasons that the last movie was such a tedious, empty slog."
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KC Active
Posted Jun 29, 2011
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2/5
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48%
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Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) |
"
Take just about any trope from a "kids and animals" flick, and you'll find it here, in its purest form, untainted with any creativity or charm."
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KC Active
Posted Jun 17, 2011
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