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6.7/10
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8%
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The Big Wedding (2013) |
"
Yet another comedy about a wacky weekend wedding for wealthy WASPs."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Apr 26, 2013
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5.5/10
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45%
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Filly Brown (2013) |
"
The movie works best as a showcase for Rodriguez, transcending its simplistic script and clichéd plot in snatches -- when its leading lady is at the mike and especially in the film's final awkward family reunion."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Apr 26, 2013
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8.2/10
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89%
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The Angels' Share (2013) |
"
The Angels' Share is a stellar bit of activist cinema with a light touch."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Apr 19, 2013
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8.8/10
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81%
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The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) |
"
In a bold follow-up to his controversially rated, critically lauded Blue Valentine, Derek Cianfrance continues his exploration of family ties with The Place Beyond the Pines."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Apr 5, 2013
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8.9/10
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96%
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Blancanieves (2013) |
"
A visual feast, a musical masterpiece and a heartbreaking romance."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Apr 5, 2013
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7.4/10
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52%
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The Playroom (2013) |
"
In the tradition of The Ice Storm, The Playroom revisits 1970s suburbia, when the chilly civility between husband and Stepford wife bumps up against the sexual revolution."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Mar 26, 2013
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8.9/10
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81%
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From Up On Poppy Hill (2013) |
"
Gorgeously animated, with rich color scapes and detailed mise-en-scène, Goro Miyazaki's sophomore outing incorporates lovely, introspective imagery of, say, a cloud passing in front of the moon or smokestacks shot at a steep angle."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Mar 20, 2013
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7.2/10
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90%
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Beyond The Hills (2013) |
"
Mungiu's narrative is simple and slow, but necessarily so."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Mar 7, 2013
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8/10
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89%
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Koch (2013) |
"
Barsky gained Koch's cooperation on the film -- the filmmaker interviewed his subject extensively -- yet his portrait of the man shows both his good and bad sides."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Mar 1, 2013
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8.7/10
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92%
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The Gatekeepers (2013) |
"
Moreh has assembled a thorough, evenhanded and fascinating examination of people and operations straight out of a spy novel."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Feb 8, 2013
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5.8/10
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36%
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LUV (2013) |
"
Candis doesn't trust his himself to pull it off, weighing the film down with a disconnected score that pushes an otherwise edgy story into melodrama."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Jan 18, 2013
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7.7/10
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56%
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Fairhaven (2013) |
"
With Fairhaven, O'Brien makes an understated, confident entrée into feature filmmaking, mining male relationships to poignant effect in his ... debut."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Jan 7, 2013
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6.2/10
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24%
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Struck by Lightning (2013) |
"
Colfer here is aggressively smart and unrelentingly snarky. ... It's a smart move on his part ... showcasing his potential range as an actor and as a writer."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Jan 7, 2013
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6.5/10
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51%
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Promised Land (2013) |
"
Promised Land attempts to present both sides of the argument while ultimately falling decidedly on the side of anti-corporatization."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Jan 4, 2013
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5.8/10
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67%
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California Solo (2012) |
"
Carlyle gives a nuanced performance--perhaps too nuanced, as the character's overall arc amounts to a blip of resignation."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Dec 31, 2012
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7.2/10
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44%
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Save The Date (2012) |
"
With irrepressibly appealing performers playing flawed characters, he strikes a chord that resonates, even if some of the notes are a bit familiar."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Dec 14, 2012
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8/10
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77%
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Any Day Now (2012) |
"
Though set in 1979 West Hollywood, its themes echo loudly in today's courtrooms as well through compelling characters and an unrelenting narrative."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Dec 14, 2012
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6.2/10
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64%
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The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012) |
"
Burns' latest demonstrates the workmanlike skill with which he's produced a new relationship drama every one or two years."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Dec 7, 2012
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7.2/10
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76%
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Killing Them Softly (2012) |
"
A crime thriller that plays comedic in the moment but dark, bleak and fiendishly stylish in retrospect."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Nov 30, 2012
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8.2/10
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64%
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Anna Karenina (2012) |
"
Joe Wright, reuniting with his Pride & Prejudice and Atonement leading lady Keira Knightley, has found a fresh take, shooting Tom Stoppard's script with a metaphoric and highly stylized theatricality."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Nov 29, 2012
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7.8/10
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89%
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A Royal Affair (2012) |
"
If any royal affair deserves cinematic treatment, it's this one."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Nov 14, 2012
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9.1/10
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79%
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A Late Quartet (2012) |
"
Smart writing, moving performances and of course a lovely soundtrack coalesce into an intimate cinematic gem."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Nov 6, 2012
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7/10
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47%
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The First Time (2012) |
"
For a film that's treading the same territory as American Pie, The First Time lends a bit of dignity to the first time."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Oct 26, 2012
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6.7/10
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68%
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Cloud Atlas (2012) |
"
Within an innovative structure that toys with genre, the individual plots are mere sketches, each worthy of its own full-length script."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Oct 25, 2012
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7.9/10
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37%
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Nobody Walks (2012) |
"
A defiance of expectations and exploration of sexual politics that challenges convention--both in art and in real life."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Oct 23, 2012
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7.2/10
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94%
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The Sessions (2012) |
"
A frank exploration of sex and disability, The Sessions compensates for a minor structural misstep with an acute ear for tone and stellar performances throughout."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Oct 19, 2012
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5.7/10
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26%
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War of the Buttons (2012) |
"
Adorable but sentimental, an earnest whitewash of a painful period during World War II."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Oct 15, 2012
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7.7/10
|
100%
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How to Survive a Plague (2012) |
"
At once a fascinating history and a compelling call to action."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Sep 28, 2012
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5/10
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22%
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Three Stars (2012) |
"
The film ultimately lacks any flavor or bite."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Sep 28, 2012
|
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7.3/10
|
69%
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Liberal Arts (2012) |
"
At once a profound defense of academia for academia's sake and a gentle critique of nostalgia: Live too much in the past (or in a book), and you'll miss out on what's in front of you."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Sep 21, 2012
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6.6/10
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73%
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Hello I Must Be Going (2012) |
"
[Lynskey] woefully underrated as an actress, for her work in Hello I Must Be Going is subtle and tender."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Sep 14, 2012
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6.2/10
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59%
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10 Years (2012) |
"
A modest yet respectable first chapter of Channing's producing career."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Sep 14, 2012
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6/10
|
55%
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Bachelorette (2012) |
"
These ladies' misadventures, as irritating as they are along the way, culminate with real poignancy that almost makes up for the frustrating fact that it all could have been avoided in the first place."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Sep 7, 2012
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5.5/10
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64%
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The Good Doctor (2012) |
"
It's too bad that the events leading up to it are so ridiculous that they undermine what's otherwise a powerfully disquieting denouement."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Aug 31, 2012
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6.8/10
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48%
|
Hit & Run (2012) |
"
A fast and furious rom com that's as fun for car-chase aficionados as it is romantics at heart."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Aug 24, 2012
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5.5/10
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34%
|
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) |
"
Writer-director Peter Hedges' family fantasy drama is sentimental and slickly produced--as well as thinly plotted and somewhat thematically disquieting."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Aug 16, 2012
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5.2/10
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65%
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The Campaign (2012) |
"
As uplifting as the slight story line aims to be, it unfortunately still leaves a sour aftertaste."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Aug 14, 2012
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6.4/10
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56%
|
The Bourne Legacy (2012) |
"
Legacy is a fine pseudo-reboot--mostly setup but good enough to warrant a sequel to see what Gilroy and Renner come up with next."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Aug 14, 2012
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7.6/10
|
80%
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Magic Mike (2012) |
"
Magic Mike is just fun, and it's fun because it's good."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Aug 14, 2012
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6.2/10
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96%
|
Searching for Sugar Man (2012) |
"
Certain details about Rodriguez, especially his personal life, remain in shadow, calling into question whether they would have interfered with the inspirational narrative."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Jul 26, 2012
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6.4/10
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78%
|
Take This Waltz (2012) |
"
There's something indelible about Polley's portrait of love, an intimacy and playfulness to Margot and Lou's relationship that's particular to them but emblematic of the private language and inside jokes close couples develop."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Jul 6, 2012
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7.8/10
|
100%
|
The Invisible War (2012) |
"
If this enrages you, it should."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Jun 29, 2012
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6.2/10
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34%
|
Lola Versus (2012) |
"
Wein, Lister-Jones, Gerwig et al deserve some credit for turning the romantic comedy on its head with a love story that begins when the relationship ends."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Jun 8, 2012
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5.4/10
|
29%
|
Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding (2012) |
"
Fonda, Keener and Olsen compose a dream team of multigenerational talent, but they, and this film, are underserved by characters in need of development and an idea in need of a story."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Jun 8, 2012
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3.7/10
|
27%
|
High School (2012) |
"
W're left with poorly reasoned scenes and storylines that dangle like a pothead's unfinished sentences."
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Paste Magazine
Posted Jun 1, 2012
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8.1
|
94%
|
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
"
The auteur's calculated quality persists in his latest film, but Moonrise Kingdom exudes a warmth and innocence generated by the earnest adolescent romance at its core."
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Paste Magazine
Posted May 24, 2012
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7.8/10
|
75%
|
The Intouchables (2012) |
"
The immensely enjoyable Intouchables ... also broaches social taboos with a politically incorrect wit that flays what's considered off-limits."
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Paste Magazine
Posted May 24, 2012
|
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4.4/10
|
22%
|
The Samaritan (2012) |
"
Director David Weaver and co-writer Elan Mastai's neo-noir script is just a shadow of the genre."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted May 22, 2012
|
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7.3/10
|
90%
|
Portrait of Wally (2012) |
"
Dynamic visuals include details of Schiele's work and extensive archival footage from the era that give the scandal a visceral context."
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Paste Magazine
Posted May 18, 2012
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