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9/10
|
98%
|
Gravity (2013) |
"
A gonzo, gorgeous, brilliantly executed nightmare of a film."
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AfterElton.com
Posted Oct 4, 2013
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|
8/10
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83%
|
Don Jon (2013) |
"
Gordon-Levitt has delivered a lively, timely, and decidedly adult look at love and sex that is both uncommonly mature for a first-time director and very fresh."
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AfterElton.com
Posted Sep 30, 2013
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7/10
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69%
|
The Happy Sad (2013) |
"
It may have the trappings of your everyday NYC indie, but it stands apart for exploring love and lust in a world where sexuality and race aren't the sources of the drama."
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AfterElton.com
Posted Aug 16, 2013
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|
2/10
|
22%
|
The Canyons (2013) |
"
This dud is too busy pointing fingers at the people it thinks are ruining Hollywood to realize that the dream factory goes down one bad movie at a time - including this one."
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AfterElton.com
Posted Aug 2, 2013
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8/10
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87%
|
The Conjuring (2013) |
"
It never met a haunted house cliche it didn't like, but Wan mercilessly piles on the uncanny events, gradually escalating the pitch from creepy to freaky to utterly bananas."
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AfterElton.com
Posted Jul 18, 2013
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7/10
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72%
|
Pacific Rim (2013) |
"
By no means a jaegerbomb, but not the TKO some of us may have expected from our beloved visionary. Adjust expectations and enjoy the big, dumb brawl."
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AfterElton.com
Posted Jul 12, 2013
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9/10
|
80%
|
Laurence Anyways (2013) |
"
This frequently brilliant epic does more than make us understand the challenges faced by trans people and those who love them - it makes us feel those challenges ourselves."
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AfterElton.com
Posted Jun 28, 2013
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8/10
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97%
|
Call Me Kuchu (2013) |
"
A heartbreaking portrait, a brutal wake-up call and a testament to how the actions of a few brave souls can create change."
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AfterElton.com
Posted Jun 14, 2013
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7/10
|
56%
|
Man of Steel (2013) |
"
Part Superman, part Superman II, part Thor and part Dieux du Stade calendar shoot"
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AfterElton.com
Posted Jun 13, 2013
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4/10
|
49%
|
The Great Gatsby (2013) |
"
A bug-eyed, elbows-akimbo art deco migraine that gives one the horrifying sensation of being trapped at a theme party thrown on a cruise ship."
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AfterElton.com
Posted May 9, 2013
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8/10
|
62%
|
Evil Dead (2013) |
"
The most fun I've had all year trying not to vomit."
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CampBlood.org
Posted Apr 2, 2013
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6/10
|
52%
|
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) |
"
While it's no classic, casual fans of well-staged action, decently-rendered CGI, and stature-indiscriminate sausage parties might want to check it out."
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AfterElton.com
Posted Mar 1, 2013
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7/10
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66%
|
Mama (2013) |
"
At long last, Vicki Lawrence is robbed of her title of Most Terrifying Mama - though it stumbles in its final scenes, this slow-burn creepfest offers a few fresh scares."
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CampBlood.org
Posted Jan 17, 2013
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5/10
|
38%
|
The Guilt Trip (2012) |
"
While doting mothers may go for its gentle, corny brand of apron string S&M, there's not much there for the rest of us to enjoy. "
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AfterElton.com
Posted Dec 19, 2012
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6/10
|
65%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
While the 48fps reads very much as "American soap opera" in the early scenes, it's quite effective in the rousing, vertigo-laced action sequences. Messy, but worth a look."
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AfterElton.com
Posted Dec 14, 2012
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7/10
|
66%
|
Cloud Atlas (2012) |
"
This is not a movie, it is a manifesto. A gonzo, breathtaking, and deeply humane celebration of the underserved, the undervalued, and the oppressed."
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AfterElton.com
Posted Oct 25, 2012
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|
8/10
|
90%
|
Gayby (2012) |
"
A fresh, breezy take on modern gay life and platonic love delivered with disarming enthusiasm and genuine wit. "
—
AfterElton.com
Posted Oct 10, 2012
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9/10
|
100%
|
How to Survive a Plague (2012) |
"
This astonishing assemblage of archive material from the ground zero of the AIDS crisis is more than a history lesson - it is a rousing, essential study of human survival. "
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AfterElton.com
Posted Sep 17, 2012
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|
7/10
|
80%
|
Magic Mike (2012) |
"
A breezy, slyly noncholant romp through the world of male strip revue. The bold men of Mike leave it on the floor ... and by "it" I mean "your panties"."
—
AfterElton.com
Posted Jun 27, 2012
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9/10
|
96%
|
In the Family (2012) |
"
More than just a carefully-crafted exercise in naturalism and restraint - Family is a beautiful, bold, and staggeringly moving film."
—
AfterElton.com
Posted Jun 22, 2012
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7/10
|
29%
|
Struck by Lightning (2013) |
"
An unexpectedly serious-minded comedy that sets itself apart from other teen fare by tackling adolescent ambition without the safety net of irony or sarcasm."
—
AfterElton.com
Posted May 18, 2012
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4/10
|
38%
|
Dark Shadows (2012) |
"
By refusing to go either full-on melodrama or pure sendup, they've sentenced the original show's characters to an eternity of being upstaged by ugly lampshades. "
—
AfterElton.com
Posted May 18, 2012
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7/10
|
34%
|
Battleship (2012) |
"
A deafening, seizure-inducing, patently ridiculous full-length military ad co-directed by Michael Bay and a trash compactor. Worst of all, it's also a hell of a lot of fun."
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AfterElton.com
Posted May 18, 2012
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6/10
|
63%
|
Going Down In La-la Land (2012) |
"
Going Down doesn't stray far from the Hollywood Cautionary Tale formula - but credit for making a downward spiral feel as gritty as a mid-afternoon trip to Pinkberry."
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AfterElton.com
Posted Apr 20, 2012
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6/10
|
51%
|
The Iron Lady (2012) |
"
As a biography, it's a ridiculous mess - but as entertainment, this bizarre jukebox biopic built around the expectedly brilliant Streep is a qualified guilty pleasure."
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AfterElton.com
Posted Jan 13, 2012
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7/10
|
71%
|
Carnage (2011) |
"
Thanks to a few nice comic turns and a crisp final 10 minutes, this comedy of bad manners just barely manages to rise above its own calculated chaos."
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AfterElton.com
Posted Dec 16, 2011
|
|
0/10
|
7%
|
New Year's Eve (2011) |
"
NYE, the #1 reason I hate you is because I'm going to look like a total a**hole when I have to admit to my mother that yes, I saw you, and I thought you were terrible. "
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AfterElton.com
Posted Dec 9, 2011
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|
6/10
|
79%
|
Shame (2011) |
"
A handsome movie about a handsome guy with serious issues and a Platinum card. It's kind of like American Psycho without the body count. (Or the sense of humor.)"
—
AfterElton.com
Posted Dec 2, 2011
|
|
8/10
|
95%
|
Making the Boys (2010) |
"
An entertaining and compelling reason to either reconsider the polarizing work or to experience it for the first time with due regard for its original context."
—
AfterElton.com
Posted Nov 22, 2011
|
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8/10
|
84%
|
My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
"
Williams' captivating performance generates the unearthly glow of something too beautiful and too fragile to grasp. It also may have knocked a few points off my Kinsey rating."
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CampBlood.org
Posted Nov 18, 2011
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|
5/10
|
43%
|
J. Edgar (2011) |
"
Two hours spent with the man are such a chore that it's hard to imagine why lifelong confidants Tolson and Gandy suffered his toxic, rapid-fire company for entire decades."
—
AfterElton.com
Posted Nov 11, 2011
|
|
5/10
|
69%
|
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011) |
"
Would it be too much to ask for an all-NPH spinoff? I think he's more than earned it. Otherwise, definitely an improvement over the abysmal Guantanamo installment."
—
AfterElton.com
Posted Nov 4, 2011
|
|
1/10
|
30%
|
The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) (2011) |
"
Cheap, repetitive, and dull. It's like being forced to watch the same Three Stooges gag over and over until someone finally farts in your face and lets you go home."
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CampBlood.org
Posted Oct 7, 2011
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|
8/10
|
84%
|
Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2011) |
"
While its subversion of the well-worn "hillbilly horror" genre may be a one-note gag, that note is played pretty durn well. A clever, bloody, and unexpectedly sweet romp."
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CampBlood.org
Posted Sep 29, 2011
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|
8/10
|
73%
|
Night of the Eagle (Burn, Witch, Burn! ) (1962) |
"
An odd, stylish, and completely absorbing witchcraft-in-the-suburbs oddity that puts hexes into the hands of academics and university wives."
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CampBlood.org
Posted Sep 9, 2011
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|
4/10
|
17%
|
Shark Night 3D (2011) |
"
How delicious would it be if we were to look back and find that the current lousy 3D trend "jumped the shark" with a film that actually features jumping sharks?"
—
CampBlood.org
Posted Sep 6, 2011
|
|
5/10
|
58%
|
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2011) |
"
If you aren't generally scared by CGI goblins who whisper a lot, the title's warning is sadly unneeded - you won't be afraid of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark."
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CampBlood.org
Posted Aug 25, 2011
|
|
6/10
|
61%
|
Final Destination 5 (2011) |
"
Thanks to solid suspense and a clever resolution, FD5 is more fun than watching household objects conspire to brutally murder disaaster survivors (in 3D!) has any right to be."
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CampBlood.org
Posted Aug 11, 2011
|
|
9/10
|
90%
|
Attack the Block (2011) |
"
That the film treats marginalized youths with real respect while delivering such a raucous and inventive spin on horror comedy is the most welcome kind of cinematic miracle."
—
CampBlood.org
Posted Jul 28, 2011
|
|
8/10
|
96%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) |
"
That both the beloved characters and the film series itself manage to emerge victorious from the fray after over 10 years is truly something to celebrate."
—
CampBlood.org
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
7/10
|
69%
|
Horrible Bosses (2011) |
"
It may be 9 to 5 stripped of its feminist bite and much of its dark potential, but it's still a fun ride through the sketchier neighborhoods of the working man's mind."
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CampBlood.org
Posted Jul 7, 2011
|
|
8/10
|
79%
|
Non si deve profanare il sonno dei morti (Let Sleeping Corpses Lie) (Don't Open the Window) (1974) |
"
Scenic settings, guts, and a residual contact high from the counterculture movement converge in one of the zombie genre's most unique and enjoyable entries."
—
CampBlood.org
Posted Jun 22, 2011
|
|
5/10
|
26%
|
Green Lantern (2011) |
"
Reynolds is a charismatic lead, but the filmmakers miss the mark by making all the outer space stuff seem cartoony and the story on Earth cornball and dull. "
—
CampBlood.org
Posted Jun 16, 2011
|
|
7/10
|
82%
|
Super 8 (2011) |
"
If you grew up a horror nut in the Midwest, Super 8 might feel like a missing page from your childhood. And if not, well ... that train crash is still pretty mint."
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CampBlood.org
Posted Jun 13, 2011
|
|
8/10
|
90%
|
Bridesmaids (2011) |
"
A bawdy, riotous godsend for folks who wanted to like The Hangover but just couldn't bring themselves to root for such an annoying box of a**holes."
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CampBlood.org
Posted May 13, 2011
|
|
8/10
|
77%
|
Thor (2011) |
"
The effects are great, the tone is surprisingly playful, and Hemsworth pours on the charm as the most clueless hulking blonde since Dog the Bounty Hunter."
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CampBlood.org
Posted May 11, 2011
|
|
6/10
|
——
|
Devil Within Her (2011) |
"
Stock your bar and put in your IUD, because this hilariously over-the-top Rosemary's Baby knockoff wants to get you pregnant with its ridiculous brilliance."
—
CampBlood.org
Posted Apr 29, 2011
|
|
7/10
|
58%
|
Scream 4 (2011) |
"
Bright, bloody and enjoyable, and completely worth seeing when you stand back and look at what the filmmakers have done to subvert a beloved but played-out genre."
—
CampBlood.org
Posted Apr 20, 2011
|
|
3/10
|
27%
|
Your Highness (2011) |
"
After the first 15 laughless minutes, I heard my hopes tinkle to the ground like the lifeless shells of so many fairies struck dead from lack of applause."
—
CampBlood.org
Posted Apr 7, 2011
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