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2/4
|
90%
|
Inequality For All (2013) |
"
The trouble with Inequality is that it's a book pretending to be a movie. Like far too many recent documentaries, there is nothing cinematic and almost nothing visual about it."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Oct 4, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
98%
|
Gravity (2013) |
"
It's an astonishingly controlled piece of filmmaking, particularly given the technological challenges of making it appear the characters are floating in zero gravity."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Oct 3, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
98%
|
Wadjda (2013) |
"
The title character is a charmer and the peek behind the curtain of Saudi Arabia is fascinating."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 26, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
57%
|
When Comedy Went to School (2013) |
"
It's not bad, but it will be a better fit when it eventually ends up on PBS or the History Channel."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 26, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
89%
|
You Will Be My Son (2013) |
"
It's both an entertaining drama and a snappy little postcard of France."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 26, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
78%
|
Metallica Through the Never (2013) |
"
Metallica's music is not my thing, but the camerawork is so fluid and the musicianship on display is so impressive that they triumph over the dopey, Pink Floyd knock-off, death-and-destruction stagecraft that threatens to overwhelm the songs."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 26, 2013
|
|
0/4
|
16%
|
Baggage Claim (2013) |
"
This "Baggage" is excess."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 26, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
88%
|
Rush (2013) |
"
There is plenty of racing footage, which helps, but too much of the time, "Rush" relies on TV announcers to supply context."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 26, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
83%
|
Don Jon (2013) |
"
It's amusing but not especially insightful."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 26, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
Enough Said (2013) |
"
"Romantic comedy" doesn't quite capture its honesty and humor but, whatever it is, it's terrific."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 26, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
59%
|
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) |
"
It's almost as delightful as the first one."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 26, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
83%
|
The Patience Stone (2013) |
"
Speaking of patience, it will try yours."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
34%
|
Salinger (2013) |
"
It's mostly for fans, but fans already know this stuff."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
51%
|
A Single Shot (2013) |
"
A grim and glacially paced melodrama ..."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
75%
|
Populaire (2013) |
"
It works on a design porn level, but that's about it."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
50%
|
Thanks For Sharing (2013) |
"
Thanks to the intelligence of both actors, it starts out OK, with initial dates that have a teasing, flirty quality. But they soon become insufferably cloying ..."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
80%
|
Prisoners (2013) |
"
"Prisoners" has the momentum of a thriller but it's carefully constructed so that it is also a movie that asks pointed questions about morality."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
80%
|
Drinking Buddies (2013) |
"
This baby has video on demand written all over it."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 12, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
——
|
Space Junk () |
"
Much of the animation is iffy (a graphic of mounting space debris looks like Scrubbing Bubbles) and the colors seem slightly off. The blacks in particular are flat."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 12, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
99%
|
Short Term 12 (2013) |
"
It's one of the best and most humane movies of the year."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 12, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
Museum Hours (2013) |
"
It's an odd duck, but it rewards moviegoers willing to fall under its spell."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 12, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
33%
|
The Family (2013) |
"
Bizarrely, Besson ... tries to shift from making fun of the main characters to sentimentalizing them."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 12, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
52%
|
Thérèse (2013) |
"
It's OK for a movie character to be unlikable, but she better be more interesting than Therese is."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
59%
|
Afternoon Delight (2013) |
"
Unfortunately, the best moments here are separated by a lot of whiny, phony treading of water."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
42%
|
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2013) |
"
One problem with "Mandy Lane's" attempt to poke fun at horror conventions is that it doesn't execute them well, which puts it in the position of trying to lampoon movies that are better than it is."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
60%
|
Riddick (2013) |
"
It's pretty fun, and it doesn't really matter if you don't recall what happened in the previous "Riddick" films."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
31%
|
Austenland (2013) |
"
I daresay you should skip it."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 29, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
64%
|
One Direction: This Is Us (2013) |
"
It's mostly for fans, but a lot of nonfans might like it, too."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 29, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
74%
|
The Grandmaster (2013) |
"
It's a terrific film, and it's a lot of fun."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 29, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
3%
|
Getaway (2013) |
"
It's meant to be dumb, summer fun. They got the "dumb" part right, and it is summer, but what with the unpleasant characters and inane twists, they forgot to supply the fun."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 29, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
46%
|
Closed Circuit (2013) |
"
The classy cast, especially Broadbent -- who keeps earning his 2002 Oscar over and over -- keeps things watchable, but "Closed Circuit" grows increasingly contrived."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 28, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
The World's End (2013) |
"
"World's End" is easy to relate to, but it's the guys and the clever/silly script that make it so much fun."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 22, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
12%
|
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) |
"
Some of the mythology is confusing, but its campy humor helps a lot."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 22, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
78%
|
Europa Report (2013) |
"
Like many other dull road trips, your response to this one might be a quick nap."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 15, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
91%
|
In a World... (2013) |
"
Bell has lurked around the best-friend margins of Hollywood, but "In a World" shows she's a star."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 15, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
91%
|
The Spectacular Now (2013) |
"
Even if it feels like the events of the film let Sutter and Aimee down, they remain people we root for until the very end."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 15, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
26%
|
Jobs (2013) |
"
It blurs all of the projects and people together into an unrevealing mush that's about as illuminating as it would be to read Apple annual reports."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 15, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
30%
|
Kick-Ass 2 (2013) |
"
It apparently endorses vigilantism, and its attitude toward violence seems to be that it's mostly hilarious but sometimes it's supposed to make us feel sad about what an awful waste it is."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 15, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
68%
|
Elysium (2013) |
"
It's an exciting and fast-paced film, where the clock is always ticking toward some imminent disaster. But it's also a moving film because its basic dilemmas are real-world ones."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
83%
|
Computer Chess (2013) |
"
A low-budget film keenly attuned to the weird little behaviors human beings unsuccessfully hide from each other."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
54%
|
Lovelace (2013) |
"
Seyfried's haunted performance is terrific, but the movie is a mess."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
91%
|
Blue Jasmine (2013) |
"
Blanchett's performance is among the year's best."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
84%
|
Prince Avalanche (2013) |
"
Not much happens in "Prince Avalanche." Scratch that. Nothing happens in "Prince Avalanche." But there is tension and interest in the weird contrasts it tries to achieve ..."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
27%
|
Planes (2013) |
"
The hero of "Planes" has trouble getting off the ground. So does the movie."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 8, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
47%
|
We're The Millers (2013) |
"
The standard jokes in "We're the Millers" build in a way that is evidence of more care than most comedies of this ilk."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 7, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
38%
|
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) |
"
The humor and attention to character detail that made the first Percy appealing gets sidelined here in the effort to dazzle us with one action scene after another. And, for the reasons noted above, they're not dazzling enough."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 6, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
40%
|
Only God Forgives (2013) |
"
I saw it about three weeks ago, and already I can't recall some details of the unmemorable story. On the other hand, there are some vividly stylized images I will never forget."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 1, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
97%
|
The Act Of Killing (2013) |
"
It's a tough watch, but it's not like anything you've ever seen."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 1, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
93%
|
Still Mine (2013) |
"
It's a tender, sharply observed drama."
—
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Posted Aug 1, 2013
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