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2.5/4
|
63%
|
Epic (2013) |
"
Epic's visuals are enthralling enough for little and big folks to offset a predictable, albeit sweet, story."
—
USA Today
Posted May 23, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
88%
|
What Maisie Knew (2013) |
"
The camera is often at Maisie's eye level, emphasizing how adults are seen by the perceptive Maisie. The sad-eyed Aprile's honest portrayal is heart-wrenching."
—
USA Today
Posted May 23, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
97%
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Before Midnight (2013) |
"
Bittersweet, intelligently written, deftly acted and painfully honest."
—
USA Today
Posted May 23, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
73%
|
Fast & Furious 6 (2013) |
"
Here's a movie that could easily have been dialogue-free. And probably would have been better for it."
—
USA Today
Posted May 22, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
21%
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The Hangover Part III (2013) |
"
Nothing about this rote exercise feels remotely fresh. It's a re-tread of the 2009 original, sans the inspired lunacy."
—
USA Today
Posted May 22, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
42%
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The English Teacher (2013) |
"
This is a brisk comedy, with some formulaic moments made better by a top-notch cast ..."
—
USA Today
Posted May 16, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
94%
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Stories We Tell (2013) |
"
A brilliant, thought-provoking documentary."
—
USA Today
Posted May 16, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
Frances Ha (2013) |
"
A witty and emotionally resonant portrait of growing up, while retaining the exuberance of youth."
—
USA Today
Posted May 16, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) |
"
Star Trek Into Darkness may not go boldly back to the archives, but it serves up an exhilarating spectacle, with noteworthy moments of intimacy."
—
USA Today
Posted May 14, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
36%
|
Peeples (2013) |
"
A predictable domestic comedy with some inspired comic touches."
—
USA Today
Posted May 9, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
38%
|
Aftershock (2013) |
"
It's hard to imagine just who would want to sit through this movie, given the sadistic mayhem the audience is subjected to."
—
USA Today
Posted May 9, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
40%
|
Midnight's Children (2013) |
"
The film is beautifully shot, with vivid production design. But because of the tale's lack of cohesion, it doesn't carry enough emotional heft."
—
USA Today
Posted May 9, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
50%
|
The Great Gatsby (2013) |
"
Frenzied and overwrought, Baz Luhrmann'sThe Great Gatsby is a glitz-filled folly."
—
USA Today
Posted May 9, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
55%
|
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) |
"
Takes [the book's] riveting tale and flattens it, blunting much of the nuance that made it a great read."
—
USA Today
Posted May 3, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
73%
|
Love Is All You Need (2013) |
"
It's the rare love story that avoids treacly sentimentality. Even rarer is a believable romantic comedy featuring middle-aged people that avoids jokes about sagging flesh and waning libidos."
—
USA Today
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
68%
|
The Iceman (2013) |
"
Shannon is brilliantly unnerving as he callously dispenses with people, then returns home to maintain his façade of a loving husband and father."
—
USA Today
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
The rambunctious Iron Man 3 is a briskly paced thrill ride until about 90 minutes in, when the excitement wanes. A few late-breaking surprises re-invigorate the tale, however."
—
USA Today
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
8%
|
The Big Wedding (2013) |
"
It might take a glass of champagne or two to get through The Big Wedding."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
24%
|
Arthur Newman (2013) |
"
It's almost its own genre in indie films: Boring middle-aged man tired of his existence meets up with free-spirited but troubled younger woman. Romance and newfound meaning ensue."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
99%
|
Mud (2013) |
"
Mud is a lyrical coming-of-age tale that feels like a Mark Twain story in a contemporary setting."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
46%
|
Pain & Gain (2013) |
"
A badly constructed, blood-spattered caper that comes unglued early on."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
88%
|
The Angels' Share (2013) |
"
The plot thickens, but the mood grows lighter."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
55%
|
Oblivion (2013) |
"
Director Joseph Kosinski focuses on cool visuals but stints on a compelling plot. It's a dazzler, but the story lacks the impact of the futuristic look."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
45%
|
Filly Brown (2013) |
"
Unfortunately, the film is marred by a story, situations and stereotypical characters that strike all-too-familiar chords."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
88%
|
In the House (2013) |
"
With its complex look at storytelling, imagination and the teacher-student dynamic, In the House is an elaborate cinematic fresco."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
73%
|
V for Vendetta (2006) |
"
The dark and stylized V for Vendetta is visually exhilarating, provocative and disturbing."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 14, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
67%
|
Disconnect (2013) |
"
Worst-case scenarios for our forays into chat rooms and social network sites are laid bare, as are the illegal and immoral contours of the digital landscape in this well-acted dramatic thriller."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
77%
|
42 (2013) |
"
There's not enough of Robinson's back story to convey the full drama of his place in history."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
42%
|
To The Wonder (2013) |
"
Never was a film so visually stunning and so intolerable as To the Wonder."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
68%
|
Trance (2013) |
"
The dreamy unconscious in Trance seems haphazard, frenetic and often meaningless."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 5, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
55%
|
The Company You Keep (2013) |
"
Though it makes a few missteps, it's marked by top-notch performances by a terrific ensemble cast, headed by Redford."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 5, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
62%
|
Evil Dead (2013) |
"
Sure, this is a higher-budget re-tread. But a remake shouldn't exist simply to ramp up the graphic violence, even if special effects have improved immeasurably in the past 30 years."
—
USA Today
Posted Apr 5, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
82%
|
The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) |
"
It's one of the best and most ambitious films of the year."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
38%
|
Family Weekend (2013) |
"
The kind of dark-for-dark's sake, wannabe quirkfest that proves indie films can be just as clichéd and vapid as the most soulless Hollywood movies."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
9%
|
The Host (2013) |
"
Ronan is better than the material she's given as Melanie/Wanda. The star of Atonement and Hanna conveys more intelligence than her foolish dual roles call for."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
69%
|
The Croods (2013) |
"
The pace is brisk and occasionally slapstick, and some amusing situations stem from the cavemen displaying brawn over brains."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
43%
|
Admission (2013) |
"
A genial, predictable and ultimately forgettable romantic comedy."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
93%
|
The Sapphires (2013) |
"
Despite some predictable facets, The Sapphires shines brightly."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
47%
|
Olympus Has Fallen (2013) |
"
This is for those who like their political thrillers far-fetched, far-reaching and filled with pretty people."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
War Witch (2013) |
"
A powerful and upsetting portrait of a young girl compelled into unimaginably horrific circumstances."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
41%
|
The Call (2013) |
"
The Call cribs from so many other psychological thrillers that it might as well be called "The Girl With the Lovely Bones Cellular Silence of the Lambs.''"
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
37%
|
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) |
"
Perhaps it's a magical disappearing humor act that afflicts this throwaway."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
66%
|
Spring Breakers (2013) |
"
Spring Breakers is an exploitative display of bacchanalian excess, casual sex and rampant nudity that's more tedious than titillating."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
30%
|
Emperor (2013) |
"
The subject is intrinsically compelling, yet the central story is padded with an uninvolving love story that functions mostly as obvious symbolism about compassion for the enemy."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 8, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
The Gatekeepers (2013) |
"
It offers startlingly honest insight into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from some of those who called the shots."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
37%
|
Dead Man Down (2013) |
"
As a gritty thriller, Dead Man Down doesn't stand out among its bullet-riddled brethren."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
59%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
The new spinoff from L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz may not be great, exactly, but it is powerfully entertaining."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 6, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
65%
|
Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey (2013) |
"
Well-chronicled and fascinating, Don't Stop Believin' is a cinematic journey well worth taking."
—
USA Today
Posted Mar 6, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
27%
|
21 And Over (2013) |
"
21 and Over is pretty much for people with an IQ of 21 and under."
—
USA Today
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
73%
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