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C
|
43%
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The Great Gatsby (2013) |
"
It's as if every bit of creativity dried up the moment the deal was signed. Yes, this is exactly what I would expect a Baz Luhrmann 'Gatsby' would look like, but is that enough?"
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HitFix
Posted May 6, 2013
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B+
|
88%
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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) |
"
A pretty relentless piece of summer entertainment, anchored by what I consider one of the most exciting movie star performances in recent memory."
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HitFix
Posted May 2, 2013
|
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A-
|
78%
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Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
The film suggests they are still just starting to figure out what to do with this character, and I sincerely hope that the final credit of the film, 'Tony Stark Will Return,' is not just an empty promise."
—
HitFix
Posted Apr 24, 2013
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B
|
46%
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Pain & Gain (2013) |
"
... loud and brutal and sometimes quite stupid, it is wildly funny even in its darkest moments, and by my calculations, that makes this a genuine, no apologies surprise from Bay."
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HitFix
Posted Apr 23, 2013
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B-
|
47%
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The Lords of Salem (2013) |
"
If Rob Zombie is going to continue to evolve and pursue original visions moving forward, then he may well become the sort of filmmaker whose work is so important to him..."
—
HitFix
Posted Apr 17, 2013
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B
|
56%
|
Oblivion (2013) |
"
'Oblivion' may not be a complete redemption, but it is loaded with promise. "
—
HitFix
Posted Apr 17, 2013
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C+
|
42%
|
To The Wonder (2013) |
"
Maybe I've been hanging out with the wrong women my whole life, but I don't know anyone who spins this much. Instructors in spin classes don't spin this much."
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HitFix
Posted Apr 11, 2013
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C+
|
77%
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42 (2013) |
"
If you want to see a completely by-the-numbers Hollywood biopic that indulges a sort of surface-level myth-making, "42" is that film, and I suspect that's exactly the film they set out to make."
—
HitFix
Posted Apr 11, 2013
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A
|
87%
|
Upstream Color (2013) |
"
... a tremendous return by a gifted filmmaker, and one of the real highlights of this year's Sundance Film Festival."
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HitFix
Posted Apr 5, 2013
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B-
|
62%
|
Evil Dead (2013) |
"
... if you're looking for a film that works both thematically and viscerally, 'Evil Dead' comes up a little short, and in ways that left me frustrated just as much as I was entertained. "
—
HitFix
Posted Apr 5, 2013
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A-
|
68%
|
Trance (2013) |
"
... the best film about the role memory plays in our lives since "Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind"..."
—
HitFix
Posted Apr 5, 2013
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B-
|
28%
|
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) |
"
This movie is breathless in all the right ways, and I think audiences will have fun with it."
—
HitFix
Posted Mar 25, 2013
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|
60%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
... it is every inch a Sam Raimi film... and it is a genuine delight. It is 'Oz' deep down in its bones... "
—
HitFix
Posted Mar 9, 2013
|
|
C
|
38%
|
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) |
"
... 'Wonderstone' ends up being an uneven experience, a movie that never quite clicks on a narrative level even as it offers up some sporadic laughs from a talented cast. "
—
HitFix
Posted Mar 9, 2013
|
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C-
|
15%
|
A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) |
"
Even taken at face value as a stand-alone film, unconnected to a franchise, A Good Day To Die Hard just plain doesn't work."
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HitFix
Posted Feb 13, 2013
|
|
B+
|
80%
|
Warm Bodies (2013) |
"
... 'Warm Bodies' may be the best film adapted from this current batch of young adult material that Hollywood is desperate to get right..."
—
HitFix
Posted Jan 31, 2013
|
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B
|
100%
|
The Kings of Summer (2013) |
"
It's an original, and a real gem."
—
HitFix
Posted Jan 23, 2013
|
|
B+
|
65%
|
The Campaign (2012) |
—
HitFix
Posted Jan 22, 2013
|
|
A-
|
85%
|
Sightseers (2013) |
"
Ben Wheatley has quietly turned into one of the most interesting voices in English film right now."
—
HitFix
Posted Jan 22, 2013
|
|
B-
|
65%
|
Mama (2013) |
"
... there is a sadness that ultimately defines who or what 'Mama' really is, and that seems more important than the scares. "
—
HitFix
Posted Jan 17, 2013
|
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B+
|
59%
|
The Last Stand (2013) |
"
Arnold is, as he promised, back, and it turns out that is good news indeed."
—
HitFix
Posted Jan 14, 2013
|
|
B+
|
61%
|
Jack Reacher (2012) |
"
Cruise may not be the same size as the Reacher of the novels, but this is every bit as entertaining as any fan of the character could hope."
—
HitFix
Posted Dec 18, 2012
|
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A
|
88%
|
Django Unchained (2012) |
"
Django Unchained is Blazing Saddles with a body count, a positively incendiary entertainment about America's greatest shame, the personal and social toll of slavery... "
—
HitFix
Posted Dec 11, 2012
|
|
B+
|
70%
|
Les Misérables (2012) |
"
When it all comes down to the singing, the communication of these grand, sweeping passions in song, 'Les Miserables' connects and connects and connects again, and on that level, it has to be called a triumph."
—
HitFix
Posted Dec 7, 2012
|
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B
|
66%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
For now, 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' is a good start, but with the expectations resting on the film, is good going to be good enough? "
—
HitFix
Posted Dec 3, 2012
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|
|
50%
|
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012) |
"
If you want a few well-done fights and you like Adkins, I can't completely recommend against it."
—
HitFix
Posted Nov 30, 2012
|
|
A
|
52%
|
This is 40 (2012) |
"
Apatow's got a gift for writing every character in the film deeper than expected, and his supporting cast really gets a chance to shine."
—
HitFix
Posted Nov 26, 2012
|
|
A
|
93%
|
Zero Dark Thirty (2013) |
"
It has an integrity to it that is bracing and adult, and it manages to deliver a major visceral experience without ever once bending to Hollywood convention."
—
HitFix
Posted Nov 26, 2012
|
|
D
|
63%
|
Hitchcock (2012) |
"
I liked 'Anvil' so much that I've been curious to see what [director Sacha Gervasi] could do with a great script. And now, the wait continues. "
—
HitFix
Posted Nov 23, 2012
|
|
C+
|
88%
|
Life of Pi (2012) |
"
... I found it to be a heart-breaking experience to see this much good work used in service of a story that is, ultimately, nothing but empty calories, a spiritual shell game."
—
HitFix
Posted Nov 20, 2012
|
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A
|
92%
|
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
"
... this is a film with its own cadence, its own particular sense of music, and it is a tremendous success for writer/director David O. Russell."
—
HitFix
Posted Nov 15, 2012
|
|
B
|
79%
|
Miami Connection (2012) |
"
It may be late, it may not be the way they imagined it, but 'Miami Connection' is finally, gloriously, having its day. "
—
HitFix
Posted Nov 15, 2012
|
|
B+
|
64%
|
Anna Karenina (2012) |
"
... we have a lot to look forward to from [Joe Wright] in years to come, and here's hoping audiences get lost in this lovely, painful romantic fever dream. "
—
HitFix
Posted Nov 15, 2012
|
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A
|
89%
|
Lincoln (2012) |
"
'Lincoln' is top-shelf adult entertainment, and a wonderful way of underlining one of the most important ideas in regard to how our own political system works today..."
—
HitFix
Posted Nov 15, 2012
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|
B-
|
76%
|
The Bay (2012) |
"
... effective and entertaining and has such a different voice than most horror movies that it should really surprise audiences."
—
HitFix
Posted Nov 15, 2012
|
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B-
|
48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) |
"
[Bill Condon] makes a better case for the iconography of the series than anyone else has so far, and if you're a fan, you're going to feel incredibly well-served by what you see. "
—
HitFix
Posted Nov 15, 2012
|
|
D+
|
47%
|
A Liar's Autobiography - The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012) |
"
'A Liar's Autobiography' is a noble attempt, but a painful sit, and I can't recommend it to anyone but the most obsessive of Python fanatics, and even for them, it might be tough to take."
—
HitFix
Posted Nov 15, 2012
|
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B
|
74%
|
Rise of the Guardians (2012) |
"
Rise of the Guardians should please family audiences with its strong central characters and its delicate touch with humor and observation, and while it's a little soft in certain stretches, when it connects, there is magic here."
—
HitFix
Posted Nov 15, 2012
|
|
|
88%
|
Starlet (2012) |
"
A smart, sweet, haunting experience."
—
HitFix
Posted Nov 12, 2012
|
|
B
|
49%
|
The Man With the Iron Fists (2012) |
"
'The Man With The Iron Fists' may not be the most accomplished or polished film of the year, but it may be the most heartfelt..."
—
HitFix
Posted Nov 2, 2012
|
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A
|
92%
|
Skyfall (2012) |
"
... director Sam Mendes manages to pay sophisticated, sincere homage to the conventions that define the Bond series while remembering that one of the things that makes the series such an enduring presence is fun."
—
HitFix
Posted Oct 25, 2012
|
|
A+
|
90%
|
Holy Motors (2012) |
"
I am refreshed by it, my faith in the unique power of film completely restored. I feel like I've just had my first drink of water after a drought, or my first bite of food after a fast."
—
HitFix
Posted Oct 16, 2012
|
|
B
|
79%
|
Flight (2012) |
"
It has been too long since we've seen Robert Zemeckis swing for the fences, and his return to live-action turns out to be one of the most heartfelt and human movies of his career."
—
HitFix
Posted Oct 16, 2012
|
|
C
|
21%
|
Taken 2 (2012) |
"
Ultimately, the audience for this film probably won't care about missed thematic opportunities or consistent character writing, but it's a disappointment."
—
HitFix
Posted Oct 4, 2012
|
|
A-
|
87%
|
Frankenweenie (2012) |
"
It is a lovely reminder of why Tim Burton's films can be wonderful, and should have a long life as a frequently-revisited Disney classic."
—
HitFix
Posted Oct 3, 2012
|
|
C+
|
25%
|
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) |
"
This entry in the series is the first time I've felt like they played it safe, and that's a shame."
—
HitFix
Posted Oct 1, 2012
|
|
D+
|
13%
|
Red Dawn (2012) |
"
... too confused and too muddled to be either a love-letter to the militia movement or an indictment of putting guns in the hands of kids, and without any specific point of view or focus to its storytelling, it just doesn't work."
—
HitFix
Posted Oct 1, 2012
|
|
B+
|
81%
|
The Impossible (2012) |
"
'The Impossible' is an experience I can't imagine audiences easily shaking, and it's going to stick with me for a long time."
—
HitFix
Posted Sep 17, 2012
|
|
A
|
93%
|
Looper (2012) |
"
Rian Johnson's 'Looper' is one of the year's best films... a huge jump forward for a filmmaker whose first two films both exhibited a strong, clear voice."
—
HitFix
Posted Sep 9, 2012
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