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2.5/5
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71%
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C.O.G. (2013) |
"
It's not necessarily the events Sedaris describes that make his essays enjoyable; it's the words he uses to describe them. Without his voice, the story falls flat."
—
About.com
Posted Oct 1, 2013
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83%
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Don Jon (2013) |
"
A sharply funny and insightful examination of modern love."
—
GeekNation
Posted Sep 27, 2013
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|
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80%
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Prisoners (2013) |
"
I like the film's solid, old-fashioned style, the way it resembles the smart adult thrillers of the '70s and assumes the audience is savvy enough to follow the details. "
—
GeekNation
Posted Sep 27, 2013
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Grand Piano () |
"
With a game lead actor and no shortage of ingenuity, Mira applies his considerable artistic talent to this stack of baloney as if it were a brilliantly crafted and fully plausible thriller."
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Twitch
Posted Sep 23, 2013
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5/5
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99%
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Short Term 12 (2013) |
"
Full of humanity and compassion and populated by rich characters, this is a soothing balm after a steady diet of raucous, bombastic fare."
—
About.com
Posted Sep 10, 2013
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60%
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Riddick (2013) |
"
Wisely takes things back down a notch, returning to Pitch Black's simple formula of scary creatures, scarier humans, and a barren planet"
—
Twitch
Posted Sep 5, 2013
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D
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3%
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Getaway (2013) |
"
If you've always wanted to see Ethan Hawke bicker with a teenage girl for 90 minutes, this is your chance."
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EricDSnider.com
Posted Aug 30, 2013
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C+
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46%
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Closed Circuit (2013) |
"
A disappointingly mundane, run-of-the-mill, this-conspiracy-goes-all-the-way-to-the-top sort of mystery, albeit a briskly watchable one."
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EricDSnider.com
Posted Aug 29, 2013
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3.5/5
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81%
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Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013) |
"
An unadorned, sepia-toned mood piece, with an ambling pace to it."
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About.com
Posted Aug 26, 2013
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B+
|
89%
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The World's End (2013) |
"
There are layers upon layers here, all guaranteed to make you laugh and maybe even make you feel a feeling. "
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EricDSnider.com
Posted Aug 23, 2013
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4/5
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91%
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The Spectacular Now (2013) |
"
There's so much tender, relatable emotion in these characters and their experiences, and so much underlying goodness in them."
—
About.com
Posted Aug 21, 2013
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4/5
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78%
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Europa Report (2013) |
"
The film is resonant and largely satisfying, but in a smaller, more cerebral way than many of its genre."
—
About.com
Posted Aug 21, 2013
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73%
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Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) |
"
What The Butler tries to accomplish is so noble and ambitious that it almost doesn't matter how clumsily maudlin it ends up being, how over-earnest and sanctimonious it can be."
—
Twitch
Posted Aug 15, 2013
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30%
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Kick-Ass 2 (2013) |
"
A repellant, mostly unfunny, distasteful-and-not-in-a-good-way mess of mixed messages and tonal confusion."
—
Twitch
Posted Aug 15, 2013
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C
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68%
|
Elysium (2013) |
"
Beware of any movie whose climax involves downloading information into a computer before time runs out."
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EricDSnider.com
Posted Aug 9, 2013
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38%
|
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) |
"
A lack of personality is the film's only major problem, but it is major."
—
Twitch
Posted Aug 8, 2013
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47%
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We're The Millers (2013) |
"
When the film sticks to the jokes, it's a breezy pleasure."
—
Twitch
Posted Aug 6, 2013
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2.5/5
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47%
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Maniac (2013) |
"
There's nothing about Maniac to set it apart from the countless other films about countless other psychos who kill countless other women."
—
About.com
Posted Aug 5, 2013
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80%
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Drinking Buddies (2013) |
"
If this is the future of independent romantic comedies, sign me up."
—
Twitch
Posted Jul 30, 2013
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88%
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Django Unchained (2012) |
"
If the slightly rambling Django Unchained is 'lesser Tarantino' -- you know, only a B instead of an A -- it's still a heady, delirious good time."
—
Twitch
Posted Jul 28, 2013
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C
|
65%
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
It's like we returned to Disneyland to find it looking as magical as ever, but with most of the rides closed. "
—
EricDSnider.com
Posted Jul 28, 2013
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3/5
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37%
|
Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) |
"
The potentially sordid FDR-and-Daisy half of the drama is feebly unrewarding, bordering on pointless, and bogged down by ponderous narration."
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Movies.com
Posted Jul 28, 2013
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4%
|
Playing for Keeps (2012) |
"
No matter what kind of drab, derivative fluff you prefer, this exceptionally toothless comedy has something to offer."
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 28, 2013
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B
|
85%
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End of Watch (2012) |
"
A visceral and strangely gripping story of police brotherhood."
—
EricDSnider.com
Posted Jul 28, 2013
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35%
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The Collection (2012) |
"
If your diet requires you to ingest a certain amount of cinematic blood and mayhem every week, this will meet those needs, like a vitamin. Otherwise it's for collectors only."
—
Movies.com
Posted Jul 27, 2013
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B
|
75%
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Killing Them Softly (2012) |
"
Ain't nothin' new about it, but it's a cool 97 minutes of seedy amusement. "
—
EricDSnider.com
Posted Jul 27, 2013
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B+
|
82%
|
De rouille et d'os (Rust and Bone) (2012) |
"
An emotionally gripping if slightly meandering drama marked by two powerful lead performances."
—
Film.com
Posted Jul 27, 2013
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|
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93%
|
The Central Park Five (2012) |
"
It's more like an interesting, in-depth article in The New Yorker than a movie."
—
Twitch
Posted Jul 27, 2013
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B-
|
63%
|
Hitchcock (2012) |
"
If you can disregard your desire for authenticity and scrupulous historical accuracy, this is light fun with a sweet relationship at the center of it. "
—
EricDSnider.com
Posted Jul 27, 2013
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C
|
87%
|
Life of Pi (2012) |
"
Among movies that are intended to be spiritually insightful, this is one of the most hollow and disappointing that I've seen, a surface-level rendering of platitudinous feel-good hooey. "
—
EricDSnider.com
Posted Jul 27, 2013
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D+
|
12%
|
Red Dawn (2012) |
"
As stupid as the original, yet modernized to include the Subway product placement that today's audiences crave."
—
EricDSnider.com
Posted Jul 27, 2013
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|
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74%
|
Rise of the Guardians (2012) |
"
Energetic animation and a handful of amusing character touches help, but they can't compensate for the paper-thin story and muddled messages."
—
Twitch
Posted Jul 27, 2013
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48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) |
"
If you're looking for a review that will tell you the movie is terrible and its fans are idiots, I'm afraid I must disappoint you. "
—
Twitch
Posted Jul 27, 2013
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B+
|
89%
|
Lincoln (2012) |
"
When it focuses on the political, social, and historical side of things - which is 80% of the film - it's grand, populist, high-minded entertainment."
—
EricDSnider.com
Posted Jul 27, 2013
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B+
|
88%
|
Funeral Kings (2012) |
"
Of all the coming-of-age films set among adolescents at Catholic schools, this is one of the most heartfelt and charming, not to mention one of the most realistically vulgar. "
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EricDSnider.com
Posted Jul 27, 2013
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3.5/5
|
94%
|
Fruitvale Station (2013) |
"
Benefits immeasurably from its piercing lead performances, stumbling only in its over-eagerness to make its points."
—
About.com
Posted Jul 26, 2013
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C+
|
69%
|
The Wolverine (2013) |
"
Introspective is one thing, but this tormented, brooding Wolverine is dangerously close to being boring. "
—
EricDSnider.com
Posted Jul 26, 2013
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52%
|
The To Do List (2013) |
"
Maybe it's fitting that a movie about having sex for the first time should turn out to be a fumbling, mishandled experience that's moderately enjoyable but not as good as it could be."
—
Twitch
Posted Jul 25, 2013
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B
|
45%
|
In Their Skin (2012) |
"
More polish could have made this alarming psycho-drama resonate better, but even as it stands it's a nerve-racking good time."
—
Film.com
Posted Jul 24, 2013
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A-
|
92%
|
Skyfall (2012) |
"
It's not just a terrific Bond movie; it's a terrific movie, period. "
—
EricDSnider.com
Posted Jul 24, 2013
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C+
|
78%
|
Flight (2012) |
"
An ordinary drama about addiction and recovery, made somewhat noteworthy by Denzel Washington's firing-on-all-cylinders performance. "
—
EricDSnider.com
Posted Jul 24, 2013
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|
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86%
|
Wreck-it Ralph (2012) |
"
A bubbly, buoyant treat with near-Pixar levels of heart."
—
Twitch
Posted Jul 23, 2013
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B+
|
93%
|
Sleep Tight (2012) |
"
It's a stalker movie. But some ingenious variations, shrewd direction, and a killer lead performance render it fresh and absolutely entertaining. "
—
EricDSnider.com
Posted Jul 23, 2013
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25%
|
Fun Size (2012) |
"
A gaudy, simple-minded fiasco that's too dumb for adults and too suggestive for kids. "
—
Twitch
Posted Jul 23, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
40%
|
Only God Forgives (2013) |
"
This is a brutal yet strangely beautiful film, designed to inflict blunt-force trauma on the viewer while practically daring us not to laugh at the outrageous evil perpetrated by its villains."
—
About.com
Posted Jul 23, 2013
|
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A-
|
66%
|
Cloud Atlas (2012) |
"
Personally, I felt ennobled by the inspiring ideas, and captivated by the impressive performances both in front of and behind the camera. "
—
EricDSnider.com
Posted Jul 21, 2013
|
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A-
|
83%
|
Fat Kid Rules the World (2012) |
"
The scenario sounds cliched, but it's brought to life by authentic characters, solid laughs, and surprisingly honest emotions. "
—
EricDSnider.com
Posted Jul 21, 2013
|
|
C
|
43%
|
The Paperboy (2012) |
"
The sweaty, lurid, self-serious nonsense is hard to take seriously, but I'll say this much for the film: it ain't boring.
"
—
EricDSnider.com
Posted Jul 21, 2013
|
|
D
|
12%
|
Alex Cross (2012) |
"
At least this confirms my long-held suspicion that Tyler Perry is drawn to bad scripts whether he wrote them or not."
—
EricDSnider.com
Posted Jul 21, 2013
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