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4/5
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68%
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The Iceman (2013) |
"
Riveting. Michael Shannon nails this one. Rarely does a movie end leaving me wanting more. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted May 24, 2013
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3.5/5
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62%
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Epic (2013) |
"
A solid animated feature with a great message. It's good but not epic. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted May 24, 2013
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1/5
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21%
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The Hangover Part III (2013) |
"
The hangover on the third day of a three-day binge makes you wonder why you decided to go there in the first place. Apparently it's the same for movies. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted May 24, 2013
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4/5
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73%
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Fast & Furious 6 (2013) |
"
Five sequels may be a modern day record. In spite of a silly and unbelievable climax, this one is fun, and fast but not all that furious."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted May 24, 2013
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3.5/5
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87%
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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) |
"
A good movie but unlike Abrams first effort, it doesn't boldly go where no one has gone before. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted May 16, 2013
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5/5
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99%
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Mud (2013) |
"
Gone is the rom-com character and emphasis on a toothy smile and six-pack abs. Matthew McConaughey is showing off some acting chops. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted May 10, 2013
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4/5
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78%
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Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
A great way to kick off the spring and summer blockbuster movie season!"
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Tri-City Herald
Posted May 3, 2013
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4.5/5
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55%
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The Company You Keep (2013) |
"
The acting company Robert Redford keeps in The Company You Keep doesn't get any better. Movies rarely do either. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Apr 26, 2013
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4/5
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46%
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Pain & Gain (2013) |
"
Somebody's real life murder should not be this much fun. But it is. And who knew the Rock would ever be this good an actor. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Apr 26, 2013
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2.5/5
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82%
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The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) |
"
By the time director and co-writer Derek Cianfrance gets to the third act, it's a soap opera and not a very good one."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Apr 20, 2013
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3.5/5
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55%
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Oblivion (2013) |
"
Love the effects and Oblivion does have some interesting moments. For fans it will satisfy the sci-fi thirst for a short time until they start thinking about its many flaws."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Apr 20, 2013
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3/5
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77%
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42 (2013) |
"
No home run but 42 does manage to go three for five at the plate. Harrison Ford's performance is the real reason to catch this one."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Apr 12, 2013
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2/5
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66%
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Spring Breakers (2013) |
"
Traditionally, spring break flicks are teen angst induced romantic comedies. Brain death is the best description. Spring Breakers is a totally new way to do that brain death."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Apr 5, 2013
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3.5/5
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62%
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Evil Dead (2013) |
"
It's a remake so the chopping, slashing and mutilating isn't as much fun as Sam Raimi's 1981 original, but it looks more realistic. If this crap is your thing, enjoy. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Apr 5, 2013
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5/5
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92%
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Jurassic Park: An IMAX 3D Experience (2013) |
"
There is nothing like experiencing this fabulous, larger-than-life, groundbreaking movie where it was meant to be experienced. And in 3D!"
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Apr 5, 2013
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2/5
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9%
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The Host (2013) |
"
The Host just isn't a very good movie. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Mar 30, 2013
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2/5
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43%
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Admission (2013) |
"
Tina Fey and Paul Rudd are terrific. So is Lily Tomlin. The acting and chemistry works but this rom-com's story does not. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Mar 22, 2013
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2/5
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47%
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Olympus Has Fallen (2013) |
"
Olympus has fallen -- flat. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Mar 22, 2013
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5/5
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69%
|
The Croods (2013) |
"
The most fun I've had in a theater all year. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Mar 22, 2013
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1/5
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37%
|
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) |
"
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone just isn't. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Mar 15, 2013
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3/5
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59%
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Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
I'm recommending only because of the fabulous effects in 3D. But in reality, it is neither great, nor powerful. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Mar 8, 2013
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5/5
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79%
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Quartet (2013) |
"
After Quartet, actor/director Dustin Hoffman should never direct again. Perfection like this cannot be repeated, and from here, everything is downhill."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Feb 15, 2013
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1/5
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13%
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Safe Haven (2013) |
"
The Nicholas Sparks novel inspired movie is neither inspired nor novel. For those who love this stuff, your sugary treat awaits."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Feb 15, 2013
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3.5/5
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46%
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Beautiful Creatures (2013) |
"
Beautiful Creatures is a potential cure for Twihards going through Bella and Edward withdrawal and ultimately it's also a good movie. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Feb 15, 2013
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3.5/5
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15%
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A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) |
"
Suspension of reality is a must. But that's Die Hard, and this Die Hard die hard fans won't love but won't hate either."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Feb 15, 2013
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4.5/5
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85%
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Side Effects (2013) |
"
Director Steven Soderbergh and the cast get the mind working overtime with the prescription drug debate and then up the ante with a superb mystery."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Feb 8, 2013
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4/5
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20%
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Identity Thief (2013) |
"
Chemistry is the reason things click. Actors with the ability to connect their characters to you always overcome a multitude of movie sins. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Feb 8, 2013
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3/5
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14%
|
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) |
"
Automatic weapons? Bows that shoot bunches of arrows? Brain death for a plot? Witchery and demonic doings not even close to what the Brothers Grimm had in mind in 1812. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jan 27, 2013
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4/5
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82%
|
De rouille et d'os (Rust and Bone) (2012) |
"
The story is what it is, and other than the ridiculous ending crisis, isn't bad. What drives the film is Marion Cotillard's acting."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jan 18, 2013
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5/5
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92%
|
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
"
Silver Linings Playbook is the best movie of 2012 and the acting is mind-boggling good. Give me the Oscar picks, and it wins in every nominated category."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jan 18, 2013
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1/5
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66%
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Mama (2013) |
"
Two-thirds of the way through Mama a psychiatrist hypnotizing a little girl asks her if she's asleep. Yes, she says. In fact, by then, so is the audience. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jan 18, 2013
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3/5
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69%
|
Not Fade Away (2012) |
"
Fans of great 1960s rock and roll will love the incredible 40 song soundtrack but little else. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jan 4, 2013
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4/5
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51%
|
Promised Land (2013) |
"
The acting and characters did it for me. The story? Promising. Not perfect. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jan 4, 2013
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2/5
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69%
|
Les Misérables (2012) |
"
The good news: Les Miserables is a less miserable film experience than expected. The bad news: it's still miserable."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Dec 26, 2012
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5/5
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88%
|
Django Unchained (2012) |
"
Quentin Tarantino is seriously warped. But it's in a good way. His fertile imagination produces unique, albeit, violent and almost always, terrific movies. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Dec 26, 2012
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4.5/5
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65%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
A minor flaw or two but assuming you don't spend all of your days barefoot like a Hobbit, the movie will knock your socks off. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Dec 14, 2012
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2.5/5
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4%
|
Playing for Keeps (2012) |
"
Soccer moms will find eye candy Gerard Butler good to look at if they can stay awake through his movie. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Dec 7, 2012
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5/5
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75%
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Killing Them Softly (2012) |
"
Nothing soft about Killing Them Softly. Think early Quentin Tarantino in plot and dialogue structure and you get the picture. Gruesome. Yes. But oh, so well done."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 30, 2012
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4/5
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74%
|
Rise of the Guardians (2012) |
"
This one is fun and is worth a couple of extra dollars for the 3D version. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 23, 2012
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2.5/5
|
13%
|
Red Dawn (2012) |
"
The back story of the making and release of Red Dawn is more interesting than the movie."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 23, 2012
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4.5/5
|
88%
|
Life of Pi (2012) |
"
Start with adjectives. Original. Stunning. Mesmerizing. Mind boggling. There are more, but you get the picture."
—
Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 23, 2012
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3.5/5
|
89%
|
Lincoln (2012) |
"
Too long, too many side stories but great work from Daniel Day-Lewis. Director Steven Spielberg often shoots him in poses that make him look like Lincoln's famous penny."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 17, 2012
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2.5/5
|
48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) |
"
No rocket's red glare or bombs bursting in air for this Twilight's last gleaming. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 15, 2012
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5/5
|
92%
|
Skyfall (2012) |
"
Daring to broach the subject of how dated the characters and the series are, Daniel Craig, Judi Dench and director Sam Mendes make one of the best Bond's of all. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 9, 2012
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4/5
|
78%
|
Flight (2012) |
"
It's easy to focus on Denzel Washington's acting, but equally important to Flight is director Robert Zemeckis' storytelling and camera work. They give Flight its lift."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 3, 2012
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3.5/5
|
86%
|
Wreck-it Ralph (2012) |
"
Wreck-It Ralph isn't great but it's not a total train wreck either. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 3, 2012
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1/5
|
33%
|
Chasing Mavericks (2012) |
"
The surfing scenes are spectacular. Unfortunately, those scenes cover about 30 minutes of a badly written, mostly boring 90-minute film."
—
Tri-City Herald
Posted Oct 26, 2012
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1/5
|
26%
|
Fun Size (2012) |
"
Fun Size? No fun in any size. "
—
Tri-City Herald
Posted Oct 26, 2012
|
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5/5
|
67%
|
Cloud Atlas (2012) |
"
Cloud Atlas brilliantly explores the cloudy topic of reincarnation. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Oct 26, 2012
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