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34%
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Hall Pass (2011) |
"
Is it redundant to note that this Farrelly Brothers picture is rated R, "for crude and sexual humor throughout, language, some graphic nudity and drug use"? If anything here, the Bros are sticking to their brand. Maybe it's time they grew up a little bit."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Feb 23, 2011
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56%
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Unknown (2011) |
"
In this wild and wooly world of "fusion" movies, those that combine aspects of every kind of genre available, this one aims to do it all. "
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The Movie Minute
Posted Feb 16, 2011
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85%
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Cedar Rapids (2011) |
"
How can a movie so rude and crude also be endearingly hilarious? In the case of this slight and sort of sweet comedy, we can thank a handful of actors far better than their material."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Feb 9, 2011
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20%
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The Rite (2011) |
"
The Rite gets it all wrong. With a lopsided story line, an untested lead actor (no it's not Anthony Hopkins) and an are-we-there-yet wait for the good stuff to start, this thriller barely thrills at all."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Jan 26, 2011
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44%
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The Green Hornet (2011) |
"
Floats like a butterfly, stings like a gnat."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Jan 12, 2011
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96%
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True Grit (2010) |
"
Putting aside their signature funky smart-aleck style, The Coen Brothers have still delivered what is truly one of the best, most polished and entertaining movies of the year."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Dec 21, 2010
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90%
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The Fighter (2010) |
"
David O. Russell's slam to the gut is as much about personal dysfunction as it is about the very real story of boxing. "
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The Movie Minute
Posted Dec 7, 2010
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67%
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The Company Men (2011) |
"
We all know these aren't the best of times, but, with a sly intelligence, a refusal to wallow in sentimentality and some mighty fine actors, this is a movie that also makes us dig in and figure out an upside."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Dec 7, 2010
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87%
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Black Swan (2010) |
"
I doubt there's a woman alive who won't, at least in some small way, relate to this movie. "
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The Movie Minute
Posted Nov 30, 2010
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72%
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I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) |
"
The least outrageous thing about this movie is that Jim Carrey plays a gay guy. "
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The Movie Minute
Posted Nov 30, 2010
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94%
|
The King's Speech (2010) |
"
There are many reasons why this film is so winning: not the least of which is the auspicious timing of its release."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Nov 24, 2010
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55%
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Morning Glory (2010) |
"
How can a movie so derivative be so genuinely funny? The Glory in this case comes from the bright, sunny cast, including a luminous Rachel McAdams and a sparklingly grouchy Harrison Ford."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Nov 9, 2010
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93%
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127 Hours (2010) |
"
May I humbly suggest the term "visceral" be retired from any future film reviews? Because after seeing Danny Boyle's extraordinary, gut wrenching movie, I can't imagine any other topping it in the slam to the gut category."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Nov 1, 2010
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39%
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Due Date (2010) |
"
With more than a nod to the great comedy "Planes Trains and Automobiles", this odd-couple road picture still delivers a wacko good time."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Nov 1, 2010
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47%
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Hereafter (2010) |
"
Ambitious to be sure, but this muted exploration of life here and after is one of Eastwood's rare misfires."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Oct 19, 2010
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28%
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Life as We Know It (2010) |
"
Cute boy and girl opposites meet and fall in love after their best friends die and leave them in charge of raising their orphaned daughter. Adorable."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Oct 6, 2010
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51%
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Stone (2010) |
"
Not to pigeonhole anyone, but it is hard to imagine the man behind the creative and charming June Bug is also the writer who has delivered the pedestrian and mundane script here."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Oct 4, 2010
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79%
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Nowhere Boy (2010) |
"
In contrast to so many other salutes to the Beatles and their legacy, this intimate drama focuses on John Lennon's turbulent teenage years, not just referencing, but explaining so much of what, later, showed up in his music."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Oct 4, 2010
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96%
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The Social Network (2010) |
"
Among this film's remarkable achievements is that fact that it is thrilling without a single gunshot, in your face without the benefit of 3-D."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Sep 27, 2010
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55%
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) |
"
Just like the Stock Market, this movie suffers from some pretty scary highs and lows."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Sep 21, 2010
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71%
|
Never Let Me Go (2010) |
"
This is a hard movie to shake. That's a good thing, by the way. Not as devastating as Kazuo Ishiguro's astounding novel, this heart achingly beautiful film still resonates. "
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The Movie Minute
Posted Sep 14, 2010
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94%
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The Town (2010) |
"
Smart, sleek and undeniably entertaining, Ben Affleck's sophomore directorial effort proves he's the real deal."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Sep 13, 2010
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94%
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The Town (2010) |
"
Smart, sleek and undeniably entertaining, Ben Affleck's sophomore directorial effort proves he's the real deal."
—
AWFJ Women on Film
Posted Sep 13, 2010
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37%
|
Eat Pray Love (2010) |
"
Elizabeth Gilbert's best selling tome has been dumbed down and glossed up. Fans of the introspective will be disappointed: those looking for decent, escapist entertainment will not."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Aug 11, 2010
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78%
|
The Other Guys (2010) |
"
How can a movie that can be so very funny also be so very boring?"
—
The Movie Minute
Posted Aug 4, 2010
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43%
|
Dinner for Schmucks (2010) |
"
What was once a sharp French satire is now a goofball comedy with a heart of gold."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Jul 28, 2010
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43%
|
Dinner for Schmucks (2010) |
"
What was once a sharp French satire is now a goofball comedy with a heart of gold."
—
AWFJ Women on Film
Posted Jul 28, 2010
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86%
|
Inception (2010) |
"
It is not that I don't understand (well, pretty much, anyway) or appreciate the intense ambition of Christopher Nolan's trip into the world of dreams. But why did a movie designed to blow your mind, leave mine, while originally tickled, ultimately unmoved"
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The Movie Minute
Posted Jul 13, 2010
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93%
|
The Kids Are All Right (2010) |
"
All right, but not great: that phrase not only describes the kids (of all ages) in this likeable family drama, but the film, as a whole, too."
—
The Movie Minute
Posted Jul 7, 2010
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52%
|
Knight & Day (2010) |
"
This fusion of action romance and comedy leaves out one very key element: fun. "
—
The Movie Minute
Posted Jun 22, 2010
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99%
|
Toy Story 3 (2010) |
"
Yes, Toy Story 3 is a dandy addition to landmark series, and, frankly, the timing of its release couldn't be better. A perfect antidote to the news of the "real world", this worthy entertainment will also certainly boost what has been a sagging box office"
—
The Movie Minute
Posted Jun 17, 2010
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94%
|
Winter's Bone (2010) |
"
Bleak as hell yet stubbornly optimistic, this low budget knockout is the best picture of the year so far."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Jun 9, 2010
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72%
|
Get Him to the Greek (2010) |
"
Designed to capture "The Hangover" crowd, this wild and wooly comedy sneaks up on you. While it's not The Greatest Comedy Ever Made, this one sure does offer up some pretty darn funny moments."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Jun 2, 2010
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15%
|
Sex and the City 2 (2010) |
"
What started out as a high flying confection, perched steadily on stiletto sharp heels, has deflated into a sad, puffy mess."
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The Movie Minute
Posted May 26, 2010
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82%
|
Solitary Man (2010) |
"
Early on in this nifty little film, a young man calls Michael Douglas' character a "dickwad". Guy's got a point."
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The Movie Minute
Posted May 18, 2010
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43%
|
Robin Hood (2010) |
"
Think you know all about the legend of Robin Hood? Ridley Scott wants to fill you in on every bloody detail."
—
The Movie Minute
Posted May 12, 2010
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73%
|
Iron Man 2 (2010) |
"
Big, empty and dying: is it Tony Stark or the Iron Man franchise itself? Director Jon Favreau has taken great pains to insure Justin Theroux's script doesn't get bogged down by silly matters like mortality. "
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The Movie Minute
Posted May 5, 2010
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83%
|
Casino Jack And The United States Of Money (2010) |
"
If Alex Gibney's documentary on the notorious lobbyist Jack Abramoff is a little dense, it's with good reason. This now convicted felon mover and shaker played his power in a lot of arenas. And his story is not an easy one to tell."
—
The Movie Minute
Posted May 4, 2010
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67%
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Date Night (2010) |
"
The toughest movies to review are the ones that fall somewhere, safely, in the mid-range of success. They're neither brilliant or bad, just bland. Date Night is a perfect example of bland."
—
The Movie Minute
Posted Apr 7, 2010
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74%
|
Greenberg (2010) |
"
Noah Baumbach's newest serio-comedy is many things, but the word that I keep coming back to is brave."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Mar 17, 2010
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53%
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Green Zone (2010) |
"
Why did they dumb down a very complex and fascinating real story?"
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The Movie Minute
Posted Mar 10, 2010
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42%
|
Brooklyn's Finest (2010) |
"
Intense. That's what Antoine Fuqua does best and his fast cutting, depressed cop story is nothing if not intense."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Mar 3, 2010
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51%
|
Alice in Wonderland (2010) |
"
Like Alice, Tim Burton uses his trip down the rabbit hole to reassert his "muchness". There is much to look at, as a result, but not much about which to wonder."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Mar 3, 2010
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68%
|
Shutter Island (2010) |
"
Up for having a master filmmaker mess with your head? Then this is the movie for you."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Feb 16, 2010
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35%
|
The Wolfman (2010) |
"
When all you can deliver is an expensive, effect-heavy horror flick that's just plain boring, it's time to rethink things a bit."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Feb 11, 2010
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18%
|
Valentine's Day (2010) |
"
Charm will only get you so far. In this case, even the most charming (and huge) cast can only do so much with this corny compilation."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Feb 10, 2010
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37%
|
From Paris with Love (2010) |
"
John Travolta kicks that pesky schizophrenic script out of his way to serve up yet another, perfectly entertaining badass."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Feb 3, 2010
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58%
|
Edge of Darkness (2010) |
"
The most interesting component to this Mel Gibson vehicle happens off screen. This movie is a totally thrill-less thriller."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Jan 27, 2010
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48%
|
The Book of Eli (2010) |
"
Ready or not: here it comes. The first kick ass apocalyptic action flick, designed for both the comic book and True Believer set. Well, you can't say this decade in movies hasn't started out with a bang!"
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The Movie Minute
Posted Jan 13, 2010
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37%
|
Nine (2009) |
"
Coming off his spectacular Chicago, Rob Marshall has hit the wall with this musical version of Frederico Fellini's autobiographical 8 1/2."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Dec 21, 2009
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56%
|
It's Complicated (2009) |
"
Really? Complicated? Nothing so complex going on here at all, in what is essentially another chapter in the Nancy Meyers brand."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Dec 21, 2009
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70%
|
Sherlock Holmes (2009) |
"
It's not going to rock your world, but Guy Ritchie's take on the classic detective series has got a lot going for it. Most notably, of course, it's got Robert Downey, Jr. and that's just fine with me."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Dec 21, 2009
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91%
|
Crazy Heart (2009) |
"
Sometimes you don't have to reinvent the wheel to steer right into the heart. Scott Cooper's Crazy Heart does just that."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Dec 14, 2009
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83%
|
Avatar (2009) |
"
Imperfect as it is, Avatar is still essential viewing for anyone who cares about the future of the movies."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Dec 14, 2009
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32%
|
The Lovely Bones (2009) |
"
When I first heard Peter Jackson was to direct the film version of this delicate best seller, I was, shall we say, surprised. However, when I saw the actual movie, I got it. Jackson wanted to play with heaven."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Dec 9, 2009
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76%
|
Invictus (2009) |
"
Clint Eastwood has developed an almost ego-less directorial style that is quite remarkable. With Invictus, Eastwood's got quite the story to tell."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Dec 9, 2009
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91%
|
Up in the Air (2009) |
"
Today, this story of people who are hired to fire other people brings a timely punch to the gut that, almost by accident, adds a resonance that's hard to shake."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Dec 1, 2009
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46%
|
Everybody's Fine (2009) |
"
Some might say poetic. Some might say, "oh please.""
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The Movie Minute
Posted Dec 1, 2009
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67%
|
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009) |
"
One of the happiest surprises of this woman on the verge delight is that Pippa Lee's private lives are not what you'd think they are."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Nov 23, 2009
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75%
|
The Road (2009) |
"
Let's be honest: go to see this apocalyptic drama, you're not going for a good time. This desperate and determined story of survival isn't the super effected tilt-a-whirl of, say, the hugely popular disaster epic, 2012."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Nov 23, 2009
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81%
|
Broken Embraces (2009) |
"
Not every time a filmmaker and his muse collaborate is it going to be a cause for celebration. Broken Embraces is a perfect example of that disappointing truth."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Nov 18, 2009
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39%
|
2012 (2009) |
"
Like all its predecessors, this carefully choreographed entertainment offers nothing new. But there sure is a lot of it."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Nov 10, 2009
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91%
|
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) |
"
I was all set to enjoy a good sob over this one. Amazingly enough, I, who cries at commercials, didn't shed a tear."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Nov 3, 2009
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52%
|
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) |
"
Satire is never easy. The promise of this wartime comedy made me pine for classic movies such as Catch-22 and Mash: two savvy armed service send-ups that hit the mark all the way."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Nov 3, 2009
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81%
|
Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) |
"
Irresistible on so many levels, this rehearsal documentary delights, fascinates and frustrates."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Oct 28, 2009
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73%
|
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) |
"
The first half hour of Spike Jonze's stunningly emotional adaptation of the Maurice Sendak classic is as fine a cinematic portrayal of childhood as you are likely to see. Too bad there's another hour to the movie."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Oct 13, 2009
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94%
|
The Damned United (2009) |
"
Do you have to love soccer to love this movie? No. You just have to love good acting."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Oct 7, 2009
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94%
|
An Education (2009) |
"
This coming of ager resonates: that's not an easy thing to do with a tried and true formula, either."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Oct 7, 2009
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89%
|
A Serious Man (2009) |
"
By looking back, they have also expanded upon some of the themes they've played with in their most personal work before: this time, in a more mature, more evolved way."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Sep 30, 2009
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57%
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The Invention of Lying (2009) |
"
Ricky Gervais' elegant and ambitious comedy is profoundly funny. While not perfect, its sheer inventiveness makes this one a true treat."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Sep 29, 2009
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84%
|
Whip It (2009) |
"
Oh my, ladies: how our fairy tales have changed! A league of rough and tumble women, skating, fighting, competing and whipping their art through otherwise terribly ordinary lives."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Sep 29, 2009
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81%
|
Disgrace (2008) |
"
Of all the people one might think of, watching this appropriately disturbing film translation of Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee's heralded novel, I never imagined I'd be thinking of Michael Vick. But there you have it."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Sep 16, 2009
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83%
|
Bright Star (2009) |
"
The brightest star in this leisurely retelling of the truth behind one of John Keats's most famous poems is not what it says, but how it looks."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Sep 16, 2009
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5/10
|
48%
|
Taking Woodstock (2009) |
"
I suppose in a perfect world, it would be lovely to afford prestige filmmakers the opportunity to relax once in a while, to make a small, lightweight feel good movie, but Ang Lee's take on Woodstock is nothing short of disappointing."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Aug 24, 2009
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88%
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Inglourious Basterds (2009) |
"
Like all Quentin Tarentino movies, this feverish Jews-take-out-the-Nazis-during-World-War-II movie is really all about Quentin Tarentino. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Aug 19, 2009
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3/10
|
37%
|
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) |
"
I'm someone who cries at commercials, yet this incessantly romantic love story left me curiously cold."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Aug 11, 2009
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9/10
|
91%
|
District 9 (2009) |
"
Aliens and robots will get tushes in the seats, but what makes this blockbuster so outstanding is decidedly human."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Aug 11, 2009
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6/10
|
75%
|
Julie & Julia (2009) |
"
Like a fallen soufflé, this movie delivers flavor but not the dizzying deliciousness it promises."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Aug 4, 2009
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7/10
|
68%
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Funny People (2009) |
"
There has always been an undercurrent of emotion in Judd Apatow's best work and with this, the somewhat ironically titled Funny People, the omniscient comic writer/director goes for the gut. Along with the jokes, that is."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Jul 27, 2009
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9/10
|
84%
|
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) |
"
It all starts with the books of course, but perhaps it is time to recognize the Potter films for the impressive franchise that it, too, has become."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Jul 13, 2009
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8/10
|
67%
|
Brüno (2009) |
"
If Sasha Baron Cohen is an acquired taste, I'm sipping the Kool-Aid."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Jul 1, 2009
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5/10
|
67%
|
Public Enemies (2009) |
"
So much of this gangster drama is so good, it is especially disappointing when so much of the rest of it is not."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Jun 30, 2009
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7/10
|
48%
|
My Sister's Keeper (2009) |
"
While this little wrencher works, cinematically, perfectly well, the truth is, this one is going to piss off a whole lot of people."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Jun 24, 2009
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6/10
|
51%
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) |
"
Resistance is futile. Even though Tony Scott's hyper kinetic thriller is nowhere near as smart as it thinks, it's sure effective all the same."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Jun 9, 2009
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4/10
|
26%
|
Land of the Lost (2009) |
"
Whatever it was these filmmakers were hoping to achieve, I very much doubt the reaction they were looking for was "weird"."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Jun 2, 2009
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8/10
|
79%
|
The Hangover (2009) |
"
This tried and true plot line not only works, but works hilariously."
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The Movie Minute
Posted Jun 1, 2009
|
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9/10
|
98%
|
Up (2009) |
"
The honesty of the story here, as beautifully depicted and acted by Asner and young Jordan Nagai is so real, so palpable, you almost forget you are watching an animated film at all."
—
The Movie Minute
Posted May 27, 2009
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4/10
|
33%
|
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"
I'm sure it will be happy news in some circles when I say that director McG's addition to the franchise is a big, blasting, tush shaking video game of a movie. And, it will make a fortune."
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The Movie Minute
Posted May 19, 2009
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7/10
|
46%
|
Management (2009) |
"
If this modest charmer doesn't finally make a star out of Steve Zahn, I don't know what will."
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The Movie Minute
Posted May 12, 2009
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8/10
|
95%
|
Star Trek (2009) |
"
Abrams and crew have gone where no man has gone before: boldly creating a crowd friendly sensation that, even in this market of a-blockbuster-a-week, should live long enough and boy, will it prosper."
—
The Movie Minute
Posted May 7, 2009
|
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3/10
|
26%
|
The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) |
"
This rom/com gave me nightmares."
—
The Movie Minute
Posted Apr 29, 2009
|
|
7/10
|
84%
|
State of Play (2009) |
"
Guilty pleasure alert!"
—
The Movie Minute
Posted Apr 14, 2009
|
|
9/10
|
98%
|
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) |
"
One of the most enjoyable documentaries you may ever see."
—
The Movie Minute
Posted Apr 7, 2009
|
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5/10
|
51%
|
Observe and Report (2009) |
"
Ronnie, in the vernacular of movie icons, is Travis Bickle meets Paul Blart: which made me miss Borat all the more."
—
The Movie Minute
Posted Apr 7, 2009
|
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8/10
|
88%
|
Adventureland (2009) |
"
This little charmer is so infectious I almost wished I had been the one stuck with a bunch of other kids working in a dead end summer job. Oh wait, I was."
—
The Movie Minute
Posted Mar 31, 2009
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