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4/4
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51%
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The Iron Lady (2012) |
"
A biopic of the highest order featuring a performance of equal measure. A thoughtful, complex portrait of Britain's divisive PM."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Dec 24, 2011
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4/4
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94%
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The King's Speech (2010) |
"
If the thought of watching a film about the Duke of York overcoming his speech impediment already has you clicking elsewhere, then director Tom Hooper's masterfully-crafted biopic may not be for you. You'll be missing out."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Dec 13, 2010
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4/4
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99%
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Bus 174 (Ônibus 174) (2003) |
"
Relentlessly gripping."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Dec 27, 2007
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4/4
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94%
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Juno (2007) |
"
What's sure to be the breakout indie hit of 2007 (and deservedly so) establishes the voice of screenwriter Diablo Cody and the career of young actress Ellen Page."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Dec 4, 2007
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4/4
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93%
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Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) (2007) |
"
In a perfect match of director and subject, artist Julian Schnabel adapts the memoir by late Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby into a compelling and intense look at one man's experience with locked-in syndrome."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Dec 3, 2007
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4/4
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94%
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No Country for Old Men (2007) |
"
This Coen Brothers adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel may be their darkest film yet. It's also one of their best."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Nov 15, 2007
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4/4
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97%
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When the Levees Broke (2006) |
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Posted Oct 20, 2007
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4/4
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89%
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Eastern Promises (2007) |
"
Like it or not, the Russians have their very own Godfather with David Cronenberg's dark, brutal thriller about the inner-workings of London's Russian mafia featuring another powerful performance by Viggo Mortensen."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Sep 20, 2007
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4/4
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97%
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The Incredibles (2004) |
"
In a word: Incredible."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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94%
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
"
This is a filmmaker in the grandest tradition of the word."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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91%
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Million Dollar Baby (2004) |
"
Easily Mr. Eastwood's best film since Unforgiven."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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94%
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American Splendor (2003) |
"
Mr. Giamatti and Ms. Davis seem to feed off each other, bringing out the best performances we've seen from these actors."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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91%
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Adaptation (2002) |
"
It's almost mind-numbing to think how Mr. Kaufman could possibly follow-up this gem. I'm just glad I don't have to write it, but I'd be happy to watch what he goes through to create it."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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96%
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Sideways (2004) |
"
No one does quivering-on-the-edge-of-depression quite like Paul Giamatti."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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85%
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About Schmidt (2002) |
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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97%
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Once (2007) |
"
Every note brings us closer to these characters."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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95%
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You Can Count On Me (2000) |
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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92%
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Traffic (2000) |
"
Mr. Soderburgh never insults or spoon-feeds his audience. His camera only documents and observes what's out there. And with a subject like this, that can be the most effective technique."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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93%
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Good Night, And Good Luck (2005) |
"
Good Night is not your average historical recreation. It doesn't dumb-down its story or its characters with needless explanation for the benefit of an under-educated audience."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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83%
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Magnolia (1999) |
"
Easily one of the best of the year."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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91%
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Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) |
"
Much as already been made about the pride and honor of the Japanese, but as a people they have rarely, if ever, been depicted as fully human characters in American war movies. It's amazing to think what Clint Eastwood has done here."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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97%
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001) |
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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92%
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Memento (2000) |
"
Of all the ironies which fill the film, the most complementary may be that this is film which will not soon be forgotten."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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93%
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In the Bedroom (2001) |
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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89%
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Topsy-Turvy (1999) |
"
There is not an unrealized or extraneous character in the film, and I can't remember a movie that so completely studies the intricacies of bringing a production to the stage."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
|
81%
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The Hours (2002) |
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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61%
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The New World (2005) |
"
The Terrence Malick masterpiece I, for one, have been waiting for."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
|
98%
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All About My Mother (1999) |
"
All About My Mother is a wonderful Mother's Day card, in any language."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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93%
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Being John Malkovich (1999) |
"
A film that seems to make all the right choices."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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76%
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Moulin Rouge! (2001) |
"
One of the most exciting pieces of filmmaking to hit theaters in a long time."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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93%
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Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
"
It is clear that everyone in the film is having a great time with the material, and it is contagious."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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84%
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King Kong (2005) |
"
Mr. Jackson not only improves on the original, he somehow seems to create the film that King Kong was always meant to be."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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92%
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Volver (2006) |
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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97%
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The Queen (2006) |
"
I never thought I'd get choked up over a movie about the stuffy upper-crust of the British monarchy, but then along came The Queen."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
|
75%
|
Crash (2004) |
"
Mr. Haggis offers no easy answers, just hard questions."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
|
100%
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Holiday (1938) |
"
A romantic comedy with a serious undertone that could be called ahead-of-its-time."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
|
85%
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The Hoax (2007) |
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
|
85%
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Happiness (1998) |
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
|
95%
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The Best of Youth (La meglio gioventù) (2003) |
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
|
85%
|
Monster's Ball (2001) |
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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4/4
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93%
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Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004) |
"
Writer Charlie Kaufman spins another tale of the search for love among the maladjusted, this one a head-spinning combination of Groundhog Day and Memento, featuring Jim Carrey's best performance to date."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Mar 19, 2004
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3.5/4
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56%
|
Man of Steel (2013) |
"
Zack Snyder's epic adaptation gives this generation a Superman movie to call its own. Call it "Superman Begins"."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jun 13, 2013
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3.5/4
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79%
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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) |
"
Thanks to solid performances and a script that is clever, funny and respectful of the source material, this origin story is the best comics-to-screen adaptation since "Batman Begins"."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 21, 2011
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3.5/4
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96%
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) |
"
Every bit as rewarding - and flawed - as its source material, this final installment of the Harry Potter series is pure movie magic."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 12, 2011
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3.5/4
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72%
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Red (2010) |
"
A pitch-perfect parody of over-the-hill action heroes nails and sustains the right tone throughout. Of course, when you've got Helen Mirren stationed behind a mounted machine gun, how can you fail?"
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Oct 14, 2010
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3.5/4
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55%
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) |
"
This sequel -- like its iconic character -- is every bit as slick, relevant and, yes, mature as you'd want it to be."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Sep 26, 2010
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3.5/4
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76%
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Kick-Ass (2010) |
"
When a movie's called "Kick-Ass", the best you can hope for is that it lives up to its name. This one lives up to it, and then kicks its ass."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Apr 15, 2010
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3.5/4
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83%
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Avatar (2009) |
"
James Cameron's long-awaited, unspeakably expensive 3-D epic may not change the way we watch movies, but it's undeniably beautiful, engrossing, and sets a new bar in computer-generated animation. Not bad for the King of the World."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Dec 17, 2009
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3.5/4
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91%
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District 9 (2009) |
"
Inventive, intriguing sci-fi indie with mainstream polish is pure allegory - and isn't afraid of the questions it raises or the objections it may incur."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Aug 12, 2009
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3.5/4
|
95%
|
Star Trek (2009) |
"
J.J. Abrams boldly takes the "Trek" franchise where it hasn't gone in a long time: to box office gold."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted May 6, 2009
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