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3/4
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43%
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The Great Gatsby (2013) |
"
Old dogs who don't believe in new tricks can howl about sacrilege, but for those attuned to the movie, "The Great Gatsby" is the cat's meow."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted May 9, 2013
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1.5/4
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46%
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Peeples (2013) |
"
Comedies about privileged princesses and unsuitable suitors come in all colors, but "Peeples" is only palatable on a double bill with pink antacid."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted May 9, 2013
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3/4
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81%
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Renoir (2013) |
"
For those who just want to float away on waves of beauty, "Renoir" is a boating party."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted May 2, 2013
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2/4
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77%
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Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
It's lightweight but slow, padded with cheap jokes to disguise how hollow it is."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted May 2, 2013
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2.5/4
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65%
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Starbuck (2013) |
"
A high-concept comedy that peddles some slapstick laughs and life lessons but little insight."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted May 2, 2013
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3/4
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89%
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The Angels' Share (2013) |
"
A fairy tale with its feet firmly on the ground."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted May 2, 2013
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1.5/4
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8%
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The Big Wedding (2013) |
"
"The Big Wedding" doesn't have a single moment of recognizable humanity."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Apr 26, 2013
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3/4
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46%
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Pain & Gain (2013) |
"
In telling a true story about hapless thugs who are the embodiment of Michael Bay fans, the director has made the most fiendishly enjoyable movie of his career."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Apr 25, 2013
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2.5/4
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54%
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The Company You Keep (2013) |
"
Redford is an adequate director, and he keeps things moving at a moderate pace, passing up exits to more spectacular vistas or hotter issues."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Apr 25, 2013
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3/4
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81%
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From Up On Poppy Hill (2013) |
"
Goro Miyazaki has a style that's both more painterly and more cinematic than the cartoonish norm, while his father's screenplay is a classic coming-of-age story that seems suited for a live-action remake."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Apr 18, 2013
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56%
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Oblivion (2013) |
"
Instead of developing characters, Kosinski pours most of his imagination into the annihilated landscapes and futuristic gadgetry."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Apr 18, 2013
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3/4
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77%
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42 (2013) |
"
The inspirational movie named for Robinson's number is too dignified to throw audiences a curveball, let alone a knockdown pitch, but its solid fundamentals make it a winner."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Apr 11, 2013
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2/4
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68%
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Trance (2013) |
"
When we awaken from this "Trance," we wish we could have our amnesia back."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Apr 11, 2013
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3/4
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90%
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Beyond The Hills (2013) |
"
It's an enigmatic and austere film from a region where political, sexual and religious repression are as stifling as the sooty air."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Apr 4, 2013
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2.5/4
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93%
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The Sapphires (2013) |
"
Draining most of the blood, sweat and tears from a true story, this music-minded movie capably covers a song we've heard a hundred times before."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Apr 4, 2013
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87%
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The Silence (2013) |
"
Its measured pacing whispers art while its lurid subject matter screams commerce."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Mar 28, 2013
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79%
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Ginger & Rosa (2013) |
"
Potter has a rich compositional eye, but she wisely trims the fat from the dialogue, which dances around most of the melodrama until an explosive last act."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Mar 28, 2013
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2/4
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28%
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) |
"
Good Lord, what did we do to deserve "G.I. Joe: Retaliation"?"
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Mar 27, 2013
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3.5/4
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45%
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On the Road (2012) |
"
Notwithstanding the characters' spiritual camaraderie, Salles' emphasizes the hard physical labor and loneliness in Sal's story, including the jittery rigors of the writing process."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Mar 21, 2013
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2/4
|
95%
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West of Memphis (2012) |
"
We feel like we're watching an overlong true-crime television episode and not a movie."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Mar 21, 2013
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3/4
|
66%
|
Spring Breakers (2013) |
"
It may be irritating, but "Spring Breakers" is like a sunburn we can't help scratching."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Mar 21, 2013
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|
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92%
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Lore (2013) |
"
With a child's perspective on war, "Lore" deserves comparisons with "Empire of the Sun" and "Hope and Glory," and with a feisty female protagonist it stands virtually alone."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Mar 14, 2013
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38%
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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) |
"
"The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" may be a fake, but the way it produces new amusement from old tricks is a treat."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Mar 14, 2013
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67%
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Stoker (2013) |
"
Like a taxidermied owl, "Stoker" is lovely to look at, but in the end it's hard to give a hoot."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Mar 13, 2013
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2/4
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60%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
By the end of the two-hour 10-minute movie, director Sam Raimi proves he understands spectacle but not the deeper dreams of the people who consume it."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Mar 8, 2013
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31%
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Emperor (2013) |
"
Satisfied to serve popcorn in place of red meat, this potboiler about love and war is merely fair."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Mar 7, 2013
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|
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87%
|
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2013) |
"
Titling a documentary about snowbound Siberian fur trappers "Happy People" is not as ironic as it seems."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Mar 7, 2013
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|
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88%
|
Yossi (2013) |
"
The several allusions to Thomas Mann's forbidden-love novel "Death in Venice" are apt, but "Yossi" is also a standalone film and an extraordinary sequel."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Feb 21, 2013
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|
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58%
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Snitch (2013) |
"
We could overlook the anachronisms if the story moved fast enough."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Feb 21, 2013
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|
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70%
|
Bless Me, Ultima (2013) |
"
Its very existence in a godforsaken marketplace is a minor miracle."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Feb 21, 2013
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|
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98%
|
56 Up (2013) |
"
Apted skillfully weaves old footage with the new, and we become poignantly aware of another factor shaping their lives (and our own): biology, as the we watch the once-cute kids grow gray and heavy."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Feb 14, 2013
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2/4
|
45%
|
Beautiful Creatures (2013) |
"
The derivative script and skimpy effects don't convey either the power or the problems of being a young witch."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Feb 13, 2013
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13%
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Safe Haven (2013) |
"
Hallstrom makes the mishmash palatable, and romance mainstay Duhamel provides some sweet-and-salty charm, but there's not much they can do with Sparks' canned dialogue and Hough's undercooked acting."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Feb 13, 2013
|
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2/4
|
15%
|
A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) |
"
To paraphrase a classic of Reagan-era cinema, "A Good Day to Die Hard" is a bad day to stop sniffing glue."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Feb 13, 2013
|
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3/4
|
60%
|
John Dies at the End (2013) |
"
As with most fantasy films, the story is secondary to inventive images and speculative ideas. And more than most, this one adheres to its own logic in ways that are continually entertaining."
—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Feb 7, 2013
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1.5/4
|
20%
|
Identity Thief (2013) |
"
If "Identity Thief" isn't the most outrageous social satire since "Myra Breckenridge," then my name isn't Rex Reed."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Feb 7, 2013
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|
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94%
|
Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters (2012) |
"
"Brief Encounters" is a film for photography fans and a photo essay for film fans."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Feb 1, 2013
|
|
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95%
|
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013: Animation (2013) |
"
[They] will expand your worldview."
—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jan 31, 2013
|
|
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100%
|
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013: Live Action (2013) |
"
[They] will expand your worldview."
—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jan 31, 2013
|
|
|
47%
|
Bullet to the Head (2013) |
"
Even by contemporary standards, this is a brutal and stupid movie."
—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jan 31, 2013
|
|
|
37%
|
Stand Up Guys (2013) |
"
For a worthier project, we'd gladly contribute to these legends' retirement funds, but a shaky scam like "Stand Up Guys" isn't even worth the price of an early bird special."
—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jan 31, 2013
|
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3/4
|
94%
|
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel (2012) |
"
We suspect that in her imperious voice, Vreeland would say she was mad about it, and she'd mean it as a measure of praise."
—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
A Royal Affair (2012) |
"
Although the brazen lovers, bellicose ministers and backstabbing handmaidens are familiar elements, the film is so handsomely mounted that we happily endure the ride until the turning of the screws in the tragic last act."
—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jan 17, 2013
|
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1.5/4
|
59%
|
The Last Stand (2013) |
"
"The Last Stand" is such a false start, it could terminate Schwarzenegger's comeback before it begins."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jan 17, 2013
|
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2.5/4
|
51%
|
Promised Land (2013) |
"
The 50/50 split between profiteers and tree-huggers might reflect the nation as a whole, but it makes for diluted drama."
—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jan 4, 2013
|
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4/4
|
81%
|
The Impossible (2012) |
"
In the hundred-year history of cinema, few thrillers have been as emotionally compelling as "The Impossible.""
—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jan 3, 2013
|
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2/4
|
70%
|
Les Misérables (2012) |
"
Fans of the franchise will greet "Les Misérables" as a feast for the senses, but the rest of us are left with crumbs."
—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Dec 25, 2012
|
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4/4
|
88%
|
Django Unchained (2012) |
"
With a fearless director and his mighty pen freeing a talented cast to attack a vital theme, "Django Unchained" is damnation unleashed."
—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Dec 25, 2012
|
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3/4
|
47%
|
Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away 3D (2012) |
"
"Cirque du Soleil: World's Away" is a rare entertainment, being for the benefit of everyone."
—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Dec 20, 2012
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