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0/10
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16%
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The Watch (2012) |
"
The Watch is an utterly soulless, lazy, painfully dull affair. It is not a film. It is a product, and an awful one. This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen."
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Posted Sep 14, 2012
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0.5/10
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21%
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That's My Boy (2012) |
"
That's My Boy isn't just the worst film of 2012, it's one of the most morally reprehensible comedies of all time, a disgusting movie you should stay far, far away from."
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Posted Sep 15, 2012
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1.5/10
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11%
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House at the End of the Street (2012) |
"
House at the End of the Street is a thoroughly awful and unpleasant horror film, one that attempts to affect its unlucky audience by trading in abuse, sadism, and general human misery. It is a dreadful experience."
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Posted Sep 21, 2012
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1.5/10
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22%
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The Words (2012) |
"
The Words is horrible, a smug, self-satisfied piece of over-plotted nonsense that is horribly written and decently acted. Stay far, far away."
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Posted Sep 13, 2012
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2/10
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45%
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Beautiful Creatures (2013) |
"
This crass, empty studio calculation is easily one of the worst films I have ever watched for review."
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Posted Feb 13, 2013
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2/10
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37%
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Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) |
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There have been far worse children's films than Ice Age: Continental Drift, even this year, but few that make me so depressed about Hollywood's utter contempt for young moviegoers. "
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Posted Sep 14, 2012
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2.5/10
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32%
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Gangster Squad (2013) |
"
Gangster Squad is never bad, and only rarely is it uninvolving, but the slight entertainment it provides comes coupled with a fair amount of tedium"
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Posted Jan 10, 2013
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2.5/10
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31%
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Total Recall (2012) |
"
Total Recall is nothing more than a lazy, dull, soulless studio effort wrapped up in an enticing sci-fi landscape."
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Posted Sep 14, 2012
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3/10
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15%
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A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) |
"
A Good Day To Die Hard is an ugly, crass and uncomfortably mean-spirited sequel that bears no resemblance to its predecessors."
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Posted Feb 13, 2013
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3/10
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79%
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Ruby Sparks (2012) |
"
Ruby Sparks means well, but I believe it is an awful film, an unintentionally uncomfortable experience I'd like to forget about as soon as possible."
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Posted Sep 14, 2012
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3.5/10
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35%
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) |
"
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter doesn't even come close to living up to the fun, silly nature of its premise. The film is a dull, humorless, ugly-looking slog."
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Posted Sep 14, 2012
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3.5/10
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56%
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The Bourne Legacy (2012) |
"
The Bourne Legacy is the strangest sequel to come out of the Hollywood studio system in a long, long time. It's a product of shallow studio greed and staggering creative ineptitude."
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Posted Sep 13, 2012
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4/10
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37%
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Stand Up Guys (2013) |
"
I will continue to hold out hope for a good Pacino/Walken team-up in the future, but with writing this rote and unremarkable, Stand Up Guys is just as flaccid as its main character's penis."
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Posted Jan 30, 2013
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4/10
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34%
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Lola Versus (2012) |
"
Lola Versus has plenty of potential, but with a script that has absolutely no handle on its lead character, the experience quickly becomes unbearably frustrating."
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Posted Sep 14, 2012
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4/10
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67%
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Trishna (2012) |
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Trishna is an admirable effort, but it's too detached and disinterested in the viewer to make an impact. This is a tough film to get through, and even if one makes it to the end, there's little reward to be found."
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Posted Sep 14, 2012
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2/5
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67%
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Lawless (2012) |
"
Lawless is a failure. It is a difficult and infuriating movie to sit through, one that does not reward the audience's patience with anything of substance."
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Posted Sep 13, 2012
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4.5/10
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75%
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Killing Them Softly (2012) |
"
Killing Them Softly is well made, written, and acted, but the allegorical story and repulsive characters are too one-note and unpleasant to enjoy or recommend."
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Posted Nov 29, 2012
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4.5/10
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79%
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A Late Quartet (2012) |
"
A Late Quartet features good performers and good dramatic intentions, but is too joyless, unpleasant, and inauthentic in its presentation and discussions of music to make any sort of impact."
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Posted Nov 15, 2012
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4.5/10
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43%
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To Rome with Love (2012) |
"
To Rome With Love finds Woody Allen on autopilot, and not a particularly fine-tuned autopilot either. It's always good to see what Allen has in store, but this outing is disappointing and exhausting."
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Posted Sep 14, 2012
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5/10
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77%
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42 (2013) |
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42 is pleasant experience at times, but is a disappointment on the whole, even with great performances from Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford."
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Posted Apr 11, 2013
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5/10
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51%
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Promised Land (2013) |
"
The film wants to be meaningful, wants to have topical significance and emotional heft, but it arrives mostly empty, and in a year filled with great and memorable films, Promised Land is not worth anyone's attention."
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Posted Dec 29, 2012
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5/10
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38%
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Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) |
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As it stands, Hyde Park on Hudson is hobbled as a whole by poor focus and inconsistent tone and characterization. This is not a disaster by any means, but given the talent involved, it is certainly a disappointment."
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Posted Dec 12, 2012
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5/10
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48%
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) |
"
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 is easily the best film in the series, thanks to stylish direction, a good sense of tone, and decent acting. It also has an infuriating ending that reinforces the worst of this series."
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Posted Nov 15, 2012
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5/10
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39%
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Here Comes the Boom (2012) |
"
Here Comes the Boom is slightly above average for this sort of broad comedy, but is hampered by too many significant issues to be worth a watch."
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Posted Oct 12, 2012
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5/10
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56%
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People Like Us (2012) |
"
People Like Us is well-meaning and features good performances, but the story is a mess of contrivances and dumb narrative decisions that fail to hold any interest."
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Posted Sep 14, 2012
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5/10
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76%
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Premium Rush (2012) |
"
For all its attempts at originality, Premium Rush is, at its heart, generic"
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Posted Sep 13, 2012
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6/10
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49%
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The Great Gatsby (2013) |
"
Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby flirts with inspiration, but ultimately just goes to prove my longstanding point that slavish accuracy to source material never makes for wholly compelling cinema."
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Posted May 9, 2013
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6/10
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60%
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Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
Sam Raimi's "Oz The Great and Powerful" has its moments, and enough of them to earn a very mild recommendation, but it is tremendously flawed and often frustrating work on the whole."
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Posted Mar 7, 2013
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6.5/10
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69%
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Ted (2012) |
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I enjoyed and laughed at Ted, but I can't say I liked it; MacFarlane lacks focus, the jokes are occasionally offensive, and though the movie has heart, it bungles whatever message it's trying to get across."
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Posted Sep 14, 2012
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7/10
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37%
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Dead Man Down (2013) |
"
Dead Man Down is unexpectedly good, smart and compelling even through its rougher patches"
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Posted Mar 7, 2013
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7/10
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69%
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Liberal Arts (2012) |
"
I like Liberal Arts. It may be rough and unpolished, but Radnor shows promise as a filmmaker, telling an honest and insightful story that feels extremely authentic. "
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Posted Oct 4, 2012
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7/10
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81%
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Pitch Perfect (2012) |
"
Pitch Perfect has enough pleasures to overcome its failings, even if the margin is fairly slim at times. It is worth watching, but prepare to be bothered by how much of its potential goes unrealized."
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Posted Sep 27, 2012
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7/10
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65%
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The Campaign (2012) |
"
The Campaign is worth a watch. It's funny, well-acted, and entertaining"
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Posted Sep 14, 2012
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8.5
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69%
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Les Misérables (2012) |
"
Les Miserables is a beautiful work, but a highly flawed one, and despite many moments of sheer transcendence, the film as a whole falls short of greatness."
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Posted Dec 10, 2012
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8.5
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94%
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The Sessions (2012) |
"
The Sessions is a truly inspirational work, grounded by a powerful, thought-provoking performance that lingers long after one has left the auditorium. It is one of the more memorable, if imperfect, achievements of 2012."
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Posted Nov 1, 2012
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7.5/10
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80%
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Magic Mike (2012) |
"
Magic Mike is far from perfect, but that's the fun. Whether you think Soderbergh is winking at the audience or the movie is "so bad it's good," Magic Mike is one heck of a good time at the movies."
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Posted Sep 14, 2012
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8/10
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86%
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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) |
"
The qualitative gap between narrative mechanics and character work is about as stark as it could be, but the latter is so effective, and the cast so tremendously effective in their roles, that Star Trek Into Darkness works well, all things considered."
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Posted May 16, 2013
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8/10
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46%
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Pain & Gain (2013) |
"
Michael Bay remains a flawed filmmaker but with this increasingly out-of-control comedy about the absurdity of the 'American Dream,' he has miraculously made the best film of his career."
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Posted Apr 24, 2013
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8/10
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56%
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Oblivion (2013) |
"
"Oblivion" is not revelatory science-fiction, but that does not stop it from being top-notch science fiction. Originality matters little when the experience is this rich and rewarding."
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Posted Apr 17, 2013
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8/10
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85%
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Side Effects (2013) |
"
An intense, zany, manipulative, gorgeously executed mess of a movie, Side Effects is entirely designed to play one big, cruel prank on its audience, a punch Soderbergh delivers with vigorously precise gusto."
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Posted Feb 7, 2013
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8/10
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65%
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
Does An Unexpected Journey do a satisfactory job bringing audiences back to Middle Earth? The answer is 'yes' - if not as resolutely as I may have hoped - and the film is absolutely worth seeing for this quality alone"
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Posted Dec 12, 2012
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8/10
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88%
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Life of Pi (2012) |
"
Life of Pi doesn't live up to its own external or diegetic hype, but it offers a pleasant and thought-provoking fable about the nature of faith, brought to life by some truly amazing visuals."
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Posted Nov 20, 2012
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8/10
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83%
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Your Sister's Sister (2012) |
"
Your Sister's Sister is a fine piece of character observation. It's low-key, casual, and tremendously insightful. It won't be for everybody, but that's a good thing. It's a strong, focused piece of work."
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Posted Sep 14, 2012
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8/10
|
87%
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ParaNorman (2012) |
"
ParaNorman confirms that Laika is an animation studio worth watching out for. As with Coraline, they've crafted a film that truly respects its young audience"
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Posted Sep 13, 2012
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8/10
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48%
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Hit & Run (2012) |
"
Hit & Run has a clear, entertaining vision and is made with a strong, unique voice, something missing from too many films these days."
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Posted Sep 13, 2012
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8.5/10
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74%
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Rise of the Guardians (2012) |
"
Rise of the Guardians is an unexpected treat, a clever and heartfelt love letter to the wonder of childhood that should delight audiences of all ages this Thanksgiving."
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Posted Nov 20, 2012
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8.5/10
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35%
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Butter (2012) |
"
Butter is a spectacularly entertaining film, a well written, perfectly paced comedy brought to life by one of the year's best ensemble casts. It also functions as adept, timely political satire. "
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Posted Sep 28, 2012
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8.5/10
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85%
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End of Watch (2012) |
"
David Ayer's End of Watch is an excellent film, a smart and authentic cop drama filled with visceral thrills and genuine pathos. It is one of the best of its kind, and I cannot recommend it highly enough."
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Posted Sep 21, 2012
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9/10
|
78%
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Flight (2012) |
"
With career-best work from Denzel Washington and a fascinating, personal story, Robert Zemeckis' Flight offers smart and mature commercial drama at its very best."
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Posted Nov 2, 2012
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9/10
|
86%
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Wreck-it Ralph (2012) |
"
Wreck-It Ralph is an absolutely wonderful film, nothing short of a glorious, full-blown rebirth for Disney Animation Studios. "
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Posted Nov 1, 2012
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