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3/4
|
42%
|
The Great Gatsby (2013) |
"
The fourth adaptation of the Fitzgerald novel scores some hits and wild misses, but DiCaprio nails the bull's-eye."
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Newsday
Posted May 6, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
53%
|
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) |
"
Fairly insightful as a drama, but barely adequate as a thriller. Ahmed is pitch-perfect as the conflicted hero, but he's in two movies that cancel each other out."
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Newsday
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
77%
|
Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
The usual winks and snarks from Tony Stark, but this edition feels fresher and funnier, thanks to writer- director Shane Black."
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Newsday
Posted May 1, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
46%
|
Pain & Gain (2013) |
"
You may feel the grisly laughs sticking in your throat."
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Newsday
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
0.5/4
|
47%
|
The Lords of Salem (2013) |
"
Rob Zombie, film scholar? I'm convinced. Rob Zombie, filmmaker? Mmmyeah, not so much."
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Newsday
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
68%
|
Disconnect (2013) |
"
Journalists lie, spouses stray and thieves steal, but "Disconnect" keeps trying, unsuccessfully, to pin the blame on technology rather than its users."
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Newsday
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
54%
|
The Company You Keep (2013) |
"
The film offers a lot to chew on for boomers -- and for aging punks and indie-rockers -- who may still be wondering whether they made a separate peace with The System or simply gave up the fight."
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Newsday
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
56%
|
Oblivion (2013) |
"
Playing spot-the-influence is the most fun you'll have during this expensive-looking, slow-moving plod through familiar territory."
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Newsday
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
77%
|
Thor (2011) |
"
Let's hope Branagh was well-compensated, at least. To quote his favorite author: No profit grows where is no pleasure taken."
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Newsday
Posted Apr 12, 2013
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|
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81%
|
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) |
"
It's fresh, funny, inventive and unique."
—
Newsday
Posted Apr 12, 2013
|
|
|
4%
|
Scary Movie 5 (2013) |
"
You know that friend of yours, the one who can't tell even the simplest joke? Watching him struggle for 85 minutes would still be funnier than this movie."
—
Newsday
Posted Apr 12, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
75%
|
No Place On Earth (2013) |
"
"No Place on Earth" depends heavily on re-enactments, but Tobias handles them delicately and keeps a lid on any overemoting."
—
Newsday
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
81%
|
The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) |
"
Its three stories are so loosely connected, its themes so scattered -- morality, justice, fate, fatherhood -- that it never manages to make a point."
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Newsday
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
77%
|
42 (2013) |
"
This big-budget period piece is more concerned with burnishing a legend than dramatizing a life."
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Newsday
Posted Apr 10, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
93%
|
The Sapphires (2013) |
"
It's a sweet little tale, and that co-writer Tony Briggs is the son of one of the real-life singers adds to the heart-tugging. In the end, though, it's not quite enough to sustain a feature-length film."
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Newsday
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
62%
|
Evil Dead (2013) |
"
"Evil Dead" turns Raimi's homemade horror treat into a professional-looking, overscripted bore."
—
Newsday
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
Jurassic Park: An IMAX 3D Experience (2013) |
"
"Jurassic Park" remains an absolute thrill from a Spielberg in top form: Funny, scary, fast-moving and full of just-right details."
—
Newsday
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
16%
|
Temptation (2013) |
"
If Perry has had one strength as a dramatist, it's been his willingness to empathize with villains as well as victims. In Temptation, he lacks even that."
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Newsday
Posted Mar 29, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
9%
|
The Host (2013) |
"
A sci-fi writer like Philip K. Dick ("Blade Runner") might have used this premise to explore notions of memory and identity. Meyer uses it to create a teen soap opera."
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Newsday
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
|
28%
|
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) |
"
The junky pleasures of the first installment now just seem like junk in this noisy, nonsensical, lead-footed sequel."
—
Newsday
Posted Mar 27, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
43%
|
Admission (2013) |
"
It promisingly pairs Fey with the dreamy-funny Paul Rudd, though they generate warmth without ever catching fire. The bigger problem is the story they're in."
—
Newsday
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
38%
|
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) |
"
[It] fumbles so badly that you can almost make out the flop-sweat on its brow."
—
Newsday
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
36%
|
Dead Man Down (2013) |
"
This blend of Scandinavian gloom and Hollywood hokum never jells."
—
Newsday
Posted Mar 8, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
31%
|
Emperor (2013) |
"
This potentially interesting dilemma becomes thoroughly dull in the hands of director Peter Webber, who stages endless conversations about political fine points without giving us much to look at."
—
Newsday
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
60%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
A reasonably smart, imaginative spin on the 1939 MGM classic."
—
Newsday
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
0.5/4
|
26%
|
21 And Over (2013) |
"
All, or at least some, might be forgiven if there were just one likable character or memorable joke."
—
Newsday
Posted Mar 1, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
52%
|
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) |
"
"Jack the Giant Slayer" is the kind of old-fashioned, entertaining fantasy-adventure you once saw regularly in theaters."
—
Newsday
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
0.5/4
|
25%
|
Phantom (2013) |
"
A challenge that offers zero rewards."
—
Newsday
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
|
94%
|
The King's Speech (2010) |
"
A powerful back story does not necessarily improve a movie, but The King's Speech has a pretty irresistible one. It might even end with a dramatic night at the Oscars in February."
—
Newsday
Posted Feb 16, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
98%
|
The Artist (2011) |
"
It isn't arty or intellectual, though it is artful and ingenious, and it's the rare crowd-pleaser that never feels obvious or pandering."
—
Newsday
Posted Feb 15, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
45%
|
Beautiful Creatures (2013) |
"
In the end, "Beautiful Creatures" has one overarching problem: It's boring."
—
Newsday
Posted Feb 13, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
13%
|
Safe Haven (2013) |
"
"Safe Haven" is passably engaging and almost works as a proper thriller. Then -- wham! Sparks throws that schmaltz pie right in your kisser."
—
Newsday
Posted Feb 13, 2013
|
|
|
15%
|
A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) |
"
Frenetically directed by John Moore from a sketchy script by Skip Woods, A Good Day to Die Hard has the dubious distinction of making John McClane unlikeable. He's had some bad days in the past, but this one finally got him down."
—
Newsday
Posted Feb 13, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
20%
|
Identity Thief (2013) |
"
The darkness in this comedy is exactly what makes it work so well."
—
Newsday
Posted Feb 7, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
85%
|
Side Effects (2013) |
"
"Side Effects" has the sleek, chic look of a Soderbergh film -- cool colors, seductive lighting -- but the script, by frequent collaborator Scott Z. Burns, is disappointingly clunky."
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Newsday
Posted Feb 7, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
89%
|
Koch (2013) |
"
"Koch" is a treasure trove of little moments that illuminate a famously cantankerous, sharp-elbowed, showboating personality."
—
Newsday
Posted Feb 7, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
37%
|
Stand Up Guys (2013) |
"
"Stand Up Guys" is mostly a string of low-key, almost-amusing chats over breakfast tables and pool tables, as if just watching these actors exhale should be entertaining enough."
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 31, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
47%
|
Bullet to the Head (2013) |
"
The magic is in the details, from the little surprises to the colorful casting."
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 31, 2013
|
|
0.5/4
|
40%
|
Parker (2013) |
"
"Parker" winds up with the worst of both worlds: It's pointlessly violent and nauseatingly cute."
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 25, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
93%
|
Amour (2012) |
"
"Amour" isn't just a great movie, it's a movie that may actually do you some good."
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
79%
|
Quartet (2013) |
"
Always cute and breezy, "Quartet" often forgets that its protagonists are in a sobering stage of life, and that there's comedy to be found there as well."
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
65%
|
Mama (2013) |
"
More effective than you might expect."
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 17, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
59%
|
The Last Stand (2013) |
"
"The Last Stand," Arnold Schwarzenegger's first star vehicle in more than a decade, is not a sci-fi film, though it does travel back in time."
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 17, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
30%
|
Broken City (2013) |
"
"Broken City" wants to get heavy about politics and corruption, but all it's really saying is: 'Twas ever thus."
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 17, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
82%
|
Rust and Bone (2012) |
"
You couldn't ask for a more random relationship, but "Rust and Bone" slowly, almost magically, gives it meaning, symbolism, even a kind of symmetry."
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 10, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
32%
|
Gangster Squad (2013) |
"
A good-looking cast and strong action sequences are just enough to forgive the cornball script."
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 10, 2013
|
|
|
80%
|
Haywire (2012) |
"
Mixed martial-arts star Carano puts major muscle, if minor acting ability, into this enjoyable action flick."
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 8, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
74%
|
Hope Springs (2012) |
"
It's tough to come up with new superlatives for Meryl Streep, but the 63-year-old actress delivers her most frankly sexual performance yet in Hope Springs."
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 8, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
81%
|
The Impossible (2012) |
"
The tsunami comes to life more vividly than the characters, though Watts and young Holland, as her son, deliver strong performances."
—
Newsday
Posted Jan 3, 2013
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