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B+
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77%
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Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
For the second year in a row, Marvel is starting the summer off with a bang. Let the blockbusters begin, and let's see if they can top this."
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Detroit News
Posted May 2, 2013
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B+
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54%
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The Company You Keep (2013) |
"
Redford the director keeps things moving smoothly, avoiding too many lengthy monologues while still getting the point across ..."
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Detroit News
Posted Apr 26, 2013
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A
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87%
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Upstream Color (2013) |
"
"Upstream Color" is splendid, transcendent weirdness."
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Detroit News
Posted Apr 26, 2013
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C
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46%
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Pain & Gain (2013) |
"
"Pain & Gain" brings the pain, but it's difficult to see the gain."
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Detroit News
Posted Apr 26, 2013
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C-
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——
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Nicky's Family (2013) |
"
Too much time is spent with survivors or Winton speaking to schoolchildren, or revisiting the place where this or that happened. Why not just talk to Winton himself?"
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Detroit News
Posted Apr 19, 2013
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C+
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50%
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Home Run (2013) |
"
It's preaching the gospel of a 12-step recovery program with a heavy helping of Jesus for guidance. And the corn can get pretty high ..."
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Detroit News
Posted Apr 19, 2013
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D
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42%
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To The Wonder (2013) |
"
Mostly, it's solemn intonations of bad poetry over open-field twirling scenes and long serious looks of love, tenderness and cosmic understanding."
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Detroit News
Posted Apr 19, 2013
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B-
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——
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Pawn (2013) |
"
Hostage dramas have conventions; if "Pawn" skirts too close to them at the end, and has too many characters, it still keeps the game interesting."
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Detroit News
Posted Apr 19, 2013
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B
|
56%
|
Oblivion (2013) |
"
Kosinski offers plenty of action here, and he lets the plot reveals bleed out slowly (explanations keep coming right to the end). Yes, a great deal is derivative, but it's fast-moving derivative."
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Detroit News
Posted Apr 19, 2013
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B
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77%
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42 (2013) |
"
If anybody deserves to be portrayed as noble, it's Jackie Robinson."
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Detroit News
Posted Apr 12, 2013
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B
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65%
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Starbuck (2013) |
"
This is froth, but it's good froth."
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Detroit News
Posted Apr 12, 2013
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B
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94%
|
Room 237 (2013) |
"
The results can range from enlightening - Kubrick did like to mess with things - to embarrassing. But it's never dull. "Room 237" shines."
—
Detroit News
Posted Apr 12, 2013
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B
|
81%
|
The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) |
"
"Pines" is hardy stuff, but it's at its toughest when Gosling's on screen."
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Detroit News
Posted Apr 12, 2013
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B
|
68%
|
Trance (2013) |
"
Dawson walks through this film with majestic confidence while McAvoy is constantly inches from a full breakdown. And Boyle keeps that tension mesmerizing."
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Detroit News
Posted Apr 12, 2013
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B+
|
95%
|
West of Memphis (2012) |
"
It's not a new story, true, but "West of Memphis" makes it both extremely personal and universally painful."
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Detroit News
Posted Apr 5, 2013
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C-
|
52%
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The Playroom (2013) |
"
You have your basic family psychodrama, except there's no real heat either downstairs or up."
—
Detroit News
Posted Apr 5, 2013
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D+
|
8%
|
Tomorrow You're Gone (2013) |
"
The makers of "Tomorrow You're Gone" were definitely going for a specific something with the film. The question is - why?"
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Detroit News
Posted Apr 5, 2013
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C+
|
38%
|
Family Weekend (2013) |
"
The unconventional dysfunctional family has now become a Hollywood convention. It is familiar to a fault."
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Detroit News
Posted Mar 29, 2013
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D
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28%
|
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) |
"
No go, "Joe.""
—
Detroit News
Posted Mar 29, 2013
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B-
|
97%
|
Beware Of Mr. Baker (2012) |
"
Ginger Baker has been revealed as a major talent, an innovator and an unlikely survivor. And a not very nice guy."
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Detroit News
Posted Mar 28, 2013
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B
|
69%
|
The Croods (2013) |
"
This movie not only has its heart in the right place, it has its brain in the right place."
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Detroit News
Posted Mar 22, 2013
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B
|
43%
|
Admission (2013) |
"
When in doubt, ma'am, just ask yourself: What would Tina Fey do?"
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Detroit News
Posted Mar 22, 2013
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B+
|
92%
|
The Gatekeepers (2013) |
"
The film and its talking head participants paint the picture in both broad strokes and fine detail."
—
Detroit News
Posted Mar 22, 2013
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B
|
45%
|
On the Road (2012) |
"
It's not a wreck of a movie; it's not a sleek race car either. But there's heat to be felt here."
—
Detroit News
Posted Mar 22, 2013
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B+
|
79%
|
Ginger & Rosa (2013) |
"
Fanning, so ethereal yet fragile in "Somewhere" and so instinctive in "Super 8," was actually younger than her character while filming this, but she brings so much combined innocence and authority to the role, it's never noticeable."
—
Detroit News
Posted Mar 22, 2013
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B-
|
38%
|
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) |
"
"The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" isn't incredible, but it's a nicely performed bit of programmed Hollywood hilarity."
—
Detroit News
Posted Mar 15, 2013
|
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C
|
87%
|
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2013) |
"
"Happy People" seems to strain toward the notion that harsh nature makes for a pure heart. And perhaps it does for some. But all?"
—
Detroit News
Posted Mar 15, 2013
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C-
|
82%
|
Like Someone in Love (2013) |
"
Maybe it all serves a purpose, but a movie about empty people doesn't necessarily have to feel empty itself."
—
Detroit News
Posted Mar 15, 2013
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B
|
67%
|
Stoker (2013) |
"
None of it is life-changing, but it is effectively eerie. Stylishly spooky, even."
—
Detroit News
Posted Mar 15, 2013
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B
|
60%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
"Oz the Great and Powerful" will likely dazzle family audiences while satisfying movie purists. Somewhere over the rainbow there may be a more magical movie, but this will certainly do."
—
Detroit News
Posted Mar 8, 2013
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C+
|
71%
|
Greedy Lying Bastards (2013) |
"
The film makes its case well. The problem, though, is it seems a bit late."
—
Detroit News
Posted Mar 8, 2013
|
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B
|
92%
|
Lore (2013) |
"
"Lore" is not a pretty story, but it is a good and sadly believable one."
—
Detroit News
Posted Mar 8, 2013
|
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A-
|
90%
|
Caesar Must Die (2013) |
"
There's an intensity and emotional accuracy to the performances that's just stunning, particularly Striano's Brutus, as he longs for death and release."
—
Detroit News
Posted Mar 8, 2013
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C+
|
60%
|
John Dies at the End (2013) |
"
Director Don Coscarelli isn't especially smooth or coherent, and he leans on weird for weird's sake."
—
Detroit News
Posted Mar 8, 2013
|
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C-
|
47%
|
The Sweeney (2013) |
"
Maybe it worked in the '70s; it's too worn to work these days. Ray Winstone needs to find better rocks to chew on."
—
Detroit News
Posted Mar 1, 2013
|
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C-
|
52%
|
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) |
"
"Jack the Giant Slayer" seems more likely to be "Jack the Giant Bomb.""
—
Detroit News
Posted Mar 1, 2013
|
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B
|
98%
|
Brooklyn Castle (2012) |
"
There's a general spirit of triumph and perseverance to "Brooklyn Castle" that's inevitably uplifting."
—
Detroit News
Posted Mar 1, 2013
|
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C-
|
58%
|
Snitch (2013) |
"
When the list of the year's most eminently forgettable films is drawn up at the end of 2013, "Snitch" will likely be near the top."
—
Detroit News
Posted Feb 22, 2013
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|
|
94%
|
The King's Speech (2010) |
"
Classic, rousing entertainment loaded with both humor and poignancy."
—
Detroit News
Posted Feb 16, 2013
|
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C-
|
15%
|
A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) |
"
All Die Hard movies lack sense -- that's a given. This one lacks personality. And that's unforgivable."
—
Detroit News
Posted Feb 14, 2013
|
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C+
|
45%
|
Beautiful Creatures (2013) |
"
In the end, "Beautiful Creatures" is lacking in the one element it most needs: magic."
—
Detroit News
Posted Feb 14, 2013
|
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B
|
85%
|
Side Effects (2013) |
"
In some ways the film is more traditional than you think it will be, becoming a psychological puzzle piece. But Soderbergh lays the puzzle out so neatly, you can't help but be engrossed."
—
Detroit News
Posted Feb 8, 2013
|
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A
|
93%
|
Amour (2012) |
"
In many ways it's the best horror film I've ever seen. At the same time, it's hard to recommend; I believe I will be struggling to forget this film as long as I live. I doubt I'll succeed."
—
Detroit News
Posted Feb 1, 2013
|
|
B
|
80%
|
Warm Bodies (2013) |
"
You'd have to be a zombie not to enjoy it."
—
Detroit News
Posted Feb 1, 2013
|
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C+
|
37%
|
Stand Up Guys (2013) |
"
Is it fun? Sure, some of the time. Is it good? That's a stretch. Does it tap the potential of these three actors? Fuggedaboutit."
—
Detroit News
Posted Feb 1, 2013
|
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B-
|
79%
|
Quartet (2013) |
"
'Quartet" is a lovely little charm bracelet of a film, a fairy tale for the geriatric set blessed with a wonderful cast and a carry-on attitude."
—
Detroit News
Posted Jan 25, 2013
|
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A
|
90%
|
Holy Motors (2012) |
"
By the time this film's over, you're shaken, intrigued and reminded that art doesn't need to add up to be entrancing."
—
Detroit News
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
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B
|
93%
|
Beauty Is Embarrassing (2012) |
"
"Beauty Is Embarrassing" is an undeniably likable film, mainly because White is a likable guy who believes comedy is at least as important as tragedy."
—
Detroit News
Posted Jan 18, 2013
|
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B+
|
65%
|
Mama (2013) |
"
There's something eerily effective about juxtaposing childhood innocence with the violent, the supernatural, the deranged. Evil shines all the more brightly when held up against the sweet promise of youth."
—
Detroit News
Posted Jan 18, 2013
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43%
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