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87%
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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
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"Abrams and company have followed a Hollywood truism in the comic-book movie field: if you want to have a really good villain, hire a Brit..."
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Leonard Maltin
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50%
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The Great Gatsby (2013)
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"It's the struggle between the filmmaker's natural instincts and his better self that makes the results so wildly inconsistent."
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Leonard Maltin
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36%
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Peeples (2013)
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"Robinson and Washington make a likable couple, and it's nice to see her playing comedy for a change."
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Leonard Maltin
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96%
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Stories We Tell (2013)
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"Sarah Polley has blossomed as an actress and, more recently, as a daring and original filmmaker with an Oscar nomination to her credit."
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Leonard Maltin
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73%
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Love Is All You Need (2013)
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"Director Bier, and her longtime writing partner Anders Thomas Jensen, wove serious undertones into the fabric of this bittersweet romance."
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Leonard Maltin
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78%
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Iron Man 3 (2013)
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"Director Shane Black balances superior action and visual-effects set-pieces with passages that depend on the acting chops of the talented cast..."
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Leonard Maltin
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54%
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013)
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"Riz Ahmed is perfectly cast as a young Pakistani man who, in the year 2000, emigrates to the U.S. to live the modern American dream. "
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Leonard Maltin
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51%
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At Any Price (2013)
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"The last thing one expects is that the film will morph into a grim melodrama."
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Leonard Maltin
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81%
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Kon Tiki (2013)
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"The visual effects are seamless and, in one key scene, awe-inspiring-all the more impressive for having been executed on a modest budget. "
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Leonard Maltin
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99%
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Mud (2013)
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"The kind of film where small gestures and vignettes convey more than long speeches possibly could. "
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Leonard Maltin
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46%
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Pain & Gain (2013)
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"What burns me up about Pain & Gain is that the trailer, and even the excerpts shown on TV, make it look like fun."
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Leonard Maltin
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67%
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Disconnect (2013)
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"Disconnect is tough to watch at times because it cuts so close to the bone. That's also why it's so effective."
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Leonard Maltin
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77%
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42 (2013)
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"I've become gun-shy about trusting any film that's telling a true story, so I don't know how accurate 42 is... but it does hit the essential points of a great American saga."
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Leonard Maltin
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96%
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Blancanieves (2013)
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"The actors are well-chosen and make you forget the lack of dialogue, especially with the artful support of Alfonso de Vilallonga's music."
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Leonard Maltin
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82%
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The Place Beyond The Pines (2013)
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"It's ambitious and unusual, to say the least, but I think it works because it's honest."
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Leonard Maltin
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28%
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
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"There's a decent attempt to humanize the characters and make them more than mere fighting machines...but there are also potholes in the logic of the screenplay, by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick."
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Leonard Maltin
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9%
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The Host (2013)
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"The only reason I had any hope was the presence of Saoirse Ronan in the leading role..."
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Leonard Maltin
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93%
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The Sapphires (2013)
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"It helps that the leading actors are so skillful and appealing, beginning with Chris O'Dowd as a roguish Irishman who becomes the girls' manager..."
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Leonard Maltin
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59%
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Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
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"I was a bit skeptical about the casting of James Franco in this role, as a small-time carnival magician, but he is thoroughly engaging as a struggling con man and charmer."
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Leonard Maltin
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67%
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Stoker (2013)
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"At first, Stoker resembles a twisted variation on Alfred Hitchcock's 1943 thriller Shadow of a Doubt, with Matthew Goode in the role of Uncle Charlie, created so memorably by Joseph Cotten."
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Leonard Maltin
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25%
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Phantom (2013)
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"Phantom features some wonky visual effects, but one either buys into a film of this kind or not. "
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Leonard Maltin
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52%
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Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
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"My only real quarrel with Jack, other than the intensity and violence of its battle scenes (which are too potent for younger children), is that it goes on too long"
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Leonard Maltin
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92%
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No (2013)
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"Using a technique borrowed from cinema verité documentaries, the director succeeds in making us feel as if we're living each moment right alongside his politically-charged characters."
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Leonard Maltin
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46%
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Beautiful Creatures (2013)
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"Beautiful Creatures has enough exposition for two or three ordinary movies because without constant explanations it would be impossible to understand. "
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Leonard Maltin
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15%
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A Good Day To Die Hard (2013)
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"When I described Sylvester Stallone's Bullet to the Head as cartoonish, I hadn't seen A Good Day to Die Hard."
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Leonard Maltin
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20%
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Identity Thief (2013)
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"I came away from "Identity Thief" with more admiration than ever for Melissa McCarthy, but I hope somebody will devise a better vehicle for her talents."
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Leonard Maltin
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85%
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Side Effects (2013)
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"Soderbergh and Burns keep us guessing who's who and what's what right to the end of their serpentine story."
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Leonard Maltin
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37%
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Stand Up Guys (2013)
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"Noah Haidle's screenplay doesn't offer many surprises, but every scene is imbued with a flavor that only actors of this caliber-and history-can provide. "
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Leonard Maltin
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47%
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Bullet to the Head (2013)
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"Failing as a buddy movie, one might consider this an action yarn, but its content isn't so much action as violence-extreme violence, which I found deadening."
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Leonard Maltin
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92%
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The Gatekeepers (2013)
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"From the moment you hear one of these former insiders admitting his misgivings over an act of violence he perpetrated, you can't help but be drawn in."
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Leonard Maltin
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80%
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Warm Bodies (2013)
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"Warm Bodies is a love story set against the backdrop of a bleak future world...but ultimately it offers a ray of hope. "
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Leonard Maltin
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79%
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Quartet (2013)
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"...the film is as easy to take as a freshly baked scone with Devonshire cream."
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Leonard Maltin
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32%
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Gangster Squad (2013)
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"It's watchable because of the colorful recreation of L.A. in 1949 (thanks to cinematographer Dion Beebe and production designer Mather Ahmad) and its appealing cast..."
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Leonard Maltin
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51%
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Promised Land (2013)
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"I give this movie's costars and creators credit for making a "message movie" as palatable and entertaining as Promised Land."
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Leonard Maltin
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88%
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Django Unchained (2012)
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"If you had pulled me out of the theater one hour into Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, I would have raved. The first portion of the movie is utterly exuberant, full of life and the love of moviemaking."
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Leonard Maltin
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69%
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Les Misérables (2012)
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"There are some moving scenes, and some of the songs are well realized. I was particularly impressed with Eddie Redmayne, whose acting and singing ... is, for me, the highlight of the film."
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Leonard Maltin
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38%
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The Guilt Trip (2012)
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"I had a lot of fun watching Barbra Streisand, who effortlessly commands the screen and reminds us what a gifted, natural comedienne she is. "
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Leonard Maltin
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93%
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Zero Dark Thirty (2013)
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"What makes the movie so effective is its protagonist, a doggedly determined CIA agent played by Jessica Chastain, who never loses sight of her goal in spite of repeated setbacks and bouts of political in-fighting."
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Leonard Maltin
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69%
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Not Fade Away (2012)
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"It's imperfect, and overlong, but there are moments as poignant as any I've seen on film this year."
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Leonard Maltin
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61%
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Jack Reacher (2012)
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"Cruise may not be six-feet-two, but he's believable as a tough guy who can take down brawny opponents in a street fight."
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Leonard Maltin
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52%
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This is 40 (2012)
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"The film earns its stripes as a raunchy, R-rated comedy even before the main title appears onscreen."
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Leonard Maltin
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81%
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The Impossible (2012)
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"The Impossible recreates an unthinkable event and its aftermath with breathtaking-and heartbreaking-credibility."
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Leonard Maltin
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45%
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On the Road (2012)
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"Salles tries to capture the immediacy and spontaneous nature of the book, using long takes and even allowing the camera to drift out of focus when a character moves about."
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Leonard Maltin
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65%
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
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"Are the creatures amazingly rendered? Yes. Have we seen their lifelike equal onscreen before? No."
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Leonard Maltin
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38%
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Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
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"After a while you forget you're watching Bill Murray, which is no small feat. "
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Leonard Maltin
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4%
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Playing for Keeps (2012)
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"It won't be up for any Oscars, nor will it score points for originality, but it's harmless enough fare for its target audience. "
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Leonard Maltin
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94%
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The Central Park Five (2012)
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"'The Central Park Five' is a thoroughly absorbing film that holds a mirror up to our society. "
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Leonard Maltin
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63%
|
Hitchcock (2012)
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"Hitchcock offers juicy roles to two of the finest actors on the planet."
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Leonard Maltin
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74%
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Rise of the Guardians (2012)
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"Offers up a sense of wonder for children and adults alike."
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Leonard Maltin
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88%
|
Life of Pi (2012)
|
"'Life of Pi' offers a phantasmagoria, lulling us into a kind of dream-state where reality and imagination blur in the most beguiling way"
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Leonard Maltin
|
75%
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