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80%
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We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012)
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Jay Seaver
|
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100%
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The Raid (2012)
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"One fiercely entertaining action film."
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William Goss
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32%
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The Vow (2012)
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" I now find myself in the ludicrous position of offering an apology to Nicholas Sparks for impugning on his good name by suggesting that he had any connection to this drivel."
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Peter Sobczynski
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47%
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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
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"Michael Caine has at long last managed to appear in a movie with the word "island" in the title that is even worse than "The Island.""
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Peter Sobczynski
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14%
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W.E. (2012)
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"The best thing that can be said about "W.E." is that as failed bits of year-end Oscar bait involving England in the 20th century go, it is better than "The Iron Lady." Unfortunately, it isn't that much better."
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Peter Sobczynski
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——
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Mon seung (Diary) (2006)
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Jay Seaver
|
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40%
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Celeste and Jesse Forever ()
|
|
Jay Seaver
|
|
89%
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Miss Bala (2012)
|
|
Jay Seaver
|
|
——
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Coming Home (1998)
|
|
M. P. Bartley
|
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100%
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Nostalgia for the Light (2011)
|
|
Jay Seaver
|
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85%
|
Chronicle (2012)
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"The film, while undeniably energetic and entertaining in spots, is one of those slightly frustrating near-misses that never quite manages to live up to its considerable potential."
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Peter Sobczynski
|
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65%
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The Woman in Black (2012)
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"A cheerfully old-fashioned spook show that could have been produced back in the Fifties with the likes of Cushing and/or Lee with nary a change"
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Peter Sobczynski
|
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76%
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The Innkeepers (2012)
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"A hugely effective thriller that confirms Ti West as one of the more interesting new voices that the genre has seen in a long time."
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Peter Sobczynski
|
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17%
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Release (2010)
|
|
Charles Tatum
|
|
93%
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Drive (2011)
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"Drivel."
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Jack Sommersby
|
|
38%
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Maniac Cop (1988)
|
"Neither William Lustig's nor Larry Cohen's finest work by a longshot."
|
Jack Sommersby
|
|
——
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Chaiya (2007)
|
|
Jay Seaver
|
|
94%
|
Moneyball (2011)
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"The best baseball movie since 'Bull Durham.'"
|
Jack Sommersby
|
|
2%
|
One for the Money (2012)
|
""One for the Money" comes across less as a fully functioning feature film and more like a busted pilot for another aggresively quirky series for the USA Network."
|
Peter Sobczynski
|
|
95%
|
Pariah (2011)
|
|
Jay Seaver
|
|
80%
|
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012)
|
"You will emerge from the theater with a need for a drink and a shower, a possible recalibration on your views regarding birth control and a burning desire to never see it again for as long as you live"
|
Peter Sobczynski
|
|
77%
|
The Grey (2012)
|
"Gripping and gruesome in its depiction of all the horrors that the vindictive bitch known as Mother Nature has to offer "
|
Peter Sobczynski
|
|
53%
|
Albert Nobbs (2012)
|
""Albert Nobbs" is noble and well-intentioned as can be but in the end, it is all for naught and as much as it pains me to say it, it truly is a drag."
|
Peter Sobczynski
|
|
——
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Tales of an Ancient Empire (2010)
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"Albert Pyun finally has his 'Heaven's Gate.'"
|
Jack Sommersby
|
|
——
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Lunch Meat (Lunchmeat) ()
|
"Past-its-due-date, green-tinged bologna would be preferable."
|
Jack Sommersby
|
|
76%
|
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
|
|
Oz
|
|
75%
|
Kill List (2012)
|
|
M. P. Bartley
|
|
——
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Arisan! (The Gathering) (2003)
|
|
David Cornelius
|
|
89%
|
Miss Bala (2012)
|
|
Peter Sobczynski
|
|
80%
|
Haywire (2012)
|
|
Rob Gonsalves
|
|
——
|
Crackerjack (1994)
|
|
Stephen Groenewegen
|
|
——
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Jag - en oskuld (Inga) (1968)
|
|
Charles Tatum
|
|
——
|
The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)
|
|
David Cornelius
|
|
76%
|
War Horse (2011)
|
|
Peter Sobczynski
|
|
——
|
Yuma (1971)
|
|
Charles Tatum
|
|
93%
|
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011)
|
"As pure soda swilling, popcorn munching confection "Ghost Protocol" is fine. "
|
Daniel Kelly
|
|
22%
|
The Sitter (2011)
|
"It's unlikely to revive the babysitting genre of the 80s, but "The Sitter" delivers a reasonably good time, even if it never attempts to be much more than a run of the mill studio endeavour."
|
Daniel Kelly
|
|
46%
|
Brother (2001)
|
|
|
|
29%
|
Underworld Awakening (2012)
|
"Brief but pointless and so incredibly preposterous and ponderous that it feels like an exceptionally weak fan-fiction piece than a professionally-produced screenplay"
|
Peter Sobczynski
|
|
100%
|
Swing Time (1936)
|
|
Jay Seaver
|
|
100%
|
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
|
|
Jay Seaver
|
|
100%
|
The Major and the Minor (1942)
|
|
Jay Seaver
|
|
97%
|
The Hustler (1961)
|
|
M. P. Bartley
|
|
95%
|
Come and See (Idi i smotri) (1985)
|
|
M. P. Bartley
|
|
80%
|
Haywire (2012)
|
"Beautifully conceived and executed and featuring a star whom it is virtually impossible to tear your eyes away from (even as she is tearing away at the eyes of others)"
|
Peter Sobczynski
|
|
45%
|
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2012)
|
" I kept waiting for the disembodied voice of Paul Harvey to emerge on the soundtrack to announce "And that little boy. . .that nobody liked. . .grew up. . .to become. . .Wes Anderson. . ." "
|
Peter Sobczynski
|
|
36%
|
Red Tails (2012)
|
"Cuba Gooding Jr's ever-present pipe winds up turning in arguably the film's best performance--at the very least, it gets more screen time than most of the credited actors."
|
Peter Sobczynski
|
|
44%
|
The Flowers of War (2011)
|
"Christian Bale is so bad that I understand that after seeing his performance here, the film "Newsies" is trying to retroactively remove his name from their credits."
|
Peter Sobczynski
|
|
——
|
The Echo (2009)
|
|
Jay Seaver
|
|
48%
|
Contraband (2012)
|
"As bland and inconsequential as its name."
|
Peter Sobczynski
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