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74%
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Rise of the Guardians (2012)
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"Who can resist seeing a movie with Christmas Wookiees in it?"
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Kevin Carr
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13%
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Red Dawn (2012)
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"Red Dawn isn't a particularly good film... but it is entertaining. As an exploitative remake of an exploitative flick from the 80s, it's still fun to watch."
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Kevin Carr
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88%
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Life of Pi (2012)
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"On the surface, Life of Pi is a basic story, but deeper into the film, it's got a lot to say."
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Kevin Carr
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48%
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012)
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"Much like The Human Centipede 2, Breaking Dawn: Part 2 completely fails as a serious film, but it makes one heck of an entertaining comedy."
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Kevin Carr
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89%
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Lincoln (2012)
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"It's not an action film. It's not a war film. The majority of it takes place in rooms with mustachioed men talking to other mustachioed men. But it's fascinating to watch."
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Kevin Carr
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92%
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Skyfall (2012)
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"Skyfall is a great movie. It's a welcome sight to see it bring the franchise into modern filmmaking."
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Kevin Carr
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79%
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Ruby Sparks (2012)
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"far too derivative of other angsty independent romances that it failed to keep my attention"
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Kevin Carr
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49%
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The Man With the Iron Fists (2012)
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"paying homage to crappy films simply leads to yet another crappy film"
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Kevin Carr
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78%
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Flight (2012)
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"a morose, moping, cliched movie-of-the week plucked from the Lifetime cable network"
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Kevin Carr
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Wrong Turn 5 (2012)
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"Unfortunately, the Wrong Turn series is becoming more like the Leprechaun series than anything else."
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Kevin Carr
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Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (Unrated) (2012)
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"The movie also knew its place... this sequel wasn't trying to top a theatrical release. It was modest, and it had fun within its scope."
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Kevin Carr
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61%
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Secret of the Wings (2012)
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"an impressive adventure"
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Kevin Carr
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67%
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Cloud Atlas (2012)
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"a film that should be at least respected for the ambition behind it"
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Kevin Carr
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6%
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Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)
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"Let's forget the fact that the demon killed everyone in the town in the first film because obviously the filmmakers did."
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Kevin Carr
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12%
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Alex Cross (2012)
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"If you've seen any number of Tyler Perry's Madea movies, you probably don't think he could sink lower in his career. But he manages to do just that in Alex Cross. "
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Kevin Carr
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25%
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Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
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"If this weren't my job, I don't know if I'd ever care about watching another movie in this franchise."
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Kevin Carr
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98%
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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"among all that corniness, there's a great little movie"
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Kevin Carr
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26%
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2016: Obama's America (2012)
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"D'Souza never actually shows...Obama's own words or deeds. Instead, he engages in guilt by association."
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Kevin Carr
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63%
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Sinister (2012)
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"taps into the psychological terror that has been missing from a lot of modern horror movies"
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Kevin Carr
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39%
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Here Comes the Boom (2012)
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"superior to Warrior in every way"
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Kevin Carr
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96%
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Argo (2012)
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"Argo is a feat for Ben Affleck as a director, and this third time as a charm proves he's one of the most promising directors working today."
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Kevin Carr
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34%
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Lola Versus (2012)
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"I didn't dislike this movie because I'm a man. I generally disliked this movie because I felt the main character was a bit pathetic."
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Kevin Carr
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The Letter (2012)
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"The Letter is not a thriller. It is barely a film. It's a boring, self-important, disjointed and pointless pile of tripe masquerading as a movie."
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Kevin Carr
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29%
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Girl In Progress (2012)
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"a pleasant surprise"
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Kevin Carr
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56%
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The Revenant (2012)
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"one of the more unique approaches to such a story"
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Kevin Carr
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46%
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Beyond The Black Rainbow (2012)
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"a twisted version of 2001: A Space Odyssey which takes place in a psychological torture chamber rather than in the whole of the universe"
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Kevin Carr
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87%
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Frankenweenie (2012)
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"It's not as innovative and clever as ParaNorman from a few months back, but it's still a solid flick"
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Kevin Carr
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21%
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Taken 2 (2012)
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"exactly what I expected and wanted from the experience"
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Kevin Carr
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32%
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Won't Back Down (2012)
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"an absolute fabricated work of fiction, hiding behind the label "Inspired by True Events" "
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Kevin Carr
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93%
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Looper (2012)
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"Like any good piece of speculative fiction, "Looper" can't be boiled down into a short plot blurb... There hasn't been a movie quite like it."
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Kevin Carr
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22%
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October Baby (2012)
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"tries to walk a line between abortion drama and adoption drama. All the wringing of hands in this film are results of cliches we've seen in television and movies for years."
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Kevin Carr
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34%
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Battleship (2012)
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"Watch the movie for its spectacle and nothing else."
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Kevin Carr
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78%
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Dredd (2012)
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"shamelessly embracing the violence and twisted elements that make for an R-rated film"
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Kevin Carr
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51%
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Trouble with the Curve (2012)
|
"It's entertaining and charming, and that helped me look past a lot of its problems. It's not brilliant filmmaking, but it's enjoyable for what it is. This is both its strength and its weakness, but more on that in a moment. "
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Kevin Carr
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86%
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The Master (2012)
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"Calm down, people. The Master is a perfectly fine movie... But, no pun intended, this isn't a religious experience."
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Kevin Carr
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26%
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L!fe Happens (2012)
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"in the end it still feels like it's written by someone who doesn't actually have kids or hasn't come to the realization of sacrifice yet"
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Kevin Carr
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30%
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Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
|
"I half-believed this movie was, indeed, a video game that Paul W.S. Anderson was playing in his underwear while smoking a bong."
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Kevin Carr
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39%
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The Possession (2012)
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"Slumber party horror movie fodder. It'll likely only scare 13-year-old girls, but at least it had some decent atmosphere and was interesting enough to keep me watching."
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Kevin Carr
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67%
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Lawless (2012)
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"manages to be woefully formulaic and completely off-base at the same time"
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Kevin Carr
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——
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Freelancers (2012)
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"Truth is, [Curtis] Jackson is not a good actor; not in the slightest."
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Kevin Carr
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——
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An American Girl: McKenna Shoots For the Stars (2013)
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"There's a lot of cliches, corny lines and pink colors. But as an alternative to the standard girls-centric Disney Channel programs, you could do worse"
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Kevin Carr
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41%
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Silent House (2012)
|
"While the movie delivers fantastic atmosphere and some effective scares, there are many missed opportunities where the camera doesn't catch the moments with the most impact."
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Kevin Carr
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38%
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Blue Like Jazz (2012)
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"reveals the shallowness of the college years in which an otherwise legal adult can act like a child well into his 20s"
|
Kevin Carr
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14%
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Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
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"more like a overtly violent after-school special rather than a cathartic vigilante movie"
|
Kevin Carr
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6%
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Death Wish 3 (1985)
|
"Overblown and unrealistic yet ultimately cathartic and exciting, Death Wish 3 is still an entertaining ride."
|
Kevin Carr
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29%
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Death Wish 2 (1982)
|
"a strong, visceral experience that is not always comfortable to watch but pleasing to watch as the bad guys get what's coming to them"
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Kevin Carr
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87%
|
ParaNorman (2012)
|
"the script is smartly written, offering plenty of loving jabs to the horror genre... It's heart's in the right place, even if that place happens to be outside of its ribcage"
|
Kevin Carr
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65%
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The Expendables 2 (2012)
|
"everything I wanted the first film to be but never got"
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Kevin Carr
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72%
|
Cop Land (1997)
|
"not your traditional action flick, nor your traditional cop flick. It has elements of each, all wrapped up in a new type of story that drips in realism and gray characters."
|
Kevin Carr
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17%
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Lock Up (1989)
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"has more in common with the litany of weak films from the 90s than with his powerful flicks"
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Kevin Carr
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73%
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