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54%
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V/H/S (2012)
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"Undeniably uneven but considerably more spirited and ambitious than we've seen from Hollywood lately."
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Geoff Berkshire
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89%
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Compliance (2012)
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"Incredibly thorny issues of morality, responsibility, loyalty, trust and resentment are in play here."
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Geoff Berkshire
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86%
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Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
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"A feeling of genuine enthusiasm and ingenuity ... as if everyone involved was truly discovering the power and potential of filmmaking for the first time."
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Geoff Berkshire
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66%
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Friends With Kids (2012)
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"Likeable and astute, Friends with Kids is a minor revelation in a genre currently starved for worthwhile entries."
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Geoff Berkshire
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The Lost Thing (2010)
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Geoff Berkshire
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94%
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The Secret World of Arrietty (2012)
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"It's a testament to the work of Studio Ghibli that the bighearted messages of films like Arrietty resonate as completely genuine."
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Geoff Berkshire
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26%
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This Means War (2012)
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"An agreeably dim-witted effort that coasts along on the charm of its stars."
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Geoff Berkshire
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37%
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Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)
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"How much you'll enjoy Billion Dollar Movie probably comes down to your tolerance for extreme gross out humor."
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Geoff Berkshire
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90%
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Oscar Nominated Animation Shorts (2012)
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"Not quite up to the standard established in recent years ... still an enjoyably brisk bunch"
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Geoff Berkshire
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30%
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The Vow (2012)
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"Could've been an ideal vehicle to reteam McAdams with Gosling, but you won't find the actor anywhere near material this brain-dead and creatively stifling at this point in his career."
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Geoff Berkshire
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85%
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Chronicle (2012)
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"Both a clever use of the found footage technique and a demonstration of its limitations."
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Geoff Berkshire
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52%
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Perfect Sense (2012)
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"Ultimately too silly to truly captivate."
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Geoff Berkshire
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65%
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The Woman in Black (2012)
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"It'll take more than one movie for [Daniel Radcliffe] to shake off the Potter baggage, but a psychologically complex and emotionally nuanced turn like this is a good start."
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Geoff Berkshire
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20%
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The Invasion (2007)
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"Even with its flaws The Invasion is still eerie, provocative and a solid showcase for Kidman. "
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Geoff Berkshire
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34%
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Joyful Noise (2012)
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"There's a saving grace: whenever [Todd] Graff sets aside the plot and allows the music to take over, his movie truly sings."
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Geoff Berkshire
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51%
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Contraband (2012)
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"A middling mix of drawn-out drama and underwhelming action that's never very fun or very smart. "
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Geoff Berkshire
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6%
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The Devil Inside (2012)
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"Far too cheap, familiar and flat-out dull to be frightening."
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Geoff Berkshire
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99%
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A Separation (2011)
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"While the specifics are rooted in Iranian culture, the broad strokes are entirely universal -- it's an intelligent, intriguing and inviting film."
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Geoff Berkshire
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95%
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Pariah (2011)
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"Despite a heroine who admirably follows her own path, the movie remains likable but familiar."
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Geoff Berkshire
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56%
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In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011)
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"Curiosity over how [Angelina] Jolie fares as a filmmaker will only go so far in establishing an audience for this solemn and punishing tragic romance."
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Geoff Berkshire
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75%
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The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
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"If you come to Tintin with preexisting affection for the franchise, it might be easier to ... overlook the dull plot, slow to develop characters and miscalculated humor"
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Geoff Berkshire
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56%
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Albert Nobbs (2012)
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"All that passion behind the scenes doesn't really translate on screen."
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Geoff Berkshire
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77%
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War Horse (2011)
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"Has just about everything you'd want from a Spielberg drama, except the narrative force and emotional power of the director's best work. "
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Geoff Berkshire
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67%
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We Bought a Zoo (2011)
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"All emotional shortcuts and vaguely defined characters, held together more than it deserves by [Matt] Damon's admirable star turn."
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Geoff Berkshire
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91%
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Corman's World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel (2011)
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"Goes down easy enough and gets significant mileage from the high wattage interviewees."
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Geoff Berkshire
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93%
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Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011)
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"Massively scaled and ingeniously executed, Ghost Protocol delivers the action goods in genuinely awe-inspiring fashion."
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Geoff Berkshire
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60%
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
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"There's a relaxed confidence to this Holmes that was desperately missing the first time around."
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Geoff Berkshire
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22%
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The Sitter (2011)
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"Doesn't stick around for long, but still manages to overstay its welcome."
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Geoff Berkshire
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80%
|
Young Adult (2011)
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"What really sinks this disappointing reunion is a narrative as stunted as Mavis' emotional development. "
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Geoff Berkshire
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76%
|
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012)
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"Not technically a horror movie, but ... could easily qualify as one of the scariest films you'll ever see."
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Geoff Berkshire
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83%
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
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"The dazzling spy games of Tinker, Tailor remain magnetic even at their most mysterious."
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Geoff Berkshire
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12%
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I Melt with You (2011)
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"They also talk about life, memories, problems, disappointments, and then do more drugs. Lots and lots of drugs."
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Geoff Berkshire
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80%
|
Shame (2011)
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"Simultaneously seductive and repulsive, qualities matched in [Michael] Fassbender's spectacular performance."
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Geoff Berkshire
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94%
|
Hugo (2011)
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"Just as sure as Hugo will make some viewers restless, it's also guaranteed to provide everyone who sees it with an astonishing array of dazzling sequences to remember forever."
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Geoff Berkshire
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74%
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Rampart (2012)
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"[Woody] Harrelson is sensational in his strongest showcase role in years."
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Geoff Berkshire
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78%
|
A Dangerous Method (2011)
|
"A kinky undercurrent of sadomasochism certainly doesn't hurt in preventing the film from slipping into the stodgy bio-pic abyss."
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Geoff Berkshire
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91%
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Arthur Christmas (2011)
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"Deftly blends the sophisticated sensibility of Aardman with the slick spectacle of American animation."
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Geoff Berkshire
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96%
|
The Muppets (2011)
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"You don't know what you've got till it's gone, and it turns out the movie world has been a lesser place without the Muppets."
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Geoff Berkshire
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24%
|
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011)
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"As maddeningly uneven as it is, Breaking Dawn boasts some of the strongest moments yet in a largely lackluster franchise."
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Geoff Berkshire
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45%
|
Happy Feet Two (2011)
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"Duplicates many of the strengths of the original, without surpassing or even matching its originality and inspiration"
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Geoff Berkshire
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45%
|
Another Happy Day (2011)
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"Even if you can relate because you're unlucky enough to have a family like this, why would you want to watch a movie about it?"
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Geoff Berkshire
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89%
|
The Descendants (2011)
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"There are flashier directors working today, but Payne's position at the forefront of contemporary filmmaking comes from telling richly human stories filled with wit, insight and unique charm."
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Geoff Berkshire
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35%
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Immortals (2011)
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"You'll want to frame [Tarsem's] work, not watch, listen to and experience it for nearly two hours."
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Geoff Berkshire
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91%
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Into The Abyss (2011)
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"Upfront in its opposition to the death penalty on moral grounds, but ... never strident or manipulative."
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Geoff Berkshire
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44%
|
J. Edgar (2011)
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"May not be the sort of disingenuously heroic tale Hoover would've spun about himself, but it's too scattershot to feel entirely true -- or at least convincing."
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Geoff Berkshire
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17%
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The Son of No One (2011)
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"The flashbacks to [Channing] Tatum's late '80s childhood are embarrassingly overwrought -- including some of the worst acting of [Al] Pacino's career."
|
Geoff Berkshire
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69%
|
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)
|
"The 'more of the same' mandate may satisfy fans of middling marijuana jokes, but can't really justify a third film that's visually ambitious but comedically burnt out."
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Geoff Berkshire
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69%
|
Tower Heist (2011)
|
"Flukes of timing aside, everything about the patently phony Tower Heist is all flash, no substance."
|
Geoff Berkshire
|
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50%
|
Janie Jones (2011)
|
"It isn't easy to make an indie movie these days, so it's dispiriting how many wind up exactly like Janie Jones"
|
Geoff Berkshire
|
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36%
|
In Time (2011)
|
"That there are any ideas here to begin with marks enough of a victory for commercial filmmaking."
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Geoff Berkshire
|
73%
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