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65%
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Spring Breakers (2013)
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"...an objective portrait of the way that popular culture has virtually obliterated the possibility for American youth to experience something without a numbing deluge of media references and contexts."
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Todd Gilchrist
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59%
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Fightville (2012)
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"An exhilarating sports documentary and a levelheaded, piercingly intelligent treatment of a touchy subject. "
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Eugene Novikov
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0%
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Transylmania (2009)
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"This is dinosaur stuff. A rubber chicken and a squirting flower would've really capped things off."
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John Gholson
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68%
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Shutter Island (2010)
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"Story quibbling aside, Shutter Island is high on atmosphere, in large part due to the visuals, and the collaboration between Scorsese and (Cinematographer) Robert Richardson actually feels like the two men having a blast with their craft."
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John Gholson
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21%
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
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"Were they always this boring?"
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John Gholson
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12%
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The Spy Next Door (2010)
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"If the lazy filmmakers don't care enough about their movie to offer at least one single original idea, then you shouldn't care enough to go see it."
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John Gholson
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41%
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44 Inch Chest (2010)
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"A deliberately stagy rumination on the price of revenge."
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John Gholson
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35%
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The Wolfman (2010)
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"It truly is a modern spin on a classic, in almost all of the worst ways."
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John Gholson
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71%
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The Crazies (2010)
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"Don't be afraid of the horror remake stigma here; be afraid of The Crazies' constant, electric hum of dread."
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John Gholson
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80%
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Dead Hooker in a Trunk (2009)
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"A grimy slice of low-budget depravity that's as entertaining as it is completely ridiculous."
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John Gholson
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71%
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The People vs. George Lucas (2011)
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"For disillusioned fans like myself, it's a unnecessary reminder of the things you hate about a thing you used to love."
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John Gholson
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89%
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Life 2.0 (2011)
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"Life 2.0 cuts deep into its subject of with laser precision, getting right to the emotional heart of the matter, exploring a problem no one had to deal with even ten years ago, in a fascinating and very human way."
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John Gholson
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53%
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
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"If you're a parent who's been forced to sit through a barren desert of painfully unfunny family comedies, Diary will feel like an oasis."
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John Gholson
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100%
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Mars (2010)
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"It's mumblecore in space, and If that sounds like your thing, then Mars can be a rewarding experience. "
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John Gholson
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20%
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The Last Song (2010)
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"It's an entire season's worth of a teen soap opera crammed into a feature film."
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John Gholson
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19%
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The Back-up Plan (2010)
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"Yes, you will get to see Lopez eat chili with her bare hands, but that's only half as disgusting as a close-up on a pregnancy test sinking into a pile of fresh dog vomit."
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John Gholson
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43%
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Robin Hood (2010)
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"Ridley Scott brings his usual keen cinematic eye and pain-staking attention to period detail to Robin Hood, bringing an uninspired script to life without a grander purpose than to just exist as a typical Summer movie."
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John Gholson
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52%
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Knight & Day (2010)
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"It's a calculated, artificial formula for box office success barely disguised as a story."
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John Gholson
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Final Flesh (2009)
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"Chatman is a skilled surrealist, juxtaposing images and thoughts to create a comedy nightmare that manages to feel familiar, even through all of its absurdity."
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John Gholson
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14%
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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
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"And, dare I say it, Cats & Dogs: TROKG is a well-made parody film, sinking its canines into spy genre cliches with gleeful abandon, in a way that its predecessor never quite did."
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John Gholson
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55%
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Flipped (2010)
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"Has my heart grown so cold and battle-scarred that I can't allow myself to be completely won over by Flipped, or is Flipped such a load of flavorless mush that there's not enough charm for me to embrace?"
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John Gholson
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4%
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Vampires Suck (2010)
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"There are few things worse than watching a comedy flatline for over an hour, tossing its "funny parts" into a vacuum of uncomfortable silence. "
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John Gholson
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73%
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The Last Exorcism (2010)
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"Its mature focus on characterization really sets the film apart."
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John Gholson
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29%
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The Virginity Hit (2010)
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"The tricky chemistry of a likable, funny ensemble cast is the biggest thing The Virginity Hit has going for it."
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John Gholson
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75%
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Primal (2011)
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" As monster movies go, 'Primal' ends up being worthwhile through its own simplicity. "
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John Gholson
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35%
|
Kidnapped (2011)
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"If you need to challenge your personal threshold for watching realistic human suffering, then look no further than this nihilistic Spanish home invasion thriller. "
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John Gholson
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75%
|
Heartless (2010)
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"While ambitious, 'Heartless' derails in a big way, stacking the deck with weird moments intended to give it some kind of cult status, without considering that films specifically designed to be "cult" are rarely the ones that actually are."
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John Gholson
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34%
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I Spit On Your Grave (2010)
|
"It's intentionally, efficiently ugly, through and through."
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John Gholson
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38%
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The Eagle (2011)
|
"'The Eagle' will likely find a future life on the video shelves of high school history teachers looking for a semi-educational way to kill a couple of days worth of classes."
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John Gholson
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34%
|
Hall Pass (2011)
|
"Have the Farrellys lost their touch? Once adept at crafting trashy, lowbrow gags way too funny to be ignored, they seem totally tin-eared with 'Hall Pass.'"
|
John Gholson
|
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80%
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Becoming Santa (2011)
|
"It's charming, informative, and, best of all, really funny."
|
John Gholson
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44%
|
The Catechism Cataclysm (2011)
|
"It's a very dumb comedy made by very smart folks."
|
John Gholson
|
|
47%
|
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules (2011)
|
"The pre-teen cast seems rudderless, without an interested hand guiding them into worthwhile comedic performances."
|
John Gholson
|
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26%
|
Your Highness (2011)
|
"If Green wanted to make an awesome fantasy film, he should have, and if he wanted to make a great stoner comedy, well, he already did once."
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John Gholson
|
|
——
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Superheroes (2011)
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"Humorous and well-rounded. More about the problems of the world ... that lead to the necessity for these [superheroes] to pop up in cities across the nation."
|
Christopher Campbell
|
|
74%
|
The Lie (2011)
|
"An under-the-radar gem that may hit you in ways you never expected long after the credits roll."
|
Erik Davis
|
|
88%
|
Dragonslayer (2011)
|
"Gorgeous ... see this one on the big screen if you get a chance."
|
Christopher Campbell
|
|
80%
|
The Hammer (2007)
|
"The Hammer is one of the year's nicest surprises."
|
Patrick Walsh
|
|
80%
|
The Myth Of The American Sleepover (2011)
|
"The limitations of a low budget and the relative inexperience.of the cast and crew don't mean much when they've crafted something this emotionally authentic."
|
John Gholson
|
|
60%
|
El Bulli: Cooking In Progress (2011)
|
"I enjoyed watching the chefs at work, both researching and preparing a meal with dozens of courses... but afterwards I felt oddly unsatisfied and in need of something a little more filling. "
|
Jette Kernion
|
|
73%
|
Like Crazy (2011)
|
"It's a film about how it feels to be in love; how beautiful, intense, addictive and debilitating love can be, but how necessary it is for us to experience as we get older and start sorting out our lives."
|
Erik Davis
|
|
50%
|
Lebanon, Pa. (2011)
|
"An intriguing, beautiful film by a promising young director. "
|
Eugene Novikov
|
|
76%
|
Kill List (2012)
|
"Kill List works, whether as a domestic drama, a hitman thriller or something more sinister than either of those."
|
William Goss
|
|
88%
|
Margin Call (2011)
|
"What could have been a dynamic narrative instead ends up as baffling and quite often as boring as an Economy 101 textbook."
|
Jennifer Miller
|
|
23%
|
Sucker Punch (2011)
|
"where Snyder failed was in using too much to do too little, even though he had the right balance between the two in his grasp the whole time."
|
Todd Gilchrist
|
|
43%
|
Notre jour viendra (Our Day Will Come) ()
|
"Truly transportive filmmaking, a window into a world only one degree off from our own, laden with absurdist charms and about as hypnotic and brash as a klaxon."
|
William Goss
|
|
84%
|
Beginners (2011)
|
"Virtually every moment of introspective tenderness mustered up by this trio ends up undermined by Mills' super-precious execution."
|
William Goss
|
|
90%
|
Attack the Block (2011)
|
"Some may complain about Cornish's readiness to assault your eyes and eardrums with zero warning, but a few loud bolts from the shadows still shouldn't result in anyone walking away unimpressed."
|
Peter Hall
|
|
79%
|
The Innkeepers (2012)
|
"It's this profound synchronicity between what the audience thinks and feels and what the characters feel -- a synchronicity all too often missing from most horror movies -- that elevate West's already remarkable instincts even higher."
|
Peter Hall
|
|
70%
|
Limitless (2011)
|
"Cooper has to prove convincingly pathetic, then motivated, then desperate to his audience, and he's ideally cast in his first major leading role as something of a modern-day Icarus."
|
William Goss
|
73%
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