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75%
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World War Z (2013)
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"It is an acceptable summer movie escape, but the implication at the end of the film that there will be a demand for a sequel may be wishful thinking. "
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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56%
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Man of Steel (2013)
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"Warners has its Superman franchise back. What they do with it now remains to be seen."
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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85%
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This Is the End (2013)
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"One gets a sense that these guys really are friends and they made this for the same reason Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack made the original Ocean's Eleven. "
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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14%
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Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
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"Even grindhouse movies need to bring more to the table than this one does: on its terms or anyone else's."
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Rob Vaux
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38%
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The Purge (2013)
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"...a smartly crafted movie that will leave you not only glad you don't live in that world, but wondering who you could trust among your friends and neighbors if you did."
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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11%
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After Earth (2013)
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"Well, it's not as bad as Wild, Wild West. "
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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36%
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Dark Skies (2013)
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"Think Paranormal Activity, but with aliens instead of ghosts and you'll have a good idea of what to expect."
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James O'Ehley
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62%
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Epic (2013)
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"...something family-friendly which will enchant children young enough that they won't have seen it all before as well as adults willing to give themselves over to its charms."
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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87%
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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
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"By film's end it's clear that Abrams really needed two films to fully complete his reboot. "
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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100%
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Superman Unbound ()
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"It ultimately takes a high place in the ranks of DC's direct-to-video line, exemplifying the kind of stories tailor made for this format."
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Rob Vaux
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78%
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Iron Man 3 (2013)
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"Downey's performance is impeccable. He gets that he's not simply playing a comic book character for the fourth time but a character who is evolving. "
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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7%
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The Big Wedding (2013)
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"[It]makes one wonder what kind of salacious info writer/director Justin Zackham has for blackmail purposes to get a cast like this to agree to appear in a movie this bad. "
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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55%
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Oblivion (2013)
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"The only ones who will be really disappointed are those who wanted something engaging instead of what amounts to little more than entertaining eye candy."
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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62%
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Evil Dead (2013)
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"...for a film about demonic possession it is surprisingly soulless."
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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9%
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The Host (2013)
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"If making a Stephanie Meyers adaptation far less annoying than any of the Twilight movies helps [Andrew Niccol] get his next project, it will have been worth it."
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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88%
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Life of Pi (2012)
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"A wondrous tale of survival and faith that challenges our notions of the possible."
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Rob Vaux
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50%
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Willow (1988)
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"There's a sunny feeling here that's impossible to deny: a warm, inviting tone unseen in more recent fare."
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Rob Vaux
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29%
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Upside Down (2013)
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"What is expected of the viewer is simply to swallow the material whole and focus on the love story."
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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59%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
|
"Visually the film is a feast. This may be the first family friendly acid flashback. "
|
Daniel M. Kimmel
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13%
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Red Dawn (2012)
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"It's rubbish . . . and its sheer chutzpah makes it insulting as well!"
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James O'Ehley
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52%
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Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
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"Do NOT bring the little ones unless you plan on paying their therapy bills for many years to come."
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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36%
|
Dark Skies (2013)
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"Dark Skies shows us glimpses of the movie it could have been before squandering it all on silly misfires and a lack of overall thrust."
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Rob Vaux
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60%
|
John Dies at the End (2013)
|
"...a hilarious and occasionally icky story that should hit the sweet spot for people who like twisted movies and are fed up with the Hollywood assembly line. "
|
Daniel M. Kimmel
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13%
|
Safe Haven (2013)
|
"Audiences will leave with tears in their eyes, believing in the power of true love. Or, in the alternative, trying not to slip on the schmaltz left as residue from the movie."
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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46%
|
Beautiful Creatures (2013)
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"It coasts to a stop too often for comfort, searching in vain for a reason to keep moving forward. "
|
Rob Vaux
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46%
|
Beautiful Creatures (2013)
|
"Sure, it's another movie looking for a supernatural metaphor for adolescent anxieties, but it does so while reminding us just how raw teenage emotions can be."
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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84%
|
Side Effects (2013)
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"The problem is that the cool and analytical Soderbergh isn't the ideal director for this. It needed a Hitchcock or DePalma, who could rev things up to a fever pitch. "
|
Daniel M. Kimmel
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Resident Evil: Damnation (2012)
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"When prime ministers know kung fu . . . "
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James O'Ehley
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——
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The Dark Knight Returns: Part Two (2013)
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"It sets a standard that few can beat."
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Rob Vaux
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40%
|
Death Race 3: Inferno (Unrated) (2013)
|
"Ask it no questions and it will tell you no lies: a fair bargain that too many other films on this level resolutely refuse to grant."
|
Rob Vaux
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14%
|
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
|
"If the very title has you rolling your eyes, don't even bother. If, however, it makes you think you'd like to see their further adventures, by all means take a chance. "
|
Daniel M. Kimmel
|
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——
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Alien Species (1996)
|
|
James O'Ehley
|
|
93%
|
Looper (2012)
|
"Not quite the time travel story science fiction fans were hoping for, alas."
|
James O'Ehley
|
|
30%
|
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
|
"It has a Rolls with spinning hub caps - what more do you want?"
|
James O'Ehley
|
|
78%
|
Dredd (2012)
|
"The judges are portrayed pretty uncompromisingly unlike the Stallone flick which tried to tone down the whole Fascist Police State thing."
|
James O'Ehley
|
|
65%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
|
"If Peter Jackson couldn't tell this slight story in a single film there's no hope the other two in this prequel series will be any less bloated."
|
Daniel M. Kimmel
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4%
|
Playing for Keeps (2012)
|
"Like undercooked leftovers, it makes you wish they had spent a little more time getting some heat into it."
|
Daniel M. Kimmel
|
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41%
|
Storage 24 (2013)
|
"B-movie fodder ideal for low-expectation late evening TV viewing."
|
James O'Ehley
|
|
48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012)
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"In the climactic sequence things finally start happening, as if they wanted to show the movie they could have made if they weren't stuck with such lifeless material."
|
Daniel M. Kimmel
|
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86%
|
Wreck-it Ralph (2012)
|
"What makes this work is not only the in-jokes for video game fans, but the rich characterization. "
|
Daniel M. Kimmel
|
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6%
|
Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)
|
"It's like watching a recording of someone else playing a video game. You have no control and you have nothing invested in the characters or the outcome."
|
Daniel M. Kimmel
|
|
67%
|
Cloud Atlas (2012)
|
"...a movie that will reward repeated viewings, [with] connections and layers of meaning waiting to be discovered."
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Daniel M. Kimmel
|
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25%
|
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
|
"If you're planning on seeing it solely to find out if this is finally the end of the series, here's one spoiler this review will provide: no, it's not."
|
Daniel M. Kimmel
|
|
74%
|
Prometheus (2012)
|
"A fascinating - and at times frustrating - film."
|
Rob Vaux
|
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Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (Unrated) (2012)
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"Wait for the inevitable Syfy screening . . .the ideal place for this particular brand of cheese. "
|
Rob Vaux
|
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64%
|
Sinister (2012)
|
"It uses some solid performances and some chilling imagery to distract us from how many elements of this haunted house story we've seen in other films. "
|
Daniel M. Kimmel
|
|
87%
|
Frankenweenie (2012)
|
"Frankenweenie isn't terrible, but compared to other animation out there this year it does suggest Burton's time may have come and gone."
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Daniel M. Kimmel
|
|
43%
|
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
|
"...a funny and delightful horror spoof. This may be the surprise of the season."
|
Daniel M. Kimmel
|
|
93%
|
Looper (2012)
|
"...a muddled echo of several other films where the filmmakers treated their ideas as something more than a gimmick."
|
Daniel M. Kimmel
|
|
92%
|
Ed Wood (1994)
|
"Burton wraps it all in his singular vision, devoid of bells and whistles and all the more potent for its comparative subtlety."
|
Rob Vaux
|
75%
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