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40%
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Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston (2012)
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"Becomes a casual get-together, albeit one where most of the guests don't get to physically interact, and that party atmosphere is appropriate to the story we're being told."
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Christopher Campbell
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Crazy Horse (1996)
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"I'm glad I was introduced to the place through Wiseman's eye if anyone's, but I just can't say that even he can make me love what I see there."
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Christopher Campbell
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95%
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Pina (2011)
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"Magnificent ... beautiful and enchanting ... a sexy, funny and spectacular work."
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Christopher Campbell
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25%
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The Change-Up (2011)
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"Half-assed and half-hearted from Dobkin ... I'd love to see where [Katie] Aselton would go with the same situation played with here."
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Christopher Campbell
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82%
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
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"The best remake of Project X since Project Nim."
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Christopher Campbell
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71%
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Friends With Benefits (2011)
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"The problem is that once all of the sex is over we find ourselves watching an inexplicable couple do their utmost to find their way to a pre-written happy ending."
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Daniel Walber
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80%
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The Myth Of The American Sleepover (2011)
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"A timeless teen movie for grown ups. "
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Christopher Campbell
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79%
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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
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"Captivates but has little care for character."
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Christopher Campbell
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70%
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Horrible Bosses (2011)
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"The kind of lazy writing that ignores reason in order to accommodate easy and incredibly predictable storytelling."
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Christopher Campbell
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77%
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La belle endormie (The Sleeping Beauty) (2011)
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"This provocateur has moved away from the "New French Extreme" to become the master of her own magical kingdom."
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Daniel Walber
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89%
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Crime After Crime (2011)
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"Potash's restraint in sticking to the matter of justice at hand is surprising and very respectable."
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Christopher Campbell
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35%
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Larry Crowne (2011)
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""Larry Crowne" will give you little more than a strong sense of empathy for the unfortunate cast and crew, shackled to a mind-bogglingly mediocre screenplay."
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Daniel Walber
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50%
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Love Etc. (2011)
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"A cute documentary for fans of ensemble rom-coms."
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Christopher Campbell
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30%
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Sanctum (2011)
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"Even if you don't feel emotionally attached to the characters, or particularly invested in the outcome of this expedition, you totally feel submerged. "
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Daniel Walber
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82%
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Trollhunter (2011)
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"It is as if we have been transported to a dimension where these monsters are no longer out of place, but rather the little humans are dwarfed and rendered eerily incongruous."
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Daniel Walber
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86%
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The Wild Hunt (2010)
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""The Wild Hunt" is a film so creatively conceived and hauntingly executed it will stick with you long after the first viewing."
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Daniel Walber
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11%
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Red Riding Hood (2011)
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"The screenplay is awful, the story is all over the place, and the pacing is way off the mark."
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Daniel Walber
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89%
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Passione (2011)
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""Passione" is a hip city symphony for the 21st century."
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Daniel Walber
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44%
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Bad Teacher (2011)
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""Bad Teacher" is bad, but not necessarily bad for women."
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Daniel Walber
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26%
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Green Lantern (2011)
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"It's far from exciting or unique when compared to other recent superhero flicks, and there are some moments that fall embarrassingly flat."
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Daniel Walber
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82%
|
Super 8 (2011)
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"This movie doesn't make you want to go home and re-watch an old favorite; it makes you wish that's what you had done with your evening in the first place."
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Daniel Walber
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87%
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Bobby Fischer Against The World (2011)
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"For a film that's all archival clippings and talking heads, it's a beautifully shot and polished-looking film and quite enjoyable to watch."
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Christopher Campbell
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Reindeerspotting - Escape from Santaland (2010)
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"The kind of doc that I can't entirely get behind ethically, but I can't help but recommend it very highly, in large part because of those questions it leaves you with."
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Christopher Campbell
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96%
|
One Lucky Elephant (2011)
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"Why should you pay for a feature-length animal rights PSA?"
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Christopher Campbell
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34%
|
The Hangover Part II (2011)
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"How is it that a group of screenwriters can sit down and just replicate their earlier film exactly?"
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Daniel Walber
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64%
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You Won't Miss Me (2010)
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"Somehow the rawness of this film's subject remains potent throughout, and keeps drawing us in."
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Daniel Walber
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56%
|
Gnomeo and Juliet (2011)
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"For the most part, "Gnomeo and Juliet" stays just a bit above that thin line between inspired remake and unfortunate caricature, which is both a relief and a delight."
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Daniel Walber
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75%
|
Tuesday, After Christmas (2011)
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"The sparse austerity of every frame and the quietly raw performances are shaped into a beautifully potent series of increasingly dramatic set pieces."
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Daniel Walber
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|
81%
|
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
|
"A sequel that's as good as the original."
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Christopher Campbell
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54%
|
Brotherhood (2011)
|
"An intense snowball thriller that improves on an earlier short film (Roslyn)."
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Christopher Campbell
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33%
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
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"I don't mind that the franchise has found the Fountain of Youth and will continue churning out more sequels. I'll happily watch them all. "
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Christopher Campbell
|
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75%
|
Everything Must Go (2011)
|
"It may not be the most clever or unpredictable effort, but it's familiar in a comfortable and admirable way from a structural perspective. "
|
Christopher Campbell
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|
85%
|
Make Believe (2011)
|
"Really believes in its characters, and that's one of the best things a film can do. "
|
Christopher Campbell
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|
91%
|
City of Life and Death (2011)
|
"A depressing spectacle that should make you stop liking war movies."
|
Christopher Campbell
|
|
77%
|
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird' (2011)
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"A warm but uneven tribute solely for the fans."
|
Christopher Campbell
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|
50%
|
Lebanon, Pa. (2011)
|
"It's more than a little refreshing to see the issue of teen pregnancy tackled in a fiction film without the need for campy humor or eccentric dialogue."
|
Daniel Walber
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15%
|
Something Borrowed (2011)
|
"There's more to this film than meets the eye, or the critical consensus."
|
Daniel Walber
|
|
96%
|
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2011)
|
""Cave of Forgotten Dreams" is not just a visually stunning masterpiece of 3D but also a film that turns the third dimension into an artistic necessity."
|
Daniel Walber
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|
77%
|
Thor (2011)
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"A movie like Thor has to do a lot more than a comic book does, and I don't mean just turning the stationary 2D drawings into animated 3D computer art."
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Christopher Campbell
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61%
|
The Beaver (2011)
|
"Only half as powerful as it could have been. "
|
Christopher Campbell
|
|
75%
|
Stake Land (2011)
|
"Proof that a film can be terribly familiar and yet still be completely engrossing ... a near-identical brother to Zombieland, only much, much slower and subtler."
|
Christopher Campbell
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71%
|
African Cats (2011)
|
"It's the typical savanna ecosystem stuff, only embellished and dramatically forced a lot to keep the crowd involved and occasionally thrilled. "
|
Christopher Campbell
|
|
71%
|
Dumbstruck (2011)
|
"Documents the Underappreciated Craft of Ventriloquism But Has Little to Say"
|
Christopher Campbell
|
|
72%
|
Rio (2011)
|
"Good for Kids, Better for Tourism"
|
Christopher Campbell
|
|
58%
|
Scream 4 (2011)
|
"The satire of this film is not comedy about fear; it's the combination of comedy and fear into a sort of meta-experience that is more than the sum of its parts."
|
Daniel Walber
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23%
|
Sucker Punch (2011)
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"A cautionary tale for those trying to write future super-heroines and female action heroes. Take notice ... write something a bit more nuanced and conscious."
|
Daniel Walber
|
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20%
|
Peep World (2011)
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"Whatever you do, don't go in expecting this to satisfy your hunger for an Arrested Development movie."
|
Christopher Campbell
|
|
88%
|
Rango (2011)
|
"The funniest western since Blazing Saddles"
|
Christopher Campbell
|
|
78%
|
Dear Lemon Lima (2011)
|
"Tackles a common issue for teenagers of fitting in and parallels it smartly but delicately with the history of Native Americans adjusting to their forced assimilation."
|
Christopher Campbell
|
|
34%
|
Hall Pass (2011)
|
"Isn't even as smart as No Strings Attached in either what it says about polygamous desires or how it tries to tonally balance the immature with the mature."
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Christopher Campbell
|
73%
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