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19%
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Just Go with It (2011)
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"It wastes its premise, insults its characters, and shows an attitude toward the audience somewhere between neglect and contempt, sometimes both. "
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Nell Minow
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85%
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Cedar Rapids (2011)
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"Astute depiction of the inevitable corny humor and cheesy networking activities of business gatherings, gutsy performances, and genuine affection for its characters. "
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Nell Minow
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38%
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The Eagle (2011)
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"Romans speaking American-style gives it a sloppy, Cliff's notes flavor underscored by Tatum's very contemporary look and the attire of the Britons, animal skin jegging. "
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Nell Minow
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82%
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Night Catches Us (2010)
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" February 1, 2011 Writer-director Tanya Hamilton and two of today's most gifted actors have produced a sensitive drama with a powerful conclusion. "
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Nell Minow
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30%
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Sanctum (2011)
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"The stunningly beautiful cave scenes are breathtakingly realistic...The plot and characters, not so much. "
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Nell Minow
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20%
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The Rite (2011)
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"Sir Anthony here doesn't just chew the scenery; he grinds it into dust. "
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Nell Minow
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49%
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No Strings Attached (2011)
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"A bland couple has some trivial obstacles to overcome and you just wish they would get out of the way -- their surrounding friends and family are much more interesting."
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Nell Minow
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44%
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The Green Hornet (2011)
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"All buzz, no sting."
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Nell Minow
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10%
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Season of the Witch (2011)
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"It is a hopeless mish-mash that feels like they were making it up as they went along. It's also dull. "
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Nell Minow
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22%
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Country Strong (2011)
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"Hedlund has a surprisingly rich singing voice, the mahogany tones giving depth and stature to an under-written character."
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Nell Minow
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21%
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Gulliver's Travels (2010)
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"The flaccid torpor of the script shows utter contempt for its audience in every line. "
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Nell Minow
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86%
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Rabbit Hole (2010)
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"David Lindsay-Abaire has sensitively adapted his play and with director John Cameron Mitchell has filled the story with privileged moments, beautifully performed."
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Nell Minow
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94%
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The King's Speech (2010)
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"The true story of a man who had to literally and metaphorically find his voice, with in a very real sense the fate of the world depending on it. "
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Nell Minow
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96%
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True Grit (2010)
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"The Coen brothers have made their most sincere film yet, a western as spare and yet majestic as its unspoiled landscapes. "
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Nell Minow
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32%
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How Do You Know (2010)
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"I like a movie that is, like its leads, endearingly messy and subverts our genre expectations. Brooks colors outside the lines. "
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Nell Minow
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13%
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Yogi Bear (2010)
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"These are "lunchbox movies," big-budget multiplex fodder -- a character who was on some studio executive's second grade lunchbox with some potty humor and boombox oldies."
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Nell Minow
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51%
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Tron Legacy (2010)
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"La, la, la, what a vision this movie is. It goes over the top, and then it goes even higher, wider, and crazier. "
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Nell Minow
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67%
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The Company Men (2011)
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"It turns out that people who are fired go through the same Elizabeth Kubler-Ross stages that we experience in facing death, though not exactly in the same order. "
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Nell Minow
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29%
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The Tempest (2010)
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"Visuals evoke the themes of order and chaos, with steps vertiginously reaching up and Prospera's mixture of natural material and tight, civilizing straps and stays. "
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Nell Minow
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20%
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The Tourist (2010)
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"Jolie's role in this film is somewhere between femme fatale and Girl from Ipanema -- she spends a lot of time walking slowly while those she passes say, "Ahhhhhhh." "
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Nell Minow
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49%
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
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"The series moves smoothly into 3D, designed to draw you into the world of Narnia. "
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Nell Minow
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87%
|
Black Swan (2010)
|
"Aranofsky draws us into Nina's struggles with reality until, like her, we are never sure whether we can trust our eyes. "
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Nell Minow
|
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90%
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Tangled (2010)
|
"Just modern enough, sassy without being snarky, fresh and contemporary without any po-mo air quotes. "
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Nell Minow
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48%
|
Love and Other Drugs (2010)
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""Love and Other Drugs" is the cure for the common movie, a smart, sexy, touching romance and a thoughtful exploration of a remarkable time that illuminates some of our most vital contemporary concerns. "
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Nell Minow
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52%
|
The Next Three Days (2010)
|
"Paul Haggis loses his way in a labored prison escape drama that never recovers from a serious miscalculation midway through and then goes completely off the rails. "
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Nell Minow
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79%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010)
|
"A tender moment between Harry and Hermione lends a sweet gravity that adds as much urgency to our anticipation for the next chapter as the prospect of the final battle. "
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Nell Minow
|
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86%
|
Unstoppable (2010)
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"Denzel Washington is, as they used to say about Superman, more powerful than a locomotive. "
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Nell Minow
|
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79%
|
Fair Game (2010)
|
"The best surprise of the film is David Andrews as Scooter Libby who shows us his mistrust of the career staff and his insecurity about the way they saw him. "
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Nell Minow
|
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55%
|
Morning Glory (2010)
|
"In every way the heart of the story is McAdams. She is a wonder, lit from within and utterly captivating. "
|
Nell Minow
|
|
73%
|
Megamind (2010)
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"Very relatable for elementary school kids while giving them something to stretch for with Tesla coils and existential discussions and a plot with a couple of extra twists."
|
Nell Minow
|
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32%
|
For Colored Girls (2010)
|
"These words and these stories may still resonate with any woman who has struggled to love herself enough to expect and deserve love from others."
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Nell Minow
|
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39%
|
Due Date (2010)
|
"It is such a thoroughly unpleasant journey that it forced me to reconsider my previously firm conviction that I would happily watch Robert Downey, Jr. in anything."
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Nell Minow
|
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47%
|
Hereafter (2010)
|
"Nothing that happens later in the movie lives up to the inexorable, thundering, power of the tsunami, which makes the under-imagined images of the afterlife thin and tepid."
|
Nell Minow
|
|
98%
|
Inside Job (2010)
|
"This indispensable film shows us the who, what, when, where, and how of the financial crisis -- a failure of decency, fairness, accountability, and honor."
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Nell Minow
|
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66%
|
Tamara Drewe (2010)
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"It upends expectations with a beguilingly episodic nature and splashes of modernity. "
|
Nell Minow
|
|
45%
|
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
|
"Unpleasant people behave selfishly in this latest trifle from Woody Allen, who once again manages to persuade A-list talent to help him make a C-list movie."
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Nell Minow
|
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62%
|
Howl (2010)
|
"Jake Ehrlich shows the court that far more important than any expert's opinion is the freedom for Americans to decide the issue for themselves. And that is poetry. "
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Nell Minow
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72%
|
Red (2010)
|
"Give me Helen Mirren with a semi-automatic weapon and Morgan Freeman smiling, "We're getting the band back together," and I will happily settle back and enjoy the popcorn."
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Nell Minow
|
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58%
|
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
|
"Witty and imaginative fantasy sequences that make the unabashed decency and kindness at its heart even more touching."
|
Nell Minow
|
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64%
|
Secretariat (2010)
|
"What a pleasure to see the exquisite Diane Lane in a role worthy of her talent and beauty. In this movie, she is the champion who gets to run the race she was born for. "
|
Nell Minow
|
|
96%
|
The Social Network (2010)
|
"Eisenberg is superb, playing not the real Mark Zuckerberg but the character created by Sorkin, hyper-alert and obtuse, his voice both taut and tremulous. "
|
Nell Minow
|
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81%
|
Catfish (2010)
|
"A haunting exploration of identity, intimacy, desire, and the temptations of online relationships. And if you want the rest of my review, send me an email. "
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Nell Minow
|
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71%
|
Never Let Me Go (2010)
|
"The fact that the truest horror happens off screen is haunting."
|
Nell Minow
|
|
55%
|
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
|
"While Douglas continues to be enough to make the entire movie worth watching, there is little chemistry with LeBoeuf or between LeBoeuf and Mulligan. "
|
Nell Minow
|
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17%
|
You Again (2010)
|
" It is under-written, running out of steam -- and ideas -- long before it is over. "
|
Nell Minow
|
|
85%
|
Easy A (2010)
|
"Stone is such an effortless charmer that she keeps the story aloft."
|
Nell Minow
|
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16%
|
Alpha and Omega (2010)
|
"All the dramatic tension of a dial tone. "
|
Nell Minow
|
|
17%
|
Legendary (2010)
|
"An unpretentious film with a predictable storyline benefits from some sharp dialog and the always watchable Patricia Clarkson. "
|
Nell Minow
|
|
52%
|
Going the Distance (2010)
|
"The best news about the script is that it avoids the usual rom-com staples of misunderstandings and incompetence. "
|
Nell Minow
|
|
66%
|
The American (2010)
|
"Our heads may want justice but in our hearts we can understand the dream of breaking away. "
|
Nell Minow
|
76%
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