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15%
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
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"a Nightmare just like the ones we've seen before, which is probably why it feels more tiresome than terrifying."
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Todd Gilchrist
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49%
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The Losers (2010)
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"It's not frivolous, but it is featherweight, and a hell of a lot of fun."
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Todd Gilchrist
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67%
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Date Night (2010)
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"a competent and engaging little comedy that delivers on its premise without demanding more from the audience than their enjoyment."
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Todd Gilchrist
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28%
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Clash of the Titans (2010)
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"two dimensions is more than satisfying presentation format if you're at all interested in Clash of the Titans' otherwise perfectly uninspiring, generic-blockbuster thrills."
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Todd Gilchrist
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51%
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Alice in Wonderland (2010)
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"a new story out of Carroll's mythmaking that fails to inspire interest, perhaps except as a rote exercise in mainstream weirdness."
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Todd Gilchrist
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19%
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Cop Out (2010)
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"it satisfies the demands of being entertaining, and doesn't bother with the business of emotional depth or even particularly effective storytelling"
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Todd Gilchrist
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83%
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The Ghost Writer (2010)
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"a creepy, captivating thriller and the year's first great movie."
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Todd Gilchrist
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49%
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
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"there's not one single thing in it that will appeal to a person who has ever seen a mythological origin story before, much less any other sort of adventure movie."
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Todd Gilchrist
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35%
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The Wolfman (2010)
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"Congratulations Universal - you made Van Helsing 2."
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Todd Gilchrist
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27%
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Fast & Furious (2009)
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"Guaranteed to provide simple, straightforward thrills for anyone seeking temporary distraction from the routine and monotony of a life not lived through the window of a candy-colored automobile."
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Todd Gilchrist
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98%
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Raging Bull (1980)
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"An essential addition to the libraries of all true cinephiles, the film is a triumph both for De Niro and his director, Martin Scorsese, as this stuffed set ably demonstrates."
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Todd Gilchrist
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98%
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The French Connection (1971)
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"The movie itself is unassailably great, featuring Roy Scheider and Gene Hackman in two of their most famous roles."
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Todd Gilchrist
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96%
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Amadeus (1984)
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"Milos Forman's Amadeus (Warner Brothers, $35.99) gloriously recreates the life and times of one of classical music's most famous composers."
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Todd Gilchrist
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91%
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L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo (The Bird With the Crystal Plumage) (1970)
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"The Bird With the Crystal Plumage is a real, standalone masterpiece that is as transgressive as it is conventionally shocking."
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Todd Gilchrist
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54%
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Body of Lies (2008)
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"Body of Lies is a taut, captivating thriller that deserves attention both from thrill-seekers and thinking people."
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Todd Gilchrist
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64%
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Watchmen (2009)
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"Director Zack Snyder's Watchmen is an easy film to admire, but a less easy one to enjoy."
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Todd Gilchrist
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30%
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The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
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"...the film falls flat under the weight of its period-drama conventions and three performances that epitomize paycheck joylessness."
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Todd Gilchrist
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91%
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Gomorrah (Gomorra) (2008)
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"In the pantheon of mob bosses and crime stories, its characters are okay, but they're hardly good fellows."
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Todd Gilchrist
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51%
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Notorious (2009)
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"Notorious manages to convey what made both "Biggie" and Christopher Wallace so memorable, in the process introducing the man and his music to a whole new generation of fans."
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Todd Gilchrist
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66%
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The Brothers Bloom (2009)
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"The Brothers Bloom manages to be a crowd-pleaser and a career-definer at the same time, with only what crowd and which career yet to be determined."
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Todd Gilchrist
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68%
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Revolutionary Road (2008)
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"Revolutionary Road is a very powerful film even if I'm unsure whether or not it's also a very good one."
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Todd Gilchrist
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93%
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Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
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"Happy-Go-Lucky isn't just a film that demonstrates the goodness of humankind, but makes you believe in it as well."
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Todd Gilchrist
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88%
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I've Loved You So Long (2008)
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"I've Loved You So Long transcends its melancholy subject matter thanks to a terrific, restrained performance from Kristen Scott Thomas which should earn her some attention when time comes to hand out nominations and then awards."
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Todd Gilchrist
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92%
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Frost/Nixon (2008)
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"Frost / Nixon fails to satisfactorily explore its real-life subject matter because it substitutes the more conventional dramatic arc of a three-act storytelling structure for the eminently more powerful weight and intensity of what actually happened."
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Todd Gilchrist
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78%
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