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73%
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The Kings of Summer (2013)
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""The Kings of Summer" boasts some of the deadpan melancholy one associates with Wes Anderson's best work, but it doesn't have quite the same bite or insight."
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Tim Grierson
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87%
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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
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"Star Trek Into Darkness does a nice job of providing all the excitement and explosive moments one expects from a blockbuster of this sort, but it might try a little too hard to hit the obligatory beats for fans of the franchise."
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Rick Marshall
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78%
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Iron Man 3 (2013)
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"Iron Man 3 defies typical third-chapter drop-off and makes it clear that the franchise is in good hands with its new director."
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Rick Marshall
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38%
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Admission (2013)
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"It's not often a film comes along that's just as much fun to watch with your parents as it is to watch with your partner or friends, but Admission is just that sort of film."
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Rick Marshall
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59%
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Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
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"Sam Raimi does a nice job of positioning Oz the Great and Powerful as a bridge to L. Frank Baum's world for younger audiences, hinting at what came before and teasing future adventures lying just ahead on the yellow-brick road."
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Rick Marshall
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80%
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Warm Bodies (2013)
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"Just when you thought the zombie genre had shambled off into the sunset bereft of any fresh ideas, a movie like Warm Bodies comes along and makes the undead seem, well... very much alive."
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Rick Marshall
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60%
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John Dies at the End (2013)
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"Only time will tell if John Dies At The End will achieve as similar a level of under-the-radar success as Coscarelli's Bubba Ho-Tep, but it's easy to believe the film is well on its way to becoming a cult classic."
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Rick Marshall
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83%
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Prince of Broadway (2010)
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"It uses the immediacy and roughness of its look to its story's advantage, the documentary feel adding to the sense of authenticity, and finds glimpses of beauty."
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Alison Willmore
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65%
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
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"Peter Jackson seems keenly aware of the differences between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and instead of trying to make one more like the other, he embraces what makes each story unique."
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Rick Marshall
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100%
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Convento (2012)
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"This unortho-doc ultimately doesn't need to explain much more about its subjects' motivations because its images provide their own explanation."
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Matt Singer
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31%
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Total Recall (2012)
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"Does Total Recall succeed as a movie? Sure. But unfortunately, the movie never quite succeeds as Total Recall."
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Rick Marshall
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87%
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
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"In his last adventure under Christopher Nolan's guidance, the Dark Knight never quite rises to the occasion."
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Rick Marshall
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79%
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Klown (2012)
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"While the jokes are utterly immature, the film actually offers a surprisingly mature portrait of masculinity in all its wondrous insecurities."
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Matt Singer
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76%
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The Do-Deca-Pentathlon (2012)
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"You get the sense that the Duplass brothers know in their hearts that their characters are hopelessly immature. But you also get the sense that the filmmakers understand their characters in a way that probably makes even them uncomfortable."
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Tim Grierson
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46%
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The Comedy (2012)
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"a challenging film that may ultimately be bulls***, [but] deserves tremendous respect for its clarity of vision."
|
Jordan Hoffman
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73%
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The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
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"The Amazing Spider-Man is a balanced mix of bright and dark, fun and angsty, fast-moving and deliberately ponderous -- just like its hero."
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Rick Marshall
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92%
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Marvel's The Avengers (2012)
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"The Avengers greatest accomplishment could be this: its ability to make an entire audience feel like children reading their favorite comic for the very first time."
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Rick Marshall
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82%
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Goon (2012)
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"my favorite, rowdy sports flick since the original "Bad News Bears.""
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Jordan Hoffman
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86%
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Chemical Brothers: Don't Think (2012)
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"If you're a fan of the Chemical Brothers, this will be be an incomparable treat. If you're not, seeing this will make you believe."
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100%
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Semper Fi: Always Faithful (2012)
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"It makes an impact. These men fought for our right to pursue our own American Dreams. And as thanks, they had theirs ripped away from them."
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Matt Singer
|
|
51%
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The Iron Lady (2012)
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"Less of a movie than a showcase for Streep."
|
Matt Singer
|
|
99%
|
A Separation (2011)
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"Riveting"
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Matt Singer
|
|
75%
|
The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
|
"Spielberg, the analog stalwart, has brought out the best in this new filmmaking technology."
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Matt Singer
|
|
77%
|
War Horse (2011)
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"War Horse is the law of diminishing returns in action."
|
Matt Singer
|
|
86%
|
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
|
" Handles the material competently, but not exceptionally."
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Matt Singer
|
|
91%
|
Corman's World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel (2011)
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"It's nice to see the greatest hits, and to listen to Corman's refined paternal baritone as he talks about his work."
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Matt Singer
|
|
94%
|
Hugo (2011)
|
"Hugo is an intensely personal statement from Scorsese, one not just about magic, but also the magic of cinema."
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Matt Singer
|
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98%
|
The Artist (2011)
|
"Reminds us that silent films aren't inferior to sound ones, just a little different."
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Matt Singer
|
|
80%
|
Shame (2011)
|
"A serious character study and exploration of addiction."
|
Matt Singer
|
|
83%
|
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
|
"The spy movie that refused to come in from the cold."
|
Matt Singer
|
|
74%
|
The Lie (2011)
|
"Leonard does a nice job of ramping up the comedy without sacrificing the believability of the world he's established; the movie is very funny at times but it's never outlandish."
|
Matt Singer
|
|
77%
|
The Other F Word (2011)
|
"Not just a fluffy portrait of dudes with tattoos and their cute kids"
|
Matt Singer
|
|
55%
|
Killing Bono (2011)
|
"An amusingly fluffy musical biopic."
|
Matt Singer
|
|
35%
|
Immortals (2011)
|
"The film is handsome enough to recommend on the strength of the visuals alone, which is basically what I'm doing."
|
Matt Singer
|
|
73%
|
Like Crazy (2011)
|
"Good acting, good filmmaking, plus something elusive that most Sundance movies about romance lack: sincerity."
|
Matt Singer
|
|
50%
|
The Rum Diary (2011)
|
"Never comes close to matching its subject's passion."
|
Matt Singer
|
|
67%
|
Lord Byron (2011)
|
"There is something interesting about the tension between fact and fiction, but there's also something frustrating too."
|
Matt Singer
|
|
78%
|
A Dangerous Method (2011)
|
"Here is a director talking about a subject he's covered many times before in a totally new way."
|
Matt Singer
|
|
74%
|
Blackthorn (2011)
|
"If ever a man deserved the nickname "Butch," it's Sam Shepard."
|
Matt Singer
|
|
71%
|
Margaret (2011)
|
" It took six years to make this movie. Do yourself a favor: don't wait six years to see it."
|
Matt Singer
|
|
95%
|
Moneyball (2011)
|
"I kept hoping for something about the film to surprise me. Very little did."
|
Matt Singer
|
|
76%
|
Let the Bullets Fly (2012)
|
"Funny, exciting, and at 132 minutes, a half an hour too long. "
|
Matt Singer
|
|
90%
|
The Yellow Sea (2011)
|
"Frenzy is fine, but a little bit more clarity, at least narratively speaking, would have been nice."
|
Matt Singer
|
|
96%
|
Sleepless Night (2012)
|
"A midnight screening of Sleepless Night woke me up more effectively than any cup of coffee I've ever had in my life."
|
Matt Singer
|
|
72%
|
Carnage (2011)
|
"Nobody makes a trapped-in-a-house-slowly-going-insane movie quite like Roman Polanski. "
|
Matt Singer
|
|
93%
|
Take Shelter (2011)
|
"This movie played me like a fiddle. A quivering, covering-my-eyes-because-the-movie's-too-scary baby-shaped fiddle."
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Matt Singer
|
|
25%
|
Killer Elite (2011)
|
"Jason Statham beats up two dudes while he's tied to a chair. That is satisfaction."
|
Matt Singer
|
|
93%
|
Drive (2011)
|
"A unique blend of classical tropes and modern filmmaking. "
|
Matt Singer
|
|
67%
|
Shut Up Little Man! (2011)
|
"Manages to ask some heavy questions while maintaining a light tone."
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Matt Singer
|
|
92%
|
Sound It Out (2011)
|
"Sound It Out isn't just good, it's important, as a chronicle of everything we lose when the music industry decamps to the Internet."
|
Matt Singer
|
74%
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