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86%
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Tabu (2012)
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"While the path through this unconventional film is not always obvious, it is a sensuous, mysterious and intoxicating path worth taking."
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Thomas Caldwell
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81%
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The Place Beyond The Pines (2013)
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"While it is still a rewarding film on face value, The Place Beyond the Pines offers additional pleasures for viewers keen to delve further."
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Thomas Caldwell
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91%
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The Hunt (2013)
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"The Hunt is a confronting and fascinating work of cinema."
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Thomas Caldwell
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78%
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Iron Man 3 (2013)
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"A lighter variation on the deconstructed superhero mythology found in The Dark Knight Rises."
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Thomas Caldwell
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92%
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No (2013)
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"An extremely perceptive and intriguing examination of the effect that media hype and spin have on the political process."
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Thomas Caldwell
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80%
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Warm Bodies (2013)
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"While Warm Bodies is more slanted towards comedy and romance rather than horror, it remains true to the zombie genre while pushing it in an unexpected direction."
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Thomas Caldwell
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80%
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The Neverending Story (1984)
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"The NeverEnding Story remains a testament to the power of imagination and the type of inventive cinema that was possible in a pre-digital era."
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Thomas Caldwell
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70%
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The Loneliest Planet (2012)
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"Audiences used to actively engaging with cinema will find much to relish about The Loneliest Planet."
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Thomas Caldwell
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I Want Your Love ()
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"An excellent work by a talented emerging filmmaker."
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Thomas Caldwell
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44%
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The Paperboy (2012)
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"Everything about The Paperboy seems designed to undermine expectations and the result is an exhilaratingly unpredictable film."
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Thomas Caldwell
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93%
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Amour (2012)
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"The scenario is upsetting, but the execution is genuine and pure, making Amour a film of heartbreaking beauty and Haneke's masterpiece."
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Thomas Caldwell
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91%
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Water (2005)
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"Mehta explores the politics of religion to highlight how religious hypocrisy is used to ensure women are undermined and made subservient for economic purposes."
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Thomas Caldwell
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89%
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Lincoln (2012)
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"For the most part Lincoln is not a significant inclusion into Spielberg's filmography despite the noblest of intentions and undeniable cinematic craftsmanship."
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Thomas Caldwell
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93%
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Zero Dark Thirty (2013)
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"Exhilarating cinema that makes you want to forget all the questionable issues of representation that have come before it."
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Thomas Caldwell
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100%
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I Am Eleven ()
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Thomas Caldwell
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88%
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Django Unchained (2012)
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"Possibly Tarantino's most thoughtful and even political film to date. "
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Thomas Caldwell
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32%
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Gangster Squad (2013)
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"Lovingly pulpy yet honest and sincere about its intent, there is plenty in Gangster Squad for fans of the gangster genre to enjoy."
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Thomas Caldwell
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87%
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ParaNorman (2012)
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"Funny, frightening, exciting and extremely thoughtful about the nature of the conflict at the core of the film, ParaNorman is a standout feature animation."
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Thomas Caldwell
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88%
|
Life of Pi (2012)
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"Bleak facts or magical stories, science or faith, connected or alone, instinct or animals with souls - these are the dynamics explored by every aspect of Life of Pi."
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Thomas Caldwell
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75%
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Berberian Sound Studio (2013)
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"Berberian Sound Studio is a masterfully made film that will please audio experts, cinephiles and horror fans."
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Thomas Caldwell
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86%
|
Wreck-it Ralph (2012)
|
"Wreck-It Ralph is a major advancement for Walt Disney Animation Studios in all regards."
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Thomas Caldwell
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92%
|
Skyfall (2012)
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"Skyfall is inconsistent, displaying Bond at its blandest and Bond at its best."
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Thomas Caldwell
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94%
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The Sessions (2012)
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"The honest performances and assured direction makes The Sessions an extremely accomplished film that celebrates sexuality."
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Thomas Caldwell
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86%
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The Master (2012)
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"The Master is a film about obedience and forming an identity through subservience."
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Thomas Caldwell
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55%
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Bachelorette (2012)
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"The material becomes increasingly uncomfortable since it mainly comes from sad and traumatic places. This is what gives the film its edge."
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Thomas Caldwell
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87%
|
Frankenweenie (2012)
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"With its anti-intellectualism critique, classic horror film homages and beautiful production design, Frankenweenie is a great film for adventurous young audiences."
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Thomas Caldwell
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96%
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Argo (2012)
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"Successfully manages to be respectful about the turbulent events and function as an exciting Hollywood spy thriller."
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Thomas Caldwell
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75%
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Killing Them Softly (2012)
|
"Killing Them Softly is an engrossing vision of hell where status, money and image have become the ultimate goals and human life is just another commodity to be traded."
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Thomas Caldwell
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96%
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Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
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"A celebration of an artist and the power of art to transcend time and place"
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Thomas Caldwell
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45%
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On the Road (2012)
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"While On the Road is a series of impressionistic moments, it would be a mistake to dismiss it as aimless."
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Thomas Caldwell
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92%
|
Lore (2013)
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"Lore is an impressionist survival film and an existential war film, and also something truly singular and remarkable."
|
Thomas Caldwell
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79%
|
Ruby Sparks (2012)
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"Rather than being Stranger Than Fiction with insightful gender politics, Ruby Sparks is more a hipster Weird Science."
|
Thomas Caldwell
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86%
|
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
|
"A remarkable cinematic experience that is both profound and immensely moving."
|
Thomas Caldwell
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83%
|
Your Sister's Sister (2012)
|
"Everything that takes place on screen feels convincing as Shelton is more concerned with representing her characters truthfully rather than pushing an agenda."
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Thomas Caldwell
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|
94%
|
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
|
"Moonrise Kingdom is an extremely sweet and heartfelt portrayal of young love and how such love inspires the lives of others who encounter it."
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Thomas Caldwell
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64%
|
Cosmopolis (2012)
|
"Cosmopolis deconstructs language, symbols and theories to present a sprawling and dense post-GFC Heart of Darkness."
|
Thomas Caldwell
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90%
|
Holy Motors (2012)
|
"In Holy Motors director Leos Carax demonstrates that playful can be profound, bewildering can be meaningful and randomness can have precision."
|
Thomas Caldwell
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90%
|
Bernie (2012)
|
"If anything it is a film about the selective application of moral judgement based on personal prejudices. "
|
Thomas Caldwell
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35%
|
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
|
"What makes Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter so enjoyable is the extent it abandons so many established rules not just in terms of history and genre, but also physics."
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Thomas Caldwell
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89%
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In Darkness (2012)
|
"In Darkness is a complex film as the divisions between acting for mercenary reasons and ethical ones are often uncertain."
|
Thomas Caldwell
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87%
|
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
|
"The Dark Knight Rises is a tonally different film that successfully establishes a scenario of complete despair where much of the action seems futile. "
|
Thomas Caldwell
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73%
|
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
|
"The strong cohesive story and representation of adolescent identity give real depth to the action scenes."
|
Thomas Caldwell
|
|
95%
|
Raiders of the Lost Ark (2012)
|
"Raiders is a classic and repeated viewings, especially when presented properly on the big screen, only reinforce this further."
|
Thomas Caldwell
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78%
|
Brave (2012)
|
"Everything about the first act of Brave suggests a story of independence and following your own path, so it is disappointing when it instead becomes a moralising tale about the importance of obeying your parents."
|
Thomas Caldwell
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71%
|
Margaret (2011)
|
"Its commentary on the nature of performance and its political subtext make for an unconventional end product."
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Thomas Caldwell
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74%
|
Prometheus (2012)
|
"Prometheus is a visual triumph and if nothing else it deserves credit for the moments when it does evoke the early scenes in Alien with the same degree of sinister wonder. "
|
Thomas Caldwell
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70%
|
Men in Black III (2012)
|
"Men in Black 3 is a series of okay gags and okay action sequences, with enough elements to make it moderately enjoyable."
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Thomas Caldwell
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58%
|
The Dictator (2012)
|
"Within this often irreverent and anarchic film, is a measured and subversive piece of smartly constructed comedy."
|
Thomas Caldwell
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38%
|
Dark Shadows (2012)
|
"Burton's most perverse film since Batman Returns and his most playful since Mars Attacks!"
|
Thomas Caldwell
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93%
|
King of Devil's Island (2011)
|
"A compelling story of defiance after hypocrisy transforms discipline and order into oppression and brutality."
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Thomas Caldwell
|
87%
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