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21%
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Taken 2 (2012)
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"An abject failure as both a slick actioner and a familial drama, Taken 2 signs its series' own death warrant."
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Shaun Munro
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78%
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Dredd (2012)
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"Dredd is a rare reboot both necessary and successful, doing what Stallone's stolid effort couldn't with double the budget - excite, entertain, and stay crucially true to John Wagner's unwaveringly dark vision."
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Shaun Munro
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43%
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Tower Block ()
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"The interesting premise is undermined at every turn by idiotic characters and overwhelming contrivance."
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Shaun Munro
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39%
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The Possession (2012)
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"The Possession is funnier and better-acted than many similar films, but still feels awfully rote."
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Shaun Munro
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73%
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Chained (2012)
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"Chained is confronting cinema like we rarely see, even with its share of hiccups."
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Shaun Munro
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After (2012)
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"The actors try hard, but the mercilessly derivative, emotionally pat script stifles their efforts at every corner."
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Shaun Munro
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70%
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American Mary (2013)
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"A wickedly funny bout of body horror that also cuts deep."
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Shaun Munro
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0%
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Keith Lemon: The Film ()
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"Had it all been done more tongue-in-cheek, it might have worked as a rubbish curio like a more adult Spice World, but instead it's boring, offensive and not funny in the slightest. Like Spice World."
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Simon Gallagher
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63%
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Sinister (2012)
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"This is efficient, intelligent horror that stays with you."
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Shaun Munro
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75%
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Berberian Sound Studio (2013)
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"A stupendous is-it-isn't-it horror film marked by a disarming audaciousness both technical and creative."
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Shaun Munro
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93%
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Sleep Tight (2012)
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"Luis Tosar is electrifying as every tenant's worst nightmare in this deeply unsettling, shrewdly measured slice of Hitchcock."
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Shaun Munro
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62%
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We Are The Night (2011)
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"It's stylishly constructed and a better feminist vampire yarn than Twilight, but still problematic in itself."
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Shaun Munro
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20%
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Wrong Turn 4 (2011)
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"Wrong Turn 4 is among the worst and most insultingly asinine horror films ever made."
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Shaun Munro
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Nightmare Factory ()
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"What really impresses is how much passion drips out of the subjects. A must-see for any horror fan."
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Shaun Munro
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Tulpa ()
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"If Tommy Wiseau were to ever have a go at making a Giallo film, it would probably end up something like this."
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Shaun Munro
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Under the Bed ()
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"A film of two halves - one dull, the other exciting and funny."
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Shaun Munro
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Paura 3D ()
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"The dullest of 3D experiences and a calamitous failure of intention."
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Shaun Munro
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Outpost: Black Sun (2012)
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"It plays out like a dull mission from a particularly naff first-person-shooter video game."
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Shaun Munro
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Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s ()
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"This is a scholarly assessment of the cult genre, but also a neat, passionate and informed one."
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Shaun Munro
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38%
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[REC] 3 Genesis (2012)
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"As well as ditching the handheld gimmick and serious tone, Genesis has also jettisoned the spirit that made the first two films so riotously entertaining."
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Shaun Munro
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54%
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V/H/S (2012)
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"V/H/S is a meaty, full-fat horror anthology and like all of them, brings with its frequent terror plenty of flaws."
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Shaun Munro
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Hidden In The Woods ()
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"You're going to want a shower after this one."
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Shaun Munro
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Elevator (2012)
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"This is a breezy, to-the-point thriller."
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Shaun Munro
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35%
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The Victim (2012)
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"A disappointingly self-indulgent offering from veteran character actor-turned-writer-director Michael Biehn."
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Shaun Munro
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The Seasoning House ()
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"Though The Seasoning House is far from a great film - both slow and occasionally harbouring ill logic - it is an enticing calling card for its director."
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Shaun Munro
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73%
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Cockneys vs Zombies (2013)
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"A film far better than it has any right to be by title alone."
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Shaun Munro
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65%
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The Expendables 2 (2012)
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"While it's unquestionably great to see Arnie again toting a giant gun, The Expendables 2 fails to make the most of its game cast, and most surprisingly of all, is quite lacking in the action department."
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Shaun Munro
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56%
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The Bourne Legacy (2012)
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"Rachel Weisz is the best thing in this overlong slog through Matt Damon's table scraps."
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Shaun Munro
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87%
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
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"Sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded. And with The Dark Knight Rises, Nolan's masterful coda, he has done just that."
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Shaun Munro
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80%
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Magic Mike (2012)
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"Steven Soderbergh follows the by the numbers Haywire with a flashily choreographed but ultimately, emotionally flat look at the world of male strippers."
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Mark Clark
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55%
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
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"A funnier, deadly ironic ending was surely on the cards, but even without, this is a disarming, largely entertaining smattering of philosophies and worldviews."
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Shaun Munro
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80%
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Magic Mike (2012)
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"Easily the best film ever made about male strippers."
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Shaun Munro
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100%
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Nostalgia for the Light (2011)
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"Pasts both collective and personal are thoughtfully examined in Patricio Guzmán's ethereal documentary."
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Shaun Munro
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100%
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Salute (2012)
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"A comprehensive, well-structured deconstruction of an important socio-political moment."
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Shaun Munro
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57%
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Detachment (2012)
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"Tony Kaye's penchant for piercing filmmaking hasn't gone anywhere."
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Shaun Munro
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70%
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The Hunter (2012)
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"A thoughtful, sinewy thriller that takes its time, but girds on a stellar, stoic performance from Willem Dafoe."
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Shaun Munro
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43%
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7 Days in Havana ()
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"Even with six world-class directors, it all amounts to a pretty uninteresting collage of Cuban life."
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Shaun Munro
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56%
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Strawberry Fields ()
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"What begins as a tender romance soon enough devolves into overwrought melodrama."
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Shaun Munro
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67%
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God Bless America (2012)
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"Go for the spot-on rant about Diablo Cody, but stay for the chaotic, vital commentary on a noxious cultural milieu."
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Shaun Munro
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83%
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You've Been Trumped (2012)
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"A terrifying doc that only grows more fascinating and infuriating as its filmmakers, drawn into the drama themselves, let go of their impartiality."
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Shaun Munro
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92%
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Ping Pong ()
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"Ping Pong makes a firm case that a strong spirit will aid your longevity. It is a documentary both irreverently funny and deeply affecting."
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Shaun Munro
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43%
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Storage 24 (2013)
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"The film is, as Clarke's hooded Kidulthood character might say, 'well gash, innit'."
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Shaun Munro
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37%
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Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
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"The wit and charm of the series' earlier entries, and much of their visual splendour, appears to have evaporated."
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Shaun Munro
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83%
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Your Sister's Sister (2012)
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"There is so much good in the first hour that you can just about forgive its poorly written third act."
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Shaun Munro
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77%
|
Killer Joe (2012)
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"Matthew McConaughey steals the show with a ferocious, transformative performance worthy of awards attention, and Friedkin restores his stature as an architect of taut, muscular cinema."
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Shaun Munro
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73%
|
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
|
"Garfield is a fine substitute for Maguire, but didn't we already see this film ten years ago?"
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Shaun Munro
|
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93%
|
King of Devil's Island (2011)
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"A grim treatise on the origins of violence, with excellent performances from the largely unknown young cast."
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Shaun Munro
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Glastonbury: The Movie (1995)
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"Few films capture the vibe of live music as well as this sublime documentary."
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Shaun Munro
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——
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Exit Humanity (2012)
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"Unexpectedly lofty and well-produced, but overlong and not ado about enough."
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Shaun Munro
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67%
|
Friends With Kids (2012)
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"Jennifer Westfeldt continues to forge a strong reputation as a writer of humanist romance."
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Shaun Munro
|
78%
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