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72%
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Machete (2010)
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"Machete runs out of steam pretty early."
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Nick Starkey
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80%
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Cyrus (2010)
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"It wants to be a serious movie about relationships, but it also has a responsibility to the boxoffice, so at times it reaches for an outrageousness that betrays its attempts at humanity."
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John DeVore
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12%
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Jonah Hex (2010)
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"It's just too bad the movie didn't indulge its spookier, supernatural elements more, instead of relying on action movie cliches."
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John DeVore
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99%
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Toy Story 3 (2010)
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"Toy Story 3 lives up to its predecessors in terms of cute yet clever humor and action-packed journeys, grabbing you immediately with an incredible opening."
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Kristin Hunt
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47%
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MacGruber (2010)
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"MacGruber is crude. It's obscene. The dialogue is puerile and the jokes adolescent. And for the most part, it's hilarious: a bawdy riot drunk on impropriety, which is why the movie works."
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John DeVore
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73%
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Iron Man 2 (2010)
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"Like the original, Iron Man 2 is a good time from start to finish."
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Nick Starkey
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53%
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Green Zone (2010)
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"The movie puts viewers on a war footing from minute one, authentically depicting the tracer fire, scattershot explosions and hostage smash-n-grabs that won us the Iraq war in a weekend."
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Jordan Burchette
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51%
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Alice in Wonderland (2010)
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"There is very little to praise in what amounts to Burton's most mercenary movie."
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John DeVore
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19%
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Cop Out (2010)
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"When your movie is nothing more than a cheap and uninteresting homage, best not to call attention to that fact with a ten minute opening scene to that effect."
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Nick Starkey
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49%
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
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"Whew boy."
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Nick Starkey
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35%
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The Wolfman (2010)
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"Unfortunately, there is too much "man," and not enough "wolf.""
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John DeVore
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67%
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Daybreakers (2010)
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"A slick, bloody, fast-paced, and ultimately enjoyable B-movie."
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Nick Starkey
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83%
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Avatar (2009)
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"The movie is gorgeous, funny, fun, and engrossing in a way that a lot of movies aim for but few achieve."
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Nick Starkey
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75%
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The Road (2009)
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"A heartbreaking and powerful adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel."
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Mark Salisbury
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52%
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The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
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"This lively satire looks destined for future cult status."
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Mark Salisbury
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75%
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Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
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"With the global economic meltdown affecting just about everybody, the film is pertinent, hugely entertaining, and, above all, timely."
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Mark Salisbury
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78%
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The Informant! (2009)
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"Bright, breezy, and downright goofy, this superbly captures the workings of Whitacre's highly imaginative mind and the outlandish nature of the crime."
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Mark Salisbury
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68%
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Funny People (2009)
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"I can't help but think what might have been if there had been a bit more editing."
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68%
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Public Enemies (2009)
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"Michael Mann shows some restraint and comes up big with this one."
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Robert Calvert
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33%
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Terminator Salvation (2009)
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"Despite some laughably silly plot elements, McG has created an overall entertaining movie experience."
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Patrick Parker
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37%
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Angels & Demons (2009)
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"If you're not up on history, religion and crazy conspiracy theories, it's easy to feel a little lost."
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Patrick Parker
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64%
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Crank 2: High Voltage (2009)
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"This movie is Tarantino on speed, and without focus and style. It is in-your-face and proud of it with no apologies."
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Rob Calvert
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27%
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Fast & Furious (2009)
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"Wild car chases and ridiculous humor don't make a film good, but they sure can make it fun to watch."
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Patrick Parker
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88%
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Adventureland (2009)
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"The relationships and exchanges feel like real life rather than gimmicky, over-the-top scenes from other R-rated comedies."
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Krista Soriano
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72%
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Sunshine Cleaning (2009)
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"This is a good film to see once, but we aren't sure you are going to want to watch it again and again."
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Olivia Putnal and Krista Soriano
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41%
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The Last House on the Left (2009)
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"The cast, although aren't A-listers, were perfect for their parts."
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Olivia Putnal
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64%
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Watchmen (2009)
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"The film really does the graphic novel justice."
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Patrick Parker
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23%
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Fired Up (2009)
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"Nicholas D'Agosto and Eric Christian Olsen make a hilarious pair; If you're under the age of 25 you'll like it."
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Patrick Parker
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25%
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Friday the 13th (2009)
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"The same dumb character decisions stick around to facilitate the murder."
|
Rob Calvert
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25%
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Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
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"We're pleasantly surprised by how good this movie makes us feel."
|
Krista Soriano
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12%
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Pink Panther 2 (2009)
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"Clouseau's sleuthing practices are so unbelievably absurd it's hard not to laugh."
|
Patrick Parker
|
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89%
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Coraline (2009)
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"There really needs to be more films with smart, mischievous young girls."
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Jennifer Miller
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28%
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New In Town (2009)
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"Although it wasn't quite the comedy we had hoped for, the idea behind it is pretty cute; we just wished the laughs weren't so awkward and forced."
|
Olivia Putnal
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57%
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My Bloody Valentine 3-D (2009)
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"This is a fun midnight movie."
|
Jennifer Miller
|
|
68%
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Revolutionary Road (2008)
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"Revolutionary Road isn't emotionally engaging or moving."
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Jennifer Miller
|
|
14%
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The Spirit (2008)
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"First, Robert Rodriguez tried to make a Frank Miller movie. Now, Frank Miller is trying to make a Frank Miller movie. (Advantage: Rodriguez.)"
|
Jordan Burchette
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62%
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Valkyrie (2008)
|
"Sure, it's complicated to set up the assassination of a lunatic dictator, but does it have to be so boring?"
|
Jennifer Miller
|
|
25%
|
Bedtime Stories (2008)
|
"Russell Brand is absurd, funny and wonderfully out of place in a family movie. And hello: crazy pop-eyed animated guinea pig alert!"
|
Jennifer Miller
|
|
64%
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Marley & Me (2008)
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"Kids and adults will like it, but be forewarned -- it's not all laughs."
|
Olivia Putnal
|
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27%
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Seven Pounds (2008)
|
"The outcome will make you want to throw a shoe at the screen."
|
Jennifer Miller
|
|
92%
|
Frost/Nixon (2008)
|
"A totally mesmerizing battle of the wills between the occasionally charming yet wily Nixon and the increasingly desperate Frost."
|
Jennifer Miller
|
|
61%
|
The Reader (2008)
|
"Some are groaning about the plethora of WWII movies this Oscar season, but The Reader is about the complexity of German guilt because of the Holocaust and its aftermath."
|
Jennifer Miller
|
|
94%
|
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)
|
"The phrase labor of love is so often tossed about, but Kurt Kuenne's emotionally wrenching documentary is absolutely that."
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Jennifer Miller
|
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58%
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The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
|
"What makes up for those missteps is the fact that the story isn't just Lily's; Prince-Bythewood gives the Boatwrights a point of view on her presence, and it's interestingly complicated."
|
Priya Jain
|
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15%
|
Hounddog (2008)
|
"Kampmeier takes everything from the Flannery O'Connor school of Southern Gothic, tosses in cringe-worthy dialogue, and throws in not one but two horrible archetypes for good measure."
|
Jennifer Miller
|
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13%
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The Women (2008)
|
"Please Hollywood: write truthfully for us, and from the heart. It's what Carrie Bradshaw would do."
|
Emily Rems
|
|
82%
|
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
|
"The subsequent plot offers little in the way of inspiration, but plenty in the way of amusement."
|
Eric Kohn
|
|
83%
|
Tropic Thunder (2008)
|
"This one could have the subtitle How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Blockbuster."
|
Eric Kohn
|
|
64%
|
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
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"Sisterhood furthers an honest dialogue among young women, for whom life roads are not always clearly paved. It's definitely not The Baby-Sitters Club -- and that's a good thing."
|
Pauline Pechin
|
|
54%
|
Mamma Mia! (2008)
|
"Before plunking down your cash for a ride on the Mamma Mia! express when it pulls into town, just ask yourself one question: Do I really dig ABBA?"
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Emily Rems
|
77%
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