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13%
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W.E. (2012)
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"Director Madonna's tenacity deserves praise, unlike anything else in this torturously torpid costume drama, except the costumes which gleam with period elegance. "
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Peter Travers
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64%
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The Woman in Black (2012)
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"The Woman in Black doesn't break new ground, but in its suggestions of fine film ghost stories, it works you over with riveting restraint."
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Peter Travers
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85%
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Chronicle (2012)
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"The potent and provocative journey in Chronicle never stops springing surprises. You'll be hooked."
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Peter Travers
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2%
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One for the Money (2012)
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"Everything in One for the Money rings cringingly false."
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Peter Travers
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77%
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The Grey (2012)
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"Hold on tight. It's a true call of the wild."
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Peter Travers
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32%
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How Do You Know (2010)
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Peter Travers
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93%
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Coriolanus (2011)
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"Purists may holler that Fiennes and screenwriter John Logan have cut the Bard's second-longest play into two tense hours onscreen, but the power of the piece is undeniable."
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Peter Travers
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80%
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Haywire (2012)
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"Haywire comes close to achieving Soderbergh's goal of creating "a Pam Grier movie made by Alfred Hitchcock.""
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Peter Travers
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80%
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We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012)
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"Acting doesn't get much better than the subtly brilliant display put on by Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk About Kevin. "
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Peter Travers
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48%
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Contraband (2012)
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"Wahlberg could sleepwalk through this role, and does. See this movie and you'll surely follow his lead."
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Peter Travers
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34%
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Joyful Noise (2012)
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"Lots of talented young singers decorate the scenery, notably Jeremy Jordan who has vocal and acting chops that shine even in this bucket of Glee Goes Gospel cornpone."
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Peter Travers
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89%
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Miss Bala (2012)
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"Miss Bala is a terrifying tale of a beauty contest that ends in horror... The film is a harrowing experience. It cuts deep."
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Peter Travers
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67%
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Margaret (2011)
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"Margaret comes apart at the seams as you watch it, but it gives off a lovely light. Seek it out. You can thank me later. "
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Peter Travers
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5%
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The Devil Inside (2012)
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"From the amateur acting, writing and directing to an ending that is shocking only in its stupidity, The Devil Inside will make you puke for all the wrong reasons. "
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Peter Travers
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54%
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In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011)
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"Jolie has a keen eye for the core of a scene and a true director's instinct for the pulse that defines character. Her live-wire movie is out to shake us. "
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Peter Travers
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99%
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A Separation (2011)
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"The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film belongs right here... 'A Separation' is a landmark film. No way will you be able to get it out of your head."
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Peter Travers
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96%
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Pariah (2011)
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"The gifted Dee Rees makes finding out a stirring and heartfelt journey. And Adepero Oduye is unforgettable. A star is born."
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Peter Travers
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53%
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Albert Nobbs (2012)
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"As directed with grit and grace by Rodrigo García, this quietly devastating film goes bone-deep."
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Peter Travers
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54%
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The Iron Lady (2012)
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"Is there anything that Meryl Streep can't do as an actress? One can only marvel at her virtuoso performance as Britain's Margaret Thatcher in 'The Iron Lady.'"
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Peter Travers
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45%
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2012)
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"Solidly crafted, impeccably acted and self-important in the way that Oscar loves, 'Extremely Loud' is also incredibly close to exploitation."
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Peter Travers
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63%
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We Bought a Zoo (2011)
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"There's a lot of fun waiting at We Bought a Zoo, but it's the feelings that run through every scene that'll make you glad you came."
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Peter Travers
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75%
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The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
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"The Adventures of Tintin comes at you in a whoosh, like a volcano full of creative ideas in full eruption... It hits home for the kid in all of us who wants to bust out and run free."
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Peter Travers
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87%
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
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"Fincher's Dragon Tattoo is a faithful adaptation that brings the dazzle but shortchanges on the daring... It's gloriously rendered but too impersonal to leave a mark."
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Peter Travers
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76%
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War Horse (2011)
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"War Horse gets to you. It's one from the heart."
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Peter Travers
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71%
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Carnage (2011)
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"The film version of Carnage hasn't just lost God from its title, it's lost the laughs from the play that brought it life."
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Peter Travers
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93%
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Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011)
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"This is Cruise's show and the actor brings the role a startling athletic grace and becoming maturity. If someone asks you what a true movie star is, point to Cruise. "
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Peter Travers
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60%
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
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"In an act of criminal negligence, Ritchie has wasted Robert Downey Jr. in a sequel that eliminates smarts in favor of relentless headbanging."
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Peter Travers
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82%
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Young Adult (2011)
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"Patton Oswalt's dark duet with Charlize Theron is funny, touching and vital. But fair warning: The laughs in Young Adult leave bruises."
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Peter Travers
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84%
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
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"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy emerges as a tale of loneliness and desperation among men who can never disclose their secret hearts... It's easily one of the year's best films."
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Peter Travers
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8%
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New Year's Eve (2011)
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"Director Garry Marshall follows last year's Valentine's Day with New Year's Eve where an all-star cast lines up to collect paychecks - at our expense! "
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Peter Travers
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80%
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Shame (2011)
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"There's no easy way to shake off Shame. It gets in your head."
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Peter Travers
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77%
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A Dangerous Method (2011)
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"The actors give it their all, especially Knightley, whose jaw- jutting, heavily accented and unfairly criticized portrayal gives this erotic mind-bender its fighting spirit."
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Peter Travers
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84%
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My Week with Marilyn (2011)
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"It took a toll on Marilyn Monroe to look effortlessly buoyant on camera. Michelle Williams lets us see why. It's a great, soulful performance. Sit back and behold."
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Peter Travers
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94%
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Hugo (2011)
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"Hugo emerges as a spectacular adventure for film lovers of all ages."
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Peter Travers
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97%
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The Muppets (2011)
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"The challenge Disney has with The Muppets is to show a new generation what the fuss was all about. Slam-dunk. The movie slaps a smile on your face you won't want to wipe off."
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Peter Travers
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97%
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The Artist (2011)
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"The Artist encapsulates everything we go to movies for: action, laughs, tears and a chance to get lost in another world. How can Oscar resist?"
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Peter Travers
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25%
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Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011)
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"The sexless, bloodless, padded and plodding Breaking Dawn, Part 1 is the worst Twilight movie to date."
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Peter Travers
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90%
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The Descendants (2011)
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"The Descendants is damn near perfect. Director Alexander Payne is a master of the human comedy and George Clooney has never exposed himself to the camera this openly."
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Peter Travers
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78%
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Melancholia (2011)
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"Melancholia is a potent beauty of a film, and Kirsten Dunst gives an incomparable performance."
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Peter Travers
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3%
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Jack and Jill (2011)
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"Jack and Jill is total bust, a stupefyingly unfunny and shamelessly lazy farce packed with cringe-worthy jokes and overt product placement. "
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Peter Travers
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44%
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J. Edgar (2011)
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"Despite being buried in layers of prosthetic latex, DiCaprio is a roaring wonder as J. Edgar Hoover. Even when the film trips on its tall ambitions, you can't shake it off."
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Peter Travers
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69%
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A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)
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"H&K are past their sell-by date. Way past."
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Peter Travers
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68%
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Tower Heist (2011)
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"You won't remember Tower Heist an hour later, but the top cast makes the jokes (even the lousy ones) go down easy."
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Peter Travers
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48%
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Man From Nowhere (2010)
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Peter Travers
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47%
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Anonymous (2011)
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"As the Bard probably would not say, Anonymous is some crazy shit. "
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Peter Travers
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50%
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The Rum Diary (2011)
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"At best diverting, at worst drearily conventional, The Rum Diary is pre-gonzo Thompson. But the seeds are there, ready to yield a harvest of fear and loathing. "
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Peter Travers
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74%
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Like Crazy (2011)
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"Drake Doremus has crafted a crazily inventive and totally irresistible tale of first love that makes the familiar seem bittersweet and heart-stoppingly new. "
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Peter Travers
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37%
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In Time (2011)
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"Pretty cast. Potent premise. Piss-poor execution."
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Peter Travers
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90%
|
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
|
"Elizabeth Olsen gives a sensational performance in a gripping psychological thriller, from gifted first-time writer-director Sean Durkin. "
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Peter Travers
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88%
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Margin Call (2011)
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"Margin Call is an explosive drama that speaks lucidly and scarily to the times we live in."
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Peter Travers
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