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63%
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Game Change (2013)
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"That it works is testament to an astounding, Emmy-worthy performance by Moore, who plays Palin with nuance, and without a trace of parody."
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Chuck Barney
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85%
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The Hunger Games (2012)
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"The futuristic film is just as gripping and moving as the best-seller on which it's based."
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Randy Myers
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85%
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21 Jump Street (2012)
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"It's a rowdy, massively entertaining ride done with wild wit and creative abandon. Now, bring on the sequel!"
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Randy Myers
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67%
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Friends With Kids (2012)
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"Westfeldt is so radiant, decent and likable that you, too, will fall in love with her."
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Randy Myers
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27%
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Project X (2012)
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"Project X is the geeky teenage guy's ultimate fantasy gone insane."
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Randy Myers
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65%
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The Woman in Black (2012)
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"Director Watkins and company are masters at getting under our skin and straight into our nightmares."
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Randy Myers
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39%
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Red Tails (2012)
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"If you like history served up as engaging entertainment, where the fact is mixed with the fiction and the spectacle with the emotion, strap yourself in, because "Red Tails" is one fun ride."
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Randy Myers
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86%
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
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"Fincher has a proven track record sifting through the dark corridors of human nature. Tattoo is welcome addition to that canon, a ripping yarn that never lags during its 2 hours and 40 minutes."
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Randy Myers
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56%
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Seducing Charlie Barker (2011)
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"By the final frame, Charlie isn't the only one who gets his pants charmed off."
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Karen D'Souza
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94%
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Hugo (2011)
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"The film demands patience from children and adults alike -- in fact, it's simply too slow for young viewers -- but like great literature, if you immerse yourself in it, the rewards are plentiful."
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Randy Myers
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98%
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The Artist (2011)
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"Now, that's what I call entertainment."
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Randy Myers
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84%
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My Week with Marilyn (2011)
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"Just try to peel your eyes away from the blonde bombshell as she wistfully brings Marilyn's help-me vulnerability and sexy allure to life."
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Randy Myers
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24%
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Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011)
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"Of the four Twilight movies, Breaking Dawn -- Part I has the most going on and the most going for it."
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Randy Myers
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84%
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Puss in Boots (2011)
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"I, for one, hope this darn cat and his friends return for another adventure."
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Randy Myers
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88%
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Margin Call (2011)
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"Margin Call might not always be perfect, but it does a nearly perfect job of painting a Shakespearean portrait of both a financial and human crisis. Let's hope we can learn from it."
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Randy Myers
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93%
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50/50 (2011)
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"Just like the many bits of advice that are so convincingly strewn throughout 50/50, it emphatically validates one of the most enduring ones: Laughter is indeed the best medicine, especially when the stakes are so high."
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Randy Myers
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95%
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Moneyball (2011)
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"Moneyball astutely depicts money as the hot-button dividing line in our culture and reflects the value that true success comes not from wealth, but from having the vision to try something new, and the confidence to pursue it."
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Randy Myers
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85%
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Contagion (2011)
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"Steven Soderbergh's grim and gripping medical thriller has arrived and it's guaranteed to turn you into a hypochondriac."
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Randy Myers
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58%
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Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2011)
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"Just when you thought the housing market couldn't get more frightening, along comes Guillermo del Toro to shiver more timbers."
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Randy Myers
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82%
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
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"Like Caesar, this entertaining picture rises to the occasion and resoundingly exceeds expectations."
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Randy Myers
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78%
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Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
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"The result is a charming romantic comedy that not only restores one's faith in the power of the genre, but may prove one of the summer's best films."
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Randy Myers
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70%
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Horrible Bosses (2011)
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"The raunchy comedy about a trio of fed-up employees who exact revenge on their freak-show employers wickedly doles out the just deserts, and that's what it makes it so much fun."
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Randy Myers
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35%
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Larry Crowne (2011)
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"In the end, Larry Crowne is watchable and undemanding, but it doesn't leave a lasting impression."
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Randy Myers
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34%
|
The Hangover Part II (2011)
|
"We've been on this bender before, and no matter how raunchy and un-PC The Hangover Part II is, there's no disguising that this is just warmed-up leftovers that will leave a nasty taste in your mouth."
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Randy Myers
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33%
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
|
"No matter how much Cruz and Depp squabble during the quest to find the Fountain of Youth, no real sparks fly."
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Randy Myers
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61%
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The Beaver (2011)
|
"Gibson's best performance in years saves the picture from its inconsistency. Few other actors could ride out the bumps in plot while delivering a believable performance."
|
Tony Hicks
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77%
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Thor (2011)
|
"All in all, Thor is good, quick-witted superhero fun -- written, directed and acted by pros."
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Randy Myers
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61%
|
Water for Elephants (2011)
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"Elephants might not perform any new genre tricks, but that's OK. After all, a good story is a good story -- be it on the page or up on the screen."
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Randy Myers
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58%
|
Scream 4 (2011)
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"The big question is, has the Scream franchise lost its relevance, especially to a new generation? The answer is: No, but with qualifications."
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Randy Myers
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26%
|
Your Highness (2011)
|
"There's a delightful sense of bawdiness in Chaucer and other medieval literature, but vulgarity seems the main intent of Your Highness, and the movie chokes on its own dreary discourtesies."
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Randy Myers
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73%
|
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
|
"Even though [Damon and Blunt] look awfully cute scurrying around the streets of New York City, there's no escaping from the fact that this Bureau winds up merely spinning its wheels."
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Randy Myers
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32%
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I Am Number Four (2011)
|
"On a boring rainy day, you can count on Number Four for some good, dumb fun."
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Randy Myers
|
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93%
|
Another Year (2010)
|
"Year's success rests heavily on its cast's and director's shoulders. And the performers, most stage veterans and Leigh alums, don't disappoint."
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Randy Myers
|
|
96%
|
True Grit (2010)
|
"These highfalutin boys sure know how to wrastle up one spitfire of a Western."
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Randy Myers
|
|
94%
|
The King's Speech (2010)
|
"Firth makes us feel his alienation, his self-loathing and his sense of privilege. He gives the film its full-bodied voice, one that's perfect in tone, perfect in pitch."
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Randy Myers
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72%
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I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)
|
"Carrey relies little on his physical theatrics to bring Russell alive, for which we are grateful. That toned-down approach results in one of the comedian's most complex performances yet, even if the shadows from previous roles creep in."
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Randy Myers
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48%
|
Love and Other Drugs (2010)
|
"Ultimately it's the chemistry -- that old-fashioned key ingredient in any successful love story -- that fires up Love & Other Drugs and reduces minor quibbles to ash."
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Randy Myers
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52%
|
The Next Three Days (2010)
|
"Faults and all, The Next Three Days is a pleasant surprise this fall -- a thriller that moves us while steering clear of the action cliches."
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Randy Myers
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93%
|
127 Hours (2010)
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"If Oscar overlooks Franco, it would be a travesty. It would also be a shame to avoid seeing 127 Hours simply because the subject matter makes you wince."
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Randy Myers
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32%
|
For Colored Girls (2010)
|
"No question, Perry's Girls is compelling and powerful. But it's also a missed opportunity, one that fails to fully capitalize on mostly terrific performances and the story's timeless message."
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Randy Myers
|
|
68%
|
Conviction (2010)
|
"The movie tells an unbelievable story, one that will outrage and -- yes -- inspire you."
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Randy Myers
|
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72%
|
Red (2010)
|
"The ensemble is terrific. These are pros at work here, and they not only show up the new action-star punks but prove they're far from expendable."
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Randy Myers
|
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64%
|
Secretariat (2010)
|
"This is a rousingly entertaining and robustly acted movie with electrifying horse-racing sequences filmed from the jockey's perspective. Now, how cool is that?"
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Randy Myers
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55%
|
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
|
"If [Stone] had cut the bull and focused on the bullishness, he might have had a sequel worthy of its original."
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Randy Myers
|
|
81%
|
Catfish (2010)
|
"An intriguing and suspenseful documentary."
|
Randy Myers
|
|
85%
|
Easy A (2010)
|
"Wielding an improbable vocabulary that would elicit a head scratch from Merriam-Webster and possessing a beautiful and expressive face, the 21-year-old redhead [Stone] makes you fall for her hard."
|
Randy Myers
|
|
93%
|
The Tillman Story (2010)
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"Bar-Lev summons us to remain defiant when our government demands complacency, and never to falter in our purpose even if the outcome eventually leaves so much still unresolved."
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Randy Myers
|
|
81%
|
Cairo Time (2010)
|
"Minus Patricia Clarkson's pitch-perfect performance, the lovely to look at but monotonously paced Cairo Times would wind up less satisfying."
|
Randy Myers
|
|
59%
|
Centurion (2010)
|
"This is one exciting and efficient tale -- a hearty-ho of a guilty pleasure."
|
Randy Myers
|
|
37%
|
Eat Pray Love (2010)
|
"Supply acted and engrossing."
|
Randy Myers
|
78%
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