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22%
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The Hangover Part III (2013)
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"Phillips has lost all of the sharp humor, keen sense of debauchery and still plain fun that marked the original."
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Charlie McCollum
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87%
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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
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"Abrams gets considerable help from a cast who go after their roles with great zest."
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Charlie McCollum
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50%
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The Great Gatsby (2013)
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"It is DiCaprio who really burrows into the soul and the marrow of a classic. Luhrmann just grazes it."
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Randy Myers
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78%
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Iron Man 3 (2013)
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"It's decent popcorn entertainment -- just fine for the summertime, but nothing more than that."
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Charlie McCollum
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55%
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Oblivion (2013)
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"The mix of gee-whiz gadgetry and the day-to-day routineness of Jack and Victoria's lives is interesting enough, but the film is too glacially paced for it to work."
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Randy Myers
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77%
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42 (2013)
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"If you want a sense of a true all-American hero, this film is a fine place to start."
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Charlie McCollum
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93%
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The Sapphires (2013)
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""The Sapphires" is a bit like a puppy you're trying to house break. It may have its bad cinematic moments but it's just so darn appealing that you have to love it."
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Charlie McCollum
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47%
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Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
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"There's no reason to overthink this. Just leave your brain at the lobby and enjoy 2013's most entertaining thriller yet."
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Randy Myers
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37%
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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)
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"There's no question that you will laugh at times throughout "Burt Wonderstone." But if you are looking for something truly magical, you will come away disappointed."
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Charlie McCollum
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59%
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Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
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"Oz the Great and Powerful is entirely serviceable family entertainment. Problem is, serviceable doesn't quite cut it when you're talking about the magical land of Oz."
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Randy Myers
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52%
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Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
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"This grotesque world is imaginatively, magically rendered with heavy stone architecture and a dreary lack of adornment. It's such an intriguing place that you wouldn't mind staying a bit longer."
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Randy Myers
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85%
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Side Effects (2013)
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"A doozy of a Hitchcockian thriller with Jude Law, Rooney Mara and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Effects is a go-for-broke valentine to '80s cinematic psychological potboilers."
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Randy Myers
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32%
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Gangster Squad (2013)
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"As they'd say back in the day: Sweetheart, give me rewrite."
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Randy Myers
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93%
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Amour (2012)
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"A wrenching film that is sure to bring tears -- a lot of tears -- to your eyes and manages, in many ways, to affirm that love is worth sharing and life is worth living even in the most final of days."
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Charlie McCollum
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69%
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Les Misérables (2012)
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"It's hard to resist the movie's wrenching sense of intimacy."
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Karen D'Souza
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65%
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
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"In a bit of irony, Bilbo Baggins says at the end of the movie: "I do believe the worst is behind us." We can only hope so."
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Charlie McCollum
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75%
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Killing Them Softly (2012)
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"The scenes between Pitt and Gandolfini are the highlights of "Killing," with the two actors pivoting off each other with the ease and precision of gymnasts."
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Randy Myers
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63%
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Hitchcock (2012)
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"Hitchcock once famously said that a good filmmaker should always "always make the audience suffer as much as possible." I don't think he meant the kind of suffering "Hitchcock" inflicts on its audience."
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Charlie McCollum
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13%
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Red Dawn (2012)
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"Remaking an old film is rarely a good idea, but sometimes the idea is so spectacularly bad that the reasoning behind it defies all comprehension."
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Charlie McCollum
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88%
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Life of Pi (2012)
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"With "Life of Pi," Lee outdoes himself visually, without a doubt setting a new standard for 3-D, a technology Hollywood has mostly abused with crass recklessness."
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Randy Myers
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48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012)
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"Rather than repeat past mistakes by handling author Stephenie Meyer's supernatural love story with kid gloves, this "Twilight" cuts loose and is as playful as a puppy."
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Randy Myers
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92%
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Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
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""Playbook" walks a tightrope in how it portrays mental illness -- deriving humor out of its characters' actions while demonstrating just how deep-rooted their problems are."
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Randy Myers
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89%
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Lincoln (2012)
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"One of the finest historical dramas ever committed to film. It's a triumph for Spielberg, Kushner and, most of all, Day-Lewis."
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Charlie McCollum
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92%
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Skyfall (2012)
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"This is a brilliant reboot of the canon, mixing a sense of melancholy, the shock of changing times and the darkness of loss with thrillingly staged chase and fight scenes and clever references to all that has come before."
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Charlie McCollum
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86%
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Wreck-it Ralph (2012)
|
"It's a fine piece of moviemaking that has a little something for kids who don't remember when games were played in arcades and adults who will delight in the tweaking of a bygone era."
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Charlie McCollum
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33%
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Chasing Mavericks (2012)
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""Chasing Mavericks" ... trained its glossy, big-budget Hollywood lens on the surfing culture and did something unheard of: It got it right."
|
Mark Conley
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|
67%
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Cloud Atlas (2012)
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""Cloud Atlas" is a film where the creators' admirable reach exceeds their grasp. You may be getting six films for the cost of one, but it may not really be worth the price."
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Charlie McCollum
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100%
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The Waiting Room (2012)
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""The Waiting Room" doesn't have [the] answers, but it does tap into the heart and soul of what's so critically at stake."
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Randy Myers
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96%
|
Argo (2012)
|
"Affleck captures not just the way we looked and acted during this era, but vividly brings history to life."
|
Randy Myers
|
|
87%
|
Frankenweenie (2012)
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"If dark and twisted is how you like your Burton movies, you're in luck."
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Randy Myers
|
|
93%
|
Looper (2012)
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""Looper" is a superior genre film, an engrossing thriller that engages not only the senses, but our minds as well, just as good sci-fi should do."
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Randy Myers
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51%
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Trouble with the Curve (2012)
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""Trouble with the Curve" may not be the Game 6 of the 1975 World Series, but it's a fine afternoon or evening at the ballpark."
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Charlie McCollum
|
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86%
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The Master (2012)
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"The first time watching is like breezing past a piece of beautiful art, being stunned, uncertain and intrigued by it. The second time can only encourage more interpretation, reflection and understanding."
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Randy Myers
|
|
90%
|
Keep the Lights On (2012)
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"Sachs makes us feel the struggle as he exposes raw, complex emotions while avoiding clichés."
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Randy Myers
|
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22%
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The Words (2012)
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"It becomes preoccupied with exploring its fiction vs. reality theme and connecting the dots of its many plot strands at the expense of character development."
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Randy Myers
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85%
|
Sleepwalk With Me (2012)
|
"It is a likable, warm film that brings a welcome reassurance: Even if you fail spectacularly as a comedian or as a human being, it really can turn out OK in the end."
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Charlie McCollum
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76%
|
Premium Rush (2012)
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"A snappy, fast-paced thriller that provides a genuine rush to close out the summer. Even if you prefer four wheels over two, you're in for a pulse-pounding time."
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Randy Myers
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87%
|
ParaNorman (2012)
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"It delivers a potent, multipronged fable that touches on meaty themes, from bullying to dealing with death. It also delivers an especially resonant message about not succumbing to a cult of fear."
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Randy Myers
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65%
|
The Campaign (2012)
|
"It revels in showing the absurdity of politics as usual, touching on gaffes and scandals we all know too well."
|
Randy Myers
|
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74%
|
Hope Springs (2012)
|
"It's going for the truth in people's lives and, for the most part, it finds it."
|
Charlie McCollum
|
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31%
|
Total Recall (2012)
|
"After a rousing setup, this visually striking remake falls back much too heavily on its action roots, with one chase scene after another and another. After a while, it's tedious."
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Randy Myers
|
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16%
|
The Watch (2012)
|
"Fortunately, everyone in the cast steps up to the plate and tags the bases convincingly."
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Randy Myers
|
|
87%
|
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
|
"As a cop tells a younger partner when Batman first reappears, "Boy, you're in for a show tonight, son." And, indeed, it's been quite a show."
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Charlie McCollum
|
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51%
|
Savages (2012)
|
"With "Savages," Stone gets his mojo back and pulp-fiction fans are all the better for it."
|
Randy Myers
|
|
86%
|
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
|
"In filmmaking, as in Hushpuppy's world, everything must fit together just right. And in "Beasts of the Southern Wild," everything does."
|
Charlie McCollum
|
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73%
|
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
|
"Even though the story is familiar it's hand to not get drawn into its own unique web."
|
Randy Myers
|
|
80%
|
Magic Mike (2012)
|
"For those who want to surrender to a good time, let these well-drawn fellas and Soderbergh's attention to detail entertain you."
|
Randy Myers
|
|
43%
|
To Rome with Love (2012)
|
"If you're expecting another "Midnight in Paris" -- and you may well in the first moments of the new film -- you will be disappointed."
|
Charlie McCollum
|
|
35%
|
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
|
""Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," which boasts one of the best film titles ever, just grazes its target."
|
Randy Myers
|
|
78%
|
Brave (2012)
|
"A good, often entertaining work that kids will love."
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Charlie McCollum
|
76%
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