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Step Up 3 (2010)
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A.O. Scott
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I think it actually honors the art form of dance, but not in a solemn, highbrow way.
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Posted Aug 10, 2010
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Middle Men (2009)
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Michael Phillips
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I never got the feeling Gallo and company figured out how to compress and focus their stories.
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Posted Aug 10, 2010
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Lebanon (2009)
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Michael Phillips
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Very strong, one of the best I have seen this year.
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Posted Aug 10, 2010
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4
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The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)
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Michael Phillips
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It's just a cheap thriller.
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Posted Aug 10, 2010
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5
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The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)
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A.O. Scott
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Worthless.
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Posted Aug 10, 2010
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6
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The Extra Man (2010)
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Michael Phillips
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I liked it enough to say rent it.
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Posted Aug 2, 2010
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The Extra Man (2010)
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A.O. Scott
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I felt the whole movie was kind of mannered and labored.
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Posted Aug 2, 2010
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Get Low (2009)
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Michael Phillips
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It's a pleasure to see what kind of career Bill Murray craving out for himself with this sort of this choice.
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Posted Jul 26, 2010
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Life During Wartime (2009)
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Michael Phillips
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I can't stand the moral universe that we're dealing with here.
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Posted Jul 26, 2010
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10
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Ramona and Beezus (2010)
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A.O. Scott
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It's something that you would not be unhappy seeing on television, [but] there's nothing that calls it for you to go see it on the big-screen.
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Posted Jul 26, 2010
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Winnebago Man (2009)
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Michael Phillips
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I know this film sort of deals on a fine line of humiliation and admiration, but I thought it pulled it off.
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Posted Jul 12, 2010
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12
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Winnebago Man (2009)
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A.O. Scott
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I think this is a disingenuous and shallow movie about a fairly interesting guy.
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Posted Jul 12, 2010
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13
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Predators (2010)
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A.O. Scott
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Antal is a good enough action director that some of the combat is pretty exciting.
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Posted Jul 12, 2010
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Predators (2010)
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Michael Phillips
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At the midpoint... it got more and more confined, claustrophobic and flatter.
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Posted Jul 12, 2010
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Dogtooth (2009)
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Michael Phillips
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You cannot recommend it lightly because it's disturbing, but it's good.
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Posted Jul 12, 2010
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The Kids Are All Right (2010)
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A.O. Scott
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Whatever the facts of your own family life, you're likely to see some of it reflected in this wonderful movie, which you should see as soon as you can.
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Posted Jul 6, 2010
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The Kids Are All Right (2010)
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Michael Phillips
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No film has left me with a fuller sense of satisfaction this year so far.
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Posted Jul 6, 2010
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Love Ranch (2010)
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A.O. Scott
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It starts flat and gets so tired.
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Posted Jul 6, 2010
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19
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Grown Ups (2010)
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A.O. Scott
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Lazy is the word.
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Posted Jul 6, 2010
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I Am Love (2009)
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Michael Phillips
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You have an actress that plays just every moment for keeps without milking it.
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Posted Jun 28, 2010
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I Am Love (2009)
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A.O. Scott
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Luca Guadagnino did just a wonderful job of conveying this woman's emotional gathering storm.
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Posted Jun 28, 2010
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Wild Grass (2009)
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Michael Phillips
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I found its high comedy very potent.
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Posted Jun 28, 2010
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Wild Grass (2009)
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A.O. Scott
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Too oblique, too arch.
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Posted Jun 28, 2010
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24
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South of the Border (2009)
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Michael Phillips
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I think it's a galling.
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Posted Jun 28, 2010
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South of the Border (2009)
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A.O. Scott
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Too much of the movie is about Stone's fawning regard for these powerful men. He's an annoying presence, both on screen and in voiceover, who nearly sabotages his own movie.
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Posted Jun 28, 2010
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Restrepo (2010)
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Michael Phillips
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It's the best thing I've seen in a long time.
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Posted Jun 28, 2010
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Metropolis (1927)
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Michael Phillips
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This movie is certifiably nuts and naive in many ways, but it is so exciting.
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Posted Jun 21, 2010
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Breathless (1959)
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Michael Phillips
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Breathless feels like it was [made] tomorrow.
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Posted Jun 21, 2010
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Breathless (1959)
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A.O. Scott
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It's like a bullet from the future of movies.
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Posted Jun 21, 2010
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30
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Cyrus (2010)
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A.O. Scott
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I think all these performances are struggling to fill in the margins here.
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Posted Jun 21, 2010
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Cyrus (2010)
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Michael Phillips
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This one's a disappointment, though, even with a valiant A-list cast.
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Posted Jun 21, 2010
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Winter's Bone (2010)
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Michael Phillips
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This lead performance [from Jennifer Lawrence] is excellent.
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Posted Jun 14, 2010
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The Karate Kid (2010)
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A.O. Scott
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It's not as good as the 1984 version. I say that not just out of nostalgia, but because I think that that was a more satisfying drama.
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Posted Jun 14, 2010
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Killers (2010)
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A.O. Scott
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This should be and could be a really fun and entertaining, silly movie and it isn't.
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Posted Jun 14, 2010
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Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010)
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Michael Phillips
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You really do get the sense that she is tuning out the camera half the time and you're getting honest glimpses of everything.
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Posted Jun 14, 2010
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Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010)
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A.O. Scott
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The portrait that emerges is of a woman who is vain, anxious, profane, reckless, honest and frequently brilliant.
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Posted Jun 14, 2010
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Agora (2009)
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Michael Phillips
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I wish the movie kind of caught fire for me.
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Posted Jun 14, 2010
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The A-Team (2010)
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A.O. Scott
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I was not charmed by it.
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Posted Jun 14, 2010
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Ondine (2009)
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Michael Phillips
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It sort of falls flat.
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Posted Jun 7, 2010
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Ondine (2009)
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A.O. Scott
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There are some interesting secondary characters, but you didn't get I thought a full enough sense of this world and it's dramatic stakes.
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Posted Jun 7, 2010
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Marmaduke (2010)
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Michael Phillips
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I had a Scooby-Doo nightmare flashback.
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Posted Jun 7, 2010
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Marmaduke (2010)
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A.O. Scott
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This movie is one big dog.
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Posted Jun 7, 2010
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Holy Rollers (2010)
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Michael Phillips
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I think [Eisenberg is] a much more astute and detailed actor then some people give him credit for.
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Posted Jun 7, 2010
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Holy Rollers (2010)
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A.O. Scott
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Eisenberg showed this character's dilemma in, I thought, a really smart way.
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Posted Jun 7, 2010
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Splice (2009)
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A.O. Scott
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[It's] witty, aware of its own craziness, and disarmingly insightful about the psychology of its characters.
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Posted Jun 7, 2010
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46
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The Special Relationship (2010)
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Michael Phillips
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Very astute.
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Posted Jun 1, 2010
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The Special Relationship (2010)
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A.O. Scott
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It's smart and believable and very well-acted.
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Posted Jun 1, 2010
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
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A.O. Scott
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This is a movie that knows exactly how dumb it is.
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Posted Jun 1, 2010
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MacGruber (2010)
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Michael Phillips
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Some of these two minute sketches look a little thin at 87 to 92 minutes.
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Posted Jun 1, 2010
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50
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Shrek Forever After (2010)
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Michael Phillips
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This one had the same paucity in wit and script issues as the whole Shrek series.
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Posted Jun 1, 2010
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