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5/10
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Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020)
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Susan Granger
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Robert Zemeckis' creepy remake is not as bewitching as it should be.
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Posted Nov 2, 2020
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2
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4/10
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LX 2048 (2020)
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Susan Granger
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So predictable and formulaic that it should appeal only to dystopian sci-fi enthusiasts.
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Posted Oct 30, 2020
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3
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7/10
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A Rainy Day in New York (2019)
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Susan Granger
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Woody Allen's sophisticated new romantic comedy is sweetly sprinkled with nostalgic 20th-century cultural touchstones.
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Posted Oct 29, 2020
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4
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4/10
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Rebecca (2020)
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Susan Granger
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Flimsy, flat and forgettable -- this 80 year-old Hitchcock classic should not have been remade.
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Posted Oct 28, 2020
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5
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7/10
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Enola Holmes (2020)
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Susan Granger
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So delightfully subversive that it deserves to become a Netflix series.
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Posted Oct 26, 2020
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6
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7/10
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On the Rocks (2020)
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Susan Granger
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Deceptively sly and bittersweet, it's aimed specifically at young women.
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Posted Oct 26, 2020
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7
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6/10
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Radium Girls (2018)
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Susan Granger
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Sympathetic, if awkward and unevenly paced, docudrama chronicling a shameful chapter in U.S. labor history.
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Posted Oct 26, 2020
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8
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8/10
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
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Susan Granger
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Aaron Sorkin's incisive courtroom drama is a showcase for the superb acting ensemble.
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Posted Oct 19, 2020
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9
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3/10
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Death of Me (2020)
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Susan Granger
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Occasionally, there's a movie that's so dumb, dull and tedious that one wonders who and why it ever got made.
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Posted Oct 19, 2020
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10
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5/10
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
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Susan Granger
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Frustrating and fantastical, it's Charlie Kaufman at his most eerie, abstract, and confusing. You'll need a lot of patience to sit through it.
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Posted Oct 9, 2020
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11
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7/10
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The Artist's Wife (2019)
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Susan Granger
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Despite the pulpy plot, Lena Olin and Bruce Dern deliver memorable performances.
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Posted Oct 5, 2020
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12
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8/10
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Togo (2019)
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Susan Granger
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Exciting adventure, correcting an error in the history books.
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Posted Oct 5, 2020
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13
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9/10
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The Social Dilemma (2020)
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Susan Granger
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Cautionary and relevant -- a MUST SEE!
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Posted Oct 5, 2020
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14
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6/10
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The Secret Garden (2020)
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Susan Granger
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Fanciful fable, blurring the elusive line between a child's imagination and reality.
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Posted Oct 5, 2020
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15
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3/10
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Jackass 3 (2010)
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Susan Granger
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It's a disgusting, repellent, sadomasochistic extension of the kind of slapstick that made 'The 3 Stooges' so popular and filled with gross, gruesome pranks that men seem to find hilarious.
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Posted Oct 19, 2010
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16
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10/10
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Waiting for Superman (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Everyone interested in the welfare of children and the future of our country should see it.
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Posted Oct 18, 2010
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17
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7/10
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Hereafter (2010)
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Susan Granger
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A curiously tantalizing, melancholy meditation on mortality and the afterlife.
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Posted Oct 16, 2010
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18
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6/10
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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Superficially supernatural, the wish-fulfillment comedy of manners and morals is not one of Woody Allen's best but an amusing diversion.
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Posted Oct 16, 2010
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5/10
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Never Let Me Go (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Subtle, solemn and strangely ponderous, it's exquisitely mounted but filled with chilling despair.
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Posted Oct 13, 2010
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20
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6/10
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Life as We Know It (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Shallow yet sweetly sentimental, it's a mildly amusing date movie...not exactly fresh yet not completely rotten.
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Posted Oct 9, 2010
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21
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8/10
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Red (2010)
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Susan Granger
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This is an amusing crowd-pleaser, pitting wisdom and experience against youthful arrogance and gullibility.
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Posted Oct 7, 2010
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22
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7/10
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Nowhere Boy (2009)
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Susan Granger
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Poignant and perceptive, it delves into the pop psychology behind Lennon's lyrics, 'Mother, you had me, but I never had you.'
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Posted Oct 4, 2010
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23
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9/10
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Secretariat (2010)
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Susan Granger
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As satisfying as it is stimulating, 'Secretariat' will make you stand up and cheer.
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Posted Oct 4, 2010
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24
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7/10
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Let Me In (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Somber, supernatural spooky - it's an admirable adaptation of the Swedish vampire thriller.
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Posted Oct 4, 2010
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25
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6/10
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Catfish (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Now that 'The Social Network' has explored the origins of Facebook, this 'reality' documentary of online intrigue examines one of its more bizarre encounters.
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Posted Sep 29, 2010
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26
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7/10
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Jack Goes Boating (2010)
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Susan Granger
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A sensitive, slice-of-life, subtle drama depicting lonely people yearning to make an emotional connection.
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Posted Sep 28, 2010
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27
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4/10
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You Again (2010)
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Susan Granger
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A hackneyed, fluffy, formulaic chick flick with fangs.
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Posted Sep 25, 2010
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28
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10/10
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The Social Network (2010)
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Susan Granger
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This fascinating, astute 'Rashomon'-like tale is tantalizing, provocative and enthralling, never quite delineating the truth.
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Posted Sep 23, 2010
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29
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9/10
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
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Susan Granger
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The essential ingredient in movies is timing, so the return of Gordon Gekko in this compelling, if cynical sequel couldn't be more welcome.
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Posted Sep 23, 2010
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30
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6/10
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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Savage and scary with excessive violence, it's nevertheless got awesome animation and the 3-D adds more than just another dimension, immersing the audience in the fantasy world.
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Posted Sep 23, 2010
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31
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4/10
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Alpha and Omega (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Because of the lacklustre rom-com script and flaccid direction - not to mention the terror on kids' faces with the snarling wolves slaughtering stampeding caribou - wait to howl with the DVD.
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Posted Sep 23, 2010
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32
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7/10
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Easy A (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Sassy and sharp, it's a cleverly edgy twist on Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic morality fable.
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Posted Sep 16, 2010
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33
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7/10
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The Town (2010)
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Susan Granger
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No one knows Boston better than Ben Affleck, and there's lots of robbin' in the hood in this solid, suspense-filled thriller.
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Posted Sep 16, 2010
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34
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4/10
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The Romantics (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Flimsy melodrama, filled with clumsy, hand-held camerawork and turgid, pretentious literary prattle, signifying very little.
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Posted Sep 11, 2010
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35
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2/10
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Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Gory, pointless, pretentious and tedious, ending in a splattering cliffhanger, so you can expect this survival horror series to continue if it resonates at the box-office.
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Posted Sep 11, 2010
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36
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7/10
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Machete (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Campy, slice-and-dice, testosterone-fueled homage to violent '70s exploitation pictures - and I don't have to be a betting woman to suggest that men will like this R-rated guilty pleasure much more than women.
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Posted Sep 5, 2010
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37
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8/10
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Max Manus (2008)
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Susan Granger
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Enthalling and action-packed, it's understandably Norway's most successful film so far.
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Posted Sep 3, 2010
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38
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6/10
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The American (2010)
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Susan Granger
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It's a spare, somber, visually captivating study in stillness but not emotionally involving.
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Posted Sep 3, 2010
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39
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5/10
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Going the Distance (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Self-conscious and filled with coarse vulgarity, as a romantic comedy, it's a disappointment.
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Posted Sep 3, 2010
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40
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4/10
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Takers (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Jimmy Buffett wrote a song called "Overkill" and that's the word which best describes this high-powered yet formulaic heist caper.
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Posted Aug 30, 2010
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41
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6/10
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Piranha (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Not for the squeamish or faint-hearted, it's sicko scary, spewing gallons-upon-gallons of R-rated graphic bloody gore. Not surprisingly, a succulent sequel is in the works.
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Posted Aug 26, 2010
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42
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9/10
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Get Low (2009)
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Susan Granger
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A slyly intriguing, powerful, upredictable fable, a uniquely American folktale.
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Posted Aug 22, 2010
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43
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10/10
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Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
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Susan Granger
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Think "Billy Elliot" combined with "The Last Emperor" and a touch of "Rocky." Great movies transport the audience - and this left me enriched and exhilarated.
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Posted Aug 21, 2010
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44
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5/10
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The Switch (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Quirky and implausible, it's a formulaic and utterly predictable romance.
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Posted Aug 21, 2010
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45
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7/10
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Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Rarely do sequels equal or exceed expectations, but this comedy does. Irreverent yet sweetly sentimental, it's a delightful late summer diversion.
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Posted Aug 20, 2010
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46
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6/10
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Cairo Time (2009)
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Susan Granger
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This subtle, performance-propelled romance is geared to adult art-house audiences.
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Posted Aug 15, 2010
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47
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6/10
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The Expendables (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Too bad this blast-from-the-past mucho macho male reunion movie is so absurdly incoherent.
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Posted Aug 14, 2010
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48
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6/10
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Eat Pray Love (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Exotic, escapist and superficially spiritual, it's shallow, indulgent female wish-fulfillment, sailing off into the sunset.
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Posted Aug 13, 2010
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49
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7/10
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Splashy and stylish, it's specifically geared for youthful, hyperactive viewers who are familiar with contemporary video game/comic book culture.
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Posted Aug 12, 2010
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50
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8/10
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Flipped (2010)
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Susan Granger
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Funny, fresh and totally engaging, it's a nostalgic gem.
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Posted Aug 7, 2010
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