- 6/22/12 /
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Movie Review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Is the Honest Abe Our Generation Deserves
Does any other American president have such an extensive fictional pop-culture mythos?
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- 6/22/12 /
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Movie Review: Pixar’s Brave Is Fast, Funny, Unpretentious
The generic title and mythic-female-empowerment posters for Brave don’t prepare you for the rollicking comedy to come.
- 6/21/12 /
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Movie Review: A Too-Nice Carell Undercuts Seeking a Friend...
And as a result, we found it hard to surrender to this gentle, wistful film.
- 6/20/12 /
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Movie Review: To Rome With Love Is a Blissful Postcard
It's so magical it even makes Roberto Benigni appealing.
- 6/15/12 /
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Movie Review: Ages Rocks Us Into Weary Submission
You might spend the whole movie beating your head against the floor to make it stop.
- 6/15/12 /
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Movie Review: God Help Us, That’s My Boy Is Funny
Adam Sandler. Andy Samberg. Comedy.
- 6/8/12 /
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Movie Review: Todd Solondz’s Dark Horse Achieves Compassionate Revulsion
It’s hard to get on and harder to stay on Todd Solondz’s wavelength, but his films are worth the near-constant recalibrations.
- 6/8/12 /
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Movie Review: Safety Not Guaranteed Is Deceptively Heartfelt
One would expect tons of irony from stars Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass. Thankfully, this is not the case.
- 6/8/12 /
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Prometheus Review: More Than Just an Alien
The stately prequel has none of Alien's visceral punch but no long dull stretches of cat-searching, either.
- 6/7/12 /
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Movie Review: Peace, Love & Misunderstanding Is Hippie Lite
You can see the plot coming from Yasgur's farm.
- 6/1/12 /
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Movie Review: Snow White and the Huntsman Is a Grim Fairy Tale
The dwarves in this dark film don't do much singing.
- 5/24/12 /
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Movie Review: Good Performances in Men in Black 3 Can’t Make Up for Its Inertia
There's still talent here in the performances of Josh Brolin and an underrated Jemaine Clement.
- 5/18/12 /
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Movie Review: Battleship Is Enjoyably Terrible
If you’re marveling at the irony of Americans and Japanese teaming up to fight an alien sneak attack at Pearl Harbor, you ain’t seen nothing yet.
- 5/18/12 /
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Movie Review: Elizabeth Banks Deserves Better Than What to Expect
Insipid gender dynamics and an unfocused plot sink this self-help-book-based comedy.
- 5/16/12 /
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Movie Review: The Dictator Is a Fantastic Farce
Sacha Baron Cohen's latest is loose and silly and occasionally exhilarating.
- 5/11/12 /
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Movie Review: Hick Is Instantly Forgettable
For a movie that deals with rape and criminality, Hick is whisper-thin and instantly forgettable.
- 5/10/12 /
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Movie Review: Where Do We Go Now? Mirrors the Absurdity of War
A poignant and occasionally breathtaking movie about the civil war in Lebanon.
- 5/4/12 /
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Movie Review: Ballet Doc First Position Is Light on Its Feet
The kids in this magical and grueling film enlarge our sense of what's physically and spiritually possible.
- 5/3/12 /
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Movie Review: Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Is Sweet But Clichéd
Maggie Smith saves the day, as usual.
- 4/27/12 /
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Jack Black Is Amusing, Empty in Richard Linklater’s Bernie
Jack Black stars in Richard Linklater's amusing film about a small-town Texas murder.
- 4/27/12 /
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Movie Review: The Five-Year Engagement Is a Reactionary Rom-Com
Jason Segel and Emily Blunt star in this charming film with an odd message.
- 4/20/12 /
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Movie Review: The Ruthless Precision of The Moth Diaries
This boarding school vampire movie is icy and exacting and makes your skin crawl.
- 4/20/12 /
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Movie Review: Think Like a Man Is Better Than Your Average Rom-Com
This is the battle of the sexes reimagined as competing reading groups.
- 4/20/12 /
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Movie Review: Zac Efron Is Bad at Brooding in The Lucky One
His beard looks painted on, and so does his edge.
- 4/13/12 /
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Movie Review: Lockout Is a Decent But Cluttered Thriller
After the first scene, the movie loses its witty economy.