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| 1. |
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10/12/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...will have you on the edge of your seat... gripping... Affleck evokes the era without fetishizing it..." |
| 2. |
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10/12/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a film with a modest agenda... The realities of war exist on the periphery of the story until they intrude a bit more forcefully in the final portion." |
| 3. |
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10/05/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...pure, retro-cinematic joy... good fun, a visual feast for pie-eyed Burton fans - and a terrifically warped reminder of just how freaky a PG film can be." |
| 4. |
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09/28/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...the imperfections fit. Somehow, the film shouldn't be flawless. It should be cracked and riddled with human frailty. It should hurt." |
| 5. |
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09/28/12 |
Very Good |
 "...spunky... the gags fly, the effects whoosh and the friendly ghouls are many and colorful... The film is good goofy fun, even as the plot uncorks a whole lotta nothing." |
| 6. |
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09/28/12 |
Very Good |
 "Any movie that features a character calling herself Fat Amy has a pretty firm grip on irony. It helps that Fat Amy is played by Rebel Wilson ('Bachelorette,' 'Bridesmaids')..." |
| 7. |
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09/21/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...lingers as a testament to extraordinary human bravery. It stands as one of the most heartbreaking and suspenseful sagas of the year." |
| 8. |
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09/21/12 |
Very Good |
 "...sticks to the tricky business of living... hits its mark with confidence, and the big ensemble cast responds with tight little performances of affecting vulnerability." |
| 9. |
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09/21/12 |
Outstanding |
 "The best scenes are filmed inside the cruiser... moments so playful and true they make all other buddy cops look bogus by comparison." |
| 10. |
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09/14/12 |
Poor |
 "...smooth but snooze-inducing... features an exceedingly dapper Richard Gere in a series of nice suits and handsome close-ups that serve no purpose..." |
| 11. |
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09/14/12 |
Outstanding |
 "The film's two protagonists quickly come to the fore: Ashley Arbaugh, an ex-model and current scout... and Nadya Vall, a pretty child... Their story tells itself..." |
| 12. |
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09/07/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a decent, ambitious, unoriginal film about a decent, ambitious, unoriginal writer. Both aim for greatness. Both fall short." |
| 13. |
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09/07/12 |
Moderate |
 "...if Headland never quite gets the balance right, ya gotta admire her bold juxtaposition of overdose-resuscitation gags with lessons on self-loathing and bulimia." |
| 14. |
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08/31/12 |
Poor |
 "...the whole thing runs about an hour too long: It should have been a TV show. The adventure's too big for the kids who would love it the most." |
| 15. |
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08/31/12 |
Very Good |
 "...treads lightly on many thorny topics.... It all adds up to a fine, funny exercise in disheveled self-deprecation.... loopy and surreal... endearingly mundane." |
| 16. |
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08/31/12 |
Moderate |
 "...adheres to those familiar, looping patterns of joy, rancor and revelation that everyone, in the age of 'Final Draft,' have come to expect..." |
| 17. |
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08/24/12 |
Very Good |
 "...boasts some throwback touches: It was shot on good old celluloid, and an early chase scene under an elevated train evokes 'The French Connection'..." |
| 18. |
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08/24/12 |
Very Good |
 "We feel like gutless witnesses to a crime... 'Compliance' forces us to consider the horror at the heart of simply going along." |
| 19. |
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08/17/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a visually breathtaking 3-D stop-motion fantasy from Laika, the studio that made 'Coraline.' It tells the tale of Blithe Hollow, a tiny New England town..." |
| 20. |
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08/15/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a sun-dappled, heartwarming family film about a 10-year-old who sprouts out of the garden one magic night." |
