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11/10/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Inventively directed by Emerson alum Todd Strauss-Schulson... The 3D is mandatory; a little weed wouldn't hurt either." |
| 2. |
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05/17/12 |
Weak |
 "...no one utters the immortal line, 'You sunk my battleship!' You can't help but wonder what Hasbro will do with Candy Land." |
| 3. |
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10/18/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a rare documentary in which the camerawork and editing (and lively animation) are as dynamic as its subject. It's also indulgent..." |
| 4. |
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05/17/12 |
Very Good |
 "...belongs to the actual citizens of Carthage, Texas.... like a more lighthearted version of Werner Herzog's 'Little Dieter Wants To Fly.' " |
| 5. |
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11/01/12 |
Moderate |
 "...fair family fare. For the real Mavericks, stick with Stacy Peralta's documentary 'Riding Giants.' " |
| 6. |
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09/08/11 |
Very Good |
 "...reveals what the girls might have been up to while the boys were in the streets -- a revolution that will only be televised on closed-circuit." |
| 7. |
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10/06/11 |
Weak |
 "Sheridan seems to have washed his hands of this mess, as have off-screen couple Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz..." |
| 8. |
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03/22/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Comic Bar Aba's one-dimensional stone face, tightly framed in the manner of deadpan Scandinavian comedies, grows monotonous..." |
| 9. |
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01/10/13 |
Very Good |
 "...an enjoyable throwback, distinguishing itself from film noir with its deliriously colorful theme-park recreation of 1949 LA and Dion Beebe's burnished lighting..." |
| 10. |
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11/24/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "A plea for film preservation made in the medium that's killing it, 'Hugo' unwittingly proves that old movies really were better." |
| 11. |
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06/07/12 |
Very Good |
 "Begins as a smug comedy about repressed Victorians but turns into something more provocative -- particularly for women who came of age in the era of do-me feminism." |
| 12. |
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09/15/11 |
Moderate |
 "Kate's hair may be messy and her blouse untucked, but a dashing colleague in New York (Pierce Brosnan) falls for her anyway." |
| 13. |
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10/20/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 " 'Black Adder' fans will appreciate Tim McInnerny as a Q who's blown off his limbs... there's nothing funnier than a Chinese cleaning lady/assassin wielding a Hoover." |
| 14. |
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09/29/11 |
Moderate |
 "...one day you're sitting on a toilet shooting heroin; the next you're building an orphanage... plays like an R-rated Christian movie spliced with a CARE PSA." |
| 15. |
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10/20/11 |
Moderate |
 "...fails to tell us anything we don't already know..." |
| 16. |
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10/27/11 |
Moderate |
 "Aside from the fan-cam, '3' has little to offer: the camera is shakier and '2's' ludicrous backstory is continued." |
| 17. |
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06/07/12 |
Very Good |
 "...it's Fonda's show, riffing on her Hanoi Jane past and aided by screenwriters Mengert and Muszynski's ear for how both smart people and New-Agers talk." |
| 18. |
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01/19/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a milestone in dance and 3D filmmaking." |
| 19. |
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10/06/11 |
Weak |
 "...set in a future without weight categories and, it would seem, common sense." |
| 20. |
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11/22/12 |
Poor |
 "High-school football players trade Friday-night lights for AK-47s when North Korea invades Spokane..." |
