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| 21. |
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10/01/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...wildly entertaining even if it asks us to follow a character arc that never quite comes into focus." |
| 22. |
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10/01/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...piles up plenty of statistics to support its condemnation of the American education system, but those aren't the kinds of numbers you'll take away..." |
| 23. |
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09/24/10 |
Very Good |
 "A mildly intriguing exercise in guerrilla filmmaking, lapsed ethics and the potential for social-networking deception... has a lot more sizzle than steak." |
| 24. |
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09/24/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...the combination of social anguish and dark chill in 'Never Let Me Go' packs a quietly devastating punch." |
| 25. |
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09/17/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...doesn't reinvent the wheel. It just does what it does with great conviction and a sky-high level of execution. It also forges ahead with one of the best Hollywood second-act stories in recent memory." |
| 26. |
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09/01/10 |
Excellent |
 "Once you see the film, you'll get a good laugh at how the trailer presents 'The American' as a drum-rumbling action movie. It's anything but." |
| 27. |
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08/27/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...a lean, patient crime thriller... There's not a bad performance in 'Animal Kingdom,' and Michôd gives everyone moments to shine." |
| 28. |
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08/13/10 |
Excellent |
 "...as a newbie to the phenomenon, a film critic with an X and Y chromosome, I got caught up in the modern sensibility of this rare female quest movie." |
| 29. |
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08/06/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...plenty smart about being stupid... It may be a formula, but it's more than welcome at a time when so many comedies are content to chase condescension with phony uplift." |
| 30. |
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07/23/10 |
Excellent |
 "...a meat-and-potatoes espionage yarn that passes by quickly enough and meets the requirement of making us try to guess: Who is Salt?" |
| 31. |
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07/16/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...acts so blasé about busting open our moviegoing expectations that we easily settle in and enjoy the ride - which is, of course, the point." |
| 32. |
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07/16/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...lifts you off the ground and throttles your sense of stability... you may feel a little punch drunk as you look for your feet on the floor." |
| 33. |
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07/09/10 |
Outstanding |
 "The whole enterprise feels like controlled chaos: As things grow more manic and illogical, the more assured 'Despicable Me' gets." |
| 34. |
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06/25/10 |
Weak |
 "...a baggy PG-13 trash-talk session that has the gall to act as if it's saying something important.... isn't bad because it's offensive. It's bad because it's not funny." |
| 35. |
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06/25/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...a masterpiece of sparseness.... Debra Granik and cinematographer Michael McDonough conjure a world of pale skies over gutted, barely habitable terrain." |
| 36. |
|
06/23/10 |
Very Good |
 "...a curious pastiche of spare parts from romantic action movies past... may be like a ride, but in the end, it's more merry-go-round than roller coaster." |
| 37. |
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06/18/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...distills the most elemental feelings - friendship, loss, forgiveness - into a shimmering nugget." |
| 38. |
|
06/04/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Hall and Peet are superb as the mismatched sisters, one a frumpy welcome mat, the other a shallow, self-absorbed preener. They're two sides of the same coin..." |
| 39. |
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06/04/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...unashamedly silly, and that is its saving grace." |
| 40. |
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05/22/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The 'tick, tick, tick' you hear isn't that pesky bomb. It's your wristwatch, wondering when the time is up." |
