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05/14/13 |
Moderate |
 "It's reverential, it's faithful, it's steeped in 'Trek' mythology. It's also an excessively derivative what-if rehash of themes and interactions that came before..." |
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05/09/13 |
Moderate |
 "These all are amiable people, decent people, sometimes funny people. But unfortunately, the peeps of 'Peeples' just aren't very memorable people." |
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05/02/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...gentle and good-hearted, but despite a few solemn themes of illness and infidelity, it never rises above slight and diverting." |
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04/25/13 |
Weak |
 "All but the faintest flashes of humanity and pathos are flattened by the cinematic cyclone that is Michael Bay. He drowns the film in gimmick and style..." |
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04/11/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...hits every button you expect very ably. It riles.... It uplifts.... Yet like a sleepy, low-scoring ballgame, it's not the jolt of energy and entertainment we wish it could be." |
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12/24/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...nonfiction filmmaking at its best, a film with a fierce point of view yet one that doesn't pretend to have all the answers or a monopoly on truth." |
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12/20/12 |
Moderate |
 "Granted, there's something gleefully satisfying in watching evil people get what they have coming. But this is Tarantino at his most puerile and least inventive..." |
| 8. |
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12/20/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a sweet, sad, smart and satisfying piece of nostalgia... David Chase writes intimately and authoritatively about a time and place and attitude he lived himself..." |
| 9. |
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12/06/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The result is some eye candy that truly dazzles and some that utterly distracts... It's overstuffed with, well, stuff.... There's just not that much story to Tolkien's 'Hobbit'..." |
| 10. |
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11/20/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...puts a featherlight yet entertaining touch on the behind-the-scenes struggle to make the mother of all slasher films.... always aims to please, and for the most part, it does." |
| 11. |
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11/20/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...soulfully, provocatively entertaining.... Lee combines a lifetime of storytelling finesse with arguably the most artful use of digital 3-D technology yet seen..." |
| 12. |
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10/18/12 |
Weak |
 "...a movie built on bad ideas... Tyler Perry has little allure... the standard-issue cop-vs.-serial-killer story presents Cross as more of a dopey psycho-babbler..." |
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10/11/12 |
Moderate |
 "...every bit as ridiculous as it looks... There are decent gags and laughs, but in between, it's 'here comes the boor' -- James acting the buffoon to little effect..." |
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10/04/12 |
Weak |
 "...a mix of third-rate action, dreary family melodrama, laughable bad guys and even more laughable plot devices... a quick, crappy replay of the original..." |
| 15. |
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09/27/12 |
Moderate |
 "It's inspiring to hear about parents going all-out to secure a better education for their kids. It's dreary watching them jump through the hoops they face..." |
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08/21/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a fun little car-chase comedy that's quite infectious... like a student film made by pros, weirdly idiosyncratic but efficiently paced. It's well-scripted and well-acted..." |
| 17. |
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08/16/12 |
Moderate |
 "Sparks has an innocence and earnestness, wide eyes filled with hope and decency, a blazing smile, that beautiful singing voice. And then she has to go and talk..." |
| 18. |
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08/14/12 |
Moderate |
 "...a very pretty movie to look at, awash in postcard images of rural America.... Beneath the pretty pictures is a silly, shallow stab at Capra-corn..." |
| 19. |
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06/21/12 |
Moderate |
 "In between the good times, the story and characters just drift about awkwardly, stuck on a walking tour of Rome that continually bumps up against dead ends..." |
| 20. |
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06/14/12 |
Weak |
 "...vomit jokes, strip-club routines, fecal humor, and gags about masturbation... In short, we get Sandler, doing what he always does..." |
