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09/27/12 |
Very Good |
 "It's the people, not the plot, that win us over. This could have ended up feeling like a B-list 'New Year's Eve,' but it's more like 'Dazed and Confused: Ten Years Later.' " |
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09/27/12 |
Weak |
 "Thomas, as if this were a master class in lazy writing, ignores the human drama; instead she strings together well-worn subplots about cold-hearted moms..." |
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07/05/12 |
Outstanding |
 "One of the most assured debuts in years... the sheer exuberance of Benh Zeitlin's most stunning visuals suggests an artistic voice far too strong to write off." |
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08/16/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "What's unfortunate is that the sub-Apatow set pieces (one subplot ends up being an overlong setup for a masturbation joke) throw the film's tone off balance irrevocably." |
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05/31/12 |
Weak |
 "...the film's bark is worse than its bite, and its constant teases wear thin, even over a 90-minute runtime." |
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05/17/12 |
Weak |
 "...insulting... the lazy plot here isn't nearly as offensive as Ayelet Zurer's performance as a possibly psychic gypsy who uses her visions to keep the family searching..." |
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08/02/12 |
Very Good |
 "...engages in a class study while disguised as an action melodrama.... The most powerful moments involve private lives and social conflict, not gunfights." |
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09/20/12 |
Poor |
 "Gyllenhaal and Peña aren't exactly corrupt cops in this self-important police drama, they're just fascistic assholes.... made worse by David Ayer's incompetent direction." |
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10/04/12 |
Very Good |
 "...all it takes is a few moments with the next generation to see the gravity of the problem.... before the games can change, we need to." |
| 10. |
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06/07/12 |
Poor |
 "...another pandering pot movie that, based on the exaggerated speed with which the brownies take effect, comes from people who couldn't tell a blunt from a bong." |
| 11. |
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09/28/12 |
Poor |
 "Tasteless and sentimental, yet unfunny and offensive, this is one film you don't want to take the kids to. Especially when paying extra bucks for the worst 3D of the year." |
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12/13/12 |
Moderate |
 "...it's all played for droll, knowing laughs. But most of the time it feels like an 'SNL' sketch with all the punchlines removed." |
| 13. |
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02/21/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The conspiracy-laden plot, told with fetishistic devotion in numerous expository conversations, becomes so convoluted that it morphs into sci-fi satire." |
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10/11/12 |
Outstanding |
 "In trying to capture a moment in time, Sachs has left nothing uncovered. Navigating his darkest moments with unsparing honesty, he finds a flicker of hope." |
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08/09/12 |
Outstanding |
 "William Friedkin directs; his taste for sadism has never been personified better than in McConaughey's unassuming-but-dangerous drawl." |
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09/27/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Josh Radnor has undeniable talent behind the camera. But his films are hobbled by his own humorless performances.... The script is strong..." |
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11/22/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...more about beauty than about searching for something under its surface. The film poses as a spiritual experience, but it's more like a postcard." |
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03/07/13 |
Outstanding |
 "There's a great scene in 'Taxi Driver' where Cybill Shepherd says that selling a political candidate is like 'selling mouthwash.' Here's a movie about a man who realizes that." |
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12/27/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...the picture captures our country with daring honesty.... This is Chase's attempt to make the 'Great American Film About Music.' He almost succeeds." |
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02/28/13 |
Weak |
 "Simultaneously bizarre and banal.... The crass Americanization invalidates the detail; the silly melodrama invalidates the realism... leaves it all feeling like self-parody." |
