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05/17/13 |
Very Good |
 "...a modern fairy tale, steeped in the sleepy Mississippi lore of Twain and similar American writers, and with a heart as big as the river is wide." |
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05/17/13 |
Moderate |
 "Vromen's film is nearly drained of colour, suggesting the energy loss you'll likely feel after watching it.... fails to define a stone-cold killer." |
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05/16/13 |
Very Good |
 "...the masterstroke is the casting of Benedict Cumberbatch as the new galaxy-threatening super villain.... He's the dark heart of 'Into Darkness'..." |
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05/10/13 |
Very Good |
 "To hear 'The Shining' freaks talk. . . and talk. . . and talk, Kubrick had way more on his mind than simply terrifying people when he made the movie..." |
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05/10/13 |
Moderate |
 "Having done so well with the look of the picture, Luhrmann settles for merely filming the book rather than illuminating it." |
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05/03/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "It's a lot to take in, especially when the third act dissolves into a giant clanking and burning mass of metal, mayhem and multiple Iron Man suits." |
| 7. |
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04/26/13 |
Moderate |
 "The hardest thing of all to suss is why filmmakers still consider British actor Jim Sturgess to be leading man material. His default mode is bland earnestness..." |
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04/19/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
0513998.jpg) "Kosinski confirms his flair for the fantastic that he brought to 'TRON: Legacy,' another film that pleased the eye better than the mind." |
| 9. |
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04/19/13 |
Weak |
 "...there's no Dr. Strangelove to rescue this dismally unfunny crew... you need better dialogue than Berger supplies to help the film make a liar out of its title." |
| 10. |
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04/19/13 |
Very Good |
 "...demands serious study and reflection. The ear enjoins the mind through Hanan Townshend's heavenly score, which quotes from classical works..." |
| 11. |
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04/13/13 |
Poor |
 "The obnoxious overuse of Shakycam makes it hard to watch. The only thing more annoying is how lame the jokes are." |
| 12. |
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04/12/13 |
Very Good |
 "Cianfrance and his sterling cast keep it all together, vanquishing doubt and soap suds. There's a palpable sense of teamwork that brings out the best in all the players." |
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04/12/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...the answers aren't obvious or even necessarily supplied, and once again it doesn't matter.... We are inspired to think deeply, on levels both conscious and subconscious." |
| 14. |
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04/12/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...will fascinate book scholars and semioticians.... What really impresses is Shane Carruth's confident navigation of this fast river of ideas..." |
| 15. |
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04/12/13 |
Moderate |
 "Narrative clarity isn't the issue; lack of character empathy is. We are given no compelling reason to care for these people..." |
| 16. |
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04/05/13 |
Moderate |
 "...well-intentioned.... bold but ultimately wearying.... Garbus's all-too-famililar subject gets drowned out in a whirlwind of other voices." |
| 17. |
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04/05/13 |
Moderate |
 "...misfires because it's content to play it safe... What's missing in all the mud, blood and gore is stoic antihero Ash, played so well by Bruce Campbell in the original series." |
| 18. |
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03/29/13 |
Moderate |
 "...falls prey to the temptations endemic to historical docudrama: the desire to pack a miniseries' worth of events into one feature-length film, with romance tossed in..." |
| 19. |
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03/29/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...compassionate and wise.... Mungiu sees the shades of grey of many a life dilemma, which often can't be resolved by strict application of faith or law." |
| 20. |
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03/29/13 |
Moderate |
 "Sci-fi hits the skids as bad melodrama rules, and we get such risible dialogue as, 'It's not really me you like, it's this body' and 'I'm still of two minds.' " |
