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09/23/10 |
Very Good |
 "...offers sly winks aplenty beneath the good-and-evil bluster.... if you're looking for a ripping yarn, the elevator has room for one more." |
| 2. |
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09/16/10 |
Very Good |
 "...you've never seen it like this, in IMAX 3-D. Just hearing the audience gasp from vertigo during the opening zoom-out shot is almost worth the price of admission." |
| 3. |
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08/27/10 |
Outstanding |
 "A gore and cheese masterpiece." |
| 4. |
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07/29/10 |
Very Good |
 "If you're looking for a ripping historical lad flick like 'Gladiator' or '300,' look elsewhere -- this is 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God,' with the despondency jacked to 11." |
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07/15/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...tries to go bigger -- but this time, the gimmicks can seem forced. Still, there's plenty to like, including nerve-shredding night-vision scenes, grotesque creature design, and one particularly stunning kill involving a bottle rocket." |
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06/17/10 |
Very Good |
 "...the film doesn't always ring true, and the over-earnest dialogue has its share of clunkers. But the deft cast (which includes 'Deadwood' alums Garret Dillahunt and John Hawkes) makes this Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner shine." |
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05/13/10 |
Weak |
 "Eye candy abounds, but it'd be easier to enjoy that sun-drenched scenery if director Gary Winick weren't so hell-bent on cramming clichés down our throats..." |
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05/13/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...the plot unfolds as you'd expect. This retelling is framed within a second story set in the 1950s in which two sisters play in an attic; what befalls them is less a twist ending than a shaggy-dog story." |
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05/06/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Just when you thought there could be nothing new under the horror-cinema sun... For a film with such a lunatic premise, the plot is just a little too rote..." |
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04/29/10 |
Very Good |
 "...this quietly intense documentary from husband-and-wife filmmakers Tenzing Sonam and Ritu Sarin shines a light on the inter-Tibetan turbulence." |
| 11. |
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04/15/10 |
Weak |
 "...like the cinematic equivalent of chewing on tinfoil. You're exasperated by journalist Geoff Edgers as he tries to suck various music legends into the black hole of his obsession." |
| 12. |
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03/18/10 |
Very Good |
 "...a frenetic trip down memory lane... Despite the narrative whiplash... an engrossing (if fictionalized) answer to the question 'How did we get here, exactly?" |
| 13. |
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02/25/10 |
Very Good |
 "Will only Tool fans and �nophiles enjoy it? That's possible, but surely everyone can appreciate the gorgeous Verde Valley vistas and out-of-left-field celebrity cameos..." |
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02/18/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "The beyond-inane ending lands with an audible thud. Still, if you enjoyed the first installment, 'Ultimatum' will probably be right up your alley . . . not to mention your fire-escape railing and your rooftop ledge." |
| 15. |
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02/11/10 |
Very Good |
 "...glacially paced yet gripping... directors Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell answer the question 'How the hell did this happen?' through the intertwining narratives of various scene heavyweights..." |
| 16. |
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02/04/10 |
Poor |
 "...torturous... at least we get a few howlers amid all the gushy verbal pabulum.... Still, unintentional comedy alone is not enough to stem the tide of tedium here..." |
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01/07/10 |
Very Good |
 "...the many excerpts from the enigmatic composer's letters offer an intriguing portrait of the man as a hopeless romantic, a smack-talking punk, a sickly individual tormented by his deafness and thoughts of suicide, and an 'eternal optimist.' " |
| 18. |
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12/10/09 |
Outstanding |
 "Not content simply to bang the 'war is hell' gong... an elegant and devastating exploration of identity." |
| 19. |
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12/10/09 |
Very Good |
 "...boasts a fairly positive message... Still, it's a pity that saintly Tiana, the first black princess to enter the Disney pantheon, gets so little opportunity to flaunt her spark." |
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11/19/09 |
Very Good |
 "The movie may start out clunky, but as Will and Tony wander from house to house, surfing 'a fucking ocean of grief,' their icy carapaces melt, old wounds reopen, and things get interesting." |
