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01/31/13 |
Very Good |
 "From the occult-infested mind of 'Dead Snow' director Tommy Wirkola comes another craptastic orgy of gore... this exuberant mess of empty calories is weirdly tasty." |
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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." |
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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." |
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08/27/10 |
Outstanding |
 "Amid the carnage is a weirdly star-studded cast: Richard Dreyfuss... Christopher Lloyd... Ving Rhames... Jerry O'Connell..." |
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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) |
 "...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 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.... An English version of the Bluebeard tale cautions, 'Be bold, be bold, but not too bold' -- advice Breillat seems to have taken to heart." |
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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." |
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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." |
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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?" |
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02/25/10 |
Very Good |
 "...surely everyone can appreciate the gorgeous Verde Valley vistas and out-of-left-field celebrity cameos, which include Bob Odenkirk as a grape-mauling French wine snob." |
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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..." |
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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..." |
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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 |
 "...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.' " |
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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." |
| 20. |
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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." |
