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| 21. |
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03/07/13 |
Good |
 "It took brains to create such a sumptuous fantasia with pixels and keyboard swipes. Now, if it only had a heart.... There are wondrous things in 'Oz'..." |
| 22. |
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03/07/13 |
Good |
 " 'Let's show them some good old-fashioned American swagger,' Jones declares as MacArthur prepares to step onto Japanese soil.... but Peter Webber isn't up for it." |
| 23. |
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03/01/13 |
Very Good |
 "I'm not ashamed to say how much the movie made me laugh but might be embarrassed to describe the jokes that did it.... enjoyable for what it is..." |
| 24. |
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02/28/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...an expert condensing of the facts and how they've been distorted and ignored by Arkansas' judicial system.... you can never learn its lessons often enough." |
| 25. |
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02/28/13 |
Poor |
 "...there is no joy whatsoever in Singer's fantasy.... This movie is merely cable TV fodder waiting to happen and not worth a hill of beans, magic or otherwise." |
| 26. |
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02/21/13 |
Excellent |
 "Dwayne Johnson leaves his preening pro wrestling persona at the door... a crisply detailed yarn about being caught in the middle between law and disorder." |
| 27. |
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02/14/13 |
Fair |
 "Thankfully for fans slow catching on, Russians ditch the subtitles and speak English to each other when the plot requires explaining stuff." |
| 28. |
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02/14/13 |
Very Good |
 "...gives supernatural teenage romance a good name... injects 'True Blood' into the 'Twilight' template, and the results, while not perfect, are much more entertaining." |
| 29. |
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02/14/13 |
Outstanding |
 "As usual, Michael Haneke doesn't care what viewers think, only that they feel something. With 'Amour,' it's the rare feeling of watching a masterpiece unfold." |
| 30. |
|
02/08/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Bateman is an accomplished straight man but even he seems stunned by all the commotion McCarthy and the screenplay pile on." |
| 31. |
|
02/07/13 |
Outstanding |
 "Nobody except perhaps the victim is who they seem to be... Soderbergh and Burns tease and tug the rug from under the audience.... Smart moves, smart movie." |
| 32. |
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01/10/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...thrilling, cathartic... It's as close to being in the White House situation room that night, watching a closed-circuit broadcast, as anyone could expect." |
| 33. |
|
01/02/13 |
Good |
 "Roger Michell gives this TMZ material the old Masterpiece Theater touch, with trysts among wildflowers, gauzy sentiment and hushed passion." |
| 34. |
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12/06/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a movie as fun as it is flawed.... at its best when not taking its subject seriously, when you can detect Hopkins' tongue firmly jabbed into his phony cheeks." |
| 35. |
|
11/29/12 |
Very Good |
 "...turns Tolstoy's novel into a fascinating pop-up book, and a music box theater into the Russian high society he mocked." |
| 36. |
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11/29/12 |
Good |
 "Subtle as a sledgehammer... a procession of shoot-ups and beat-downs filmed with fetish. If you're into seeing people die stylishly messy, this is the movie for you." |
| 37. |
|
11/22/12 |
Very Good |
 "...a familiar, straightforward story, carried from start to finish by Winstead, who makes Kate an interesting study in contradictions." |
| 38. |
|
11/22/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...a bracing shaken cocktail of awkward failure and accidental success, with Pat and Tiffany making a refreshing and unlikely couple to root for." |
| 39. |
|
11/21/12 |
Fair |
 "...exactly who in this quiet suburb has anti-aircraft artillery ready to shoot down enemy planes?... After a while all you notice are the head-slapping moments..." |
| 40. |
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11/21/12 |
Very Good |
 "...an old-fashioned outline for family fun that Peter Ramsey and screenwriter David Lindsay-Abaire, adapting William Joyce's book, give pleasantly subversive twists." |
