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Like its 2009 predecessor, J.J. Abrams reduces Gene Roddenberry's once exciting and idealistic vision to the level of meaningless summer popcorn thrills. |
| 5/17/2013Read More! |
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Under Luhrmann's direction, Fitzgerald's novel is freed from the weight of its literariness; there's an energy that has never been seen before, a vibrancy, a sense that we’re actually being told a story. |
| 5/11/2013Read More! |
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Although the film is good-natured fun, it cannot compare to the original 2008 film, which still ranks as one of the greatest superhero films ever made. |
| 5/1/2013Read More! |
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A new low for Michael Bay; turning a real-life story of kidnapping, extortion, torture, and grisly murder into a goofy comedy shows a profound lack of respect and sensitivity. |
| 4/26/2013Read More! |
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This remake of a 2006 French film answers the question, assuming anyone ever asked it, of what would happen if a soap opera were to be filtered through a screwball comedy. |
| 4/26/2013Read More! |
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One of the most engrossing and resonant coming-of-age dramas of recent memory and a great adventure; Mark Twain, the director's favorite author, would be proud of. |
| 4/26/2013Read More! |
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The true story of Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl, who sailed from South America to the Polynesian Islands on a raft, comes to life in this compelling and harrowing Best Foreign Language Oscar nominee. |
| 4/26/2013Read More! |
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An implausible film with a deeply flawed premise and an unsympathetic main character, even though the filmmakers ask us to do so. |
| 4/26/2013Read More! |
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While not an especially memorable or original espionage thriller, its emphasis on character prevents it from becoming too mundane. |
| 4/26/2013Read More! |
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Not merely a superb melodrama, but an intense and emotionally devastating examination of class, politics, community, and the underhanded yet common ways they can all be corrupted. |
| 4/26/2013Read More! |