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Aliens land in an English slum in Attack the Blocknew
In Attack the Block, English comedy writer/ performer and first-time filmmaker Joe Cornish trumps political shortcomings with brilliant, surprising filmmaking, turning a modest sci-fi comedy into the perfect example of what fun movies should be like.
Two brothers duke it out MMA-style in Warriornew
I was totally unprepared for the quality and gritty emotional depth of Warrior. Its real lessons about betrayal, familial strife and America's widening stratification are universal and timeless.
Hunting Nazis in The Debtnew
The Debt is an American remake of the 2007 Israeli drama-thriller HaHov, which concerns the particularly fraught world of Nazi hunting.
A Rogue Irish Cop in The Guardnew
Despite his proclivities for booze, hookers and the occasional tab of acid, you would want this cop on your side.
A Parallel World Comes Into View in Another Earthnew
One of the best things about Another Earth is that it's genuinely unpredictable. It also gives you space to ask tantalizing questions as you watch.
A Holocaust Mystery in Sarah's Keynew
Sarah's Key tells the story of an American expat journalist in Paris who discovers that the apartment she's about to move into has a deeply unsettling connection to the past.
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Colin Farrell Enlivens Fright Nightnew
The movie's almost as ridiculously entertaining as Colin Farrell's performance, which has him hissing at beams of sunlight in mid-sentence and casually telling prospective victims "Catch ya later!" as they run away.
One Day is a Long Timenew
As the film checks on its characters each June 15 for 20 years, the date appears in dainty cursive font that floats, blows away and, at one point, pops up in a toaster. It's typical of the twee tone that undercuts the story's potential.
Page One: Inside the New York Times explains why we still need journalismnew
Page One explores difficult economic and philosophical questions: How do we monetize the migration of journalism to the Web? What is the level of accountability, not just for old-school journalism but for blogs and nontraditional media as well?
Harry Potter and the Timelessness of Art in Deathly Hallows: Part 2new
"Of course it's happening inside your head, Harry. But that doesn't mean it's not real."
Transformers: Dark of the Moon is Michael Bay's loud, jingoistic metaphornew
"We're pretty much all Republicans around here."
Coogan and Brydon take their shtick on the road in The Tripnew
The reliably adventurous Michael Winterbottom has latched onto a pretty foolproof low-budget gambit with this amiable, often riotous road film.
Terrence Malick's Latest Visual Epic, The Tree of Lifenew
Malick claimed the prestigious Palme d'Or with The Tree of Life, and with this effort, he's tripping along at a rate of about one film per decade.
Digging Up Secrets in the Intense and Absorbing Incendiesnew
Their late mother's instructions are shocking and cold: "Bury me with no casket, no prayers, naked, facedown, away from the world."
France's Bloody 16th Century Comes to Lifenew
The Princess of Montpensier tells the story of a 16th-century noblewoman whose body is not her own, and who lives in a world in which marriages are political alliances and prudent women suppress their romantic feelings.
