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The Iron Lady is Weaknew
"Is there anything you're crap at, Meryl?"
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
01-11-2012 |
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Tags: Margaret Thatcher, The Iron Lady
All Talk: Lynne Ramsay Can’t Commit to Horror
Forced, stultifying, and artificial beyond belief, "We Need to Talk About Kevin" is Scottish director Lynne Ramsay's off-key treatment of Lionel Shriver's novel.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
01-09-2012 |
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Nuri Bilge Ceylon Investigates The Impurity of Human Motivation
Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylon continues his minimalist yet universal exploration of society (in the meta sense of the word) with a fascinating police procedural that values story over plot and character over prejudice.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
01-09-2012 |
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Maybe Babiesnew
A look at the less obvious films we just might love this coming year.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
01-06-2012 |
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New adaptation of John le Carré espionage novel captivates as it confusesnew
Say the words "British spy" and most moviegoers would probably picture any one of the James Bond incarnations over the last 50 years performing death-defying stunts far above the ground.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-04-2012 |
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a solid revival of Cold War-era le Carré novelnew
This well-acted, well-made movie keeps the us-against-them theatrics in the background in favor of a compelling character study of men fighting to stay relevant in a world where they can easily be replaced.
From the streets of Baltimore to Sesame Street, Kevin Clash has spent a lifetime Being Elmonew
Elmo is warm, curious and affectionate, seemingly a reflection of the talented artist who supplies his voice.
Charlize Theron stands steadfast in uncomfortable dark comedy Young Adultnew
It's taken screenwriter Diablo Cody (Showtime's United States of Tara) a few years to get the memo, but in her latest film, Young Adult, it looks as if she's started paying attention to some of the constructive criticism aimed straight at her hipster heart.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
12-30-2011 |
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Pointless Projectnew
The absence of Noomi Rapace is painfully felt in the American remake of 'Dragon Tattoo'
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-30-2011 |
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The Adventures of Tintinnew
Before Temple of Doom, Ninja Turtles, and Calvin and Hobbes, there were Hergé's tenacious, cow-licked, ever-so-mildly-androgynous Belgian boy reporter and his intrepid white fox terrier.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
12-30-2011 |
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The Best Movies of 2011new
Apes, black birds and dinosaurs rise to the top.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout, Rob Boylan and William Goss |
12-30-2011 |
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We Bought a Zoo wins prize for most mediocre, heartwarming family filmnew
Considering that Cameron Crowe has practically grown up along with his films, seeing him pull a hack move and direct the painfully middlebrow We Bought a Zoo isn't that much of a surprise.
Film Review: War Horsenew
Horses came galloping across the screen in the very first narrative film, The Great Train Robbery (1903), and it was a horse that Eadweard Muybridge photographed in the 1880s in still frames that, strung together, pioneered the illusion of motion pictures.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
12-23-2011 |
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Hazanavicius’ ode to cinema is a colorful story in black and whitenew
Disturbed that their marriage is falling apart, Doris Valentin (Penelope Ann Miller) says to her husband, “We have to talk, George.” However, George (Jean Dujardin) cannot talk, not merely because he is a defective spouse or even because he is a star of the silent screen; George does not speak to Doris, or anyone else, because he lives within a zestfully endearing silent movie.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
12-22-2011 |
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David Fincher’s talented fingerprints are all over new Dragon Tattoonew
From the start of the opening credits two-time Academy Award-nominated director David Fincher (The Social Network) wants everyone to know the new adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, based on the first book of the widely-popular Stieg Larsson series, is a Fincher film.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
12-22-2011 |
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