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Seeking a Friend for the End of the Worldnew
Seek it out.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
06-25-2012 |
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Stars Like These: Banks and Pine Go Hepburn and Tracy
Smart dialogue intersperses a by-committee soap opera plot in a movie made much better than the sum of its vulnerable narrative by three terrific actors.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
06-25-2012 |
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Moonrise Kingdom is whimsical, but doesn't get bogged down in tweenew
In Moonrise Kingdom, director-to-the-hipster-set Wes Anderson may have finally stumbled upon a cinematic sweet spot in which utter preciousness doesn't drown out the genuine charm of his film.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
06-25-2012 |
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Lola Versusnew
'Lola Versus' wastes Greta Gerwig in flat, New York indie rom-com.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
06-25-2012 |
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Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter is a travestynew
While Bekmambetov isn’t quite the villain that James Wilkes Booth proved to be, the director is responsible for the travesty he has delivered to us, and finds himself with a smoking gun of a terrible film in his hands.
Charleston City Paper |
Isaac Weeks |
06-25-2012 |
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Tags: Vampire Hunter
'Brave' but Not Boldnew
Pixar's latest film is disappointingly average.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
06-25-2012 |
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Something from Nothing Belongs in Hip Hip Canonnew
This documentary eschews the expected celebrity egomania and gets at the process of how complex wordplay is inspired and constructed to fit the beat. And along the way, the film exposes a central truth often obscured by posturing and media noise. The artists that create rap are the biggest fans of all.
Random Lengths News |
Danny Simon |
06-22-2012 |
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Young Lovenew
'Moonrise Kingdom' shows Wes Anderson at his Wes Anderson best.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
06-22-2012 |
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Tags: Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdomnew
Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom' magically evokes the pangs of first love.
Orlando Weekly |
Rob Boylan |
06-21-2012 |
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'Brave'new
Pixar, mid-slump, finds parent Disney's footsteps tougher to fill than expected.
Orlando Weekly |
William Goss |
06-21-2012 |
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the Worldnew
Apocalypse Blah.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
06-21-2012 |
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Wes Anderson's Alternate Magic Kingdomnew
Moonrise Kingdom is a big delicious box of whimsy.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
06-20-2012 |
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Glee Goes Glamnew
A highly polished, utterly false musical approximation of a rebel yell: The Musical!
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
06-19-2012 |
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Rock of Ages is good only for the nostalgianew
While the soundtrack may have your toes tapping, director Adam Shankman's staging is slapdash and silly, as if he was assembling a hair band-themed amusement park ride.
Tags: Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages is a predictable ’80s-fueled musicalnew
Hitting the screen by way of a team of scriptwriters that includes the original stage production's Chris D'Arienzo, Rock of Ages presents a fairy-tale version of Los Angeles' heavy metal scene circa 1987.
Charleston City Paper |
Isaac Weeks |
06-19-2012 |
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