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By the Gods, Titans is much more fun the second time aroundnew
Wrath of the Titans (***) is one of those rare sequels that handily surpasses its predecessor. Admittedly, the 2010 version of Clash of the Titans was not the hardest act to follow up — indeed, the mere notion of a follow-up wasn’t entirely encouraging — but the new film is a happy surprise.
YES! Weekly |
Mark Burger |
04-05-2012 |
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Filmmaker explores an outsider’s view of My Americanew
The oil-hungry, debt-loaded America of today is no longer the big-action Reagan-driven America that Hegedus fell so in love with, and in My America, Hegedus has to come to terms with this realization.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
04-04-2012 |
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Tags: My America
'In Darkness' finds humanity plumbing the sewers of Lvovnew
The darkness that pervades Agnieszka Holland's new film is figurative and physical. In Darkness (nominated to a Best Foreign Film Oscar) begins with a bungled burglary attempted under cover of night.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
04-02-2012 |
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Playing Gamesnew
The Hunger Games isn't a critical feast.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
04-02-2012 |
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The human beast in Bullhead and Thin Icenew
The Belgian crime drama Bullhead, which was among this year's foreign film Oscar nominees, is as clumsy and misshapen as its unfortunate protagonist, a bulked-up cattle farmer and gangster named Jacky Vanmarsenille.
In 'Hunger Games,' Jennifer Lawrence heads a winning YA franchisenew
Now that the Harry Potter series has wrapped and the Twilight saga lurches toward its final installment, The Hunger Games has swooped in as a sort of allegorical palate-cleanser, a post-apocalyptic showcase for a much needed breath of fresh air in the form of Katniss Everdeen, a YA hero who’s actually a young adult.
San Antonio Current |
Justin Strout |
03-31-2012 |
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A metaphor that's all too easy to follow in Salmon Fishing in the Yemennew
The only way to appreciate this movie about going against the current is to value how effortlessly it flows in exactly the direction you'd expect.
Why 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' demands our attentionnew
t's every parent's worst nightmare and it's something Eva Khatchadourian (Tilda Swinton) knows from the start...
San Antonio Current |
Michael Gallucci |
03-26-2012 |
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The Hunger Gamesnew
Hungry for more.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
03-26-2012 |
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Tags: The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games is a toned-down version of the dystopic booknew
At its best, this successful, though not overwhelming film adaptation of The Hunger Games lampoons the tawdry neon shades, effusive razzle dazzle, and spectacles of debasement and triumph in contemporary American entertainment.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
03-26-2012 |
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Hilarity Does Not Ensue in Friends with Kidsnew
No matter where you fall on the reproductive continuum -- married, unmarried, childless, or with child -- you'll likely find something to relate to in the egg-meets-sperm romantic comedy Friends with Kids.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
03-26-2012 |
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Forever Young: Snow White Makes a Comeback
Director Tarsem Singh takes ample advantage of the chance to reinvigorate the Grimm Brothers’ popular fairy tale “Snow White” with a visually lush live-action adaptation that brilliantly captures the imagination.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-26-2012 |
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Bad Seed Risingnew
A Surgeon General’s warning for expectant mothers would not be out of line for the new film "We Need to Talk About Kevin."
LEO Weekly |
J. Christian Walsh |
03-22-2012 |
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