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2/4
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25%
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Broken City (2013) |
"
Few, if any, of the characters are believable and the twists the story takes are telegraphed well beforehand, or fairly guessable. Much of the plot gets bogged down with excess exposition."
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USA Today
Posted Jan 17, 2013
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2/4
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33%
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Gangster Squad (2013) |
"
A bullet-riddled bloodbath with an all-star cast, Gangster Squad is a lurid and ludicrous Mob thriller that glorifies a gangland lifestyle."
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USA Today
Posted Jan 10, 2013
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3.5/4
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91%
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Amour (2012) |
"
As it unflinchingly faces mortality, Amour is full of incomparably beautiful and sad moments."
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USA Today
Posted Jan 10, 2013
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3.5/4
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81%
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The Impossible (2012) |
"
The Impossible is a nimbly acted drama that is at once a stellar visual achievement and a life-affirming story of familial love and courage."
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USA Today
Posted Jan 3, 2013
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3/4
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50%
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Promised Land (2013) |
"
Damon's performance as corporate salesman Steve Butler is one of his best."
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USA Today
Posted Jan 3, 2013
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2.5/4
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70%
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Not Fade Away (2012) |
"
Well-observed but occasionally disjointed, it's a film that's more about thematic tone, sound and images than it is driven by plot."
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USA Today
Posted Jan 3, 2013
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3.5/4
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70%
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Les Misérables (2012) |
"
Victor Hugo's grim, but redemptive, classic novel is given resplendent new life on the big screen."
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USA Today
Posted Dec 24, 2012
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3.5/4
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88%
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Django Unchained (2012) |
"
By turns dazzling, daring, gruesome and astonishingly funny."
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USA Today
Posted Dec 24, 2012
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2/4
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61%
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Jack Reacher (2012) |
"
Reacher is limited by a lack of originality and hampered by thematic clichés and generic action sequences."
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USA Today
Posted Dec 21, 2012
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2.5/4
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51%
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This is 40 (2012) |
"
There are moments of perception and sweetness, as per usual with Apatow movies. It's just too bad the movie's trajectory is formless and jokes built around petty marital resentments sometimes fall flat."
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USA Today
Posted Dec 20, 2012
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1.5/4
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37%
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The Guilt Trip (2012) |
"
Embarrassing dreck, masquerading as comedy ..."
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USA Today
Posted Dec 18, 2012
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2.5/4
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93%
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Zero Dark Thirty (2013) |
"
There's an emotional detachment to the film that undercuts its potency. Zero Dark Thirty is more technically proficient than emotionally involving."
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USA Today
Posted Dec 18, 2012
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2.5/4
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65%
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
[The] elements are in place again, but the story feels less substantial than the Lord of the Rings tales."
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USA Today
Posted Dec 12, 2012
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2/4
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40%
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Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) |
"
A romance that grows out of admiration over a stamp collection is about as boring as it sounds."
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USA Today
Posted Dec 6, 2012
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1.5/4
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4%
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Playing for Keeps (2012) |
"
Playing for Keeps is a throwaway movie if ever there was one."
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USA Today
Posted Dec 6, 2012
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2.5/4
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81%
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Rust and Bone (2012) |
"
The story grows inert, hindered by Schoenaerts' expressionless performance."
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USA Today
Posted Dec 6, 2012
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3/4
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75%
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Killing Them Softly (2012) |
"
Languorous to the point of rambling, the story of double-crossing and vengeance is darkly funny, graphically violent and gorgeously shot."
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USA Today
Posted Nov 29, 2012
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3.5/4
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89%
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A Royal Affair (2012) |
"
A Royal Affair covers plenty of stately ground, all in good time."
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USA Today
Posted Nov 29, 2012
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2.5/4
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65%
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Hitchcock (2012) |
"
Anthony Hopkins nails the look and sound of the director, but the film itself is uneven."
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USA Today
Posted Nov 22, 2012
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3.5/4
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89%
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Life of Pi (2012) |
"
With Life of Pi, Lee takes on a not-so-crouching tiger to bring audiences a wondrously enthralling adventure fable."
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USA Today
Posted Nov 20, 2012
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2/4
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11%
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Red Dawn (2012) |
"
Scenes are rather murkily shot and characters are like cardboard cutouts."
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USA Today
Posted Nov 20, 2012
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2.5/4
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74%
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Rise of the Guardians (2012) |
"
With its fanciful razzle-dazzle, Rise of the Guardians is appealing, if slightly hectic, family fare."
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USA Today
Posted Nov 20, 2012
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2.5/4
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62%
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Anna Karenina (2012) |
"
An intoxicating spectacle that breathes new life into the classic Tolstoy novel, incorporating the notion that all life's a stage -- at least for imperial Russian society."
—
USA Today
Posted Nov 15, 2012
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3/4
|
91%
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Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
"
Silver Linings is consistently entertaining, with its scrappy, well-drawn characters, offbeat humor and indefatigable positive outlook."
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USA Today
Posted Nov 15, 2012
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2/4
|
48%
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) |
"
Fans of the series, which has made more than $2 billion worldwide, will no doubt find it all terribly romantic and deeply meaningful. The rest of humanity will remain unmoved."
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USA Today
Posted Nov 15, 2012
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2.5/4
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72%
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A Late Quartet (2012) |
"
The outstanding ensemble cast keeps the story - and its accompanying emotional heft - from becoming overly baroque."
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USA Today
Posted Nov 15, 2012
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3.5/4
|
91%
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Lincoln (2012) |
"
Its title notwithstanding, Lincoln is an absorbing, intellectual look at the political machinations involved in abolishing slavery, not an exhaustive biopic about Honest Abe."
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USA Today
Posted Nov 8, 2012
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3.5/4
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92%
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Skyfall (2012) |
"
What a difference 50 years makes. It might sound blasphemous, but in Skyfall Daniel Craig has it all over previous 007s."
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USA Today
Posted Nov 8, 2012
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3/4
|
77%
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Flight (2012) |
"
The image of the heroic he-man, so entrenched in Hollywood mythology, takes an intriguing detour with Flight."
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USA Today
Posted Nov 1, 2012
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3.5/4
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86%
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Wreck-it Ralph (2012) |
"
The farcical story is cute, the dialogue witty and the players charming."
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USA Today
Posted Nov 1, 2012
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1.5/4
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25%
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Fun Size (2012) |
"
There's little fun to be had in this foolish Halloween comedy that generates many more eye rolls than laughs."
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USA Today
Posted Oct 26, 2012
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2/4
|
33%
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Chasing Mavericks (2012) |
"
With the massive power and mesmerizing curl of the giant waves, Chasing Mavericks is at its best offshore."
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USA Today
Posted Oct 25, 2012
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2.5/4
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64%
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Cloud Atlas (2012) |
"
The cumulative effect is one of spectacle over substance."
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USA Today
Posted Oct 25, 2012
|
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2/4
|
25%
|
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) |
"
The franchise that capitalized on the found-footage craze has gotten lost."
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USA Today
Posted Oct 18, 2012
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3/4
|
94%
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The Sessions (2012) |
"
A moving tale with wryly funny moments."
—
USA Today
Posted Oct 18, 2012
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3/4
|
86%
|
Middle of Nowhere (2012) |
"
Middle of Nowhere explores the contours of loneliness and the boundaries of loyalty in a way that is both artful and emotionally revealing."
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USA Today
Posted Oct 18, 2012
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2/4
|
12%
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Alex Cross (2012) |
"
Tyler Perry should not give up his day job. At least not until he chooses better dramatic vehicles for branching out."
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USA Today
Posted Oct 17, 2012
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3/4
|
83%
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Smashed (2012) |
"
While Smashed documents both the crazy highs and the terrifying lows of addiction, the story is primarily about commitment."
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USA Today
Posted Oct 12, 2012
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4/4
|
96%
|
Argo (2012) |
"
Fusing suspense and humor in a political thriller is a tricky prospect, but Argo is more than up to the task."
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USA Today
Posted Oct 11, 2012
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3.5/4
|
81%
|
Seven Psychopaths (2012) |
"
Seven Psychopaths is about seven times more clever than most Hollywood comedies. And way more demented."
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USA Today
Posted Oct 10, 2012
|
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2/4
|
68%
|
Wuthering Heights (2012) |
"
This impressionistic take includes some strikingly authentic visuals, but the acting is lackluster and the languorous story often sinks into tedium with its focus on the minutiae of country life."
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USA Today
Posted Oct 4, 2012
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3/4
|
39%
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The Paperboy (2012) |
"
Daniels' deft adaptation of Pete Dexter's 1996 novel is even more disturbing on screen than on the page. It's a Southern Gothic noir thriller with a terrific ensemble cast."
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USA Today
Posted Oct 4, 2012
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3.5/4
|
89%
|
Frankenweenie (2012) |
"
A beautifully crafted homage to classic horror films, a study of grief and a commentary on the mysteries of science and those who narrow-mindedly fear its advances."
—
USA Today
Posted Oct 3, 2012
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2.5/4
|
43%
|
Hotel Transylvania (2012) |
"
While it's an energetic romp, there is more slapstick humor than wit at work here, and a good deal of borrowing from the far more clever Monsters, Inc."
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USA Today
Posted Sep 27, 2012
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|
3.5/4
|
94%
|
Looper (2012) |
"
It will likely have moviegoers gathering outside the theater afterward to hash out details of its intricately constructed universe."
—
USA Today
Posted Sep 27, 2012
|
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2.5/4
|
33%
|
Won't Back Down (2012) |
"
Even terrific casting and a well-intentioned story don't add up to a wholehearted cinematic win."
—
USA Today
Posted Sep 27, 2012
|
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3/4
|
80%
|
Pitch Perfect (2012) |
"
The spirited a cappella singing in Pitch Perfect makes a predictable, feather-light coming-of-age film irresistibly fun."
—
USA Today
Posted Sep 27, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
77%
|
Dredd (2012) |
"
While not for the squeamish, Dredd 3D is an effectively gritty B movie accentuated by stylish visuals and irreverent humor."
—
USA Today
Posted Sep 21, 2012
|
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2/4
|
51%
|
Trouble with the Curve (2012) |
"
Its title notwithstanding, there's nothing that remotely approaches a narrative curve ball in this tired saga of an aging baseball scout."
—
USA Today
Posted Sep 20, 2012
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