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2/4
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18%
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Parental Guidance (2012) |
"
If you're looking for an all-ages crowd-pleaser, this may be your best bet."
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Newsday
Posted Dec 24, 2012
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2.5/4
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89%
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Django Unchained (2012) |
"
Unfortunately, it wears out its welcome about two-thirds through, which means -- no kidding -- 45 more minutes to go."
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Newsday
Posted Dec 24, 2012
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2.5/4
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72%
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Les Misérables (2012) |
"
This is a big story, with big themes, based on Victor Hugo's really big novel about love, law and revolution in 19th-century France. Yet somehow, "Les Misérables" isn't the major movie event it should be."
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Newsday
Posted Dec 24, 2012
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2/4
|
50%
|
This is 40 (2012) |
"
"This Is 40" turns out to be an opportunity squandered."
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Newsday
Posted Dec 20, 2012
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1.5/4
|
60%
|
Jack Reacher (2012) |
"
There's a fine line between macho wish fulfillment and delusional fantasy, and "Jack Reacher" crosses it."
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Newsday
Posted Dec 20, 2012
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0.5/4
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55%
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Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away 3D (2012) |
"
Loyal fans may love the nonstop riot of imagery and music, though others may not even comprehend what's happening on screen."
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Newsday
Posted Dec 20, 2012
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|
3.5/4
|
93%
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Zero Dark Thirty (2012) |
"
It mixes checkable facts with dramatic license, but "Zero Dark Thirty" has no overweening political agenda. Instead, it unfolds with the cool detachment of a documentary even in its most tense and gripping scenes."
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Newsday
Posted Dec 18, 2012
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3/4
|
65%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
"The Hobbit" is an impressive first chapter."
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Newsday
Posted Dec 11, 2012
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2.5/4
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66%
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Hitchcock (2012) |
"
An overly literal idea of the brilliant director, but an entertaining visit to the set of a horror classic."
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Newsday
Posted Dec 6, 2012
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3/4
|
67%
|
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012) |
"
A genuine charmer with appealingly natural performances and the kind of holiday warmth that can't be manufactured."
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Newsday
Posted Dec 6, 2012
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2/4
|
4%
|
Playing for Keeps (2012) |
"
Half the actors realize they're in a bit of Hollywood fluff, but others deliver emotional performances worthy of a serious drama. As for Butler, well, it's hard to say exactly what he's doing."
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Newsday
Posted Dec 6, 2012
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|
2.5/4
|
95%
|
The Central Park Five (2012) |
"
A skillfully told and important story, though less factual blow-by-blow and more time spent with the five would have been more compelling."
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Newsday
Posted Nov 29, 2012
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2/4
|
76%
|
Killing Them Softly (2012) |
"
Dominik turns this potentially gritty crime flick into a soggy political metaphor for the 2008 financial crisis."
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Newsday
Posted Nov 29, 2012
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|
2.5/4
|
92%
|
Starlet (2012) |
"
This slender film is bolstered by strong performances, particularly from Hemingway (daughter of Mariel) and her 85-year-old co-star."
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Newsday
Posted Nov 23, 2012
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3/4
|
91%
|
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
"
Some movies are so likable, so naturally charming, that you'll forgive any dopey idea they throw at you."
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Newsday
Posted Nov 20, 2012
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2.5/4
|
74%
|
Rise of the Guardians (2012) |
"
This animated, 3-D film is essentially a Marvel-ized version of old fairy tales, but "Rise of the Guardians" has several things going for it."
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Newsday
Posted Nov 20, 2012
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3/4
|
89%
|
Life of Pi (2012) |
"
"Life of Pi" is an absolutely gorgeous movie, aglow with color and filled with wraparound 3-D effects."
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Newsday
Posted Nov 20, 2012
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3/4
|
62%
|
Anna Karenina (2012) |
"
This multilayered movie is not your average Tolstoy adaptation."
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Newsday
Posted Nov 20, 2012
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2/4
|
11%
|
Red Dawn (2012) |
"
Feels like a movie without a cause."
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Newsday
Posted Nov 20, 2012
|
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2.5/4
|
48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) |
"
The first "Twilight" film that could get non-fans' hearts pumping turns out to be the last."
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Newsday
Posted Nov 15, 2012
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|
3/4
|
93%
|
The Sessions (2012) |
"
A funny, tender and mostly unsentimentalized movie about physical and emotional triumph."
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Newsday
Posted Nov 8, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
91%
|
Lincoln (2012) |
"
"Lincoln" is wrapped in the heavy cloak of the traditional biopic, with all the top-shelf acting, period detail and important speeches the genre requires."
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Newsday
Posted Nov 8, 2012
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|
2.5/4
|
92%
|
Skyfall (2012) |
"
A super-suave but softer Bond, with Craig barely wrinkling his gorgeous suits. Bardem, as a dandyish villain, works up a good, greasy sweat."
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Newsday
Posted Nov 6, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
83%
|
Smashed (2012) |
"
Winstead, a relative newcomer, handily carries this slender film."
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Newsday
Posted Nov 1, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
77%
|
Flight (2012) |
"
"Flight" performs a daring wing-walk between politically incorrect comedy and gut-wrenching drama, and it succeeds partly thanks to Washington ..."
—
Newsday
Posted Nov 1, 2012
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|
|
6%
|
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012) |
"
"Revelation" is incredibly boring as well as totally baffling."
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Newsday
Posted Oct 28, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
63%
|
Cloud Atlas (2012) |
"
Sumptuous visuals and audacious acting, but the quasi-profound message of cosmic connectedness isn't worth all the trouble."
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Newsday
Posted Oct 26, 2012
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2/4
|
39%
|
The Paperboy (2012) |
"
"The Paperboy" is one of those rare examples where you might wish the movie was less faithful to the book."
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Newsday
Posted Oct 26, 2012
|
|
1.5/4
|
33%
|
Chasing Mavericks (2012) |
"
"Chasing Mavericks" invents minor conflicts but avoids major problems, coming off less like a biographical drama than a visit from a guest lecturer during Sunday school."
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Newsday
Posted Oct 25, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
25%
|
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) |
"
The scares are hit-and-miss, but at least Alex and Ben are fun to hang out with."
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Newsday
Posted Oct 19, 2012
|
|
0.5/4
|
12%
|
Alex Cross (2012) |
"
It feels almost cruel to laugh at such a blindly stumbling, dunderheaded action-thriller, but you won't be able to help it."
—
Newsday
Posted Oct 19, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
95%
|
Argo (2012) |
"
It's a well-told story that's timely, topical and thoroughly entertaining."
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Newsday
Posted Oct 12, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
62%
|
Sinister (2012) |
"
Despite some effective bumps and frights, and at least one memorable jolt from a full-throated D'Addario, "Sinister" is mainly just a series of snuff-reels with sick-joke titles ..."
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Newsday
Posted Oct 12, 2012
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|
2/4
|
81%
|
Seven Psychopaths (2012) |
"
Movies about moviemaking can often feel lazy -- like rock songs about touring, or poetry about sitting in cafes -- but McDonagh is such an energetic filmmaker and fancy-footed writer that he nearly pulls it off."
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Newsday
Posted Oct 11, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
89%
|
Frankenweenie (2012) |
"
It's a quintessential Burton film, but also more Disney than a lot of Disney films."
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Newsday
Posted Oct 5, 2012
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2/4
|
21%
|
Taken 2 (2012) |
"
"Taken 2" is nearly all nonsense, with villains so inept and slow-moving that there's little satisfaction in watching Mills take them out."
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Newsday
Posted Oct 5, 2012
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|
2/4
|
32%
|
The Oranges (2012) |
"
"The Oranges" hits and misses at random."
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Newsday
Posted Oct 5, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
80%
|
Pitch Perfect (2012) |
"
Though likable and energetic, the movie is so eager to put a finger on every pulse that it loses the rhythm."
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Newsday
Posted Sep 28, 2012
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|
2/4
|
43%
|
Hotel Transylvania (2012) |
"
Feels like a string of jokes without a story."
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Newsday
Posted Sep 28, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
94%
|
Looper (2012) |
"
Johnson's action scenes occasionally stumble, but the devilishly clever script makes "Looper" a thrilling, dizzying ride."
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Newsday
Posted Sep 28, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
33%
|
Won't Back Down (2012) |
"
This movie fears nuance, pushes an agenda and demonizes its opposition."
—
Newsday
Posted Sep 27, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
51%
|
Trouble with the Curve (2012) |
"
"Trouble With the Curve" as predictable and suspenseless as a children's film. It's a softball straight down the middle."
—
Newsday
Posted Sep 21, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
85%
|
The Master (2012) |
"
It's a surprisingly compassionate look at two people: A lost sheep and his shepherd."
—
Newsday
Posted Sep 21, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
85%
|
End of Watch (2012) |
"
Ayer ... keeps wrecking the sense of realism he's trying to build."
—
Newsday
Posted Sep 21, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
31%
|
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) |
"
The script is incoherent and the acting is terrible -- avatars would have been an improvement."
—
Newsday
Posted Sep 17, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
84%
|
Arbitrage (2012) |
"
"Arbitrage" gets away with a few crime-flick cliches because it's also a thoughtful character study."
—
Newsday
Posted Sep 13, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
29%
|
The Oogieloves in The Big Balloon Adventure (2012) |
"
If only there were something on screen to keep your adult brain from dissolving into strained peas."
—
Newsday
Posted Aug 31, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
39%
|
The Possession (2012) |
"
Another horror movie about a little girl possessed by a demon? Seriously?"
—
Newsday
Posted Aug 31, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
89%
|
Compliance (2012) |
"
Zobel, a second-time feature filmmaker, has put together a skillful, sympathetic but unsparing re-enactment of a small-scale atrocity, and his cast plays it out with natural, understated performances."
—
Newsday
Posted Aug 30, 2012
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