Mm hmm
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Milk |
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A breathtaking film with a remarkable Sean Penn performance |
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2.
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Slumdog Millionaire |
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A wonderful fairy tale from the incomparable Danny Boyle |
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3.
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Doubt |
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Superbly acted, thought provoking play-on-film |
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4.
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Man on Wire |
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Remarkable, elegant documentary is an Oscar shoe-in |
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5.
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The Wrestler |
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Superb Mickey Rourke performance in an old fashioned '70s character study |
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6.
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Let the Right One In (Sweden) |
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Swedish horror at its finest: bleak, cold, and Bergmanesque |
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7.
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Frost/Nixon |
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Do we have to wait thirty years to see Olbermann/Bush? |
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8.
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Be Kind Rewind |
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More post-modern magic from Michel Gondry |
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9.
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Tropic Thunder |
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The funniest, most profane film of the year |
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10.
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Happy Go Lucky |
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More Mike Leigh magic, again featuring the great Eddie Marsan |
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11.
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Quantum of Solace |
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Trim, lean, and surprisingly topical Bond picture with a memorable nod to Goldfinger |
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12.
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Diary of the Dead |
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Zombies with a dash of politics. Yum. |
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13.
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WALL•E |
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The first 20 minutes are magical |
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14.
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Religulous |
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Mean-spirited but often hilarious--kinda like Borat! |
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15.
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Hancock |
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Put John Hancock, on your must see list, for your fam-i-leeee! |
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16.
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The Bank Job |
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Superior heist flick with fine acting and terrific period detail |
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17.
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Cloverfield |
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It's a pleasure watching the annoying characters die! |
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18.
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Kung Fu Panda |
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Delightful and beautifully animated kiddie flick |
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19.
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Gran Torino |
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Fair to middling Eastwood, but still enjoyable |
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20.
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Cadillac Records |
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Some fine individual performances can't compensate for the film's historical inaccuracies and flawed plotting |
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21.
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You Don't Mess With the Zohan |
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Surprisingly funny 'why can't we all just get along?' comedy |
Meh
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22.
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Death Race |
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Not as good as the original, but reasonable dumb entertainment |
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23.
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
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I'm not a big fan of the series, but Crystal Skull is solid entertainment |
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24.
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Speed Racer |
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Amazing production design and great chimp wrangling |
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25.
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Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? |
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Introductory primer to the Muslim world in need of a wider audience |
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26.
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Get Smart |
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Occasionally amusing update of the TV classic |
Uh uh
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27.
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Transporter 3 |
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Car wreck of a movie featuring...car wrecks aplenty |
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28.
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The Spiderwick Chronicles |
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Underamped fantasy lacking in thrills. |
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29.
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Iron Man |
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Nasty blend of American political mythologies |
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30.
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Redbelt |
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David Mamet has truly gone off the rails with this poorly plotted drama. |
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31.
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall |
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I'd rather die than watch this repulsive film again |