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Sugar |
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From the Half Nelson team. Will I see a better film this year? Unlikely. |
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The Hurt Locker |
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An old-fashioned character study, brilliantly told |
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus |
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The best and most significant Terry Gilliam in a very long time |
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Precious |
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A distaff Blind Side, if you will. A hard-hitting, superbly acted drama if you won't. |
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The Men Who Stare at Goats |
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Best military comedy since Buffalo Soldiers (2001) |
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The Cove |
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This year's Man on Wire? Next year's Best Oscar Doc? |
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In the Loop |
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The funniest and most depressing film of 2009 |
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Black Dynamite |
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ROFLMBAO |
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Capitalism: A Love Story |
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Michael Moore delivers the goods again |
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Gomorra |
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Superb, multi-plotted film tears the lid off Italian corruption |
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Up |
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A kid's movie that offers food for thought as a side dish for the main course: stunning animation |
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Coraline |
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A visual treat that is also one of the best horror films of recent vintage |
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The Road |
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As bleak a vision as you'll ever see on film |
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14.
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Up in the Air |
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The bitterest rom-com of all time succeeds only thanks to Clooney and Farmiga's performances |
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The Informant! |
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Return to form for Steven Soderbergh plays like a comedic Shattered Glass |
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Creation |
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Well acted, well made, but could have done with a bit more science |
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Zombieland |
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Extremely well marketed serio-comic, indie-style road movie |
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Avatar |
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Visually remarkable, and even the story holds up pretty well |
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Me and Orson Welles |
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A superb performance by Christian McKay but not much else |
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The Blind Side |
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The feel good movie of the year, buoyed by a bravura Sandra Bullock performance |
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District 9 |
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Intelligent, ambitious horror film that could have been even better |
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22.
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Good Hair |
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More than you ever wanted to know about weaves |
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23.
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Bruno |
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Consistently funnier than Borat |
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24.
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Moon |
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Science fiction the way they used to make it |
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25.
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A Serious Man |
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Not prime Coen Brothers, but if you're a fan you should still check it out |
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26.
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Monsters vs. Aliens |
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Inconsequential but very enjoyable animated comedy |
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27.
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Julie & Julia |
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Well made, well acted, well written and utterly bizarre |
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28.
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Public Enemies |
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Bloody (yet curiously bloodless) biopic doesn't hit on all cylinders |
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29.
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Sherlock Holmes |
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Downey isn't bad, but Rachel McAdams is dreadful and the story paper thin |
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30.
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Pirate Radio |
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Don't look for historical accuracy in this well cast but inconsequential comedy |
Grotty
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2012 |
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Utterly absurd disaster pic, but is there any other kind? |
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32.
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 |
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Enjoyable but utterly inessential action movie |
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33.
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Watchmen |
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The film overreaches and is too long, but has some effective sequences and good ideas |
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34.
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
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The X-Men movie for people like me who don't like X-Men movies |
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35.
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Star Trek |
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Time for this franchise to boldly go into the dustbin of history |
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36.
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Terminator Salvation |
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Should have been titled Transforminators |
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37.
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop |
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Good character, good set-up, dreadful screenplay and poor delivery |
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38.
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Gamer |
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Gamer couldn't be lamer |