Hat Trick
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Inglourious Basterds |
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Very good, and Tarantino's straightest story. |
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The Road |
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Haunting and careful. Deserved to be seen more than it was. |
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Adventureland |
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Shockingly good. One of the best post-collegiate type movies ever. |
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A Serious Man |
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Dramedy isn't the word - dramatic comedy, maybe - and a fine entry in the Coen canon. |
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The Hurt Locker |
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Maybe the best Iraq movie yet. |
Shootout Winner
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Star Trek |
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Abrams revived a dead franchise, with plenty of style. |
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Up |
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Among the best Pixar films; funny and sad. |
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Invictus |
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Clint in fine form; Morgan Freeman's best performance. |
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Paranormal Activity |
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Unique and terrifying. Among the decade's best horror. |
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Drag Me to Hell |
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No Evil Dead, but it'll do. |
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(500) Days of Summer |
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The ultra-rare poignant and mature romantic comedy. |
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Sunshine Cleaning |
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Could've been more. But what was there was enjoyable, with excellent performances. |
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Pirate Radio |
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The fact that there wasn't much of a plot aside, one of the most enjoyable films of the year. |