Film Reviews
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The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan)
Despite a fractured and overstuffed narrative, the film ambitiously crafts gripping terror and soars as a grand artistic spectacle.
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Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg)
Telling the story of a young billionaire's long day's journey to the barber shop, Cosmopolis should be a tough sell for audiences. Or at least it would be if it didn't star one of Hollywood's hottest young hunks.
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Safety not Guaranteed (Colin Trevorrow)
From the producers who brought you at least one of the movies you've seen in theaters recently comes a comedy based on an ad from the classifieds.
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Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson)
The quirky auteur returns to live action with a tender, coming of age story. But if you're anti-'Wes'etic, you have a brand new target to rail at.
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Prometheus (Ridley Scott)
Ridley Scott's long awaited return to the Alien universe is an incredible spectacle, but is it a good movie?
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Beasts of the Southern Wild (Benh Zeitlin)
The modest independent film has turned into the biggest buzz on the blogosphere. Did they hype get too big or does the festival favorite deserve to blow up?
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God Bless America (Bobcat Goldthwait)
Bobcat Goldthwait delivers another biting satire directed straight at the heart of American popular culture.
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The Skin I Live In (Pedro Almodóvar)
The film intrigues and unsettles with its issues of transgenesis, sexual and gender identity, but its themes feel conflicted and lack a penetrating continuity.
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The Hunger Games (Gary Ross)
Conceptually brilliant but can The Hunger Games survive the transformation from page to screen.
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Once Upon A Time In Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
Last year's co-winner of the Cannes Film Festival's Grand Prix is every bit as challenging, human, and rewarding as the Turkish master's previous works.
Forrest Cardamenis reviews...
