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Review of Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 25 Oct 2011

Durkin eschews the sensationalism so often associated with cults in favor of an intimate, psychological portrayal of the confusion, fear and…

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Review of The Big Year (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 13 Oct 2011

The Big Year proves yet again that comedy isn't just magic that happens when funny people stand next to each other…

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Review of 50/50 (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 29 Sep 2011

50/50 is an unusual comedy that should be taken seriously…

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Review of Moneyball (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 22 Sep 2011

Just like any baseball game, Moneyball has its slow points…

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Review of Drive (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 15 Sep 2011

An enthralling piece of filmmaking in the same class as Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver, and Oscar-worthy acting that firmly places Gosling in…

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Review of Contagion (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 07 Sep 2011

As he did in his 2000 film Traffic, director Steven Soderbergh weaves together multiple perspectives in a seamlessly edited collage…

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Review of Our Idiot Brother (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 25 Aug 2011

Hey, man, if you've got Paul Rudd spreading sunshine in every scene, what's there to complain about…

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Review of The Help (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 09 Aug 2011

Writer/director Tate Taylor takes care to balance the at-odds themes of shameful social injustice, female bonding and outright comedy in this…

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Review of Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 04 Aug 2011

Gives contemporary audiences the chance to embrace this cultural phenomenon on their own terms with (near) total seriousness and superior special…

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Review of Another Earth (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 04 Aug 2011

This Sundance hit is really about the universe within our own minds, whether it's the prisons of guilt we lock ourselves in or the fantasies…

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Review of Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 28 Jul 2011

They actually made a real movie beneath that crazy title…

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Review of Horrible Bosses (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 07 Jul 2011

If this year's hit Bridesmaids is the woman's answer to the male-driven, R-rated comedy, then Horrible Bosses is a strong rebuttal…

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Review of Larry Crowne (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 30 Jun 2011

While one can appreciate the film's rousing endorsement of our community college system, it's about as realistic as an episode of the TV sitcom…

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Review of Earthwork (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 30 Jun 2011

While we're grateful for Ordal's introduction to this atypical artist, the film's focus on the sentimental side of the story is at the expense…

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Review of Cars 2 (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 23 Jun 2011

While the little ones will have plenty to feast their eyes, ears and short attention spans on, grown-ups should accept that this is one Pixar…

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Review of Submarine (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 23 Jun 2011

As familiar as Submarine looked, it's hard to overlook Ayoade's natural skill as a storyteller with an affinity for character and humor…

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Review of Super 8 (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 09 Jun 2011

More than anything, Super 8 is a straightforward love letter to those carefree days when anything felt possible as long as you had your friends,…

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Review of Super 8 (1988)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 09 Jun 2011

More than anything, Super 8 is a straightforward love letter to those carefree days when anything felt possible as long as you had your friends,…

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Review of X-Men: First Class (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 01 Jun 2011

The magic is missing from X Men: First Class, and without it, the film's just an average superhero movie with a dark side and a groovy Bond-era…

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Review of The Hangover Part II (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 26 May 2011

There are plenty of déjà vu moments,...but before you know it, Phillips yanks you in an entirely unexpected direction, continually ramping…

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