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Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 19 May 2011

While On Stranger Tides is the shortest of the four Pirates films, its two-hour, 17-minute running time is still far too indulgent…

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Review of Hanna (2011)

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

The director's clever use of extreme landscapes and surreal sets keep us immersed in a visually stimulating world somewhere between fantasy…

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Review of Source Code (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 31 Mar 2011

Cool enough to position the movie as the thinking man's blockbuster, but Inception it isn't…

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Review of Jane Eyre (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 18 Mar 2011

When [Wasikowska and Fassbender] come face to face - his light eyes burning white heat, her porcelain neck quivering beneath his possessive…

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Review of I Am (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 18 Mar 2011

No matter what you take away from director Tom Shadyac's philosophical treatise I Am, you have to admit its timing is eerily apt…

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Review of I Am (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 18 Mar 2011

No matter what you take away from director Tom Shadyac's philosophical treatise I Am, you have to admit its timing is eerily apt…

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Review of I Am (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 18 Mar 2011

No matter what you take away from director Tom Shadyac's philosophical treatise I Am, you have to admit its timing is eerily apt…

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Review of The Rite (1969)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 31 Jan 2011

The Rite's insistence on chewing over Michael's snoozer of a spiritual crisis keeps the story from taking hold and taking us anywhere at all…

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Review of The Rite (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 31 Jan 2011

The Rite's insistence on chewing over Michael's snoozer of a spiritual crisis keeps the story from taking hold and taking us anywhere at all…

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Review of The Green Hornet (2011)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 14 Jan 2011

As a crime-fighting duo, Britt and Kato have the sophistication and finesse of a pair of middle school boys on a joy ride…

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Review of Somewhere (2010)

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

To comment upon meaninglessness by creating something entirely meaningless yourself is hardly a way to make your point - let alone get people…

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Review of Blue Valentine (2010)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 06 Jan 2011

Be prepared for an emotionally devastating portrait of a marriage that, at times, feels like an eavesdropping expedition…

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Review of True Grit (2010)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 27 Dec 2010

While Wayne stole the show in the original film, Steinfeld easily takes the honor this time around with a performance that belies the actress's…

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Review of TRON: Legacy (2010)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 17 Dec 2010

Kosinki's most imaginative 3-D contraptions are stunning, though it's unfortunate that they don't show up until we've slogged through a slow,…

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Review of The King's Speech (2010)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 17 Dec 2010

This is a film bursting with words; much of it elegant dialogue, some of it energetic bursts of profanity…

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Review of Tangled (2010)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 24 Nov 2010

Tangled is a welcome reminder of why we call [Disney] the Magic Kingdom…

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Review of 127 Hours (2010)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 19 Nov 2010

Ralston may be pinned in one spot, but Boyle's camera is anything but, taking us to every place a frantic mind could wander while under such strain…

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Review of Unstoppable (2010)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 12 Nov 2010

Director Tony Scott's frequent doses of visual adrenaline, combined with admirable restraint in both the script and lead performances, make…

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Review of Megamind (2010)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 06 Nov 2010

In this refreshing twist on a familiar format, director Tom McGrath combines flawless 3-D animation with a bevy of comedic talent to craft…

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Review of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009)

By Alison Gang (138) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 28 Oct 2010

Despite being packaged as a thriller, Hornet's Nest lacks the urgency and suspense of the previous films…

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