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Review of Avatar (2011)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 18 Dec 2009

A brilliant, visual extravaganza that's simultaneously thrilling, provocative and surprisingly moving. It's destined to become a sci-fi classic…

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Review of Mystery Team (2009)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 12 Dec 2009

An outrageous, offbeat comedy that's often preposterous and silly, but nonetheless quite funny and delightfully bizarre…

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Review of The Lovely Bones (2009)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 11 Dec 2009

Well-acted, visually stunning and initially intriguing, but it quickly falls apart into an uneven, convoluted and unfocused mess that's neither…

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Review of Invictus (2009)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 10 Dec 2009

Despite a captivating-as-always performance by Morgan Freeman, [it] ends up rather dull and underwhelming while lacking enough sharp attention…

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Review of The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 29 Nov 2009

Unfocused, emotionally hollow and just mildly engaging despite exquisite cinematography and radiant performances by Robin Wright Penn, Blake…

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Review of Me and Orson Welles (2008)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 29 Nov 2009

Thoroughly engaging, witty, charming and delightful…

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Review of Old Dogs (2009)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 26 Nov 2009

A painfully unfunny attempt at comedy filled with lazy, juvenile, forced humor that's an insult to everyone's intelligence…

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Review of Broken Embraces (2009)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 22 Nov 2009

Intriguing, well-structured and mildly engaging with strong performances, but its balance of comedy, melodrama and romance feels slightly uneven…

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Review of Planet 51 (2009)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 20 Nov 2009

An often amusing, harmless adventure with enough inoffensive humor and impressive CGI animation to make up for its lack of exhilarating moments…

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Review of The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 20 Nov 2009

Despite superb cinematography and special effects, [it] overstays its welcome and lacks palpable excitement, thrills and suspense…

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Review of The Red Cliff (1949)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 18 Nov 2009

A sensationally entertaining, visually stunning epic filled with enough thrilling and invigorating action sequences to compensate for its dull,…

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Review of Red Cliff (2008)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 18 Nov 2009

A sensationally entertaining, visually stunning epic filled with enough thrilling and invigorating action sequences to compensate for its dull,…

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Review of The End of Poverty? (2008)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 15 Nov 2009

A timely and provocative documentary, but it's rather dull, poorly synthesized and fails to keep you engaged with an overload of information…

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Review of Oh, My God! (2008)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 14 Nov 2009

Provocative, captivating and profoundly illuminating. You'll be talking about it for weeks…

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Review of Uncertainty (2009)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 14 Nov 2009

Has an interesting concept along with a terrific cast, stylish cinematography and interesting use of symbolism, but it's often rather bland…

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Review of Oh My God (2009)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 14 Nov 2009

Provocative, captivating and profoundly illuminating. You'll be talking about it for weeks…

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Review of Splinterheads (2009)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 08 Nov 2009

Amusing, lively and imaginative with terrific, crisp cinematography, but it's often too cartoonish, convoluted, juvenile and low on laughs…

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Review of Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 07 Nov 2009

An inspirational, emotionally devastating drama that occasionally veers toward contrived melodrama , but remains captivating thanks to the…

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Review of The Box (2009)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 07 Nov 2009

Has stylish production values and a somewhat creepy performance by the talented Frank Langella, but it's often too lazily constructed, unimaginative…

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Review of The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 07 Nov 2009

An outrageously funny, tongue-in-cheek satire filled with lively, amusing performances, but its comedic momentum gradually loses steam and…

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