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Review of The Imposter (2012)

By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 15 Jul 2012

Director Bart Layton takes a story that was already fascinatingly weird to begin with and makes it even more compelling by structuring it as…

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Review of Take This Waltz (2011)

By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 15 Jul 2012

Polley (who's been an actress herself) never judges these people she's created…

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Review of Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012)

By Jake Coyle (526) for Associated Press (1,685) on 03 Jul 2012

As artificial as much of the apparatus surrounding Perry may be, none of it works without her charisma at the center…

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Review of Savages (2012)

By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 01 Jul 2012

Savages is an enjoyably gratuitous romp, but with something to say…

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Review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 25 Jun 2012

Garfield plays Peter as more of a misunderstood outsider, a rebel with a chip on his shoulder, a guy who wasn't afraid to stand up to the class…

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Review of Spider-Man (1977)

By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 25 Jun 2012

Garfield plays Peter as more of a misunderstood outsider, a rebel with a chip on his shoulder, a guy who wasn't afraid to stand up to the class…

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Review of Ted (2012)

By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 24 Jun 2012

Much of the material works because the bear has someone to bounce off of; Wahlberg does his best work in situations like this, where he's playing…

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Review of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 19 Jun 2012

What ideally might have been playful and knowing is instead uptight and dreary, with a visual scheme that's so fake and cartoony, it depletes…

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Review of Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)

By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 18 Jun 2012

Buoyed by individual moments, and by some of the inspired casting that's revealed at each stop along the way…

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Review of Brave (2012)

By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 17 Jun 2012

Pixar is long overdue for a feature with a strong female character at its center. Now that she's arrived, it's clear that she deserves better…

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Review of That's My Boy (2012)

By David Germain (226) for Associated Press (1,685) on 13 Jun 2012

In short, we get Sandler, doing what he always does, with whatever edge he once had continuing to erode as he ages and looks sillier at what…

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Review of That's My Boy (1951)

By David Germain (226) for Associated Press (1,685) on 13 Jun 2012

In short, we get Sandler, doing what he always does, with whatever edge he once had continuing to erode as he ages and looks sillier at what…

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Review of Rock of Ages (2012)

By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 11 Jun 2012

If this era was a formative time in your life and you're feeling a yearning for kitschy nostalgia, Rock of Ages provides a sufficiently fun…

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Review of Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 05 Jun 2012

You have to admire the fact that, rather than turning to the safety of snark, this little movie sticks to its big idea: All you gotta do is believe…

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Review of Lola Versus (2012)

By David Germain (226) for Associated Press (1,685) on 05 Jun 2012

Lola Versus deals with relationships in standard-issue Sundance style, ostensibly smarter and more genuine than what flows from the Hollywood…

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Review of Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)

By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 05 Jun 2012

Squanders the abilities of these usually fearless, formidable actresses with material that's entirely predictable and a high sap factor that…

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Review of Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

By David Germain (226) for Associated Press (1,685) on 04 Jun 2012

The animation is grand, and the lovely images may be enough to send really young kids away happy…

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Review of Prometheus (2012)

By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 03 Jun 2012

The paranoia becomes palpable, and a lot of its impact comes from how dramatic and dazzlingly seamless the special effects are…

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Review of Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 29 May 2012

Astonishingly beautiful and breathtaking in its brutal imagery, Snow White & the Huntsman is thrilling and frightening in equal measure, yet…

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Review of The Intouchables (2011)

By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 22 May 2012

Cluzet has the daunting task of trying to strike a powerful contrast while acting only from the neck up, and he pulls it off with stoic, bemused…

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