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Review of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for AV Club (2,778) on 08 Mar 2012

In spite of a promising start, an unconventional setup, attractive photography, and game lead performances from Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt,…

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Review of Sound of Noise (2010)

By Noel Murray (1,901) for AV Club (2,778) on 08 Mar 2012

What binds the entertaining crime movie to its YouTube-ready musical interludes is the unspoken yearning of its two leads: he for the world…

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Review of Footnote (2011)

By Alison Willmore (681) for AV Club (2,778) on 08 Mar 2012

The love, jealousy, and stubborn pride of the relationship between Ashkenazi and Bar-Aba is the heart of the film, and that makes the deliberately…

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Review of John Carter (2012)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for AV Club (2,778) on 08 Mar 2012

Rather than trying to overwhelm viewers by overloading the senses, John Carter's effects strive to create something new using as their foundation…

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Review of The Decoy Bride (2011)

By Alison Willmore (681) for AV Club (2,778) on 08 Mar 2012

Tennant and Macdonald are appealing performers, but they aren't given scenes that convey they even like each other, much less that they're…

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Review of Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)

By Noel Murray (1,901) for AV Club (2,778) on 08 Mar 2012

David Gelb's documentary Jiro Dreams Of Sushi shows what a meal at Sukiyabashi Jiro is like: each morsel prepared simply and perfectly, then…

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Review of Being Flynn (2012)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for AV Club (2,778) on 01 Mar 2012

Weitz's sense of play and the Badly Drawn Boy soundtrack each give Being Flynn an enjoyable lightness; meanwhile, the curdled, hidden rage…

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Review of Let the Bullets Fly (2010)

By Alison Willmore (681) for AV Club (2,778) on 01 Mar 2012

That dedicated wryness makes the endless twists and betrayals easier to process-these are awful people, but it's sure a lot of fun to watch…

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Review of Gone (2012)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for AV Club (2,778) on 24 Feb 2012

The film's pieces don't always fit together, but even in isolation, some of those pieces are well worth watching…

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Review of Act of Valor (2012)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for AV Club (2,778) on 23 Feb 2012

It's thin material, to say the least, and manipulative to boot, putting women, children, and a SEAL father-to-be in jeopardy in ways more about…

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Review of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)

By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for AV Club (2,778) on 17 Feb 2012

The charismatic Idris Elba debuts in a key role as an alcoholic priest who recruits Cage's unique services…

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Review of On the Ice (2011)

By Alison Willmore (681) for AV Club (2,778) on 16 Feb 2012

The performances, all from non-professional local actors, are noticeably uneven, but the film is as much a portrait of a place as it is a narrative,…

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Review of This Means War (2012)

By Scott Tobias (1,684) for AV Club (2,778) on 16 Feb 2012

Given the creepiest rom-com premise this side of Addicted To Love - which at least had the wisdom to reflect on its camera-obscura voyeurism…

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Review of All Things Fall Apart (2011)

By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for AV Club (2,778) on 16 Feb 2012

Only marginally more sophisticated in its treatment of cancer than The Room, which treated it as a bizarre aside never to be mentioned again…

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Review of Buzzkill (2012)

By Sam Adams (514) for AV Club (2,778) on 16 Feb 2012

A slow-motion car crash of miscalculated charisma, BuzzKill lives and rapidly dies by Daniel Raymont's grating lead performance…

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Review of The Vow (2012)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for AV Club (2,778) on 09 Feb 2012

It's unashamedly escapist, but a turn for the serious as The Vow nears the finish line only underscores its essential silliness and what a…

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Review of In Darkness (2011)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for AV Club (2,778) on 09 Feb 2012

While In Darkness sticks to formula, it brings across that formula effectively…

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Review of Safe House (2012)

By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for AV Club (2,778) on 09 Feb 2012

Safe House does altogether too good a job establishing Washington as a seemingly unbeatable adversary: He brings so much gravity to his role…

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Review of The Turin Horse (2011)

By Scott Tobias (1,684) for AV Club (2,778) on 09 Feb 2012

The Turin Horse has a burnished beauty that's awe-inspiring, like a clear window into a faraway world as it dangles, and then falls, off the…

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Review of Chico & Rita (2010)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for AV Club (2,778) on 09 Feb 2012

The characters are simply rendered, but when it comes to capturing cities and scenes, the cinematography takes on the color and detail of a…

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