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Review of Kill List (2011)

By Andy Klein (675) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 03 Feb 2012

For much of this second film from British writer/director Ben Wheatley, the style seems tightly, even coldly, controlled, as it knocks things…

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Review of The Woman in Black (2012)

By Andy Klein (675) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 03 Feb 2012

Radcliffe's fidgety performance is convincing, and he does come across as an adult, though a very young one…

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Review of Big Miracle (2012)

By Andy Klein (675) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 03 Feb 2012

Stephen Root, Ted Danson, Dermot Mulroney, and other familiar faces lend their support, but it's not enough to overcome the limp, by-the-numbers…

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Review of King of Devil's Island (2010)

By Andy Klein (675) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 03 Feb 2012

For the first half, the pacing is slow and unfocused; the second half is more engrossing but still entirely predictable…

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Review of Mr. Brooks (2007)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 27 Jan 2012

One dramatic ploy that doesn't work is the casting of Demi Moore as Tracy Edward, a homicide detective intent on capturing the Thumbprint Killer…

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Review of Miss Bala (2011)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 27 Jan 2012

Miss Bala has been praised on the festival circuit for being a gritty look at the Mexican drug trade but too often it seemed like a bargain-bin…

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Review of Albert Nobbs (2011)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 27 Jan 2012

The sadness and almost Chaplinesque pathos that ensues is well wrought and Close, although she is so recessive that at times she seems to fade…

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Review of Red Tails (2012)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 20 Jan 2012

When a great movie subject results in a middling movie, the loss is double…

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Review of Alice in Wonderland (2010)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 15 Jan 2012

The movie is a decidedly mixed bag, in part, because of the equally pronounced disparities between Burton and Carroll – and between Burton…

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Review of We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 14 Jan 2012

It's a creepy and disturbing movie, but there's not a lot going on behind people's eyes. The soullessness lacks soul…

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Review of Angels Crest (2011)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 13 Jan 2012

The best thing about the film is the majestic mountain vistas, shot in Canada. You can practically inhale them…

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Review of Lula, the Son of Brazil (2010)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 13 Jan 2012

Lula, Son of Brazil is proof that even charismatic political figures, in this case, Brazil's former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,…

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Review of The Sentinel (2006)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 11 Jan 2012

Michael Douglas plays US Secret Service agent Pete Garrison, and his jaw has never seemed tighter…

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Review of The Tao of Steve (2000)

By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 10 Jan 2012

Logue's magnetic performance is the movie's main virtue, supported by a good secondary cast and a sharply written screenplay…

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Review of Down with Love (2003)

By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 07 Jan 2012

A total lack of chemistry between the stars -- neither of whom is particularly good at romantic comedy in the first place -- and you have a…

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Review of Pina (2011)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 07 Jan 2012

You may not feel like dancing after watching Pina – unless you have a thing for earth in your shoes – but you'll certainly know you've…

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Review of John Mellencamp: It's About You (2012)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 06 Jan 2012

Throughout it all, Markus and his son capture the poetic melancholy of a mostly rural America with an eloquence that recalls the photographs…

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Review of Brother Bear (2003)

By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 04 Jan 2012

All the old Disney trademarks are here, except the wit and surprise that were once the studio's stock in trade…

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Review of A Separation (2011)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 04 Jan 2012

A Separation is not the work of a constrained artist…

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Review of Pariah (2011)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 04 Jan 2012

The filmmaking is often wayward, the scenes of confrontation sometimes too stagey, but Oduye is a marvelous young actress with a camera-ready…

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