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Review of Parental Guidance (2012)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 24 Dec 2012

Some nice comic points are scored against all those awful, over-indulgent parents turning out new generations of impossible brats, but not…

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Review of Django Unchained (2012)

By Chris Barsanti (896) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 22 Dec 2012

Brilliant comic turns from Christoph Waltz and Samuel L…

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Review of Jack Reacher (2012)

By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 21 Dec 2012

A lean, violent thriller with clever, noir-ish plotting. The film should find an appreciative audience of action fans and Tom Cruise junkies…

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Review of Les Misérables (2012)

By Wendy Weinstein (27) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 21 Dec 2012

British director Tom Hooper could be heading back to the Oscars, along with his stars Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway, with this remarkably…

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Review of The Guilt Trip (2012)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Dec 2012

La Streisand is better than she's been in a while, but that's not enough to recommend this too thinly scripted, facilely titled would-be audience…

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Review of On the Road (2014)

By Erica Abeel (109) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Dec 2012

The period detail is perfect and the lensing nails the novel's frenzied rhythms, but a literal-minded approach and miscast lead stall this…

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Review of On the Road (2012)

By Erica Abeel (109) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Dec 2012

The period detail is perfect and the lensing nails the novel's frenzied rhythms, but a literal-minded approach and miscast lead stall this…

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Review of On The Road (2013)

By Erica Abeel (109) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Dec 2012

The period detail is perfect and the lensing nails the novel's frenzied rhythms, but a literal-minded approach and miscast lead stall this…

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Review of West of Memphis (2012)

By Chris Barsanti (896) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Dec 2012

both cool-headed and rabble-rousing; it sets a new standard for true-crime film investigations…

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Review of Not Fade Away (2012)

By Kevin Lally (258) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Dec 2012

Sopranos creator David Chase's feature debut is an engaging time capsule of an era when rock music profoundly impacted American culture…

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Review of Barbara (2012)

By Rex Roberts (125) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Dec 2012

An intimate meditation on freedom set in East Germany at the end of the Cold War, but this time, it's personal…

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Review of This Is 40 (2012)

By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Dec 2012

The Judd Apatow comedy formula might be wearing a little thin, but he still delivers more laughs than most of his competition…

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Review of On The Road (2010)

By Erica Abeel (109) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 19 Dec 2012

The period detail is perfect and the lensing nails the novel's frenzied rhythms, but a literal-minded approach and miscast lead stall this…

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Review of The Impossible (2012)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 17 Dec 2012

Spectacular and emotionally riveting re-creation of one family's nightmarish ordeal while vacationing in Thailand during the historic 2004…

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Review of Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

By Chris Barsanti (896) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 14 Dec 2012

Kathryn Bigelow is taking a cold look at a hot subject, and because of that her film will stand the test of time…

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Review of Consuming Spirits (2012)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 14 Dec 2012

The most creative film of the year: a striking, one-of-a-kind, hilarious dystopian epic of animated weirdness…

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Review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 14 Dec 2012

This first installment should draw a large audience; getting it back for rounds two and three will be more difficult…

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Review of Playing for Keeps (2012)

By Sarah Sluis (47) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 07 Dec 2012

Bland romantic comedy is the cinematic equivalent of processed food…

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Review of Heleno (2011)

By Eric Monder (171) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 07 Dec 2012

Heleno might have been stronger by better avoiding the clichés of its genre-yet there are still benefits to this stylish work…

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Review of Lay the Favorite (2012)

By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 07 Dec 2012

This shaggy-dog story based on the improbable real-life adventures of exotic dancer-turned-bookie-turned-journalist Beth Raymer is never quite…

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