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Review of The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 17 Jul 2012

The third Dark Knight movie once again pits Bruce Wayne/Batman against demons both within and without, raising the emotional stakes without…

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Review of Red Lights (2012)

By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 11 Jul 2012

High-minded thriller about professional paranormal debunkers gets off to a strong start but loses focus halfway through…

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Review of Farewell, My Queen (2012)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 11 Jul 2012

An impossibly lavish historical tapestry comes to breathtakingly vivid life in Benoît Jacquot's ultra-intimate account of the most famous…

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Review of Ballplayer: Pelotero (2011)

By Marsha Mccreadie (81) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 11 Jul 2012

Ballplayer: Pelotero answers the question on some sports fans' minds-Why is it that 20 percent of American professional baseball players are…

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Review of Trishna (2011)

By Rex Roberts (125) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 10 Jul 2012

Imaginative, evocative adaptation of a classic Victorian novel is fresh and compelling, with Freida Pinto delivering a moving performance as…

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Review of The Pact (2010)

By David Guzman (7) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 04 Jul 2012

The best thing The Pact has going for it is the way it manages to play its cards right, despite the fact that it doesn't have many aces up its sleeve…

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Review of Crazy Eyes (2012)

By Shirley Sealy (140) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 04 Jul 2012

The only audience likely to respond favorably to this vanity production about the slow, painful self-discovery of a rich, young Hollywood filmmaker…

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Review of The Pact (2012)

By David Guzman (7) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 04 Jul 2012

The best thing The Pact has going for it is the way it manages to play its cards right, despite the fact that it doesn't have many aces up its sleeve…

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Review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

By Frank Lovece (341) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 04 Jul 2012

An action-packed ride with top-notch acting, great effects and stunt work, and a plot with more holes than a spider web…

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Review of The Do-Deca-Pentathlon (2012)

By Sarah Sluis (47) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 04 Jul 2012

Sibling rivalry gets its due in this sometimes funny but slight comedy from the Duplass Brothers…

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Review of Savages (2012)

By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 04 Jul 2012

Based on co-screenwriter Don Winslow's critically acclaimed novel, at heart a classic noir thriller, Savages doubles down and raises the bloody…

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Review of Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 04 Jul 2012

Fun, revealing doc about one pop sensation who has truly earned her place in the sun, although the 3D is wholly unnecessary…

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Review of Spider-Man (1977)

By Frank Lovece (341) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 04 Jul 2012

An action-packed ride with top-notch acting, great effects and stunt work, and a plot with more holes than a spider web…

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Review of Take This Waltz (2011)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 27 Jun 2012

Well-acted and directed Canadian drama about obsession, fragility of marriage and the mystery of true love is more memorable for its fresh…

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Review of Magic Mike (2012)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 26 Jun 2012

Shoulda been big fun, but a deadly combination of no script and a strange lack of sexiness renders this male-stripper tale an aimless, although…

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Review of Gypsy (2011)

By Rex Roberts (125) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 26 Jun 2012

A portrait of a denigrated people disguised as revenge tragedy, Gypsy is a window onto a way of life rarely glimpsed by outsiders…

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Review of People Like Us (2012)

By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 26 Jun 2012

Estranged son learns that his deceased father had a secret family in this contrived but effective melodrama…

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Review of Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 24 Jun 2012

Beasts teeters on the edge of embracing the clichés of lyrical poverty movies, but is anchored in complex reality by the performance of non-actress…

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Review of Unforgivable (2011)

By Erica Abeel (109) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 24 Jun 2012

A rich, multi-strand excursion into fatherhood, creativity and desire anchored by a dream cast and set amidst offbeat Venice locales…

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Review of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 21 Jun 2012

A canny mix of action, horror and alternate history in what should be a bona-fide blockbuster…

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