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Review of The Three Stooges (2012)

By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 12 Apr 2012

A misbegotten attempt to revive the anarchic slapstick antics of the trio who scandalized generations of parents and update it for 21st-century…

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Review of Deadline (2012)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 12 Apr 2012

A case involving the murder of a black youth gets solved here, but absolutely nothing could help this numbingly awful, undoubtedly well-intentioned…

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Review of Lockout (2012)

By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 11 Apr 2012

So-so action outing from the Luc Besson factory…

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Review of How to Grow a Band (2012)

By Frank Lovece (341) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 11 Apr 2012

Fans of the progressive-bluegrass prodigy Chris Thile will enjoy this look at his stripped-down struggles to introduce audiences to his new…

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Review of Surviving Progress (2011)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 05 Apr 2012

Fewer resources, more poverty. Is that anyone's idea of progress on this planet…

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Review of American Reunion (2012)

By Kevin Lally (258) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 05 Apr 2012

A generally morose comedy that recruits the original cast but fails to capture the cheeky high spirits of their 1999 debut…

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Review of We the Party (2012)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 05 Apr 2012

Initially promising teen comedy-drama, featuring African-American kids not in the ghetto for once, soon undermines itself in a welter of clichés…

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Review of Damsels in Distress (2012)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 03 Apr 2012

Droll, sophisticated take on the dopey college-comedy genre, Whit Stillman's latest delivers the goods to the now more grown-up fans of his…

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Review of The Lady (2011)

By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 03 Apr 2012

A beautiful and stately tribute to a genuine hero, but watching it you wish The Lady could have used less hagiography and a little more rabblerousing…

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Review of The Forgiveness of Blood (2011)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 03 Apr 2012

Joshua Marston's follow-up to his stunning Maria Full of Grace debut gets high marks for nice performances and immersion into a remote Albanian…

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Review of We Have a Pope (2011)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 03 Apr 2012

A nifty concept, sumptuous production design and star turn from vet French actor Michel Piccoli as an unwilling Pope brighten this lightweight comedy…

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Review of The Island President (2012)

By Sarah Sluis (47) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 03 Apr 2012

Primary meets environmental documentary. A must-see now that political strife has forced the film's subject, President Mohamed Nasheed, to resign…

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Review of Love in the Buff (2012)

By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 29 Mar 2012

Winning romantic comedy of Hong Kong lovers unable to commit once they move to Beijing. Strong sequel to the cult favorite Love in a Puff…

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Review of Wrath of the Titans (2012)

By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 29 Mar 2012

Greek gods and demigods return in a spiffed-up adventure involving Hydras, Cyclops, and Kronos himself. Strong 3D effects help make this worth seeing…

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Review of Goon (2012)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 29 Mar 2012

Bashed heads and shattered teeth on ice may not seem the likeliest premise for comedy, but real, consistent laughs are nonetheless generated…

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Review of An Encounter With Simone Weil (2012)

By Doris Toumarkine (464) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 23 Mar 2012

Honorable but self-indulgent attempt to bring alive the elusive French philosopher-activist-leftist Simone Weil, meshed this with the filmmaker's…

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Review of The Trouble with Bliss (2011)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 22 Mar 2012

Indie pap, populated by determinedly eccentric characters you don't give a toss about…

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Review of 4:44 Last Day on Earth (2012)

By Frank Lovece (341) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 22 Mar 2012

The ever-original Abel Ferrara offers a stunningly believable final day among New Yorkers waiting, like the rest of the world, for the final…

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Review of The Hunger Games (2012)

By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 22 Mar 2012

In a grim future, kids fight to the death for televised games. Efficient adaptation of the Suzanne Collins bestseller won't disappoint fans…

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Review of Around June (2008)

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

This study of the interactive lives of a bunch of dreamers-although the cynical might dismiss them as mere losers-is sensitive to a fault,…

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