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Review of The Afterlight (2009)

By Michael Wilmington (1,474) for Movie City News (162) on 05 Jul 2011

The director-writer-editor pair, and cinematographer White, show a sheer love of moviemaking that often makes their film a joy to watch…

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Review of Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 27 Jun 2011

We won't see any better fireworks show this summer. Enjoy it. It's the Transformers movie that we always wanted them to make…

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Review of Bridesmaids (2011)

By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 06 Jun 2011

It's a pleasant, funny couple of hours at the movies with a few great moments…

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Review of Midnight in Paris (2011)

By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 06 Jun 2011

It isn't a BAD movie. It has some good jokes. The gimmick of the film does have its charms... for a while…

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Review of The Tree of Life (2011)

By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 06 Jun 2011

Like sitting in Malick's church... silent and solemn and challenging and reflective…

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Review of Thor (2011)

By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 06 Jun 2011

This film was not painful to watch... but it was no pleasure…

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Review of Super 8 (2011)

By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 06 Jun 2011

Super 8 is a live-action episode of Robot Chicken, as delivered by a Steven Spielberg tribute band…

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Review of The Beaver (2011)

By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 06 Jun 2011

The Beaver is the best American release I have seen this year... easily…

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Review of Fast Five (2011)

By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 06 Jun 2011

It's trying so hard to pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease. But that's also why it's entertaining…

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Review of The Conspirator (2011)

By Michael Wilmington (1,474) for Movie City News (162) on 19 Apr 2011

Deals dramatically and memorably with the vagaries of the law, and with the wars between justice and injustice, between vengeance and mercy,…

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Review of Black Swan (2010)

By Kim Voynar (107) for Movie City News (162) on 03 Dec 2010

Black and white, good and evil, ambition and obsession, delusion and reality are all blended together in this crazy, weird, compelling film,…

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Review of It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)

By Kim Voynar (107) for Movie City News (162) on 12 Sep 2010

Although this film is a big departure stylistically for Boden and Fleck, you can see where they are trying to bring much the same sensibility…

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Review of The American (2010)

By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 31 Aug 2010

It's a powerful, tiny tale whose whole story could dance on the head of a pin... but whose soul lingers and grabs and demands…

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Review of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 11 Aug 2010

Scott Pilgrim is about as perfect as it could be. The experience is like looking at a painting…

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Review of Eat Pray Love (2010)

By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 10 Aug 2010

Like any beloved book with a pretty film version, there will be fans of this film, in spite of its flaws. And bless them. I was, mostly, frustrated…

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Review of Avatar (2011)

By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 11 Dec 2009

You care about the CG characters. It tugs the heart. It makes you shout…

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Review of Avatar (2009)

By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 11 Dec 2009

You care about the CG characters. It tugs the heart. It makes you shout…

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Review of Invictus (2009)

By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 04 Dec 2009

A painless, pleasant time at the cinema... that you will likely forget within hours…

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Review of The Lovely Bones (2009)

By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 04 Dec 2009

A beautiful piece about how we love and the horrors of life that get in the way…

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Review of Nine (2009)

By David Poland (216) for Movie City News (162) on 04 Dec 2009

Most certainly not a failure of effort. But mistakes were made. Big mistakes…

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