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Review of Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 21 Apr 2010

Exit Though the Gift Shop is a funny romp through the art world, and while I don't know if it's a bona fide documentary, I know what I like…

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Review of The Back-Up Plan (2010)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 21 Apr 2010

The movie, on top of everything else, is crude…

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Review of The Square (2008)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 21 Apr 2010

Every once in a while, a no-frills firecracker comes along to give film noir a kick in the pants, and The Square is the latest example…

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Review of Death at a Funeral (2010)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 14 Apr 2010

The movie's big, talented cast ... knows where the laughs are, and carries the movie as far as it can go…

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Review of Date Night (2010)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 07 Apr 2010

Fey and Carell do all the worthwhile work, and they're good together, kind of the anti-glamour inverse of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Mr…

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Review of Clash of the Titans (2010)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 31 Mar 2010

Those of us who grew up on special effects creator Ray Harryhaussen's movies didn't love them for their photo-realism, and we sure didn't mind…

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Review of Greenberg (2010)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 26 Mar 2010

It's Stiller's job here to indicate why Greenberg isn't merely repulsive, and on that count he succeeds…

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Review of How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 25 Mar 2010

The title creature in How to Train Your Dragon is an object lesson in how to entrance a young audience with animation…

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Review of Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 18 Mar 2010

It's asking a lot for a child actor like Gordon to do the man's portion of this job - to somehow make Heffley's selfishness and failure seem…

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Review of Repo Men (2010)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 18 Mar 2010

It's hard to completely dislike a movie that has this many cheeky things to say about pay-to-play health care or our Chernobylized economy…

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Review of The Secret of Kells (2009)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 18 Mar 2010

Kells is noteworthy for its unique, ornate design, its moments of silence (Moore is obviously a big Miyazaki fan) and gorgeous music…

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Review of Green Zone (2010)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 11 Mar 2010

Greengrass is in a kind of suspended artistic animation, and the movie itself has the feel of something backed into a corner -- a thriller…

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Review of Our Family Wedding (2010)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 11 Mar 2010

Any time you're making a comedy and you feel you need to add a goat that eats Viagra and attaches itself to someone's leg, you're probably in trouble…

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Review of Alice in Wonderland (2010)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 04 Mar 2010

It's best to keep your expectations reasonable, so you can enjoy the highlights…

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Review of Brooklyn's Finest (2010)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 04 Mar 2010

[Hawke is] the least convincing Italian-American in recent cinematic movie history…

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Review of Cop Out (2010)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 25 Feb 2010

[The stars'] antics look to be covering holes in the lethally unfunny script, one that Smith, uncharacteristically, did not write…

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Review of Stranger in the House (1967)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 25 Feb 2010

[The stars'] antics look to be covering holes in the lethally unfunny script, one that Smith, uncharacteristically, did not write…

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Review of Blood Done Sign My Name (2010)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 19 Feb 2010

The civil rights movement, like the Civil War, is best known for its great battles and great leaders…

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Review of Shutter Island (2010)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 18 Feb 2010

[Scorsese] finds smart, lucid ways to preserve Lehane's intricate foreshadowing, the story's layered narrative and visuals (take note of fire,…

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Review of Creation (2009)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 11 Feb 2010

The natural selection that determines box- office performance will ruthlessly expose the inherent flaws in Creation, a lugubrious Charles Darwin…

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