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Review of Skyfall (2012)

By Charlie Mccollum (48) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 06 Nov 2012

This is a brilliant reboot of the canon, mixing a sense of melancholy, the shock of changing times and the darkness of loss with thrillingly…

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Review of Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

By Charlie Mccollum (48) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 31 Oct 2012

It's a fine piece of moviemaking that has a little something for kids who don't remember when games were played in arcades and adults who will…

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Review of Chasing Mavericks (2012)

By Mark Conley (1) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 24 Oct 2012

Chasing Mavericks ... trained its glossy, big-budget Hollywood lens on the surfing culture and did something unheard of: It got it right…

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Review of Cloud Atlas (2012)

By Charlie Mccollum (48) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 23 Oct 2012

Cloud Atlas is a film where the creators' admirable reach exceeds their grasp…

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Review of The Waiting Room (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 17 Oct 2012

The Waiting Room doesn't have [the] answers, but it does tap into the heart and soul of what's so critically at stake…

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Review of Argo (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 08 Oct 2012

Affleck captures not just the way we looked and acted during this era, but vividly brings history to life…

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Review of Frankenweenie (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 01 Oct 2012

If dark and twisted is how you like your Burton movies, you're in luck…

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Review of Looper (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 26 Sep 2012

Looper is a superior genre film, an engrossing thriller that engages not only the senses, but our minds as well, just as good sci-fi should do…

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Review of Trouble with the Curve (2012)

By Charlie Mccollum (48) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 18 Sep 2012

Trouble with the Curve may not be the Game 6 of the 1975 World Series, but it's a fine afternoon or evening at the ballpark…

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Review of Keep the Lights On (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 11 Sep 2012

Sachs makes us feel the struggle as he exposes raw, complex emotions while avoiding clichés…

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Review of Sleepwalk with Me (2012)

By Charlie Mccollum (48) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 29 Aug 2012

It is a likable, warm film that brings a welcome reassurance: Even if you fail spectacularly as a comedian or as a human being, it really can…

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Review of Premium Rush (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 22 Aug 2012

A snappy, fast-paced thriller that provides a genuine rush to close out the summer…

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Review of ParaNorman (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 15 Aug 2012

It delivers a potent, multipronged fable that touches on meaty themes, from bullying to dealing with death…

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Review of The Campaign (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 08 Aug 2012

It revels in showing the absurdity of politics as usual, touching on gaffes and scandals we all know too well…

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Review of Hope Springs (2012)

By Charlie Mccollum (48) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 06 Aug 2012

It's going for the truth in people's lives and, for the most part, it finds it…

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Review of Total Recall (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 31 Jul 2012

After a rousing setup, this visually striking remake falls back much too heavily on its action roots, with one chase scene after another and…

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Review of The Watch (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 24 Jul 2012

Fortunately, everyone in the cast steps up to the plate and tags the bases convincingly…

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Review of The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

By Charlie Mccollum (48) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 16 Jul 2012

As a cop tells a younger partner when Batman first reappears, Boy, you're in for a show tonight, son. And, indeed, it's been quite a show…

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Review of Savages (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 02 Jul 2012

With Savages, Stone gets his mojo back and pulp-fiction fans are all the better for it…

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Review of Spider-Man (1977)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 28 Jun 2012

Even though the story is familiar it's hand to not get drawn into its own unique web…

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