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Taken 2: Unintentional Parody of Original

But Liam Neeson still shines, say critics

(Newser) - Taken 2 doesn't hold up to its predecessor: While Liam Neeson is as impressive as usual in this kidnapping thriller, the plot is totally absurd. What critics are saying:
  • "There’s no need to wait for the MAD magazine parody of Taken 2. It’s already hilariously up
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Looper Is Head-Spinning Fun
 Looper Is Head-Spinning Fun 
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Sep 28, 2012 11:31 AM CDT

Looper Is Head-Spinning Fun

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis star in Rian Johnson sci-fi flick

(Newser) - Writer/director Rian Johnson wins over critics with Looper, a time-traveling sci-fi thriller with brains. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a hired killer set to assassinate a future version of himself, played by Bruce Willis. What the press is saying:
  • Looper is "way inventive but it wears its creativity lightly, like it'
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End of Watch a Top-Notch Cop Thriller
 End of Watch: 
 Top-Notch Cop Thriller
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Sep 21, 2012 9:32 AM CDT

End of Watch: Top-Notch Cop Thriller

Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña shine in David Ayer film

(Newser) - Critics are raving about End of Watch, starring an excellent Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña as good-guy cop buddies in Los Angeles. It's some of director David Ayer's best work since Training Day, which he wrote:
  • The "blood-drenched and unexpectedly moving film" is Ayer's "
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The Master Is a Masterpiece
 The Master Is a Masterpiece 
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Sep 14, 2012 9:40 AM CDT

The Master Is a Masterpiece

Philip Seymour Hoffman brilliant in Paul Thomas Anderson film

(Newser) - Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film stars a stunning Philip Seymour Hoffman as a 1950s cult leader who offers followers therapy to cure their demons; the film focuses on his intense relationship with a shellshocked disciple, played by an equally impressive Joaquin Phoenix. Critics are raving:
  • AO Scott calls The
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The Words Is Out of Its Depth
 The Words 
 Is Out of 
 Its Depth 
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Sep 7, 2012 11:28 AM CDT

The Words Is Out of Its Depth

Convoluted drama stars Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana

(Newser) - The Words, starring Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Jeremy Irons, and a range of other big names, tells the tale of numerous authors tangled in plots-within-plots, all centered on a plagiarized manuscript. While it's visually appealing, the storylines simply don't work:
  • The "confusing it’s-all-a-story device has the
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Sparkle Worth It for Whitney
 Sparkle 
 Worth It 
 for Whitney 
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Aug 17, 2012 10:48 AM CDT

Sparkle Worth It for Whitney

But it's no magnum opus

(Newser) - No one's going to call Sparkle a work of cinematic genius: It's a no-surprises remake about the struggles of a 1960s girl group. But if you're a Whitney Houston fan, it may be meaningful:
  • In the Washington Post , Ann Hornaday applauds the film. It "may have
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Cerebral Cosmopolis Divides Critics
 Cerebral 
 Cosmopolis 
 Divides Critics 
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Aug 17, 2012 9:42 AM CDT

Cerebral Cosmopolis Divides Critics

Robert Pattinson stars in David Cronenberg's latest

(Newser) - Critics differ wildly when it comes to David Cronenberg's latest film. Closely based on Don DeLillo's novel, Cosmopolis tells the story of an insanely wealthy young man, played by Robert Pattinson, and his limo.
  • The movie "can be maddening in its slowness, its reliance on dense, hyperstylized
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New Bourne Just Isn&#39;t the Same
 New Bourne 
 Just Isn't 
 the Same 
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Aug 10, 2012 12:37 PM CDT

New Bourne Just Isn't the Same

But with Jeremy Renner in the starring role, it'll do

(Newser) - The Bourne Legacy has its moments, and Jeremy Renner proves compelling in place of Matt Damon. But the latest in the superspy series lacks the emotional power of its predecessors, critics say:
  • "Thanks to Renner’s smart, charismatic performance and a couple of elegant action sequences early on, The
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Total Recall Forgettable


 Total Recall 
 Totally 
 Forgettable 
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Aug 3, 2012 10:59 AM CDT

Total Recall Totally Forgettable

Critics not impressed with Colin Farrell remake

(Newser) - Critics aren't much impressed with Total Recall, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller about fake memories. While the 1990 original has become a classic of sorts, this version, starring Colin Farrell, has inspired some pretty harsh reviews.
  • "The ambitions of the filmmakers lie in the direction of maximum noise and
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The Watch Not Worth Watching
 The Watch Not Worth Watching 
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Jul 27, 2012 10:20 AM CDT

The Watch Not Worth Watching

Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn star in alien buddy comedy

(Newser) - The Watch—which, before Trayvon Martin's death, was supposed to be called Neighborhood Watch —is part buddy film, part alien-invasion flick, sprinkled liberally with jokes about the male anatomy. Despite Ben Stiller, Jonah Hill, and Vince Vaughn, the movie doesn't really work:
  • Writing in Variety , Justin Chang
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Rotten Tomatoes Kills Dark Knight Comments

Batman fans freak over bad reviews

(Newser) - Rotten Tomatoes has stopped accepting user comments on Dark Knight Rises reviews after Batman fans unleashed their fury on critics who panned the film. Most reviews of the movie, which opens Friday, have been glowing , but the minority of critics who gave it a thumbs-down have been the target of...

Dark Knight Rises Is a Dark, Epic Blockbuster

Finale to Batman trilogy rivals Greek myths: Richard Corliss

(Newser) - The Dark Knight Rises reviews are in, and no, we won't give anything away—except the glowing accolades from reviewers. TDKR is predictably dark, brooding, and intense, but elevates the world of capes and gadgets to great storytelling:
  • "For once a melodrama with pulp origins convinces viewers that
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Spider-Man Is a Retread With Heart
 Spider-Man Is a 
 Retread With Heart 
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Jul 4, 2012 1:54 PM CDT

Spider-Man Is a Retread With Heart

Andrew Garfield is great in a thoroughly unnecessary movie

(Newser) - Did the world need another Spider-Man movie? Probably not, critics agree, but The Amazing Spider-Man is a pretty good flick all the same. Here's what people are saying:
  • "Five minutes into The Amazing Spider-Man, I got bitten. With pleasure," writes Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly . "The
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Like Seth MacFarlane? You&#39;ll Like Ted
 Like Seth 
 MacFarlane? 
 You'll Like Ted 
movie review
Jun 29, 2012 11:40 AM CDT

Like Seth MacFarlane? You'll Like Ted

Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis star in stuffed-bear comedy

(Newser) - Seth MacFarlane's first feature film is, well, pretty much what you'd expect from the Family Guy guy: a lot of bathroom humor and not a lot of story. So is it worth seeing? That depends on your tastes:
  • "Tolerant amusement is pretty much the best this harmless
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Lincoln: Vampire Hunter No Better Than It Sounds

If you've read the title, you've seen the film

(Newser) - Believe it or not, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a film about Abraham Lincoln hunting vampires. And that's about all there is to it, critics say:
  • "The trouble with the so-called high-concept film is that too often the concept is the best thing about it and the actual
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Critics Savage Adam Sandler&#39;s That&#39;s My Boy

 Critics Savage 
 Adam Sandler's 
 That's My Boy 
movie review
Jun 15, 2012 1:38 PM CDT

Critics Savage Adam Sandler's That's My Boy

But audiences like it

(Newser) - Adam Sandler fans can take heart knowing that audiences like his new That's My Boy flick with Andy Samberg, giving it a 71% rating on Rotten Tomatoes . They probably want to stop reading now, though, because critics hate it (20%). A sampling:
  • Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post : "Much
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Prometheus Tries Way Too Hard

 Prometheus Tries 
 Way Too Hard 
movie review
Jun 8, 2012 7:12 AM CDT

Prometheus Tries Way Too Hard

Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender star in Ridley Scott film

(Newser) - Critics agree: The visuals in Ridley Scott's Prometheus are stunning. As for the story—about a space crew tracking the aliens who may have created us—it's a little too heavy for its own good.
  • "Prometheus could have been an elegant, moody sci-fi actioner if only it
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Snow White a Mix of Good, Evil
 Snow White a Mix of Good, Evil 
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Jun 1, 2012 11:40 AM CDT

Snow White a Mix of Good, Evil

Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron star in dark take on tale

(Newser) - Snow White and the Huntsman, the latest take on the fairy tale starring Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron, is an impressive spectacle, featuring all kinds of brooding visual effects. But critics are sharply divided as to whether the film is an overall success:
  • "There is nothing cute about this
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Men in Black 3: Better Than the First?

Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones return for alien flick

(Newser) - Sure, no one was that desperate for a Men in Black 3—but it's actually a pretty good summer movie. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are back defending the planet from aliens, and this time, Josh Brolin's along for the ride as a young Jones.
  • The movie
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Dark Shadows Has Charm, No Substance

 Dark Shadows 
 Has Charm, 
 No Substance 
movie review
May 11, 2012 9:33 AM CDT

Dark Shadows Has Charm, No Substance

Johnny Depp stars in Tim Burton film

(Newser) - Critics aren't thrilled with Tim Burton's latest offering, inspired by the late-1960s cult TV show of the same name and starring Johnny Depp as an 18th-century vampire who is buried alive, only to be accidentally dug up in 1972. The film isn't sure what it wants to...

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