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DEADPOOL #1 |
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“...Posehn and Duggan clumsily
waddle their way through a daft number of comic-clichés...” (DS) |
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RED SHE HULK #58 |
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“Psuedo-military operative Hulk is far less interesting than editorial
believes...” (DS) |
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UNCANNY AVENGERS
#1 |
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"...capable of cramming in-your-face visuals and a plot with some serious
stones into one must-read book” (DS) |
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AVX ROUND 5 |
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“There were parts that I read where I couldn’t help but literally call Scott
Summers a dirty bastard...” (DS) |
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-WRESTLING- |
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-MOVIES- |
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FRANKENWEENIE |
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““Frankenweenie is almost certain
to be beloved by fans of the genre." (JR) |
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CLOUD ATLAS
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“...ends up being just another
platitudinous, overblown, pummel-you-into-submission movie-machine." (JR) |
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SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK |
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““I'm a sucker for a GOOD
romantic comedy, and this is the best I've seen in some time" (JR) |
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LIFE OF PI |
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“...it has an ending and message
that I find fascinating, one I believe audiences will discuss in time to come." (JR) |
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LINCOLN
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““...a riveting political drama
that’s as engaging as it is inspiring in its exploration of Lincoln." (JR) |
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FLIGHT |
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“Zemeckis finds just the right
tone there, but frequently lays it on in a heavy-handed fashion..." (JR) |
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SKYFALL |
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“As a state-of-the-art action
epic and as a character drama, it more than delivers the goods." (JR) |
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ARGO |
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“... dazzles with natural
intrigue, but it impacts thanks to its director’s natural storytelling
abilities..." (JR) |
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DREDD |
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“What the film sometimes lacks in
set-piece variety, it makes up for with a wide array of ultra-stylized
violence..." (JR) |
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LOOPER |
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“...daring, engrossing, and
impeccably crafted, it's a triumph that transcends genre." (JR) |
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SUPERMAN VS THE
ELITE DVD |
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“...an unexpectedly dark, at-times poignant dissection of the Superman mythos
and the perils & pitfalls of our modern age." (JR) |
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THE BOURNE LEGACY |
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“...while I can't quite recommend it, the best parts do have a distinctive snap
to them that cannot be dismissed..." (JR)
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DARK KNIGHT RISES
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“...solidifies Batman's position as arguably the key cinematic myth of our
time..." (JR) |
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TED |
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“...finds a comfort zone between crudeness and playfulness that sustains through
most of the picture" (JR)
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BRAVE |
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“...what it lacks in cunning it makes up for in sincerity and crisply defined
but still archetypal central characters." (JR) |
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PROMETHEUS |
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"Prometheus is gorgeous and pretentious, ridiculous and awesome." (JR) |
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SNOW WHITE &
HUNTSMAN |
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"Snow White and the Huntsman is a credit to the visual imagination of
Sanders and cinematographer Greig Fraser." (JR)
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DARK SHADOWS |
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"....rather than attempting to preserve any memory of Dark Shadows-there
was an agenda to ensure the opposite." (JR) |
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AVENGERS
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"Big, loud, ridiculous and eye-popping-an empty-calorie summertime treat
that delivers on all that it promises" (JR)
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THREE STOOGES |
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"...a picture that goes beyond homage to become its own rambunctious
invention" (JR) |
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HUNGER GAMES |
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“...'The Hunger Games' could
afford a tougher treatment to go along with its heady thematic contemplations."
(JR) |
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CABIN IN
THE WOODS |
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"...ultimately does exactly what it condemns, prizing schematic formula and
ingenuity over real terror...." (JR)
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THE ARTIST |
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"'The Artist' is a pure delight from start to finish" (JR) |
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JOHN CARTER |
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"Sometimes, films simply misfire, but at least 'John Carter' aims high..." (JR)
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HUGO |
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"Hugo” is more like an elegantly composed symphony comprised of familiar
movements..." (JR) |
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DRIVE |
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"...a terrific piece of film making, one of the very best of the year." (JR)
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