Goodfellas (1990)
94%
“We're taken in at our own risk, hooked on the film's speed, the power of its sights and sounds. Our nerve endings occasionally scream caveats... But we never doubt that a master at the top of his game is calling the shots. ” –
Film Comment Magazine
Oct 18, 2023
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The Visit (2015)
68%
“Working Hitchcockian elements of existential terror into a grotesque Hansel and Gretel fairy tale, Shyamalan has delivered a satisfyingly scary old-school hair-raiser that's smart, funny, and deeply disturbing.” –
Parallax View
Sep 11, 2015
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Listen to Me Marlon (2015)
95%
“[Stevan] Riley explores the seductive, dangerous business of acting, using one of its greatest and most conflicted practitioners as case history.” –
Parallax View
Aug 20, 2015
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The Salvation (2014)
72%
“This peculiar western runs on the kind of stylized genre storytelling that fulfills familiar forms and conventions, satisfying our appetite for archetypes and inevitability.” –
Parallax View
Mar 14, 2015
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Only God Forgives (2013)
41%
“You may find the waters toxic, but Only God Forgives is a mesmerizing medium.” –
Parallax View
Jul 7, 2014
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A Dark Truth (2012)
0%
1/5
“Can't come up with a single reason to recommend this leaden excuse for an eco-thriller, which one Damian Lee claims to have written and directed.” –
MSN Movies
Jan 2, 2013
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Jack Reacher (2012)
64%
3/5
“If Cruise's fantasy superhero garners as many staunch fans ... we may be witnessing the birth of a new franchise.” –
MSN Movies
Jan 2, 2013
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Amour (2012)
93%
5/5
“A relentless and shattering masterwork, 'Amour' breaks the heart but satisfies the soul.” –
MSN Movies
Dec 19, 2012
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Deadfall (2012)
35%
3.5/5
“'Deadfall' deftly transforms the climactic moments ... therapeutic for some, devastating for others. It's a beautiful thing.” –
MSN Movies
Dec 6, 2012
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A Royal Affair (2012)
90%
2.5/5
“'Affair' is disappointingly conventional, much too decorous and, at two hours-plus, sometimes just plain dull.” –
MSN Movies
Nov 13, 2012
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Jack and Diane (2012)
15%
2/5
“Devoid of energy and direction, 'J&D' settles for faux-naif posturing and arty color design.” –
MSN Movies
Nov 2, 2012
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Chasing Mavericks (2012)
32%
1/5
“... you see what 'Chasing Mavericks' missed entirely: the transfiguring energy that animated this remarkable child of the sea.” –
MSN Movies
Oct 25, 2012
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3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom (2012)
45%
3.5/5
“Though deliciously rude and crude, '3, 2, 1 ... Frankie Go Boom' possesses a surprisingly sweet heart.” –
MSN Movies
Oct 18, 2012
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Sinister (2012)
64%
2.5/5
“Sinister' may make you jump at predictable intervals, but it never rattles your existential certainties the way truly subversive horror does.” –
MSN Movies
Oct 11, 2012
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End of Watch (2012)
85%
3/5
“What saves this cop show from its predictable tropes and cliches are terrific performances by Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena, who've got each other's backs as actors and as "brothers" in law enforcement.” –
MSN Movies
Sep 20, 2012
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Liberal Arts (2012)
72%
2.5/5
“Liberal Arts is so sweet and safe an undertaking, it's like getting baptized in warm bathwater.” –
MSN Movies
Sep 10, 2012
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Premium Rush (2012)
74%
3.5/5
“Premium Rush isn't mindless mayhem, a thriller for teenage boys bursting with hormonal bloodlust. Koepp's film has a brain...” –
MSN Movies
Aug 27, 2012
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Robot & Frank (2012)
87%
3.5/5
“Robot & Frank is very nearly a one-man show, a master interacting with a machine.” –
MSN Movies
Aug 21, 2012
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Hope Springs (2012)
75%
3/5
“Though falling short of what might have been, Hope Springs must still be recommended as superior entertainment for card-carrying grown-ups.” –
MSN Movies
Aug 7, 2012
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Step Up Revolution (2012)
40%
2.5/5
“Despite their infectious energy and some mind-blowing moves, there's a chaotic formlessness to even the best of these set pieces” –
MSN Movies
Jul 26, 2012
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Easy Money (2010)
85%
4/5
“This Swedish gangster flick blasts out from under you like a high-octane muscle car...” –
MSN Movies
Jul 17, 2012
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Red Lights (2012)
30%
.5/5
“Stultifying from start to finish, this mess of a movie is supremely incoherent -- plot-, dialogue- and character-wise.” –
MSN Movies
Jul 11, 2012
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Magic Mike (2012)
78%
4/5
“Steven Soderbergh's funny, exhilarating, down-and-dirty celebration of a different breed of costumed superstud...” –
MSN Movies
Jun 27, 2012
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Your Sister's Sister (2011)
85%
4/5
“No question that Shelton and her cast share a remarkable collaborative rapport.” –
MSN Movies
Jun 16, 2012
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Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
91%
2/5
“Cocooned in so-hip-it-hurts smugness, these faux-fairy tales perpetuate the sophomoric notion that deadpan quirk and snark are just cover for all that's really warm and cuddly and true.” –
MSN Movies
Jun 5, 2012
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