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Such a lot to be

Atmosphere and great performances assist this complex spy drama

Justin StroutJanuary 4, 2012August 16, 2023

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War Horse

Spielberg pours on extra schmaltz in sweeping equine story

John ThomasonDecember 28, 2011June 15, 2025

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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Master director David Fincher leans on music-video stylistics in this disappointing adaptation

Justin StroutDecember 21, 2011July 17, 2024

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The Artist

The Artist is a delightfully speechless tribute to the golden age of film

Justin StroutDecember 21, 2011June 13, 2025

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Endless bummer

Style prevails over substance in frustrating skate-punk doc

Justin StroutDecember 14, 2011September 15, 2024

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Elmo’s world

A profound look at Kevin Clash, creator of one very important puppet

Justin StroutDecember 14, 2011August 16, 2023

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The younger games

Charlize Theron is a marvel in this Jason Reitman-Diablo Cody reunion

Justin StroutDecember 14, 2011January 30, 2025

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Young Goethe in Love

Period piece is simply an excuse to play dress-up

Justin StroutDecember 7, 2011July 27, 2024

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The Descendants

Alexander Payne returns, seven years after Sideways, with his best film yet

Justin StroutNovember 23, 2011June 9, 2024

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My Week With Marilyn

Michelle Williams leaves everyone else, even the film itself, in her dust as Marilyn Monroe

Justin StroutNovember 23, 2011June 16, 2025

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Melancholia

Lars von Trier’s latest is new and the same, but brilliant either way

Rob BoylanNovember 23, 2011May 5, 2023

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The Muppets

Limited scope and an overabundance of winks spoils Jason Segel’s good-natured Muppet reboot

Justin StroutNovember 23, 2011June 19, 2022

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Forgoing the distance

Buzz-heavy indie romance doesn’t just miss the mark; it swerves to avoid it

Justin StroutNovember 16, 2011August 18, 2024

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The Rum Diary

Johnny Depp finally bestows an origin story upon a gonzo legend

Justin StroutOctober 26, 2011January 12, 2024

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Real Steel

A game Hugh Jackman aids this prepubescent bot royale

William GossOctober 5, 2011August 13, 2023

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Tabloid

Insanely entertaining true-life tabloid story comes to vivid life in Errol Morris’ new confection

Justin StroutSeptember 14, 2011August 16, 2023

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Drive

Ryan Gosling smolders in otherwise pedestrian style exercise

Justin StroutSeptember 14, 2011June 2, 2024

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Warrior

MMA gets its Rocky with this excellent fight drama

Justin StroutSeptember 7, 2011January 29, 2024

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Terri

Azazel Jacobs’ new film is a tale of two pities

Rob BoylanSeptember 7, 2011June 15, 2025

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Happytown

The week when Haridopolos learned how to lie on YouTube, Republicans falsely conjured reparations and objectivity was kicked out of the Middle East. This is the week we’ll never forget?

Billy Manes and Jeff GoreSeptember 7, 2011August 16, 2023

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Such a lot to be

War Horse

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

The Artist

Endless bummer

Elmo’s world

The younger games

Young Goethe in Love

The Descendants

My Week With Marilyn

Melancholia

The Muppets

Forgoing the distance

The Rum Diary

Real Steel

Tabloid

Drive

Warrior

Terri

Happytown