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April 30, 2008

 
'Bolt' review

'Bolt' review

Critic's Rating:
3

Family moviegoers could do worse

'Twilight' review

'Twilight' review

Critic's Rating:
2 1/2

Likely to add thousands of new members to a "The book is way better!" Facebook group

'Twilight' review

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Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

A vampire romance to sink your teeth into

'A Christmas Tale' review

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Critic's Rating:
4

If only American holiday movies were this convincing, honest and unsentimental

'Quantum of Solace' review

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Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Bond returns for mostly more of the same ... in a good way

'Quantum of Solace' review

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Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

A new approach to Bond delivers big action, little soul

'Slumdog Millionaire' review

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Critic's Rating:
4 1/2

An exhilarating tale rich in romance and adventure

'JCVD' review

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Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Van Damme’s back! In an action-comedy that’s better than you’d expect

'Let the Right One In' review

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Critic's Rating:
4

A stunning horror import from Sweden

'Role Models' review

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Critic's Rating:
4 1/2

The year’s best, funniest comedy

'Soul Men' review

'Soul Men' review

Critic's Rating:
2

Man, Bernie Mac cannot go out like that

'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa' review

'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa' review

Critic's Rating:
2 1/2

Original ideas and clever jokes still feel awfully far away

'Synecdoche, New York' review

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Critic's Rating:
4

As tough to pronounce as it is to sort out, but totally worth it

'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' review

'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' review

Critic's Rating:
2 1/2

A serious subject gets lost in excessive manipulation

'Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father' review

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Critic's Rating:
4

A true crime story well worth hearing

'Zack and Miri Make a Porno' review

'Zack and Miri Make a Porno' review

Critic's Rating:
3

Kevin Smith’s funny but clumsy question: What if porn stars had sex and meant it?

'The Haunting of Molly Hartley' review

'The Haunting of Molly Hartley' review

Critic's Rating:
1 1/2

Halloween candy that goes stale in less than the time it takes to read this

'RocknRolla' review

'RocknRolla' review

Critic's Rating:
2 1/2

C'mon Guy, it's time to grow up

'I've Loved You So Long' review

'I've Loved You So Long' review

Critic's Rating:
3

The story of an ex-con that's too confined for its own good

'Ballast' review

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Critic's Rating:
4

Indie drama is almost guaranteed to make you feel better about your own life

'High School Musical 3: Senior Year' review

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Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Shriek! Squeal! Giggle! Wait, it's actually—gulp—reasonably good

'Saw V' review

'Saw V' review

Critic's Rating:
0

The world’s worst franchise gets even, uh, worster

'Pride and Glory' review

'Pride and Glory' review

Critic's Rating:
2

Code blah: Shots fired, movie down

'Changeling' review

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Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

Angelina Jolie's star power lifts Clint Eastwood's missing child drama

'Happy-Go-Lucky' review

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Critic's Rating:
3 1/2

A feel-good indie for our troubled times

'Filth and Wisdom' review

'Filth and Wisdom' review

Critic's Rating:
2

Yes it's true, Madonna directed a movie

'W.' review

'W.' review

Critic's Rating:
3

Oliver Stone takes on another president

What other people are saying...

No-pic-chick

JAWS from Lakeview - September 11, 2008 at 3:51 PM

Weird how the ratings are usually higer for comedy movies.

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