The Dark Knight Rises
Jul19

The Dark Knight Rises

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The Dark Knight flops. This movie is overlong, overly focused on militaristic violence, is a tangled mess of themes and ideas, has the pacing of an epileptic turtle, and worse sin of all: not nearly enough Batman (or Catwoman). And way too much Bane.

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Dec16

Tinker, Tailor, Sold...

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A well-crafted, well-acted film that's a little too insular for its own good.

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Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2
Jul14

Harry Potter & ...

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It's the ultimate showdown between, um, that one kid and the guy with no nose ... who hates him ... and hanging in the balance: the fate of the magical summer camp! I think. It was a little confusing.

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Red Riding Hood
Mar11

Red Riding Hood

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There's nothing wrong with Red Riding Hood that burning every print of it (and probably the director and writer) wouldn't fix. It's laughably bad, but those laughs, which the script and "actors" do provide, are too few to make it worth seeing. It's cynical, empty crap.

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The Dark Knight
Jul18

The Dark Knight

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Yes, Heath Ledger really is amazing as the Joker. And good lord, does Christopher Nolan deliver a film worthy of the performance. From the start, The Dark Knight is as intense as a war zone, and while it has more noticeable imperfections than Iron Man and less charm and vision than Hellboy 2, The Dark Knight has brains and ambition and yes indeed, a hell of an effects budget. The action is spectacular, if sometimes confusing, and the film looks magnificent, especially in IMAX.

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