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99% A Separation
Morally complex, suspenseful, and consistently involving, A Separation captures the messiness of a dissolving relationship with keen insight and searing intensity.
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97% The Muppets
Clever, charming, and heartfelt, The Muppets is a welcome big screen return for Jim Henson's lovable creations that will both win new fans and delight longtime devotees.
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97% The Artist
A crowd-pleasing tribute to the magic of silent cinema, The Artist is a clever, joyous film with delightful performances and visual style to spare.
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96% Pariah
Pulsing with authenticity and led by a stirring lead performance from Adepero Oduye, Pariah is a powerful coming out/coming-of-age film that signals the arrival of a fresh new talent in...
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96% Tomboy
In tune with the emotion and tribulations of childhood, Tomboy is a charming movie that treats its main subject with warmth and heart.
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95% Pina
Pina is an immersive, gorgeously shot tribute to the people who express life through movement.
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95% Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within is a bleak, violent descent into the Brazilian underbelly, ripping into the favelas with unstoppable and kinetic force.
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94% Hugo
Hugo is an extravagant, elegant fantasy with an innocence lacking in many modern kids' movies, and one that emanates an unabashed love for the magic of cinema.
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93% Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
Stylish, fast-paced, and loaded with gripping set pieces, the fourth Mission: Impossible is big-budget popcorn entertainment that really works.
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92% Arthur Christmas
Aardman Animations broadens their humor a bit for Arthur Christmas , a clever and earnest holiday film with surprising emotional strength.
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91% Beauty and the Beast (In 3D)
Enchanting, sweepingly romantic, and featuring plenty of wonderful musical numbers, Beauty and the Beast is one of Disney's most elegant animated offerings.
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90% The Descendants
Funny, moving, and beautifully acted, The Descendants captures the unpredictable messiness of life with eloquence and uncommon grace.
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89% Into The Abyss
Another probing, insightful look at an interesting subject, Werner Herzog explores the American prison system with passion and not politics.
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89% Miss Bala
Miss Bala's subject is loaded enough, but the frantic and muscular filmmaking puts this movie in a whole new league.
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87% The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Brutal yet captivating, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is the result of David Fincher working at his lurid best with total role commitment from star Rooney Mara.
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85% Chronicle
It arrives during a glut of found-footage films, but Chronicle transcends its gimmicks with a smart script, fast-paced direction, and engaging performances from its young, talented cast.
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84% Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a dense puzzle of anxiety, paranoia, and espionage that director Tomas Alfredson pieces together with utmost skill.
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84% My Week with Marilyn
Michelle Williams shines in My Week with Marilyn , capturing the magnetism and vulnerability of Marilyn Monroe.
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82% Young Adult
Despite its somewhat dour approach, Young Adult is a funny and ultimately powerful no-holds-barred examination of prolonged adolescence, thanks largely to a convincing performance by Charlize Theron.
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80% Haywire
Haywire is a fast and spare thriller, with cleanly staged set pieces that immerse you in the action.
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80% Shame
Boasting stellar performances by Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, Shame is a powerful plunge into the mania of addiction affliction.
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80% We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin is a masterful blend of drama and horror, with fantastic performances across the board (Tilda Swinton especially, delivering one of her very best).
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78% Melancholia
Melancholia's dramatic tricks are more obvious than they should be, but this is otherwise a showcase for Kirsten Dunst's acting and for Lars von Trier's profound, visceral vision of depression...
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77% A Dangerous Method
A provocative historical fiction about the early days of psychoanalysis, A Dangerous Method is buoyed by terrific performances by Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, and Viggo Mortensen.
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77% The Grey
The Grey is an exciting tale of survival, populated with fleshed-out characters and a surprising philosophical agenda.
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76% The Innkeepers
It doesn't break any rules of the genre, but The Innkeepers serves as additional proof that Ti West is a young director that discriminating horror fans can trust.
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76% War Horse
Technically superb, proudly sentimental, and unabashedly old-fashioned, War Horse is an emotional drama that tugs the heartstrings with Spielberg's customary flair.
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75% The Adventures of Tintin
Drawing deep from the classic Raiders of the Lost Ark playbook, Steven Spielberg has crafted another spirited, thrilling adventure in the form of Tintin .
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74% Norwegian Wood
Tokyo, the late 1960s...Students around the world are uniting to overthrow the establishment and Toru Watanabe's personal life is similarly in tumult. At heart, he is deeply devoted to his...
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73% Kill List
From director Ben Wheatley, Kill List is a mind-blowing genre concoction being called the "#1 Horror Film of the Year" (Bloody-Disgusting). A brilliant blend of family drama, hitman action-thriller and...
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