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★★★½★ Frankenweenie
Tim Burton remakes his own odd '80s short film with charm and heart.
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★★★★★ Pitch Perfect
An overly dramatic teenage musical that's actually worth watching for laughs alone.
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★★★★★ Looper
A fantastically strong and emotionally charged sci-fi thrill ride.
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PG-13
★★★★★ Trouble with the Curve
A charmless, slow drama lacking clarity, purpose, originality, directing and script worth paying attention to.
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PG-13
★★★★★ House at the End of the Street
Jennifer Lawrence deserves to be thrown into real 'Hunger Games' after appearing in this terrible excuse for horror.
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★★★★★ Raiders of the Lost Ark
The 1981 action adventure hasn't lost an ounce of its charm.
Julian De Backer
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★★★★½ Lawless
It may surprise you in many ways.
Rich Bonaduce
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★★★★★ Lawless
A fantastic cast takes us through an intense true story of prohibition and brotherhood.
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PG-13
★★★★★ The Apparition
If you’ve seen the trailer, you’ve seen the movie.
Rich Bonaduce
PG
★★★★★ ParaNorman
The best stop-motion kids flick since 'The Nightmare Before Christmas.'
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PG-13
★★½★★ The Bourne Legacy
Renner is decent, but the movie strays from its smart, slow-building opening into dunce territory with its haphazardly thrown together action sequences.
Aaron Peck
PG-13
★★★★★ The Bourne Legacy
Amnesia- and Matt Damon-free, 'The Bourne Legacy' is a sequel/spin-off worthy of donning the 'Bourne' name.
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★★½★★ The Campaign
Starts out well; but wusses out in the end
Rich Bonaduce
PG-13
★½★★★ Hope Springs
I had hoped it would spring more comedy on me
Rich Bonaduce
PG-13
★★★★★ Total Recall
As dumbed-down as it may be, 'Total Recall' is a shinier, much prettier version of the original.
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PG-13
★★★★★ The Dark Knight Rises
Nolan delivers an all-out action-packed grand scale conclusion that's sure to satisfy even the most skeptical 'Dark Knight' fans.
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PG-13
★★★★★ The Dark Knight Rises
A fitting way to end Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy.
Aaron Peck
PG-13
★★★★½ The Amazing Spider-Man
A movie that lives up to its title - amazing.
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★★★½★ Ted
The closest thing we'll ever get to a live-action 'Family Guy' - and it's hilarious.
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★★½★★ Magic Mike
'Magic Mike' is stripped of power by predictable cliché.
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★★★★★ Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
The best and most creative/original romantic dramedy in years.
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★★★½★ Brave
A kid-oriented tale that resembles more of a Disney fairy tale than a Pixar story.
Aaron Peck
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★★★½★ Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Our sixteenth president hunted vampires, didn't ya know?
Aaron Peck
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½★★★★ That’s My Boy
A low-brow laughless so-called comedy.
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