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more about #criticalmass more comments → JerkoftheMonth is changing her name!: Oh I feel so vindicated! I've been complaining recently about how they insist on casting 'actresses' into musical and dance roles and how they can nev... more » nyc-caribbean-ragazza: The New York Times review was most entertaining. "Stacy Ferguson, known to pop-music fans as Fergie, is Saraghina, the village prostitute who provide... more » maude_flanders: They scrapped from songs from the original musical, so did they write some new (shitty) ones for this? I.e., Kate Hudson's stupid song? I really DID ... more » cand86: Oh, don't tell me this, please! I have really been looking forward to seeing this with my bestie, ever since we randomly went to Chicago one day and ... more » Thus Spake KATE!: Not going to lie, I am glad this is getting bad reviews. When I saw the first trailer, with only the actresses and no voice over or plot summary, I wa... more » Thus Spake KATE!: Not going to lie, I am glad this is getting bad reviews. When I saw the first trailer, with only the actresses and no voice over or plot summary, I wa... more » sequined: Reading bad film reviews is one of my delights in life, so this is a real treat. Thank you, Margaret, for this early Christmas gift! more » BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): I'm a musical theatre nerd, and I have no desire to see this. All the wind-blown, naked, non-musical, gyrating Hollywood Stars (TM) are a complete tu... more » LucilleMcGillicuddy: I actually saw this show on Broadway. I'm feeling oooold. I remember that number Anita Morris did that was, for all intents and purposes, a gymnasti... more » BestEuphemismEver: You missed the best one - Peter Bradshaw's one star special: "Listen: can you hear a sort of whooshing and gurgling? That is the sound of Daniel Day-L... more » TexasCrude: You know, the song that Kate Hudson sings? Not bad or particularly unlistenable, I actually liked it, but I'd be crazy embarrassed if someone found it... more » sydbarrettsaves, emissary of hell: I heard some musical clips on NPR yesterday. I had to repress my gag reflex. more » eatsshootsleaves: If anyone has seen this, please report back whether the ending remains the same. Because [spoiler] something REALLY bothers me about a book in which ... more » limber: It looks like The Lovely Bones is basically a Rorschach test -- everyone went in and saw something different and took away a different primary storyli... more » camera_obscura: I think Sophia Coppola would've done something awesome with this book... more » -
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Nine: Like "A Spread In A Victoria's Secret Catalog, Only Less Tasteful"
The much-hyped new musical Nine is based on Federico Fellini's classic 8 1/2 and stars six Oscar-winning actors, but critics find it disappointing. It seems the film is crippled by the same problem plaguing its main character: lack of inspiration. More » -
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Peter Jackson Kills The Lovely Bones
Critics were horrified by The Lovely Bones, and not because it deals with the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl. In Peter Jackson's hands, the complex themes of Alice Sebold's award-winning book are reduced to a sentimental CGI whodunit. More » -
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Brothers Doesn't Accomplish The Mission
Critics praise the performances in Brothers, particularly Tobey Maguire's, who, it seems, they underestimated after seeing Spider-Man. As a whole, however, reviewers say the domestic war drama Brothers falls short of the Danish film it's based on. More » -
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The Princess And The Frog Is Full Of Magic
The Princess and the Frog is finally here! How does it measure up? After the jump, critics weigh in on Disney's first Black princess. More » -
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Critics Say New Moon, Twihards Suck
The reviews for New Moon are terrible, with critics trashing the script, director, actors, CGI, and even Twihards themselves, saying the film panders to fans who wouldn't know a good movie if it bit them. More » -
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Critics Are Wild About Fantastic Mr. Fox
Critics have been increasingly disenchanted with Wes Anderson's films, but in Fantastic Mr. Fox, painstakingly slow stop-motion animation allowed him to create his signature storybook feel, while also allowing George Clooney and Meryl Streep to turn in lively performances. More » -
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Precious Is Heartbreaking, Hopeful
The reviews are in for Precious, and though some critics object to director Lee Daniels' "need to shove the reality of Precious' life in our faces," most say it's a brilliant film about hideous truths Hollywood usually ignores. More » -
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Critics Agree: This Is It Is "A Great Adventure"
Critics are generally of one mind: This Is It is really it. Culled from the footage of Michael Jackson's final, never performed concert series, the docu-musical gives fans one last look at the King of Pop. More » -
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Amelia: "The Whole Movie Is A Failure To Communicate"
Ouch. And it doesn't get much better, either. More » -
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Where The Wild Things Are: More Moody Than Wild
Where The Wild Things Are isn't a film for children, but about them. Many critics love it, but others say it's "made by, and for, members of a generation who feel it's unfair to have to grow up." More » -
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Good Hair Doesn't Get To The Root Of The Issue
Critics say Chris Rock's documentary Good Hair, which opens today, is a fascinating, sometimes funny look at how black women style — and feel about — their hair. But, some say it doesn't delve deep enough into controversial issues. More » -
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The Critics Aren't Impressed With Lindsay Lohan's Fashion Week Debut
This morning, we took a look at Lindsay Lohan's first collection as Artistic Director of Emmanuel Ungaro. Since then, the critics have come out swinging, calling the collection everything from "misguided" to "cheesy and dated." More » -
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Critics Say You Must (See) Whip It
How's Drew Barrymore's directorial debut? Well, some critics say it's a bit slow and predictable. However, all agree that despite its faults, the rollerderby film is "unreasonably entertaining" and more intelligent and empowering than most films marketed to women. More » -
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Coco May Be Set Too Far Before Chanel
Critics say Coco Before Chanel, which comes out today, is an unusual biopic in that it focuses solely on who Coco Chanel was before she became famous. Some say it ends too soon, before revealing what made her a legend. More » -
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Sorry Courteney: Cougar Town Is Crude, Charmless
Critics say Courteney Cox is a good actress, but even she can't make the stale, raunchy humor of Cougar Town - which premieres tonight - work. Unless, of course, viewers, like Cox's character, tend to think with their "coochie cooch." More » -
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Critics Have Violently Different Views Of Jennifer's Body
Reviewers are divided on whether Jennifer's Body is a clever satire of friendships between teen girls or like a "thing a cat might bury in a litter box and still keep building the covering because the stench can't be smothered." More » -
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The Jay Leno Show Is The Same Old Jay, 90 Minutes Earlier
Though The Jay Leno Show was supposed to reinvent network TV, critics say last night's episode was just a stale remake of The Tonight Show, despite a serendipitously well-timed appearance by Kanye West. More » -
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Sorority Row: Tedious, Unintentionally Horrifying
The studio behind Sorority Row, the horror movie featuring Audrina Patridge, Rumer Willis, and Carrie Fisher, didn't show the film to critics. Is it possible they didn't want audiences to know the sisters are racist and advocate "roofie sex"? More » -
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The New Melrose Place Is Just Recycled Trash
Critics say the remake of Melrose Place, which premieres tonight on the CW, is entertainingly trashy, but even a murder-mystery involving a character from the original series may not be enough to distinguish it from the other trash on TV. More » -
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The September Issue Reveals Wintour's Not That Devilish, Prefers To Wear Lagerfeld
While there's plenty of eye rolling and passive-aggressive banter in The September Issue, critics say Anna Wintour doesn't live up to her bitchy reputation. Either she's actually just a decisive boss, or she knew not to berate underlings on camera. More »
