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more about #filmreviews Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Yeah, but "A Beautiful Mind" and "American Beauty" took home Oscars, right? *eyeroll* The last couple of movies about which I remember reading this t... more » JosephFinn: Slightly off topic, but is there a reason the movie reviews posts never link to Rogert Ebert's reviews for the Sun Times? I mean, if we're going to q... more » LeCauchemar: I am really sick of hearing about how this movie is 'poverty porn' or too bleak to be believable. Precious' circumstances are REALITY for a lot of peo... more » euterpe35: NO. I absolutely cannot deal with the subject matter, no matter how powerfully acted or how worthwhile the eventual "uplift." I know what horrors ex... more » bananaballs: Holy shit! I cried watching the trailer! #preciousreviews more » Agumen: Sounds like an utterly incredible movie, and I can't wait to see it. I dislike the Slate review. It's almost as if the reviewer is offended to be pre... more » Maryscary: I'm sorry, but I fail to see the connection between exploring the "lower depths of human experience" in film and pornography. For many people who suf... more » yvanehtnioj: That review makes me wish I subscribed to Rolling Stones. What the heck does "Precious' cavernous inner world" mean? How is an inner world cavernous... more » PilgrimSoul: Fucking Edelstein. Still makes me mad. #preciousreviews more » CurtCole: "New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Atlanta" These select cities are a little too select. I was really hoping it would come to Dallas, hell...I'd d... more » Lymed: My complaint is that the commercials are about Oprah. I don't want to see this film because Oprah loved it. I want to see it because Push is an incr... more » Penny: Wow. Edelstein's review sounds especially douchey when thrown into the middle of his thoughtful and competent peers. #preciousreviews more » voteforme: Genuine question: What's with the black-lit trope of girls being impregnated by their fathers? #preciousreviews more » JessickerFletcher: I'm excited to see this movie but I might wait until it comes out on DVD for fear that I might burst into laughter because I cannot separate Mariah Ca... more » hello.kitty: Love Lee Daniel's description of himself: a little Afro, a little homo, and a little Euro. #preciousreviews more » hortense: Oh, this is so disappointing! I was really looking forward to this. #ameliareviews more » valhalla_i_am_coming: OK. Another real-life female hero shot to hell by a crappy movie. But if they mess up a movie on the life of Marie Curie?? A whole lotta ass-whippin'... more » Diziet_Sma: Not surprised - the trailer looks dull dull dull. How can you fuck up the dialogue so badly, when you have real words like this as a starting point: ... more » Mrs Lovett: First "The Golden Age", then "The Duchess", and now this. Why are biopics about women always about the men they sleep with, not their awesome queenly... more » Rosie's Revenge: I'm sad about this because I love Mira Nair so much as a filmmaker. I was really hoping she'd have a critical hit with this. Just from the previews,... 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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Amelia: "The Whole Movie Is A Failure To Communicate"
Ouch. And it doesn't get much better, either. 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 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 » -
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Basterds Is Glorious, Entertaining (If You Don't Mind Rewritten History)
Fans of Quentin Tarantino say Inglourious Basterds is his best film since Pulp Fiction and the most creative World War II movie ever. But other critics are disappointed that (like many Tarantino films) it's just a pointless, bloody revenge fantasy. More » -
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Ponyo Is Another Miyazaki Masterpiece That Isn't Just For Kids
Critics loved Ponyo, Hayao Miyazaki's latest film, and said its fantastical images, total lack of CGI, and unconventional female lead (described as a mix of Ralph Wiggum and the Tasmanian Devil) make it this summer's best animated film. More » -
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Julie & Julia Needs More Julia, Only A Dash Of Julie
Critics say the Julia Child half of Julie & Julia is wonderful, thanks to Meryl Streep's predictably excellent performance, but even Amy Adams could not make modern day blogger Julie Powell likable. More » -
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Half-Blood Prince Suffers From Lack Of Action, Emma Watson's Hotness
Though critics say Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is entertaining and well acted, they also worry that its teenage stars are now too attractive. More » -
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Critics Laugh At Brüno, So It Must Not Be Offensive
Half the point of Brüno is to stir up controversy, and it's been successful, with many questioning the film's depiction of homosexuals. But according to critics it's funny, so who cares if it's "the swishy gay equivalent of blackface?" More » -
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Monsters Vs. Aliens Features 3-D Graphics, Flat Plot
Monsters vs. Aliens, which opens today, is DreamWorks' first film designed to be shown in 3-D, but despite a female protagonist and fantastic cast of funny men, critics say it's two-dimensional. More » -
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Sunshine Cleaning Dusts Off Indie Movie Clichés
Set in Albuquerque, Sunshine Cleaning features a beat up van, a suicide subplot, and Alan Arkin bonding with a cute grandkid. Unsurprisingly, critics can't get over the film's similarity to Little Miss Sunshine. More » -
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The Wrestler: "Rourke Gives The Performance Of His Life"
The Wrestler, the newest film by Darren Aronofsky, stars Mickey Rourke in a Golden Globe-nominated performance as washed-up '80s wrestler Randy Robinson. Did Rourke body-slam this role to movie history? Reviews, after jump. -
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Doubt: "Viola Davis Will Blow Your Head Around Six Ways From Sunday"
How did critics treat Doubt, a film starring Meryl Streep and Philip Seymor Hoffman and based on the award-winning play by John Patrick Shanley, the film's director/writer? The answer, of course, after the jump.
