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The Hangover Part III review: get pissed

Fri, May 24, 2013
19 comments

It’s like they realized they never should have made a sequel, so for Part III, they didn’t even bother to make a Hangover movie at all…

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Epic review: you can’t stop the rot

Wed, May 22, 2013
21 comments

Ironically, nothing feels organic here, and certainly nothing feels magical…

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The Grating Toretto, by Nick Carraway (Fast & Furious 6 review)

Fri, May 17, 2013
23 comments

A colossal affair swollen with the hubris and arrogance of men who trail the foul dust of mayhem in their wake.

| 23 Comments

Paul Walker is an idiot abroad (Vehicle 19 review)

Fri, May 10, 2013
31 comments

OMG, is this supposed to be this funny?

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based on a terrible true story (Our Children review)

Fri, May 10, 2013
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Harrowing and unsettling…

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feel the rush of endorkins (Star Trek Into Darkness review)

Wed, May 08, 2013
106 comments

A Star Trek for our times. Very much for our times. Which means there’s little hope to be found here…

| 106 Comments

monkey in the middle (Chimpanzee review)

Fri, May 03, 2013
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Cuteness proximity alert! Cuteness proximity alert!

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there’s no way Almodóvar can land this plane (I’m So Excited! review)

Thu, May 02, 2013
10 comments

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

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Michael Shannon will cut you up (The Iceman review)

Thu, May 02, 2013
1 comment

Though based on copious interviews mob killer Richard Kuklinski gave from prison, this barely broaches the great mystery of his life…

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making sitcom lemonade (Love Is All You Need review)

Fri, Apr 26, 2013
1 comment

What starts out as conventional dramedy becomes a charming, wise story about making the most of whatever life throws at you…

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