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Critics Shrink From Adopting Orphan
 Critics Shrink From 
 Adopting Orphan 
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Jul 24, 2009 2:33 PM CDT

Critics Shrink From Adopting Orphan

Critics mixed on scary-kid horror film

(Newser) - Critics are divided over Orphan, a horror flick about an adopted child who makes scary things happen:
  • “Actors have to eat like the rest of us, if evidently not as much, but you still have to wonder how the independent-film mainstays Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard ended up wading
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G-Force Spins Its Wheel
 G-Force Spins Its Wheel 
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Jul 24, 2009 12:13 PM CDT

G-Force Spins Its Wheel

(Newser) - If their mission was to please critics, the adorable spies of G-Force have failed. Here's what the critics saying:
  • Director Hoyt Yeatman should be ashamed, writes Ty Burr in the Boston Globe. “If you can’t squeeze a decent movie out of talking 3-D superagent guinea pigs, you may
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In the Loop Is Bloody Good Fun
 In the Loop Is Bloody Good Fun
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Jul 24, 2009 11:18 AM CDT

In the Loop Is Bloody Good Fun

British political satire tells of path to war

(Newser) - In the Loop is a blistering, satirical tale of unsavory characters in the British and American governments pushing their nations to war in the Middle East.
  • “While In the Loop is a highly disciplined inquiry into a very serious subject, it is also, line by filthy line, scene by
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Ugly Truth Is Pretty Bad
 Ugly Truth Is Pretty Bad 
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Jul 24, 2009 7:20 AM CDT

Ugly Truth Is Pretty Bad

(Newser) - Battle-of-the-sexes comedy Ugly Truth combines the worst aspects of male-friendly gross-out comedies with the worst aspects of female-friendly romantic comedies and the results aren't pretty, say unimpressed critics.
  • Refer Guzmán, Newsday: The movie "does a disservice to both genders. Its crass sex jokes feel like chum for mentally
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Critics In Love With (500) Days
 Critics In Love With (500) Days  
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Jul 17, 2009 10:29 AM CDT

Critics In Love With (500) Days

(Newser) - Critics are head over heels for (500) Days of Summer, a boy-meets-girl flick that shakes things up by telling the story out of order. Here’s what they’re saying:  
  • The movie “turns the genre on its empty head and sees relationships for what they are—a bruising
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Potter Still Making Magic
 Potter Still Making Magic 
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Jul 14, 2009 7:59 AM CDT

Potter Still Making Magic

Sixth installment is one of the best in the series

(Newser) - Our sixth cinematic trip to Hogwarts holds onto the magic with stunning visuals, great acting, and a maturing storyline:
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is “spellbinding, even though it is more grounded in reality and less fanciful than previous installments,” writes Claudia Puig in USA Today. “
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Critics Hate You, Beth Cooper
 Critics Hate You, Beth Cooper 
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Jul 10, 2009 2:15 PM CDT

Critics Hate You, Beth Cooper

Nothing standout about this recycled comedy

(Newser) - No one seems to love Beth Cooper: The teen comedy about a nerd in love with a popular girl is nothing new, critics say:
  • “I Love You, Beth Cooper is not a remake—it just feels like one,” writes Mark Olsen in the Los Angeles Times. It’s
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Humpday Gets Bromance Right
  Humpday Gets Bromance Right 
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Jul 10, 2009 10:12 AM CDT

Humpday Gets Bromance Right

Winning film 'makes you squirm and think'

(Newser) - Critics are applauding Humpday, a bromance about two old friends reunited who decide to make an “art” film in which they’ll sleep together—a plan that makes for no end of awkwardness.
  • “To guys everywhere: Humpday has your number,” writes Stephen Holden in the New York
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Bruno : Prepare to Cringe, Laugh
 Bruno: 
 Prepare to Cringe, Laugh 
MOVIE REVIEW
Jul 10, 2009 8:24 AM CDT

Bruno: Prepare to Cringe, Laugh

(Newser) - Critics generally give solid marks to Sasha Baron Cohen's cringe-inducing Bruno. It may not outrank Borat, but Cohen remains the master of crude, cruel laughs and uncomfortable insights.
  • Nathan Rabin, Onion AV Club: "Cohen no longer has freshness and novelty on his side, but he’s retained the power
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Ice Age Sequel Not So Hot
 Ice Age Sequel Not So Hot 
Movie review
Jul 1, 2009 11:14 AM CDT

Ice Age Sequel Not So Hot

But animated sequel has a few redeeming moments

(Newser) - If you need an air-conditioned snooze on the busy holiday weekend, the third Ice Age film may be the answer. Still, it has its moments:
  • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs frequently feels “so glacial that it's a wonder Ray Romano's Manny the mammoth doesn't freeze in his tracks,
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Sister's Keeper a 'Shameless Weepy'
 Sister's Keeper 
 a 'Shameless 
 Weepy' 
MOVIE REVIEW
Jun 26, 2009 8:53 AM CDT

Sister's Keeper a 'Shameless Weepy'

Melodrama about teen cancer patient carries out sustained assault on tear ducts

(Newser) - Cancer melodrama My Sister's Keeper makes every effort possible to tug at the heartstrings, say critics, leaving some people touched and others feeling like they've been run through an industrial tear-extraction machine.
  • AO Scott, New York Times: Keeper "takes on a very tough subject," and has "two
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Transformers 2: 'Dazzling,' 'Scrap Metal'
 Transformers 2: 
 'Dazzling,' 'Scrap Metal' 
movie review
Jun 24, 2009 12:43 PM CDT

Transformers 2: 'Dazzling,' 'Scrap Metal'

Bigger, longer, dumber sequel is less than meets the eye

(Newser) - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen doesn't skimp on the special effects, say critics, but it lacks the clever touches of its predecessor and the mammoth 2.5 hour running time is likely to give all but the biggest fans metal fatigue.
  • Joe Lozito, Big Picture Big Sound: "This robot-on-robot
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The Proposal a Charming Clich&eacute;
 The Proposal a  
 Charming Cliché 
movie review
Jun 19, 2009 12:02 PM CDT

The Proposal a Charming Cliché

Bullock, Reynolds appeal in familiar story

(Newser) - There’s nothing groundbreaking about The Proposal, but with appealing leads Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, it manages to pull off a story you’ve seen before.
  • The film “recycles a plot that was already old when Tracy and Hepburn were trying it out,” writes Roger Ebert in
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Curb Star in Woody's Latest ... Eh, Whatever

 Curb Star in Woody's 
 Latest ... Eh, Whatever 
Movie Review
Jun 19, 2009 10:00 AM CDT

Curb Star in Woody's Latest ... Eh, Whatever

(Newser) - Woody Allen! Larry David! It sounds like a match made in comedy heaven, but the results are more like purgatory, according to the critics. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • Whatever Works is one of Allen’s worst movies, writes Claudia Puig of USA Today. David’s Boris “is
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Year One Offers Unevolved Laughs
 Year One Offers 
 Unevolved Laughs 
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Jun 19, 2009 6:59 AM CDT

Year One Offers Unevolved Laughs

Prehistoric comedy aims low and hits the target

(Newser) - The jokes in caveman comedy Year One with Jack Black and Michael Cera are prehistoric, say critics, but it's still passable fun for anybody not expecting a comic masterpiece.
  • Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: "More or less indefensible, but I'll gladly defend parts of it." It won't rank up
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Imagine That Charms

 Imagine That Charms 
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Jun 12, 2009 12:21 PM CDT

Imagine That Charms

Murphy, 7-year-old co-star show acting chops

(Newser) - Imagine That delivers great performances in a decent family package, with Eddie Murphy hitting his stride alongside a charismatic new star:
  • “For the first time since The Nutty Professor, Eddie Murphy successfully mixes his adult and kid-film personas—imagine that,” writes Joe Neumaier in the New York Daily
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Food, Inc. Feeds the Brain
  Food, Inc. Feeds the Brain 
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Jun 12, 2009 10:10 AM CDT

Food, Inc. Feeds the Brain

Documentary explores US food production

(Newser) - Food, Inc., which opens today in limited release, is a super documentary that's good for you—unlike the profit-driven food-production practices it exposes. Director Robert Kenner highlights and expands on work by authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation).
  • David Edelstein, New York: "The
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Pelham 1 2 3 Remake: Stick With the Original
 Pelham 1 2 3 Remake: 
 Stick With the Original 
MOVIE REVIEW
Jun 12, 2009 7:21 AM CDT

Pelham 1 2 3 Remake: Stick With the Original

Slick remake of '70s thriller has its pluses, but fans of the original should stay away

(Newser) - The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is a slick and solid thriller, though most critics say it pales in comparison to the '70s original—even with the energy of Denzel Washington and John Travolta.
  • Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: The New York subway heist movie is an
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Land of the Lost Better Off Extinct
 Land of the Lost  
 Better Off Extinct 
movie review
Jun 5, 2009 8:26 AM CDT

Land of the Lost Better Off Extinct

Will Ferrell not enough to save picture

(Newser) - Land of the Lost remakes the 1970s TV series, sucking Will Ferrell into a parallel universe that mushes past, present, and future together. Keep this flick out of your own future, critics say:
  • “The only marginally interesting, if unsurprising, thing about the pricey movie spinoff is that a lot
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Hangover Is So Good It Hurts
 Hangover Is So Good It Hurts 
MOVIE REVIEW
Jun 5, 2009 6:48 AM CDT

Hangover Is So Good It Hurts

Screwball male-bonding Vegas comedy may be year's funniest yet

(Newser) - The Hangover 's raunchy tale of three bachelor-party buddies trying to piece together a wild night in Vegas blends its screwball ingredients into a hilarious and surprisingly headache-free mix, say critics.
  • Ty Burr, Boston Globe: The movie is "rowdy, scurrilous, and, for about three-quarters of its running time, a
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