Leah Rozen
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‘Lucky One’ Review: It’s Got Sparks (and a Grown-Up Zac Efron), But No Charm
Zac Efron’s attempt to transition into adult roles continues to fall flat
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Tribeca Opening Night: Raunchy Judd Apatow Cleans Up With ‘Five-Year Engagement’
Robert De Niro, Amy Poehler, Michelle Williams among A-listers who turned out to see the overstuffed comedy ‘The Five-Year Engagement’
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‘Lockout’: Prison Thriller Looks Cool But Plot’s a Waste of Space
Guy Pearce powers “Lockout,” a prison-hostage thriller directed by Luc Besson. Setting it in space doesn’t make the plot feel any less familiar
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‘The Hunter’ Review: Willem Dafoe In Search of Elusive Tasmanian Tiger
“The Hunter,” an absorbing Australian drama, sets Willem Dafoe on a cloak-and-dagger mission across scenic Tasmania
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‘Mirror Mirror’ Review: Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, It’s Down the Drain We Go
“Mirror Mirror’s” contemporized “Snow White” is a sadly earth-bound fairy tale
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‘Kid With a Bike’ Review: Cannes Hit a Heartfelt, Powerful Fairy Tale
Set in a world of working class hurt, “Bike” won the grand jury prize at last year’s Cannes Film Festival
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‘Salmon Fishing in the Yemen’ Review: Quirky Fish Tale Lacks Bite
‘Salmon Fishing in the Yemen’ hooks viewers with gentle eccentricity, but under Lasse Hallstrom’s direction, can’t land the big one
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‘Silent House’ Review: Hoary Horror Movie Has Dread but No Scares
Based on a 2010 Uruguayan film, Elizabeth Olsen-starrer does creepy with artistic pretentions
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Tim and Eric’s Gross ‘Billion Dollar Movie’ Worth About 15 Cents
Review: The overworked satire would have been a great video on Funny or Die, but at 93 minutes…
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‘Act of Valor’ a Perfect Navy Seals Recruitment Actioner — But Not Much More
Indie film with real-life Seals as stars needs a wise-cracking Bruce Willis type
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‘This Means War’: Spy vs. Spy Love Triangle Makes Peace With Its Frothiness
Reese Witherspoon/Tom Hardy/Chris Pine action-romance is totally frothy — and that’s a good thing
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‘The Vow’ Will Stink Up Theaters Even Worse Than a Tub of Buttered Popcorn
Review: Fans hoping to wallow in the same high-class romantic mush as “The Notebook” will find themselves stuck in deeper, dopier muck
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‘Big Miracle’: Feel-Good Whale Tale’s Appeal Is No Fluke
Ken Kwapis’ based-on-fact “Big Miracle” has likable characters and is smart enough to stand out from the pack of so-so spring film offerings
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Review: Katherine Heigl IS Snooki in Flaccid ‘One for the Money’
She plays a Jersey girl with an accent so broad it makes Joe Piscopo’s old “I’m from Jersey” routines on “Saturday Night Live” sound subtle
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Review: George Lucas-Produced ‘Red Tails’ Crashes and Burns
The story of the Tuskegee airmen and the hurdles they encountered is certainly one worth putting up on the big screen — sadly, this isn’t it