Alonso Duralde
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‘Circumstance’ Review: More Than Just ‘That Iranian Lesbian Movie’
Powerful drama examines life in contemporary Iran, where underground subcultures can’t compete with the religious fanatics running society
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Review: ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ Will Have You Sleeping with the Lights On
Remake of the 1970s TV-movie thrills and chills effectively — although you wonder why the characters don’t leave the dang house already
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Review: What Idiots Messed Up a Promising ‘Our Idiot Brother’?
Great cast and occasional laughs aren’t enough to save a comedy that veers from sweet to mean-spirited — especially when it comes to the female characters
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Review: Unintentionally Campy ‘Colombiana’ Should Be Titled ‘Panty Assassin’
Zoe Saldana’s pistol-packing angel of vengeance inspires rounds and rounds of unintentional laughs
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‘Spy Kids 4D’ Stinks in More Ways than One
“Aroma-Scope” can’t perfume the heavy hand of director Robert Rodriguez
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Colin Farrell in ‘Fright Night’: A Remake You Can Sink Your Teeth Into
Colin Farrell projects equal parts seduction and menace, the 3D is fun — it’s just a bit forgettable
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Review: ‘One Day’ Feels Like It Lasts Years and Years
David Nicholls may have made these characters more substantial on the page, but in the big-screen adaptation, the leads are so barely-there that a stiff breeze could whisk them away entirely
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Review: ‘Senna’ Goes in Circles, But Never Puts the Pedal to the Metal
Documentary about acclaimed Formula One driver barely scratches the surface
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Review: Who Needs a Comedy With ’30 Minutes or Less’ Worth of Laughs?
The Jesse Eisenberg/Ruben Fleisher heist farce is as familiar and phoned-in as their “Zombieland” was fresh and innovative
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‘Glee: 3D Concert Movie’: Songs for Gleeks, Cleavage for Straight Guys
Review: The film reminds us that, News Corp. product-pushing aside, the hit show’s up-with-the-underdog message resonates with its fan base
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‘Planet of the Apes’: Back on Track After Tim Burton’s Flung-Poo Remake
Review: It’s everything Burton’s movie wasn’t — smart, exciting and thought-provoking, while operating in the realm of the movies’ great misunderstood monsters
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‘The Change-Up’: A Sex Comedy That Hates Sex
Who needs a production code when studio movies about the humpty-hump have all the bravado and recklessness of your maiden aunt Gertrude?
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‘Crazy Stupid Love’: Needs More Crazy, Less Stupid, Much Less Gooey
What starts out as a snappy and subversive romantic comedy takes a disappointing turn into sitcom clichés
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‘Smurfs’: Cheesy Reboot Will Annoy & Disgust Audiences of All Ages
Obnoxious blue imps do for children’s entertainment what lead paint does for children’s toys