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

 Curb Star in Woody's 
 Latest ... Eh, Whatever 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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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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Drag Me Is Hellish Good Fun
 Drag Me Is Hellish Good Fun
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May 29, 2009 12:08 PM CDT

Drag Me Is Hellish Good Fun

Sam Raimi returns to horror with flying colors

(Newser) - Drag Me to Hell is director Sam Raimi’s return to horror after a stint with Spidey—and he proves he's got the form down in the gruesome story of a cursed loan officer:
  • The film “does everything we want a horror film to do: It is fearsomely scary,
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Up Is a 'Buoyant Delight'
 Up Is a 'Buoyant Delight'  
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May 29, 2009 8:22 AM CDT

Up Is a 'Buoyant Delight'

(Newser) - It's nearly unanimous: Critics can't say enough good things about Up, the latest offering from Pixar:
  • Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: The story of a curmudgeon who tries to fly his house to South America " is a soaring, touching, funny and altogether buoyant movie that lives up to its
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Ledger's Last Role: Decent But Unspectacular
 Ledger's Last Role: 
 Decent But Unspectacular 
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May 22, 2009 12:55 PM CDT

Ledger's Last Role: Decent But Unspectacular

(Newser) - Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus made its debut at Cannes to much buzz today, mainly because Heath Ledger died in the midst of filming. Critics say Ledger does nice—if short—work, while the fantasy itself is so-so.
  • Richard Corliss, Time: "Ledger is fine, parading loads of
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Dance Flick Busts Some Funny Moves
 Dance Flick Busts 
 Some Funny Moves 
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May 22, 2009 10:29 AM CDT

Dance Flick Busts Some Funny Moves

But don't expect haute couture

(Newser) - The Wayans brothers' latest laffer parodies dance movies and musicals, with a bit of Twilight for good measure. If you’re not seeking high culture, Dance Flick is a barrel of laughs:
  • Stephen Holden of the New York Times calls it an “explosively funny spoof.” Though it “
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Museum Cluttered But Fun
 Museum Cluttered But Fun 
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May 22, 2009 7:51 AM CDT

Museum Cluttered But Fun

Madcap sequel to kids' comedy crams in the characters

(Newser) - Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian is a lively improvement on its predecessor, even if it suffers a bit from information overload, say critics.
  •  Betsey Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: With its legions of museum exhibit-come-to life characters, the sequel resembles "not so much a movie as
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Terminator Splits Critics
 Terminator Splits Critics 
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May 21, 2009 10:28 AM CDT

Terminator Splits Critics

Opinion divided over 'heavy-metal' flick

(Newser) - Critics agree on one thing about Terminator Salvation: It’s loud. As to whether quality matches volume, opinion runs the gamut:
  • AO Scott, in the New York Times, praises director McG’s “efficient, reasonably swift storytelling” and “mastery of the vernacular of chases, fights, explosions and crashes.”
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Management Just Middling
 Management Just Middling 
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May 15, 2009 12:22 PM CDT

Management Just Middling

Oddball rom-com brings mixed reviews

(Newser) - Management isn’t your typical Hollywood fare, and it’s got critics divided. It tells of a quasi-creepy loser (Steve Zahn) pursuing a sales rep (Jennifer Aniston) with a solo life, and somehow holding her attention.
  • It’s “the rare romantic comedy to use good works, recycling and life-improving
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Summer Hours a Bittersweet Time
 Summer Hours 
 a Bittersweet Time 
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May 15, 2009 10:28 AM CDT

Summer Hours a Bittersweet Time

Critics charmed by simple piece

(Newser) - Critics are enchanted by Summer Hours, a French story of three siblings (including a splendid Juliette Binoche) weighing what to do with their mother’s estate in a simple yet thought-provoking tale:
  • Don’t be fooled by the apparent modesty of its ambitions, writes AO Scott in the New York
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Angels &amp; Demons Has Wings
 Angels & Demons Has Wings  
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May 15, 2009 7:54 AM CDT

Angels & Demons Has Wings

Da Vinci Code follow-up barrels its way through Dan Brown's brand of hokum

(Newser) - Da Vinci Code sequel Angels & Demons is a fast-paced improvement on its sluggish predecessor, say critics, although filmgoers without a high tolerance for hooey are advised to steer clear.
  • Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: The "ticking-bomb thriller tightly wrapped in a papal plot and cinched with the ribbons of
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Next Day Air Arrives on Time
 Next Day Air Arrives on Time 
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May 8, 2009 11:23 AM CDT

Next Day Air Arrives on Time

Critics applaud drug-shipping comedy

(Newser) - Next Day Air, a laugher about a drug shipment that arrives at the wrong destination, hasn’t missed its mark with critics:
  • “Good things come in strange packages,” writes Nathan Lee in the New York Times, citing “a script that snaps, characters that pop, a blaze of
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Trek Lives Well, Should Prosper
 Trek Lives Well, Should Prosper 
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May 8, 2009 7:12 AM CDT

Trek Lives Well, Should Prosper

Abrams' bold reinvention of franchise will please both longtime fans and newbies

(Newser) - JJ Abrams has boldly pulled off the almost impossible with his stellar reinvention of Star Trek and made a movie that will wow both newcomers and hardcore Trekkies, critics say.
  • Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: The prequel "is more exciting than the last four ST pictures put together, more
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Critics Split on Battle for Terra
 Critics Split on Battle for Terra 
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May 1, 2009 12:18 PM CDT

Critics Split on Battle for Terra

(Newser) - Battle for Terra has a nifty twist of a premise—it’s an alien movie in which humans are the evil invaders—but critics are split on how well it works. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • It’s a “work of art,” writes John Anderson in Variety,
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Let This Girlfriend Get Away
 Let This Girlfriend Get Away 
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May 1, 2009 9:51 AM CDT

Let This Girlfriend Get Away

Critics mixed on McConaughey rom-com

(Newser) - The latest Matthew McConaughey romantic comedy, which tells the story of an aging womanizer revisiting his past, is drawing a mix of mild appreciation and hearty derision from critics:
  • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past "is cheesy, tacky, and gimmicky,” writes Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly. “But as directed
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