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The Gatekeepers
The Atlantic
Ian Buckwalter
The subjects' openness is refreshing - and sometimes frightening.
9.5/10
10
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85
91
10
2,286
The Good Doctor
The Atlantic
Ian Buckwalter
Wants to be a twisty nail-biter, but never creates much suspense or surprise.
5.5/10
10
5.5
10
false
45
91
10
2,286
The Imposter
The Atlantic
Ian Buckwalter
Centered on a 15-year-old cold case, there should be no real surprises here. Why, then, is the experience of watching The Imposter one of edge-of-the-seat disbelief and nerve-jangling thrills?
8.8/10
10
8.8
10
false
78
91
10
2,286
The Inbetweeners
The Atlantic
Ian Buckwalter
Plenty of funny bits, and apart from some fairly appalling underlying sexism -- guys, screw up all you like, the movie says, because the nice, pretty girls will forgive any transgression -- it actually attempts to have heart as well.
6/10
10
6
10
false
50
91
10
2,286
The Innkeepers
The Atlantic
Ian Buckwalter
We can't dissociate ourselves from the evil because, as in much of the best horror, what's scaring us isn't external; it's everything we fear seeing when we look in the mirror.
8/10
10
8
10
false
70
91
10
2,286
The Lords of Salem
The Atlantic
Ian Buckwalter
It's a credit to Zombie's interest in growing as an artist that he's drawing from more mature inspirations here, but it's also part of why the movie doesn't work.
4.5/10
10
4.5
10
false
35
91
10
2,286
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Atlantic
Ian Buckwalter
Perks seems like the work of a much more experienced director, maintaining fidelity to the source material without sacrificing any cinematic qualities, triggering genuine sentimentality and nostalgia through interaction between sound and image.
8/10
10
8
10
false
70
91
10
2,286
The Secret World of Arrietty
The Atlantic
Ian Buckwalter
Yonebayashi gives Arrietty an excellent sense of balance, with the adventure aspects of the story, which feel legitimately dangerous providing well-paced contrast the film's more placid moments.
7.8/10
10
7.8
10
false
68
91
10
2,286
The Sessions
The Atlantic
Ian Buckwalter
Achieves its sunny disposition by pulling punches.
5.8/10
10
5.8
10
false
48
91
10
2,286
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
The Atlantic
Ian Buckwalter
Day of Reckoning is somehow not just the best film in the series, but a damn fine piece of action filmmaking by any measure.
6.5/10
10
6.5
10
false
55
91
10
2,286
Upstream Color
The Atlantic
Ian Buckwalter
Carruth may be something that the movies haven't yet seen, perhaps the first great realization of the democratization of filmmaking that digital technology and the Internet promised.
9/10
10
9
10
false
80
91
10
2,286
V/H/S
The Atlantic
Ian Buckwalter
The mostly played-out found footage aesthetic has its limitations, and V/H/S doesn't escape all of them. But the collected directors do manage to make many of those limitations into the films' strengths.
6.5/10
10
6.5
10
false
55
91
10
2,286
We Need to Talk About Kevin
The Atlantic
Ian Buckwalter
Kevin is an extraordinary work from Ramsay, a filmmaker with an uncommon gift for getting at the inner psychology of her characters through striking visuals.
10/10
10
10
10
false
90
91
10
2,286
Your Sister's Sister
The Atlantic
Ian Buckwalter
Effective evidence that the emotional immediacy in the halting rhythms of extemporaneous speech can often trump the art of the well-chosen word. A film that is both warmly and naturally funny as well as uncomfortable and awkward.
8.4/10
10
8.4
10
false
74
91
10
2,286
A Dangerous Method
The Atlantic
Robert Levin
It's a smart study of the root causes of destructive human behavior, but there's a flat quality to the dark impulses on display.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
2,287
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
The Atlantic
Robert Levin
The film reveals a depth and weight to the Charlie Sheen archetype that we haven't experienced before.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,287
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Atlantic
Robert Levin
A love letter to the people of the Bayou State, who have persevered in the face of apocalyptic tragedy.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,287
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Atlantic
Robert Levin
The movie successfully reflects turmoil, looking at the world from the specific standpoint of a child who's ill-equipped to comprehend it, trying to survive as best he can.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,287
My Week with Marilyn
The Atlantic
Robert Levin
The truth, of course, is that Marilyn Monroe is what you make of her. Still, Michelle Williams offers a powerful way in.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,287
Red Hook Summer
The Atlantic
Robert Levin
This is an illustrated lecture - a jumbled, rushed cinematic rant. The ideas are there. The story is not.
1.5/4
4
1.5
4
false
1
7
2
2,287
The Iron Lady
The Atlantic
Robert Levin
The film views Thatcher with sympathy and admiration; the effect is a strange movie that manages to compel while also coming off as shortsighted.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,287
The Undefeated
The Atlantic
Robert Levin
This Sarah Palin hosanna is done in by the simple fact that its director needs to go back to film school.
1.5/4
4
1.5
4
false
1
7
2
2,287
Tower Heist
The Atlantic
Robert Levin
This is, of course, Hollywood schlock, directed by shlock-master Brett Ratner. But it's also a surprisingly effective social drama.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,287
Young Adult
The Atlantic
Robert Levin
It trades in discomfort and unease, not catharsis. That's an achievement worthy of admiration, if you can endure it.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,287
Wild Child
The Australian
null
It's an unoriginal story but one with potential, and the actors who play Poppy's school chums are lively company.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
2,288
Body of Lies
The Australian
David Stratton
Body of Lies may not tell us anything we didn't already know about the way the US does business in the Middle East, but it's compelling nonetheless.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,288
The Burning Plain
The Australian
David Stratton
When so many cinema releases are instantly forgettable, The Burning Plain clings to the memory...
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,288
Dark Waters
The Australian
David Stratton
Ruffalo's performance alone is worth the price of a ticket...
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,288
Friends With Benefits
The Australian
Evan Williams
The film is touching and funny, and Timberlake proves again that he's a better actor than most pop stars.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,288
Hot Tub Time Machine
The Australian
David Stratton
Hot Tub Time Machine is an amiable time-waster but, given the concept, it could have been rather more than that.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,288
In Search of Beethoven
The Australian
Evan Williams
There are too many snippets of music, too many talking heads, too little to define that great arc of the composer's life and spiritual development. But no one who cares about the man and his music will miss it. For that I give credit to its subject.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,288
Man on Wire
The Australian
Evan Williams
Marsh uses a combination of interviews, film of Petit as a young man, authentic newsreels and enacted reconstructions to produce an unforgettable experience.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,288
The Invisible Man
The Australian
Stephen Romei
Moss is terrific as a woman who believes (or says she believes) her not-dead husband has come back, masked by an invisibility he has created...
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,288
The Last Full Measure
The Australian
David Stratton
One of the strengths of Todd Robinson's film lies in the casting of a gallery of fine actors in almost every role.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,288
WALL-E
The Australian
Evan Williams
A rich and provocative work of art that manages to be fun.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,288
Amanda Knox
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
No extra fluff is added to the re-examination of this story, from the simple stills of the apartment to the frank discussions each person involved has with the camera.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
2,289
Blackhat
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
It's still early in the year, but Blackhat's careless, convoluted script and lazy performances could easily earn it a spot on the list of worst movies of 2015.
F
long_letter
null
null
false
1
18
1
2,289
Bridget Jones's Baby
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
Bridget Jones's Baby is a hilariously satisfying revisit to franchise that pays equal parts homage and parody to the rom com genre.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
2,289
Cake
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
Cake is mostly a melancholy, tragically stunning film, with a groundbreaking performance by Aniston and enough biting humor and heart to create the perfect balance it needs to make a lasting impression.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
2,289
Captain America: Civil War
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
The action and the introduction of some pivotal new characters are enough to satisfy most expectations.
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
2,289
Child 44
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
Although the muddled, complicated subplots spin the film in too many directions to make Child 44 a truly successful adaptation of its source material, the allure of its leading performances are enough to make it worth a watch.
B-
long_letter
null
null
false
12
18
1
2,289
Cinderella
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
Director Kenneth Branagh updates this Disney favorite not to spin it on its head, but rather to lovingly present it for a new generation to appreciate.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
2,289
Confirmation
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
The cast of Confirmation is solid all around, but it's led by a particularly outstanding performance by Kerry Washington as Anita Hill.
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
2,289
Everly
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
Everly is a loud joyous, proud celebration of its genre, and frankly, it's just a hell of a fun thing to watch.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
2,289
Fifty Shades of Grey
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
Most of the actual sex has less erotic value than what can be found on late night HBO, and it certainly doesn't hold a candle to the graphic content of the novels or the erotic-charged hype surrounding the film.
D+
long_letter
null
null
false
8
18
1
2,289
Joker
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
Joker is a visual feast about mental illness, the crumbling of an unstable economic system, and toxic masculinity that thinks it has something groundbreaking to add to the comic book universe, but merely adds an obtuse reflection.
C
long_letter
null
null
false
10
18
1
2,289
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
With only a slight misstep along the way, the whimsy and occasional grimness use to send a message about celebrating our differences makes Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is one of Tim Burton's best films in recent memory.
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
2,289
Mr. Holmes
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
Mr. Holmes is an exceptional and unique addition to the vast collection of Sherlock Holmes' journeys, rich with respect for its predecessors and bold in its thoughtful and reflective approach.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
2,289
Nasty Baby
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
Although occasionally trying and failing to balance the array of stories it aims to tell, Nasty Baby's performances and conclusion provide a method to the madness as it reminds us of the constant state of the human condition.
B-
long_letter
null
null
false
12
18
1
2,289
Our Brand is Crisis
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
Although the conclusion all but abandons the goals the film sets out to achieve, Our Brand Is Crisis is a smart, timely satire that addresses the state of politics today with a healthy mix of criticism and comedy.
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
2,289
Pan
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
Keep calm and don't go see Pan, but cross your fingers that Levi Miller will get a role worthy of his talent.
D+
long_letter
null
null
false
8
18
1
2,289
Pitch Perfect 2
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
Pitch Perfect 2 is a witty, fun celebration of women who empower both themselves and other women.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
2,289
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu)
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
Portrait of a Lady on Fire feels like a flawless film.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
2,289
Room
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
A restrained, unique prospective, coupled with honest storytelling and emotionally raw performances make Room not only a stellar literary adaptation, but one of the best films of the year.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
2,289
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
[It's] an end product that caters to the generation who grew up with the original films and inspires them to fall in love with a series all over again while their kids discover it for the first time. The Force is strong with this one.
A
long_letter
null
null
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16
18
1
2,289
Still Alice
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
Julianne Moore's performance as Dr. Alice Howland is, simply put, one of the best I've ever seen.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
2,289
The Diary Of A Teenage Girl
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
It's honest, unapologetic, flawlessly performed, and a complex, unflinching look at female sexuality, which is no different in 2015 than it was in 1976.
A
long_letter
null
null
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16
18
1
2,289
The Girl on the Train
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
The Girl on the Train spends so much time on shock value, it neglects the aspects of fluid, substantial storytelling.
C-
long_letter
null
null
false
9
18
1
2,289
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
The Two Towers succeeds like few other middle installments do in serving as both a satisfying benchmark that ties the introduction and conclusion to this trilogy together.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
2,289
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
Although The Man from U.N.C.L.E. doesn't break any new ground and might not be everyone's mission of choice, it's stylish, fun, and an entertaining enough entry in a crowded lineup of spy-thriller fare.
B-
long_letter
null
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12
18
1
2,289
The Martian
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
The Martian is the unique kind of blockbuster that you can marvel at in awe while still maintaining an emotional connection. It truly does have it all.
A
long_letter
null
null
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16
18
1
2,289
Toy Story 4
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
The message it sends to a generation of young girls of benevolence, bravery, and independence, is what makes Toy Story 4 a truly great addition to an already stellar trilogy of films for everyone of every age and gender.
A
long_letter
null
null
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16
18
1
2,289
True Story
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
[The film's] minor misstep does little to take away from the film's impact on its viewers.
B+
long_letter
null
null
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14
18
1
2,289
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
The Babbling Blonde
Beth McDonough
The balance of this self awareness and the weight of its message are the biggest reasons Whiskey Tango Foxtrot works, and it doesn't hurt that viewers get to laugh some along the way.
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
2,289
A Million Ways to Die in the West
The Backlot
Brian Juergens
Tumbleweeds literally blow between the laughs of this lackluster comedy.
5/10
10
5
10
false
4
10
1
2,290
The D Train
The Backlot
Brian Juergens
The frank execution of the film's surprisingly bold premise is just enough to outweigh the fact that it's not funny enough as a comedy and too unfocused as a drama.
6/10
10
6
10
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5
10
1
2,290
Fifty Shades of Grey
The Backlot
Brian Juergens
For a movie that traffics in the promise of sexual adventure, it's founded upon a woefully conservative narrative.
4/10
10
4
10
false
3
10
1
2,290
Neighbors
The Backlot
Brian Juergens
This frat comedy is just as profane and fluid-filled as the great popped-collar romps of yore; the absence of queasiness about affection between men makes it decidedly modern.
7/10
10
7
10
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6
10
1
2,290
Pride
The Backlot
Brian Juergens
By living by the tenets of its characters the film overcomes any genre trappings, delivering a resounding and irresistible call to action.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
2,290
The Boxtrolls
The Backlot
Brian Juergens
Laika's simplest story to date, a lean bedtime story dressed up to the nines in their trademark swooping, spiraling visual wizardry.
7/10
10
7
10
false
6
10
1
2,290
The Imitation Game
The Backlot
Brian Juergens
An entertaining thriller, but a miscalculated biopic.
6/10
10
6
10
false
5
10
1
2,290
Anger Management
The Badger Herald
Mac Verstandig
[Nicholson and Sandler] put forth fine efforts in this entirely performance-driven film, but save for a few memorable scenes, the oil and vinegar simply don't mix.
C
long_letter
null
null
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10
18
1
2,291
American Wedding
The Badger Herald
Mac Verstandig
...hopefully there will be more to come; it would be a shame if this really is 'Bye bye, Miss American Pie.'
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
2,291
Anything Else
The Badger Herald
Mac Verstandig
Allen creates one of his finer films, with a delicately intricate plot, phenomenal acting and delightfully cynical humor.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
2,291
Bulletproof Monk
The Badger Herald
Mac Verstandig
Bulletproof Monk has a snide confidence that its petty jokes of culture shock will actually elicit laughs while altogether failing to realize that the punch lines weren't that funny the first time, let alone this time.
F
long_letter
null
null
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1
18
1
2,291
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
The Badger Herald
Mac Verstandig
...the sort of B-actor-driven comedic train wreck that David Spade used to dryly mock while doing his 'Hollywood Minute' on Saturday Night Live
C
long_letter
null
null
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10
18
1
2,291
Duplex
The Badger Herald
Mac Verstandig
...other than a few shining moments, 'Duplex' relies entirely upon juvenile sight gags to generate jokes that really aren't all that amusing.
D
long_letter
null
null
false
7
18
1
2,291
Gods and Generals
The Badger Herald
Mac Verstandig
A repulsive combination of dry textbook history and pandering melodrama.
D
long_letter
null
null
false
7
18
1
2,291
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
The Badger Herald
Mac Verstandig
Nearly every gut-wrenching turn is somehow derived from an ethnic slur, juvenile sight gag, or the glorification of an illegal substance and its side effects.
D
long_letter
null
null
false
7
18
1
2,291
Head of State
The Badger Herald
Mac Verstandig
Delightfully hilarious yet awkwardly toothless
B-
long_letter
null
null
false
12
18
1
2,291
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
The Badger Herald
Mac Verstandig
It is exceedingly difficult to classify How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days as a romantic comedy given that the film is about as romantic as a punch to the face -- literally.
D
long_letter
null
null
false
7
18
1
2,291
Intolerable Cruelty
The Badger Herald
Mac Verstandig
...an uproariously quirky story about romance in the very unromantic field of matrimonial law.
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
2,291
Matchstick Men
The Badger Herald
Mac Verstandig
...has so much sheer style and class that it more closely resembles an old Rat Pack project than a modern-day popcorn dud.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
2,291
Munich
The Badger Herald
Mac Verstandig
Despite being nearly three hours long, the movie is among the finest to grace the silver screen in some time and should be able to work over any intelligent audience not bothered by a level of blood, gore and even nudity traditionally reserved for either
A
long_letter
null
null
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16
18
1
2,291
Phone Booth
The Badger Herald
Mac Verstandig
A riveting tale of morality in a city noted for its sinful characters, "Phone Booth" is that rare edge-of-your-seat movie that is as cerebral as it is thrilling.
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
2,291
Radio
The Badger Herald
Mac Verstandig
...a stellar work of poignant cinema.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
2,291
Runaway Jury
The Badger Herald
Mac Verstandig
...Far-fetched, poorly crafted, but very entertaining.
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
2,291
School of Rock
The Badger Herald
Mac Verstandig
Jack Black... deftly guides the family film away from the genre's usual mawkishness and into a sort of Bad-Company-meets-Peter-Pan Rock 'n' Roll Never Never Land.
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
2,291
Tron Legacy
The Baltic Times
Laurence Boyce
If you examine it closely then the entire film falls apart. But if you go along to enjoy the thrills (especially when it's showing in 3D) and cool action sequences, then you should be thoroughly entertained.
3/5
5
3
5
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2
5
1
2,292
Puss in Boots
The Baltic Times
Laurence Boyce
"Puss in Boots" shows that there's certainly enough in him to create a new hero beloved by both children and merchandise executives.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,292
The Rum Diary
The Baltic Times
Laurence Boyce
There are some good things including a great soundtrack and strong performances from the likes of Giovanni Ribisi and Michael Rispoli, but it is a disappointing and overlong affair.
2/5
5
2
5
false
1
5
1
2,292
Bad Teacher
The Baltic Times
Laurence Boyce
Kadan's direction is adequate with everything competently done, but there's nothing here that manages to make you laugh out loud. Could someone tell the current crop of Hollywood filmmakers to find some new jokes?
2/5
5
2
5
false
1
5
1
2,292
Bridesmaids
The Baltic Times
Laurence Boyce
There are things to like here and the idea is a noble one. But in execution, "Bridesmaids" is a typical chick flick just with some extra rude words and vomit.
2/5
5
2
5
false
1
5
1
2,292
Casino Jack
The Baltic Times
Laurence Boyce
Rather flat, but for Spacey's performance alone this is a fine examination of the U.S. political system and its inherent problems.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
2,292
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Baltic Times
Laurence Boyce
This is designed to keep the children happy over the Christmas period and fans of CS Lewis will enjoy the fact that it's a pretty faithful adaptation. But those wanting something different from the usual CGI extravaganza would do well to look elsewher
2/5
5
2
5
false
1
5
1
2,292
Cowboys & Aliens
The Baltic Times
Laurence Boyce
Not the Boys Own Adventure it could have been, but a fun - if often flawed - romp.
3/5
5
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Fast Five
The Baltic Times
Laurence Boyce
It's about cars, girls and fighting and doesn't pretend to be anything else. For sheer gall alone, "Fast Five" provides much entertainment. Just not much intellect.
3/5
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Friends With Benefits
The Baltic Times
Laurence Boyce
If it displayed more courage, this could have been a fascinating modern American movie. Instead it's a smart but still rather ordinary comedy that is entertaining but not ground-breaking.
3/5
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The Green Hornet
The Baltic Times
Laurence Boyce
There are some good ideas here but they're buried under masses of conventional superhero dross and half hearted execution. This is one vigilante who should really just leave all the hard work to the police.
2/5
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
The Baltic Times
Laurence Boyce
This is exactly what you would expect - a perfect and exciting ending for those who have been following the franchise. Those who couldn't care less probably stopped reading ages ago.
3/5
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