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Margin Call
REVIEW: First-time writer/director J. C. Chandor has crafted a gripping procedural out of corporate secrecy and the first stirrings of the financial crisis, argues John Bleasdale... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on January 24, 2012

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Shame
REVIEW: A cold, beautiful examination of ugly subject matter... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on January 18, 2012

Hugo
ALTERNATE TAKE: A melancholy paean to film's capacity for connection... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on January 15, 2012

The Alternate Takes Approach
On the ethos and methods of this site... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on March 11, 2011

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Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Fine entertainment, but it has lost something important to the series... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on January 13, 2012

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50/50
Though a screenwriter's film, many of its problems lie in the script... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on January 07, 2012

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Imagined Consensus: Pixar and the Age of Aggregated Film Criticism
The critical reception of Cars 2 and the effects of sites like Rotten Tomatoes... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on October 10, 2011

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Fincher tones down much of what makes his source material interesting... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on December 30, 2011

Wuthering Heights
Arnold's film struggles with this greatest of Victorian novels... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on January 06, 2012

Balancing Horror and Comedy in the Scream Series
Jim Holden on how Wes Craven's franchise uses its genre to express its themes... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on June 16, 2011

The Well-Digger's Daughter
Daniel Auteuil's directorial debut... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on December 12, 2011

The Well-Digger's Daughter
Performers, their faces, and a touching treatment of class and gender... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on December 19, 2011

Questioning 'Empowerment': The Reception and Feminism of Sucker Punch
Sucker Punch may be the most genuinely feminist action movie ever to emerge from Hollywood... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on May 26, 2011

Hugo
An indulgent and infectious tribute to the medium... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on December 10, 2011

The Ides of March
Strangely out-of-step with its political moment... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on December 16, 2011

Thoughts on "So Bad it's Good": The Pleasures of The Room
James MacDowell on issues of value and intention in the appreciation of 'bad' filmmakers... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on May 18, 2011

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