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This terrifying true story packs a surprising amount of laughs before delivering the year's biggest thrills.
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A disgusting, manic and delightfully twisted comedy from Adam Sandler that recalls the good ol' (stupid) days.
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By:
Jenni Miller
May 11, 2012 5:40am EST
All the cringe-worthy humor we've come to expect from Sacha Baron Cohen — without all the innocent bystanders.
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Thomas Leupp
June 29, 2011 12:57pm EST
It's got Tom Hanks, it's got Julia Roberts, and ... well, that's pretty much it.
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By:
Daniel Hubschman
October 01, 2010 5:57am EST
The Social Network is more a meditation on right vs. wrong than a chronicle of the birth of Facebook and it is a more affecting film because of that.
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By:
Brian Marder
December 01, 2007 9:56am EST
Much like the title family it depicts so well, The Savages is constantly at odds with itself--hilarious yet heartbreaking, warm yet frigid. The result is one final contradiction: a movie that is tough to swallow, yet one of the year’s best.
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Brian Marder
September 07, 2007 6:32am EST
There’s no true grit to be found in James Mangold’s fun but safe Western remake. Nitpicking, however, is no way to treat a movie that gives us two heavyweights like Russell Crowe and Christian Bale on top of their games.
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By:
Kit Bowen
March 09, 2007 5:58am EST
Wild Hogs is basically City Slickers meets Easy Rider--just a whole lot sillier without any sociological angst.
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By:
Kit Bowen
August 11, 2006 1:35pm EST
After seeing Pulse, you might want to check if you still have one. If the ghosts in the machines don’t get ya, boredom might.
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By:
Brian Marder
August 07, 2006 11:10am EST
Whereas Will Ferrell & Co.’s Anchorman only seems to click on way-past-your-bedtime HBO, Talladega Nights clicks on most cylinders, and the star shows why he’s mainstream comedy’s best hope to bring in the money and the funny.