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 Critics Hate You, Beth Cooper 

Nothing standout about this recycled comedy

Jul 10, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - No one seems to love Beth Cooper: The teen comedy about a nerd in love with a popular girl is nothing new, critics say:
  • “I Love You, Beth Cooper is not a remake—it just feels like one,” writes Mark Olsen in the Los Angeles Times. It’
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  Humpday Gets Bromance Right 

Winning film 'makes you squirm and think'

Jul 10, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Critics are applauding Humpday, a bromance about two old friends reunited who decide to make an “art” film in which they’ll sleep together—a plan that makes for no end of awkwardness.
  • “To guys everywhere: Humpday has your number,” writes Stephen Holden in the New
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 Bruno: 
 Prepare to Cringe, Laugh 


Jul 10, 09 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Critics generally give solid marks to Sasha Baron Cohen's cringe-inducing Bruno. It may not outrank Borat, but Cohen remains the master of crude, cruel laughs and uncomfortable insights.
  • Nathan Rabin, Onion AV Club: "Cohen no longer has freshness and novelty on his side, but he’s retained the
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comedy • movie review • Borat • Sacha Baron Cohen • Bruno

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 Ice Age Sequel Not So Hot 

But animated sequel has a few redeeming moments

Jul 1, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you need an air-conditioned snooze on the busy holiday weekend, the third Ice Age film may be the answer. Still, it has its moments:
  • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs frequently feels “so glacial that it's a wonder Ray Romano's Manny the mammoth doesn't freeze in his
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film • movie review • animated movie • ice age • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs • Ray Romano

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 Sister's Keeper 
 a 'Shameless 
 Weepy' 

Melodrama about teen cancer patient carries out sustained assault on tear ducts

Jun 26, 09 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cancer melodrama My Sister's Keeper makes every effort possible to tug at the heartstrings, say critics, leaving some people touched and others feeling like they've been run through an industrial tear-extraction machine.
  • AO Scott, New York Times: Keeper "takes on a very tough subject," and has "
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Alec Baldwin • movie review • Cameron Diaz • Abigail Breslin • Jodi Picoult

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 Transformers 2: 
 'Dazzling,' 'Scrap Metal' 

Bigger, longer, dumber sequel is less than meets the eye

Jun 24, 09 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen doesn't skimp on the special effects, say critics, but it lacks the clever touches of its predecessor and the mammoth 2.5 hour running time is likely to give all but the biggest fans metal fatigue.
  • Joe Lozito, Big Picture Big Sound: "This
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Shia LaBeouf • Michael Bay • movie review • Transformers • Megan Fox

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 The Proposal a  
 Charming Cliché 

Bullock, Reynolds appeal in familiar story

Jun 19, 09 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - There’s nothing groundbreaking about The Proposal, but with appealing leads Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, it manages to pull off a story you’ve seen before.
  • The film “recycles a plot that was already old when Tracy and Hepburn were trying it out,” writes Roger Ebert
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(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
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 Year One Offers 
 Unevolved Laughs 

Prehistoric comedy aims low and hits the target

Jun 19, 09 6:59 AM CDT
(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
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 Imagine That Charms 

Murphy, 7-year-old co-star show acting chops

Jun 12, 09 12:21 PM CDT
(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
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  Food, Inc. Feeds the Brain 

Documentary explores US food production

Jun 12, 09 10:10 AM CDT
(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:
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 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

Jun 12, 09 7:21 AM CDT
(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
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 Land of the Lost  
 Better Off Extinct 

Will Ferrell not enough to save picture

Jun 5, 09 8:26 AM CDT
(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
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 Hangover Is So Good It Hurts 

Screwball male-bonding Vegas comedy may be year's funniest yet

Jun 5, 09 6:48 AM CDT
(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
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 Drag Me Is Hellish Good Fun

Sam Raimi returns to horror with flying colors

May 29, 09 12:08 PM CDT
(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
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 Up Is a 'Buoyant Delight'  


May 29, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(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
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 Ledger's Last Role: 
 Decent But Unspectacular 


May 22, 09 12:55 PM CDT
(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
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Cannes Film Festival • movie review • Heath Ledger • Terry Gilliam • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus • Jay-ZTV

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 Dance Flick Busts 
 Some Funny Moves 

But don't expect haute couture

May 22, 09 10:29 AM CDT
(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 

Madcap sequel to kids' comedy crams in the characters

May 22, 09 7:51 AM CDT
(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
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movie review • Ben Stiller • Ricky Gervais • Amy Adams • Hank Azaria

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 Terminator Splits Critics 

Opinion divided over 'heavy-metal' flick

May 21, 09 10:28 AM CDT
(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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film • movie review • Christian Bale • Terminator Salvation • McG

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