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September 2 2010

Cherry Tree Lane

Cherry Tree Lane

star

From the writer/director of London to Brighton and The Cottage, anything goes

Jonah Hex

Jonah Hex

At just a blade over 70 minutes, at least the pain is over quickly

22 Bullets

22 Bullets

It may be slick but 22 Bullets lacks the spark of invention needed to raise it above the mundane

The Last Exorcism

The Last Exorcism

More reminiscent of Blair Witch than Paranormal Activity, but ultimately comes across as a bizarre coupling of This is Spinal Tap and Rosemary’s Baby

Certified Copy

Certified Copy

For all its poetry and cinematic beauty, Certified Copy offers little gratification

Why Did I Get Married Too?

Why Did I Get Married Too?

This is filmmaking at its most sterile – an effortless milking of easy emotions by a join-the-dots manipulator

No Impact Man

No Impact Man

The story of another puritanical environmentalist? It doesn’t sound like fun, and it isn’t fun to watch

August 29 2010

The Switch

The Switch

Knocked Up meets The Hangover? Considering The Switch’s premise, you’d be forgiven for thinking so

August 27 2010

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

star

Although Scott Pilgrim is a hyperactive feast, its greatest strength is its studied literalism

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Like a lot of late '90s kids TV, Diary of a Wimpy Kid is not very funny, wholly predicable, and the clichés are frosted on

Grown Ups

Grown Ups

A clueless, witless excuse for a ream of playground bully one-liners and audaciously vapid sentiment

August 26 2010

Dog Pound

Dog Pound

Although it echoes the narrative arc of A Prophet, Dog Pound has none of that film’s arthouse ambition or interior life

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