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Runner Runner &#39;A Vacant Excursion&#39;

 Runner Runner 
 'A Vacant 
 Excursion' 
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Oct 4, 2013 2:02 PM CDT

Runner Runner 'A Vacant Excursion'

Critics maul Ben Affleck's new thriller

(Newser) - Unlike Gravity, which has critics swooning , the new online-poker thriller Runner Runner is flat-out tanking on Rotten Tomatoes . The film stars Justin Timberlake as Richie, a Princeton grad who puts himself through school by playing poker; when he goes belly up, he hunts down online mastermind Ivan (Ben Affleck) and...

Clooney&#39;s Gravity Might Be a Masterpiece
 Clooney's Gravity 
 Might Be a Masterpiece 
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Oct 4, 2013 10:05 AM CDT

Clooney's Gravity Might Be a Masterpiece

Critics nearly unanimous in praise for space flick

(Newser) - You'd think a 90-minute film focused solely on two characters could be a bit dull, but critics are over the moon with Gravity, a space thriller that follows a veteran astronaut and newbie in a fight to survive miles above Earth. (It's got a 98% positive rating at...

Don Jon Seduces Critics
 Don Jon Seduces Critics 
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Sep 27, 2013 11:05 AM CDT

Don Jon Seduces Critics

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut a winning porn parable

(Newser) - Joseph Gordon-Levitt's writing and directing debut Don Jon saunters into theaters this weekend, and most critics seem willing to give it their number. Here's what they're saying:

Prisoners Is Good, the End Is Not
 Prisoners Is Good, 
 the End Is Not 
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Sep 20, 2013 11:55 AM CDT

Prisoners Is Good, the End Is Not

Critics left frustrated by ending one calls 'jarring and fake'

(Newser) - If you love a good thriller, then you're in for a treat—you may just want to leave the theater before Prisoners is over. The movie, starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal, about a father who takes justice into his own hands to find his missing daughter, is getting...

Groundbreaking Saudi Film a &#39;Revelation&#39;
 Groundbreaking Saudi 
 Film a 'Revelation' 
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Sep 13, 2013 11:11 AM CDT

Groundbreaking Saudi Film a 'Revelation'

Wadjda, the first film by a Saudi woman, earns raves

(Newser) - Movie theaters are outlawed in Saudi Arabia, and women's rights are deeply restricted, so Wadjda, the first feature film shot entirely in the kingdom, and the first directed by a Saudi woman, was always going to be a remarkable film. It's also a very good one, critics overwhelmingly...

You&#39;ll Love Riddick ... or Hate It
 You'll Love Riddick ... or Hate It 
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Sep 6, 2013 9:57 AM CDT

You'll Love Riddick ... or Hate It

Critics split on David Twohy's third Riddick installment

(Newser) - Riddick is back, 12 years after he came to life in Pitch Black, but now the ever-muscly Vin Diesel must battle giant scorpions and bands of bounty hunters if he wants to make it back to his home planet. Directed by David Twohy, Riddick is the third in the series,...

Getaway Is a Burning Car Wreck
 Getaway Is a Burning Car Wreck 
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Aug 30, 2013 9:49 AM CDT

Getaway Is a Burning Car Wreck

Critics universally loathe Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez's chase flick

(Newser) - Confession time: When we here at Newser HQ talked about which movie review roundup to write today, we decided on the car chase flick Getaway purely because the reviews looked so comically, overwhelmingly negative. As of this writing, it is at 1% on Rotten Tomatoes , with one positive review out...

The World&#39;s End Silly, Smart
 The World's End Silly, Smart 
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Aug 23, 2013 8:48 AM CDT

The World's End Silly, Smart

Simon Pegg stars in conclusion to Edgar Wright's trilogy

(Newser) - The World's End completes Edgar Wright's comic trilogy that began with Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Once again, Simon Pegg and Co. are battling a big threat in a small town. This time, a legion of robots are getting in the way of a 12-bar pub...

Jobs Less Enjoyable Than an Apple Ad

 Jobs Less 
 Enjoyable Than 
 an Apple Ad 
MOVIE REVIEW
Aug 16, 2013 7:13 AM CDT

Jobs Less Enjoyable Than an Apple Ad

Kutcher does OK as Apple founder Steve Jobs

(Newser) - It looks as though most critics are ready to throw apples at the new Jobs flick, starring Ashton Kutcher and directed by Joshua Michael Stern. They say it focuses too much on Steve Jobs' professional life and not enough on his personal life, and ends up being something less entertaining...

Elysium Not Exactly the &#39;Promised Land&#39;
 Elysium Not Exactly 
 the 'Promised Land' 
MOVIE REVIEW
Aug 9, 2013 8:17 AM CDT

Elysium Not Exactly the 'Promised Land'

Many critics agree: Matt Damon is great, but 'District 9' was better

(Newser) - Much like in real life , Matt Damon's character in the sci-fi thriller Elysium isn't too fond of government bureaucrats. Set in royally screwed-up Los Angeles (home to the masses) and an idyllic space station in the clouds (home to the rich) circa 2154, this flick from Neill Blomkamp...

2 Guns Is 2 Good Actors, Not Much Else

 2 Guns Is 
 2 Good Actors, 
 Not Much Else 
movie review
Aug 2, 2013 11:48 AM CDT

2 Guns Is 2 Good Actors, Not Much Else

Wahlberg, Washington can't revive this brutal, violent action flick: critics

(Newser) - The laid-back action flick 2 Guns, starring Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington, has a comic-book feel, refreshingly little CGI, and two characters that just won't quit. But though the title hardly describes the amount of gun-wielding that goes on, it's probably a good indication of how many stars...

The Wolverine Franchise Heals Itself
 
 The Wolverine 
 Franchise 
 Heals Itself 
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Jul 25, 2013 10:36 AM CDT

The Wolverine Franchise Heals Itself

Critics say Hugh Jackman's latest is much, much better than X-Men Origins: Wolverine

(Newser) - Apparently the X-Men franchise has a healing factor. The Wolverine opens today, and while it's not perfect, critics seem to agree that it's a return to form for everyone's favorite clawed mutant. Here's what people are saying.
  • Rest easy, fans: "The Wolverine is a whole
...

Wiig Only Bright Spot in Girl Most Likely
 Wiig Only 
 Bright Spot in 
 Girl Most Likely 
movie review
Jul 19, 2013 8:39 AM CDT

Wiig Only Bright Spot in Girl Most Likely

Comedy is standard indie fare

(Newser) - Kristen Wiig's first starring role since Bridesmaids is, well, no Bridesmaids. She has her moments, but the rest of Girl Most Likely is pretty much recycled indie comedy, critics say:
  • "This lazy comedy plays like a round of Quirky Indie Mad Libs," Sara Stewart writes in the
...

Pacific Rim Is the Biggest, Dumbest, and Funnest

(Before you send an error report, yes, we know 'funnest' isn't a word)

(Newser) - Guillermo del Toro is back, but if you're expecting anything like the thoughtful Pan's Labyrinth, you'll be disappointed. Instead, we've got Pacific Rim, a sci-fi blockbuster in which giant robots fight giant monsters in increasingly over-the-top battles, starring Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, and Rinko Kikuchi. But,...

Way, Way Back: Same Old, Same Old ... but Charming

And funny, too: critics

(Newser) - The coming-of-age indie flick The Way, Way Back has been compared to Little Miss Sunshine and Adventureland. Starring Steve Carell, Allison Janney, and Toni Collette, it's certainly got the acting chops to make it a hit—but is it a hit with critics? The consensus is yes, even though...

Ranger Should Have Lone Audience Member
 Ranger Should Have 
 Lone Audience Member 
Movie Review
Jul 3, 2013 10:14 AM CDT

Ranger Should Have Lone Audience Member

Depp, Verbinski deliver overstuffed, nonsensical Western

(Newser) - The Lone Ranger rides into theaters today, amid a bit of excitement for the reunion of Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp, a decent helping of controversy over Depp's casting as Tonto, and a hail of brutal reviews. Here's what critics are saying:
  • It'
...

White House Down Is Stupid
 White House Down Is Stupid 
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Jun 28, 2013 9:21 AM CDT

White House Down Is Stupid

But critics disagree on whether or not that's a bad thing

(Newser) - Pretty much everyone seems to agree that White House Down, Roland Emmerich's latest disaster thriller starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx, is implausible, ridiculous, and kind of dumb. The question is whether or not that's a bad thing, and critics seem to fall pretty distinctly into the "...

World War Z Has Some Saying &#39;Zzzzzz&#39;

 World War Z 
 Has Some 
 Saying 
 'Zzzzzz' 
movie review
Jun 21, 2013 6:55 AM CDT

World War Z Has Some Saying 'Zzzzzz'

Brad Pitt stars in zombie-fighting flick

(Newser) - For all the fanfare surrounding it, World War Z is a fair-to-middling zombie movie, critics say. Brad Pitt stars as a former UN investigator who takes to the skies to fight the undead menace. From the reviews:
  • The movie "does not try to extend the boundaries of commercial entertainment
...

This Is the End Is Hilarious, Interminable
 This Is the End Is 
 Hilarious, Interminable 
Movie Review
Jun 12, 2013 1:54 PM CDT

This Is the End Is Hilarious, Interminable

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg make a self-referential gem

(Newser) - Just how funny can the end of the world be? Really funny if you spend it with a bunch of Hollywood's top young comedians playing themselves in Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's raunchy and absurd This Is the End. Critics seem to agree that the film is hilarious—...

Much to Love About Whedon&#39;s Much Ado
 Much to Love 
 About Whedon's 
 Much Ado 
movie review
Jun 7, 2013 8:30 AM CDT

Much to Love About Whedon's Much Ado

Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof star in Shakespeare comedy

(Newser) - Between filming and post-production for The Avengers, Joss Whedon took a brief break—to film another movie. The result is the tiny-budgeted Much Ado About Nothing, shot at Whedon's own house with a digital camera over 12 days. Despite, or perhaps because of, the project's simplicity, critics are...

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