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“Iron Man 2” (2010)

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:11:04 GMT

Rating: 3/5 - In all honesty, “Iron Man 2” plays too much like a setup for “The Avengers” and not enough like a self-contained entity.

“Oblivion” (2013)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:06:32 GMT

Rating: 4.5/5 - A sense of discovery permeates the proceedings, which is part of the reason why “Oblivion” took me by surprise and swept me away.

“The Cabin in the Woods” (2011)

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:23:10 GMT

Rating: 5/5 - When all is said and done, “The Cabin in the Woods” stands proudly as an absolutely ingenious deconstruction of the horror-film genre.

“Skyfall” (2012)

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:55:12 GMT

Rating: 5/5 - “Skyfall” delivers just about everything one expects from the Bond franchise’s fiftieth-anniversary film.

“Casino Royale” (2006)

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:32:17 GMT

Rating: 4.5/5 - [A] grittier and more realistic cinematic take on James Bond.

“Carnage” (2011)

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:51:26 GMT

Rating: 4.5/5 - Hilarious and occasionally poignant, “Carnage” soars to a level of comedy rarely reached by chamber dramas.

“The Skin I Live In” (2011)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:18:24 GMT

Rating: 3/5 - The carefully constructed narrative jumps back and forth in time, building suspense and slowly but surely revealing its secrets.

“Ted” (2012)

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:13:41 GMT

Rating: 4/5 - The R-rated humor generates plenty of laughs, all the while with a welcome element of warmth to it.

“The Artist” (2011)

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:50:55 GMT

Rating: 5/5 - “The Artist” is so meticulously researched and crafted that it comes across, by and large, as a movie made in the heyday of the silent-film era.

“The Raid: Redemption” (2011)

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:58:01 GMT

Rating: 4/5 - The strength of [Gareth Huw] Evans’s slick, intense direction lies in how it makes the viewer forgive the […] shortcomings of the movie.