Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Bay, 2011)
My advice: don't sleep for a day before you go and drink about two liters of your favorite caffeinated beverage. Then see how long you can go without blinking.
Category: Disclosure
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Bad Teacher (Kasdan, 2011)
Bad Teacher has a lot of problems. Or, rather, it has one problem that could be described a lot of different ways: it isn't funny.
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Super 8 (Abrams, 2011)
Many years ago, an exasperated student asked me "What is Pulp Fiction about?" After thinking for a few moments, I finally conceded, "It's about how much Quentin Tarantino likes making movies." I thought briefly after the screening of Super 8 how I would answer the same question. That one is a little easier: "It's about how J.J. Abrams likes him some Steven Spielberg."
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Thor (Branagh, 2011)
True, I can't recall two consecutive minutes of the film where I was conscious of enjoying myself, but that doesn't mean I hated it. Really.
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Miss Gulag (Yatskova, 2007)
Miss Gulag tries hard to balance the story of a beauty pageant in a Siberian prison for females with a broader examination of life in post-Soviet society.
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Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ (Murphy, 2011)
The key to Hey Boo's success lies in director Mary Murphy's ability to balance critique and appreciation, providing both historical and biographical context to explain the novel's importance and testimonials to attest to its timeless qualities.
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Soul Surfer (McNamara, 2011)
UPDATE: A podcast on Soul Surfer at The Thin Place.
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Battle Los Angeles (Liebesman, 2011)
The title credits of Battle Los Angeles, which I always thought were the ultimate authority in such matters, does not have the colon.
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The Desert of Forbidden Art (Pope and Georgiev, 2011)
The directors of The Desert of Forbidden Art, Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev, state that they are drawn to "stories about stubborn, unsung people with vision who challenge the boundaries of their times."
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The Adjustment Bureau (Nolfi, 2011)
The biggest flaw of The Adjustment Bureau may be that its negatives are so easily articulable.