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Hearst Newspapers

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Rating	Title \| Year	Author	Quote
3/4	Love the Coopers (2015)	Walter V. Addiego	It's part sitcom and part soap opera that pokes mild fun at the season but has a wide sentimental streak. Posted Nov 13, 2015 Edit critic review
3/4	Elemental (2012)	Walter V. Addiego	Elemental stands out from the perpetual flow of eco-documentaries by at least glancing at some of the personal issues and professional setbacks faced by the activists it portrays. Posted Jun 14, 2013 Edit critic review
3/4	This Is the End (2013)	Mick LaSalle	Though This Is the End drags slightly here and there, the filmmakers keep it interesting by making the personal relationships dynamic, and the movie redeems all that is self-referential and self-congratulatory about it with a warmth of spirit. Posted Jun 13, 2013 Edit critic review
3/4	Man of Steel (2013)	Mick LaSalle	If Man of Steel is Snyder at his most conventional, he's still more inspired and innovative than his competition. Posted Jun 13, 2013 Edit critic review
4/4	The East (2013)	Mick LaSalle	As is often the case with people who become major stars, [Marling] seems as if she has always been there. She's new and yet familiar, as if we've known her all along. Posted Jun 10, 2013 Edit critic review
2/4	The Kings of Summer (2013)	Mick LaSalle	Once they go into the woods, the movie becomes as interesting as watching kids hang around and play with sticks. Posted Jun 07, 2013 Edit critic review
3/4	Love Is All You Need (2012)	Mick LaSalle	The middle-aged romance between the central characters is a lovely thing, and that makes up for everything. Posted Jun 07, 2013 Edit critic review
4/4	Before Midnight (2013)	Mick LaSalle	Before Midnight is fascinating to watch, and so long as Celine and Jesse are communicating, there's still hope. Posted Jun 07, 2013 Edit critic review
2/4	The Purge (2013)	Peter Hartlaub	The blunt instrument plot allows for a few sneaky moments of satire and social commentary lite. Posted Jun 07, 2013 Edit critic review
	The Internship (2013)	Mick LaSalle	The Internship just might be the saddest movie of 2013. That few will realize this makes it even sadder. Posted Jun 07, 2013 Edit critic review
2/4	Wish You Were Here (2012)	Peter Hartlaub	Wish You Were Here is an excellent idea for a State Department video, to remind travelers the obvious things not to do when visiting an unfamiliar country. As a drama, it feels a little empty. Posted Jun 07, 2013 Edit critic review
3/4	Fill the Void (2012)	Walter V. Addiego	"Fill the Void," a compelling and skillfully made domestic drama, is a rarity, a film that's both set within, and emerges from, a devoutly religious world. Posted Jun 07, 2013 Edit critic review
	What Maisie Knew (2012)	Mick LaSalle	It's a study of human nature, not at its worst, but at its most typically pathetic, and it goes to show that the more things don't change, the more they stay lousy. Posted Jun 03, 2013 Edit critic review
3/4	Sightseers (2012)	Walter V. Addiego	A British black comedy made in the spirit of "let's run with this demented premise till the tank is empty." Posted May 31, 2013 Edit critic review
	After Earth (2013)	Mick LaSalle	M. Night Shyamalan is branching out, coming up with new ways to make bad movies. His plan must be to exhaust all possibilities, so as to eventually come full circle and make a good one by accident. Posted May 30, 2013 Edit critic review
	Fast & Furious 6 (2013)	Mick LaSalle	Sometimes Fast & Furious 6 is engrossing, sometimes absurd, and some of the action is so outlandish it makes the audience laugh. But whatever it is, it's always some variety of fun. Posted May 23, 2013 Edit critic review
3/4	Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)	Mick LaSalle	The film is, for whatever else it might be, one of the funniest of the Star Trek entries. Posted May 16, 2013 Edit critic review