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    Edelstein: Robot & Frank Is a Screwball Machine DreamFrank Langella stars in this tale about an elderly ex–jewel thief and his robot assistant.
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    Movie Review: The CampaignFiction should just throw in the towel when it comes to modern American politics.
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    Movie Review: The Bourne LegacyThe Bourne films have wormed their way into the collective psyche the way the Bond movies did in the sixties.
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    Edelstein: Hope Springs Is Painfully Mild This Meryl Streep flick is sure to pack them in on Movie and Bingo Night at the old-folks’ home.
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    Movie Review: Total Recall Is Chase, Jump, RepeatThis incarnation by Underworld and Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman is just noise — aural and visual
  6. Edelstein: Celeste and Jesse Forever Is Eternally UnconvincingRashida Jones has co-written herself the “adorkable” role of Celeste in this seriously trying comedy.
  7. the canon
    David Edelstein on the Sight & Sound Poll: Vertigo? Okay. Fine.Our film critic is a bit peevish, having never been asked to participate in the poll.
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    Movie Review: Ruby SparksThe newest from the directors of Little Miss Sunshine is a thesis film, with one joke and one variation.
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    Movie Review: Killer JoeIt’s all rave and rage and purge acting in this dark, Texas-set film.
  10. fight!
    Edelstein, Saltz on Marclay’s The ClockThe art critic vs. the film critic.
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    Movie Review: Edelstein on The Dark Knight RisesWhatever else The Dark Knight Rises is or isn’t, it’s big — very big.
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    Movie Review: The Queen of VersaillesA real-estate billionaire and his wife get a taste of foreclosure in this documentary.
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    Movie Review: The Imposter Is Shocking, and Shockingly EntertainingGuilt-inducingly so, given the ghastliness of its particulars.
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    Edelstein: The Director’s Cut of Margaret Should Not Be Missed [UPDATE]At three hours, our critic sees what was missing from the panned, hacked-up version.
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    Movie Review: Oliver Stone Is Back in His Element With SavagesAfter soft-peddling sensationalism in his last three movies, Oliver Stone returns with a new maturity.
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    Movie Review: Ted Is a Comedy for the Idiot Adolescent in Every ManThis is the movie with the talking bear, in case you hadn’t heard.
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    Movie Review: The Amazing Spider-ManWe ought to shun cynical reboots like this. But for all its underlying cynicism, the new Spidey picture is pretty damn good.
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    Movie Review: Magic Mike Is Arty, Energetic, Soft-CoreSoderbergh’s latest parable of how capitalism transforms sex into a soulless commodity is surprisingly enjoyable.
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    Movie Review: Weighing the Ambitious Beasts of the Southern WildHow does the award winner at Sundance and Cannes fare?
  20. the invisible war
    Invisible War Examines Military Sexual AssaultThe stories of documentarian Kirby Dick’s female subjects make tears surge and blood boil.
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    Movie Review: Pixar’s Brave Is Fast, Funny, UnpretentiousThe generic title and mythic-female-empowerment posters for Brave don’t prepare you for the rollicking comedy to come.
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    Movie Review: A Too-Nice Carell Undercuts Seeking a Friend…And as a result, we found it hard to surrender to this gentle, wistful film.
  23. obits
    David Edelstein on Andrew Sarris, 1928–2012“When he loved something, he could barely contain himself.”
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    Movie Review: To Rome With Love Is a Blissful PostcardIt’s so magical it even makes Roberto Benigni appealing.
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    Movie Review: Ages Rocks Us Into Weary SubmissionYou might spend the whole movie beating your head against the floor to make it stop.
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    Theater on the Big Screen: Christopher Plummer’s The Tempest Is a CharmerA performance of the Shakespeare classic will screen tonight in more than 500 theaters across the U.S.
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    Prometheus Review: More Than Just an AlienThe stately prequel has none of Alien’s visceral punch but no long dull stretches of cat-searching, either.
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    Movie Review: Snow White and the Huntsman Is a Grim Fairy TaleThe dwarves in this dark film don’t do much singing.
  29. vulture recommends
    Vulture Recommends: David Edelstein’s Films to See This Memorial Day WeekendSteer clear of Men in Black III, check out Battleship.
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    MIB 3 Can’t Make Up for Its Fundamental InertiaThere’s still talent here in the performances of Josh Brolin and an underrated Jemaine Clement.
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    Movie Review: Battleship Is Enjoyably TerribleIf you’re marveling at the irony of Americans and Japanese teaming up to fight an alien sneak attack at Pearl Harbor, you ain’t seen nothing yet.
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    Movie Review: The Dictator Is a Fantastic FarceSacha Baron Cohen’s latest is loose and silly and occasionally exhilarating.
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    Movie Review: Dark Shadows Is a Camp TravestyBurton-Depp was a great partnership for a while, but the director needs a new mascot.
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    Movie Review: Ballet Doc First Position Is Light on Its FeetThe kids in this magical and grueling film enlarge our sense of what’s physically and spiritually possible.
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    Jack Black Is Amusing, Empty in Richard Linklater’s BernieJack Black stars in Richard Linklater’s amusing film about a small-town Texas murder.
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    Movie Review: The Five-Year Engagement Is a Reactionary Rom-ComJason Segel and Emily Blunt star in this charming film with an odd message.
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    Movie Review: Lockout Is a Decent But Cluttered ThrillerAfter the first scene, the movie loses its witty economy.
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    Movie Review: The Farrelly Brothers’ Three Stooges Is a WonderThe movie actually earns the right to exist, which is no mean feat.
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    American Reunion Provides Comfortingly Predictable PleasuresIt’s good to see the original American Pie cast back on the big screen, resurrected along with their beloved characters.
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    Movie Review: Titanic Was Mediocre in 1997, But Is Smashing in 3-DYou’ll be drawn into the story as never before.
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    Movie Review: Lily Collins’s Eyebrows Steal Mirror, Mirror You can’t miss them. They are black and perhaps twice as thick as the eyes they o’erloom.
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    Bully May Not Be Art, But It’s a Wildly Effective DocumentaryThis gets an R-rating but The Hunger Games slides as PG-13?
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    Movie Review: The Slick Hunger Games Purges All the HorrorThe adaptation is sharp, but why doesn’t all this kid-killing feel more devastating?
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    Movie Review: 21 Jump Street Is an Agreeable ShamblesWhat does it mean when we take these TV properties and turn them into cinematic jokes?
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    Movie Review: Why Were Audiences So Outraged by Silent House?The crappy buzz? Not entirely accurate.
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    John Carter Isn’t the Worst Film Ever MadeThere’s no wonder or elation or even dopy sincerity here — just a high level of proficiency and, yes, a lot of expensive CGI.
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    The Badness of The Lorax Is a ShockThe misbegotten new animated feature is somebody’s The Lorax, but Seuss’s? Not hardly.
  48. oscars 2012
    David Edelstein Live-Blogs the 2012 OscarsOur film critic gives his moment-by-moment take on every award, speech, and bit of banter.
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    David Edelstein Live-Blogs the 2012 OscarsOur film critic gives his moment-by-moment take on every award, speech, and bit of banter.
  50. David Edelstein Warms Up for His Live Blog with Some Pre-Awards HandicappingNot who should win, but who will win.
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