Alonso Duralde
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‘Madagascar 3’ Review: Third Time Really is the Charm for These Animated Animals
The franchise about New York zoo creatures set loose abroad finally finds its comedic groove under the big top in "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most-Wanted"
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‘Prometheus’ Review: Serviceable Sci-Fi Flick Doesn’t Live Up to ‘Alien’ Legacy
Ridley Scott’s return to the franchise delivers the scares and the monsters but still pales next to the saga’s legendary first two chapters
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‘Piranha 3DD’ Review: More Silicone, Less Bite
Sequel to the brilliantly trashy horror remake tries to live up to its predecessor, but the results are fishy
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‘Battlefield America’ Review: Dance Movie Has 2 Left Feet
There might be some interesting dancing going on in this battle of pint-sized crews, but it’s impossible to see it through all the editing
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‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ Review: Charlize Theron Chews All Scenery Except the Mirror
Charlize Theron camps it up opposite an underplaying Kristen Stewart in a pretty but empty fairy-tale adaptation
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‘Chernobyl Diaries’ Review: Creepy, Spooky and Altogether Nuke-y
Horror flick from “Paranormal Activity” creator Oren Peli doesn’t redefine the genre, but it delivers some solid scares from behind the former Iron Curtain
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‘Moonrise Kingdom’ Review: Wes Anderson’s Sad-Tweens Tale Engaging, Deadpan-Funny
While it won’t win over detractors who think that Wes Anderson’s work is precious and fussy, "Moonrise Kingdom" does see the filmmaker firmly rooted in his comfort zone
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‘Men in Black 3’ Review: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones Drag Down a Cool Party
If the marquee names are going to phone it in this flagrantly, why not reboot the franchise with Josh Brolin and “SNL” star Jay Pharoah?
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‘What to Expect’ Review: All the Appeal of Pickles and Ice Cream
There’s an OK drama buried within the hacky sitcom clichés of this idiotic, all-star comedy that’s as funny as post-partum depression
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‘Battleship’ Review: Sheer Adrenaline Keeps Dopey Action Epic Afloat
Peter Berg’s big-budget board game adaptation is as ridiculous as you expect, but it’s never dull
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‘The Dictator’ Review: Laughs Keep Sacha Baron Cohen’s Shaky Regime Afloat
Sasha Baron Cohen’s latest is a scattershot mess, but the film delivers enough solid gags to keep audiences from revolting
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‘Where Do We Go Now?’ Review: Political Tale Can’t Figure Out If It’s a Satire
Nadine Labaki’s inventive satire of Middle East politics that won Toronto's audience awards makes bold comic statements but collapses when tragedy erupts
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‘God Bless America’ Review: Dark Satire Curdles into Cranky Rant
Writer-director Bobcat Goldthwait’s jeremiad against reality TV feels preachy, ponderous and about five years out of date
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‘Dark Shadows’ Review: It’s Not Just the Vampire That Sucks in Tim Burton’s Retread
Johnny Depp’s courtly vampire provides the only laughs in this leaden misfire of the "Dark Shadows" pop-culture reboot
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‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Review: A Sweet and Funny Fantasy for Retirees
Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and an all-star cast of Brits get their groove back in a ramshackle retirement home in India