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Review: Anderson rediscovers balance in `Kingdom'
May. 21, 2012 8:44 PM ET (AP)
The contradiction inherent to all Wes Anderson films _ the juxtaposition of the meticulous artificiality of the settings and the passionately wistful emotions that are longing to burst free _ is at...
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Capsule reviews of `Battleship,' other new films
May. 16, 2012 1:01 PM ET (AP)
"Battleship" _ This is big, dumb fun that knows it's big, dumb fun and enthusiastically embraces its big, dumb, fun nature. Director Peter Berg has crafted an almost fetishistic homage to Michael Bay...
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Review: 'Hysteria' has a few oohs, aahs, no Big O
May. 15, 2012 10:29 AM ET (AP)
Like the inventors of the vibrator it depicts, "Hysteria" really aims to please. And like an inattentive lover displaced by the sexual aid, the film never quite satisfies.
True to the title, there are...
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Review: `Dark Shadows' favors visuals over story
May. 8, 2012 3:20 PM ET (AP)
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are snuggled warmly in their comfort zone in the chilly horror-comedy "Dark Shadows," their eighth collaboration as director and star, respectively, and their weakest by...