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CHICO & RITA Review
Release Date: February 10, 2012 (Limited)
MPAA Rating: NR
Directors: Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal, and Fernando Trueba
FilmPulse Score: 8/10
In the digital age, I would venture a guess that
Posted by: Kevin Rakestraw
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TIM AND ERIC’S BILLION DOLLAR MOVIE Review
Release Date: March 2, 2012
MPAA Rating: R
Directors: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim
FilmPulse Score: 8/10
Odds are, if you know who Tim and Eric are and like their TV series’ Tim
Posted by: Adam Patterson
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THE WICKER TREE Review
Release Date: January 27, 2012MPAA Rating: R Director: Robin Hardy FilmPulse Score: 4/10
The Wicker Tree is the true sequel to the 1973 horror classic The Wicker Man. You may remember the terrible 2006 remake of
Posted by: Adam Patterson
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A CAT IN PARIS Review
Release Date: December 15, 2010
MPAA Rating: NR
Directors: Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol
FilmPulse Score: 9/10
In the day and age of realistic 3D animated films, it’s so refreshing to see something that is as beautifully
Posted by: Adam Patterson
5.5
EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE Review
Release Date: January 20, 2012
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Stephen Daldry
FilmPulse Score: 5.5/10
Oskar (Thomas Horn) is convinced that his father (Tom Hanks), who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left
Posted by: Adam Patterson
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UNDERWORLD AWAKENING Review
Release Date: January 20, 2012
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
FilmPulse Score: 4/10
Kate Beckinsale reprises her role as the death-dealing vampire Selene in Underworld Awakening, the newest in the popular Underworld franchise.
Posted by: Adam Patterson
7.5
HAYWIRE Review
Release Date: January 20, 2012
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Steven Soderbergh
FilmPulse Score: 7.5/10
Steven Soderbergh has made a name for himself in Hollywood not only for his big budget blockbusters like the Ocean’s 11
Posted by: Adam Patterson
9.0
THE ARTIST Review
Release Date: November 23, 2011 (Limited)
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
FilmPulse Score: 9/10
By now, most of you have been hearing buzz about the little silent film that could, The Artist. Set in 1927 Hollywood,
Posted by: Adam Patterson
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AURORA Review
Release Date: June 29, 2011
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Cristi Puiu
FilmPulse Score: 7/10
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Aurora is the latest from internationally acclaimed writer/director Cristi Puiu, whose last film, The
Posted by: Kevin Rakestraw
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DON’T GO IN THE WOODS Review
Release Date: January 13, 2012
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Vincent D’Onofrio
FilmPulse Score: 2/10
Posted by: Adam Patterson
3.5
RESTLESS Review
Release Date: September 16, 2011
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gus Van Sant
FilmPulse Score: 3.5/10
Restless is a formulaic drama about a depressed boy and the girl he falls in love with who has terminal brain cancer.
Posted by: Adam Patterson
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CARNAGE Review
Release Date: December 16, 2011
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Roman Polanski
FilmPulse Score: 8/10
Based on the Italian play God of Carnage, this comedy centers around two couples as they meet to discuss and altercation that occurred
Posted by: Adam Patterson
8.5
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN Review
Release Date: January 13, 2012
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lynne Ramsay
FilmPulse Score: 8.5/10
We Need to Talk About Kevin is one of those movies that is so deeply moving and depressing that it sits with you
Posted by: Adam Patterson
8.5
THE SKIN I LIVE IN Review
Release Date: October 14, 2011
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
FilmPulse Score: 8.5/10
Directed by arguably the most acclaimed Spanish filmmaker of the last decade, The Skin I Live In paints an unnerving picture of what
Posted by: Adam Patterson
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TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Review
Release Date: Dec. 9, 2011
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tomas Alfredson
FilmPulse Score: 8/10
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a star-studded movie adaptation of the famous 1974 British spy novel of the same name. The story was
Posted by: Adam Patterson
