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The Grey  | 
Action/Adventure  Rated: R
"For an adventure movie about a group of plane-crash survivors being hunted by wolves, this is heavy stuff."
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A Separation
Drama  Rated: PG-13
"...like being caught in a barbed-wire fence of ethical dilemmas."
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Haywire
Action/Adventure  Rated: R
"When Carano gets a good grip on one of her victims, it’s impossible to peel her off; she’s like lethal duct tape."
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Drama  Rated: PG-13
"...an uncomfortable combination of movie precociousness and real-world catastrophe."
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The Artist
Drama  Rated: PG-13
"Deeper than mere mimicry..."
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The Iron Lady
Drama  Rated: PG-13
"Witnessed in a vacuum, free of the adulation that has more to do with Streep’s reputation than the film, her performance is a pleasure to watch."
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Top Ten Films of 2011
Drama  Rated: NR
The best of a very good movie year.
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War Horse
Drama  Rated: PG-13
"Sentimental and old-fashioned, yes, but also vitally contemporary and terribly upsetting."
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We Bought a Zoo
Family  Rated: PG
"People are feeling sorry for Matt Damon, but this isn't the embarrassing disaster you might fear."
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The Adventures of Tintin
Family  Rated: PG
"...exhilarating, yet disappointingly boyish."
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Thriller  Rated: R
"Larsson has whipped up something unique - Agatha Christie with techno Goths - yet this is unremarkable. If anything, the mixing of elements feels clumsy."
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Thriller  Rated: R
"...espionage drama as existential horror flick."
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Hugo
Family  Rated: PG
"Scorsese has pulled out all the stops - and keeps yanking."
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Shame
Drama  Rated: NC-17
"...rough, sickening stuff - not in a morally offensive way, but in the way that it lays bare the rot that can fester in the human soul."
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The Muppets
Family  Rated: PG
"Oh, how we needed this..."
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A Dangerous Method
Drama  Rated: R
"Even with the spanking, this is a bit of a bore."
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Melancholia
Drama  Rated: R
"Always engrossing, Melancholia nevertheless lies behind von Trier's impenetrable pane of glass."
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J. Edgar
Drama  Rated: R
"DiCaprio is as effective as possible while laboring under pounds of aging makeup. He is, by all accounts, OK."
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The Descendants
Drama  Rated: R
"A kinder, gentler, less interesting Alexander Payne."
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The Skin I Live In
Drama  Rated: R
"What's missing here is Almodovar's most distinguishing characteristic: compassion."
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Martha Marcy May Marlene
Thriller  Rated: R
...centers on a cult, and by the movie's end you feel as if you've been indoctrinated.
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Take Shelter
Thriller  Rated: R
"With that frowning face - including a right eye that looks sleepy and a left one that looks crazed - Michael Shannon could play Jekyll and Hyde at the same exact time."
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Drive
Drama  Rated: R
"...not the best film of 2011, but when all is said and done it will likely be the most alive."
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