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COLIN COVERT
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Minneapolis Star Tribune

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BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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4/4 Eastern Promises
3.5/4 2 Days In Paris
3/4 In the Valley of Elah
2.5/4 The Jane Austen Book Club
2/4 Milarepa
1.5/4 Death Sentence
1/4 Halloween
.5/4 Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
0/4 One Missed Call
3 Shoot 'Em Up
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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4/4 Shine a Light
4/4 Billy the Kid
4/4 There Will Be Blood
4/4 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
4/4 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
4/4 Juno
4/4 Blade Runner - The Final Cut
4/4 Stephen King's The Mist
4/4 Enchanted
4/4 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
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WORST REVIEWED
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0/4 One Missed Call
0/4 The Invasion
0/4 I Know Who Killed Me
0/4 Alone in the Dark
0/4 Eurotrip
.5/4 Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
.5/4 Pathfinder
0.5/4 The Number 23
.5/4 The Hitcher
0.5/4 Tideland
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This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 76% of the time.

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2/4
 
"It's standard soap opera dramaturgy in wrinkled linens, loincloths and saris."
Posted May 15, 2008
 
Before the Rains (2008)38%
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3.5/4
 
"You don't need a degree in political science to love this film...The film entertainingly demonstrates that the bonds of blood are stronger than those of ideology."
Posted May 15, 2008
 
My Brother is an Only Child (2008)90%
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2/4
 
"The overreaching Spiro and Donahue are not content to persuade viewers; they insist on convincing us."
Posted May 15, 2008
 
Body of War (2008)72%
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3/4
 
"Bigger, brasher, more magical and funnier than the first."
Posted May 15, 2008
 
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)70%
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2.5/4
 
"The Duchess of Langeais is a stately costume drama of wrenching passions expressed in courtly phrases."
Posted May 9, 2008
 
The Duchess of Langeais (2008)68%
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3.5/4
 
"A joyous, touching story of friendship, mischief and imagination."
Posted May 9, 2008
 
Son of Rambow (2008)77%
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3.5/4
 
"Watching it, you feel almost as much a winner as the kids themselves."
Posted May 9, 2008
 
Blindsight (2008)100%
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2.5/4
 
"Redbelt ranks as one of Mamet's lesser efforts as writer and director."
Posted May 9, 2008
 
Redbelt (2008)72%
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3/4
 
"By being a smidge smarter than the average date movie, it makes the first-time meeting, the battle of the sexes and the bumpy course of true love entertaining despite overfamiliarity."
Posted May 9, 2008
 
What Happens in Vegas (2008)29%
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2/4
 
"Does anyone ever demand a refund for a romantic comedy that looks awfully familiar? Let's hope not, or the folks behind Made of Honor will have to do some serious reimbursement."
Posted May 1, 2008
 
Made of Honor (2008)12%
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3.5/4
 
"This is one summer blockbuster that succeeds on brains, not bombast."
Posted Apr 30, 2008
 
Iron Man (2008)93%
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3/4
 
"Fans of Chinese director Wong Kar Wai's dreamy, romantic films will find My Blueberry Nights a luscious treat, although newcomers to his world of sensuous longing will no doubt wonder what all the fuss is about."
Posted Apr 25, 2008
 
My Blueberry Nights (2008)49%
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3/4
 
"Director Baltasar Kormakur interweaves taciturn Scandinavian humor and morbid violence for a unique combination of flavors."
Posted Apr 25, 2008
 
Jar City (2008)89%
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2.5/4
 
"The plot comes together in Madrid in a whirl of multimillion-dollar swindles and gunplay, and for all its contrived surprises, it has the feel of a well-designed mousetrap snapping shut."
Posted Apr 25, 2008
 
Deception (2008)12%
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2.5/4
 
"Neither Tina Fey nor Amy Poehler, former Saturday Night Live colleagues, has a compelling big-screen presence. And as a team they're no Martin and Lewis. Still, their lightweight double act passes the time agreeably."
Posted Apr 25, 2008
 
Baby Mama (2008)61%
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3.5/4
 
"With its intoxicating blend of frat boy humor and sociological satire, Escape From Guantanamo Bay is the comedy of the year so far."
Posted Apr 25, 2008
 
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)56%
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3/4
 
"Unfailingly lighthearted, the film's fight scenes are stylized, soaring wire work and gravity-defying digital sorcery rather than blood-and-bruises beatdowns."
Posted Apr 18, 2008
 
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)62%
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3.5/4
 
"Director Cao Hamburger has a warm, delicate sensibility that informs the story's commonplace events. Neither the story's drama nor its comedy are overstated."
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2008)84%
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3/4
 
"The appealing actors make up for the fact that they're portraying prostitutes. They are putting their bodies up for sale, but saving their hearts for true love. After all, that's the only thing that's priceless."
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
Priceless (2008)85%
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3/4
 
"While it's hardly unforgettable, the latest raunchy rom-com from prolific producer Judd Apatow is a genial timewaster."
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)84%
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1/4
 
"Preposterous in design, abysmal in execution and laugh-out-loud funny when it's straining for drama, the film doesn't even honor the lean-and-mean promise of its title."
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
88 Minutes (2008)6%
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3.5/4
 
"Documentary humorist Morgan Spurlock explores the lighter side of international terrorism in Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?"
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? (2008)36%
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3/4
 
"Jacques Tati’s puckish humor meets Ingmar Bergman’s angst in this erratic, eccentric gem."
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
You, The Living (2007)100%
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"With a winning combination of tension, romance and humor and picturesque locations from Paris to Burgundy’s vineyards to the seashore at Cannes, the film is a Francophile’s feast."
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
Roman de Gare (2008)84%
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2.5/4
 
"When you think 'Polish sightseeing destination,' Auschwitz probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind."
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
And Along Come Tourists (2007)n/a
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3.5/4
 
"The directors of Hoop Dreams and Stevie turn their documentary lens on capital punishment through the experiences of Rev. Carroll Pickett, the chaplain of Texas’ Huntsville Prison, where he ministered to 95 condemned inmates in their final hours."
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
At the Death House Door (2008)100%
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2/4
 
"What it all means is up for grabs, but for connoisseurs of sadomasochistic nastiness, it’s a must-see."
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
Boarding Gate (2007)26%
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3/4
 
"Without mounting a soap box, the film makes eloquent points about the struggle."
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
Alexandra (2008)95%
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3/4
 
"The Visitor is a delicate, human reminder of why independent films matter."
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
The Visitor (2008)92%
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3/4
 
"Caramel is a bittersweet treat."
Posted Apr 11, 2008
 
Caramel (2008)91%
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2/4
 
"Street Kings wobbles increasingly as it runs along, beginning well, growing so-so and culminating in a preposterous here's-what-it-all-means confession by the main villain."
Posted Apr 11, 2008
 
Street Kings (2008)33%
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4/4
 
"Martin Scorsese meets the Rolling Stones in Shine a Light. The synergy is so brilliant, it's nearly blinding."
Posted Apr 3, 2008
 
Shine a Light (2008)86%
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3/4
 
"The film is not much more than a gusher of oddball character sketches and ricocheting gags, but its manic pace and over-the-top inventiveness make The Grand a solid bet."
Posted Apr 3, 2008
 
The Grand ()42%
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1.5/4
 
"Meet Bill misfires on multiple levels, but its foremost mistake is focusing on a sad-sack underachiever. Bill doesn't believe in himself, so why should we?"
Posted Apr 3, 2008
 
Meet Bill (2008)11%
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2.5/4
 
"Drawing from movies rather than life, Leatherheads often feels like a likable exercise in retro style rather than a film with a compelling reason to exist on its own."
Posted Apr 3, 2008
 
Leatherheads (2008)53%
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3/4
 
"A wonderfully ridiculous homage to E.T."
Posted Mar 28, 2008
 
CJ7 (2008)45%
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1.5/4
 
"21 is penny-ante entertainment."
Posted Mar 28, 2008
 
21 (2008)31%
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3.5/4
 
"The story steers away from clichés and political polemics, maintaining a tone of unflinching emotional realism."
Posted Mar 28, 2008
 
Stop-Loss (2008)65%
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3/4
 
"The film is better than expected. It's directed with warmth, humor and intelligence."
Posted Mar 28, 2008
 
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008)48%
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2.5/4
 
"If the film doesn't quite measure up to the Apatow gold standard, it's at least sterling silver."
Posted Mar 20, 2008
 
Drillbit Taylor (2008)26%
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2.5/4
 
"The story is original, the characters complex."
Posted Mar 20, 2008
 
Married Life (2008)55%
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3/4
 
"A drama that finds a delicate balance between the consolations of romance and the bitterness of its failure."
Posted Mar 20, 2008
 
Snow Angels (2008)68%
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3.5/4
 
"If you accept the premise that it's a multimedia happening rather than a history lesson, the half-documentary, half-cartoon Chicago 10 is a smash of a mash-up. Call it 1968, the Remix."
Posted Mar 13, 2008
 
Chicago 10 (2008)77%
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3/4
 
"Even if you're already aware that violence is sickening, thank you very much, Haneke's confrontational film stirs up distressing emotions and leaves you to resolve them as best you can. Good luck. You'll need it."
Posted Mar 13, 2008
 
Funny Games (2008)49%
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1.5/4
 
"You have had soup deeper than this film, and a referee should have been on hand to call foul on the acting."
Posted Mar 13, 2008
 
Never Back Down (2008)25%
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3/4
 
"Director Andre Techine's story is one of subtle emotional tones that require the most of an actor, and the cast is uniformly compelling."
Posted Mar 13, 2008
 
The Witnesses (2008)85%
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3/4
 
"Earlier big-screen adaptations have smothered the good doctor's unpretentious whimsy under layers of production bloat. Horton feels as blithe and confident of its unpretentious virtues as its long-nosed hero."
Posted Mar 13, 2008
 
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008)78%
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2.5/4
 
"It's definitely not for Aunt Minnie, but cult movie mavens will appreciate director Mitchell Lichtenstein's willingness to push the boundaries of bad taste."
Posted Mar 6, 2008
 
Teeth (2008)79%
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1/4
 
"It's a shame to speak ill of the dead, but Romero leaves us no alternative."
Posted Mar 6, 2008
 
George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead (2008)60%
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3.5/4
 
"Although it's small-scale, the film has a sumptuous sheen."
Posted Mar 6, 2008
 
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)76%

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