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Nell Minow Beliefnet Feb 23, 2017 B Bodi is a likeable hero and it is fun to see his cheery optimism paired with the burned-out, cynical Angus. Go to Full Review Rock Dog (2016) 47% 48%

Nell Minow Beliefnet Sep 15, 2016 B Eddie Murphy gives a thoughtful, nuanced, sensitive performance in a film that suffers from a too-predictable script and suffers even more from very bad timing. Go to Full Review Mr. Church (2016) 25% 81%

Nell Minow Beliefnet May 21, 2016 B Its mosaic, documentary-style story-telling gives it an immediacy that makes its more amateur elements feel like further proof of its authenticity. Go to Full Review The Third Testament (2010) - - - -

Nell Minow Beliefnet Oct 29, 2015 B+ This is a powerful film, all the more so because it struggles with its subjects to find common cause. Go to Full Review The Armor of Light (2015) 96% 68%

Nell Minow Beliefnet Oct 22, 2015 B+ Asserts its ambitions with its title and goes on to explore the very nature of truth and our willingness or ability to uncover and recognize it. Go to Full Review Truth (2015) 63% 62%

Nell Minow Beliefnet Dec 9, 2014 F This movie manages to be offensive and yet dull and predictable, as phony as a Kate Spade sidewalk knock-off bag and as unoriginal as the ready-for VH1 soundtrack. Go to Full Review Because I Said So (2007) 3% 65%

Nell Minow Beliefnet Aug 15, 2013 B+ The story is affecting, the action scenes are thrilling, the issues are resonant. Go to Full Review War of the Worlds (2005) 76% 42%

Nell Minow Beliefnet Jul 3, 2013 B+ wonderfully imaginative and fun with a masterful use of 3D and breathtaking precision-timed action sequences that are both exciting and hilarious. And there are minions. Go to Full Review Despicable Me 2 (2013) 75% 71%

Nell Minow Beliefnet May 16, 2013 B+ This story is in the most literal sense, close to home. Go to Full Review Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) 84% 75%

Nell Minow Beliefnet Jan 17, 2013 C It's too bad to see top talent slumming in an underwritten, under-thought, under-whelming piece of multiplex fodder. Go to Full Review Broken City (2013) 26% 40%

Nell Minow Beliefnet Dec 20, 2012 C- Asks us to care about the concerns of people who obsess about the most superficial and selfish problems, with no sense at all of how shallow and unappealing they are. Go to Full Review This Is 40 (2012) 51% 50%

Nell Minow Beliefnet Nov 8, 2012 A- James Bond goes home in every sense in this ravishingly entertaining entry in the series. Five decades later, it all of a sudden feels fresh, fun, and utterly engaging. Go to Full Review Skyfall (2012) 92% 86%

Nell Minow Beliefnet Oct 23, 2012 A- There is much of what you expect -- gifted kids, dedicated teacher, tense anticipation, thrilling victories. The characters are endearing and their stories are stirring. Go to Full Review Brooklyn Castle (2012) 96% 81%

Nell Minow Beliefnet Oct 18, 2012 C- The 6'5″ Perry's most believable moment is when his character has to reach something from a high shelf. That feels real. Go to Full Review Alex Cross (2012) 11% 47%

Nell Minow Beliefnet Oct 11, 2012 A- Affleck is no longer one of Hollywood's most promising new directors - he has arrived. This film works on every level. Go to Full Review Argo (2012) 96% 85%

Nell Minow Beliefnet Oct 11, 2012 C Kevin James is so gosh-darned likable that he can make up for a lot of sub-par material, but not even he can make this tiresome effort work. Go to Full Review Here Comes the Boom (2012) 42% 65%

Nell Minow Beliefnet Oct 4, 2012 B+ A deliciously ghoulish story. Go to Full Review Frankenweenie (2012) 87% 70%

Nell Minow Beliefnet Sep 28, 2012 B The musical mixes are terrific and Kendrick proves she is a real movie star but the mash-up with low comedy keeps tripping up the movie's momentum. Go to Full Review Pitch Perfect (2012) 81% 83%

Nell Minow Beliefnet Sep 28, 2012 B- What should have been a rousing, feel-good, "inspired by a true story" film benefits from strong performances but suffers from a palpably skewed point of view. Go to Full Review Won't Back Down (2012) 35% 61%

Nell Minow Beliefnet Sep 28, 2012 B+ As with his brilliant and ground-breaking "Brick," also starring Gordon-Levitt, writer/director Rian Johnson has an engaging and compelling way of mixing genres. Go to Full Review Looper (2012) 93% 82%