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Andy Klein Brand X Jun 16, 2011 There is no way to soften the events presented, even though Lu spares us some documented atrocities that are as bad or worse than what we see. The result is both moving and exhausting. Go to Full Review City of Life and Death (2009) 92% 86%

Andy Klein Brand X Jun 1, 2011 ... an effective drama that guides the viewer through a level of hell he or she will hopefully never face. Go to Full Review Beautiful Boy (2010) 71% 56%

Andy Klein Brand X May 25, 2011 What keeps even the most trivial of Jack's memories from becoming boring is the remarkable way the film develops a sense of reality, situating the viewer right there. Go to Full Review The Tree of Life (2011) 86% 60%

Andy Klein Brand X May 18, 2011 [L]ike its '70s/'80s forebears, it combines outrageous quantities of fake blood and viscera with an antihero on a righteous mission. Go to Full Review Hobo With a Shotgun (2011) 66% 57%

Andy Klein Brand X May 18, 2011 The tone is a welcome throwback to ... "The Purple Rose of Cairo" and the other fantasy-tinged films he made in the '80s. It's also the funniest film he's directed in 10 or 15 years. Go to Full Review Midnight in Paris (2011) 93% 83%

Andy Klein Brand X May 17, 2011 Gordon-Levitt ... gets to play the opposite of his usual put-upon nice-guy roles - and he runs with it, to the point of making Hesher downright scary a lot of the time. The rest of the cast keeps up with him, in their less flashy roles. Go to Full Review Hesher (2010) 55% 61%

Andy Klein Brand X May 17, 2011 It's basically Gibson's show, and he's thoroughly believable. ...Unfortunately, the parallel [seems] to have come from a different, inferior screenplay, resulting in half a good film ... or at least half an interesting one. Go to Full Review The Beaver (2011) 63% 55%

Andy Klein Brand X May 17, 2011 ... the main attraction here is the big battle, for both its wild swordplay and the endless variety of clever devices and strategies the samurai come up with to even their odds against [the villains'] overwhelming numeric superiority. Go to Full Review 13 Assassins (2010) 95% 85%

Andy Klein Brand X May 17, 2011 The deeply amusing new film from documentarian Morgan Spurlock may be the most "meta" documentary ever made. ...The self-reflexiveness could have grown wearying, were it not for Spurlock's affable, benevolent screen presence. Go to Full Review Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011) 72% 64%

Andy Klein Brand X May 17, 2011 Rather than simply panning around within still photos, [the filmmakers] have taken images apart by computer and composited them, even moving bits around. ... It's a weird way to recreate missing events, but it's not as dishonest as it sounds. Go to Full Review American: The Bill Hicks Story (2010) 84% 86%

Andy Klein Brand X May 17, 2011 Brody is as convincing as the script allows, and he deserves points for powering such a low-budget exercise. But the final product can only be rated partially successful. Go to Full Review Wrecked (2011) 48% 24%

Andy Klein Brand X May 17, 2011 Much of the movie is styled as a romp, with comic-book effects, including crudely animated credits accompanied by power pop. ... But often [director Gunn] shows us hideously realistic wounds, way more disturbing than you expect in a superhero flick. Go to Full Review Super (2010) 50% 56%

Andy Klein Brand X Mar 25, 2011 The ... problem ... is how instantly and repeatedly Peep World recalls TV's Arrested Development ... but not as funny. Go to Full Review Peep World (2010) 25% 22%

Andy Klein Brand X Mar 17, 2011 If [it] sounds juvenile, well, okay, maybe it is. But who cares, when it's all so damn much fun? Go to Full Review The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman (2010) 46% 40%

Andy Klein Brand X Mar 2, 2011 Exciting and deftly constructed. Go to Full Review The Adjustment Bureau (2011) 71% 67%

Andy Klein Brand X Feb 17, 2011 ...will satisfy those looking for a lightweight scare. Go to Full Review Vanishing on 7th Street (2010) 47% 21%

Andy Klein Brand X Feb 9, 2011 ...possibly the worst animated feature ever to be distributed under the Disney banner. Go to Full Review Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) 56% 54%

Andy Klein Brand X Feb 3, 2011 ...zips along entertainingly, even when the ending runs off the rails. Go to Full Review Kaboom (2010) 60% 40%

Andy Klein Brand X Jan 27, 2011 Where Hosoda shines is in the Oz-world visuals. The various confrontations with Love Machine in cyberspace are completely engaging - metaphorical visual representations of virtual conflicts in the manner of Tron: Legacy and Inception. Go to Full Review Summer Wars (2009) 81% 87%

Andy Klein Brand X Jan 27, 2011 At the end, the film flirts with bathos, but it's been absorbing enough along the way to maintain our good will. Go to Full Review Barney's Version (2010) 77% 78%