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El Bulli: Cooking in Progress (2010)

For all the innovative dishes we watch being concocted, the movie needs another ingredient or two for flavor enhancement and full satisfaction. Przeczytaj recenzję
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The Best and the Brightest (2010)

All you need to know about this low-budget farce is that Amy Sedaris costars (yippee!) and New York pol Anthony Weiner would feel right at home with the sexting subplot (eeeuw!). Przeczytaj recenzję
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One Lucky Elephant (2010)

The equally simple and profound take-away from One Lucky Elephant is that the best thing we can do is let Flora be Flora. Przeczytaj recenzję
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Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011)

This ho-hum offshoot of Megan McDonald's book series earns negative "thrill points" as it chronicles the mirthless backyard shenanigans of a suburban Pippi Longstocking. Przeczytaj recenzję
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Mr. Nice (2010)

Mr. Nice is hampered by tonal timidity and the inability to find a sufficiently entertaining through-line in Marks' life story. Przeczytaj recenzję
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The Hangover Part II (2011)

The price for an invite to Stu's (Ed Helms) Thai nuptials is fewer laughs and an air of menace and mystery that won't endear Part II to escapist-hungry audiences. Przeczytaj recenzję
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The First Grader (2010)

Even given narrative license, South African-born screenwriter Ann Peacock has trouble cobbling together a truly compelling plot that deals with Kenyan history, including tribalism, in a d... Przeczytaj recenzję
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The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009)

A conventional portrait of an endearingly unconventional sister act-with roots in music halls and the dairy farm on which they were raised (and became expert yodelers)-The Topp Twins is a... Przeczytaj recenzję
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)

With his (Herzog) idiosyncratic blend of serendipity, bluntness and mischievous irony, he's able to get at deep questions like no other documentarian. Przeczytaj recenzję
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Phillip the Fossil (2009)

It's easy to get depressed by much of the behavior depicted in Phillip the Fossil, yet the talents behind the picture are a cause for optimism. The last thing they appear to be is hypocri... Przeczytaj recenzję
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Wrecked (2011)

The bright spot-and what saves Greenspan's debut feature from being nothing more than a long tedious draft of an ordinary craft brew-is James Liston's cinematography. Przeczytaj recenzję
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I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You (2009)

Has a stirring elemental feel and constitutes filmmaking at its most basic and transfixing. Przeczytaj recenzję
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Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)

Starved of humor and energy, the interminable Big Mommas: Life Father, Like Son could force Lawrence and co-star Brandon T. Jackson undercover for real. Przeczytaj recenzję
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Jane Eyre (2011)

Cary Joji Fukunaga's romantic thriller Jane Eyre is to 19th-century literature what "Black Swan" is to ballet: a thoroughly cinematic, occasionally exhilarating reimagining of a repertoir... Przeczytaj recenzję
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We are what we are (2010)

A superficially provocative movie that tries way too hard to be memorable. Horror aficionados will be tantalized before walking away unsatisfied. Przeczytaj recenzję
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The Roommate (2011)

What's most memorable about this plodding thriller are the copious amounts of foundation and lip gloss. Przeczytaj recenzję
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Carancho (2010)

Carancho's noir vibe stems from the scenario itself, plus claustrophobic cinematography and art direction. Przeczytaj recenzję