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Man of Steel

By Jonathan Crocker

Zack Snyder aspires to something greater with this maxed-out comic book epic, but lays it on a little too thick.

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Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

By David Jenkins

Werner Herzog’s 1972 masterpiece returns to the big screen, which is a cause for major celebration.

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The Stone Roses: Made of Stone

By David Jenkins

Shane Meadows delivers a roistering film about extreme fandom under the subtle guise of a Stone Roses biography.

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Byzantium

By Anton Bitel

Bloodsuckers hit the beach in Neil Jordan’s woozy and extremely violent British noir.

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The Immigrant

By David Jenkins

Hopes were sky high for James Gray’s lavish NY period drama, but this one left us cold.

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Something in the Air

By Wally Hammond

A teen rite of passage drama with a political twist from French maestro Olivier Assayas.

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The Hangover Part III

By Adam Lee Davies

The boys are back for some misc Tex-Mex high-jinx in order to get Zak Galifianakis to the nut hatch.

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Fast & Furious 6

By Lewis Bazley

The chase/stunt/joke formula is played to diminishing returns in the latest instalment of this 18-wheeler franchise.

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Star Trek Into Darkness

By Adam Woodward

Cumberbitches rest easy: JJ Abrams ably navigates the USS Enterprise through dark skies.

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Mud

By Adam Woodward

Matthew McConaughey’s sublime transformation into A Serious Actor continues apace with this ripping Souther thriller.

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It’s Such a Beautiful Day

By Glenn Heath Jr

The first feature film from Austin-based animation powerhouse, Don Hertzfeldt, is a rapturous joy to behold.

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Iron Man 3

By David Jenkins

The superhero movie gets a Dickensian meta-comedy treatment care of writer/director Shane Black.

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I’m So Excited!

By David Jenkins

Pedro Almodóvar returns with a gaudy, mile-high sex romp that harks back to his trashy formative years.

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The Lords of Salem

By Anton Bitel

An indulgent and original horror bonanza from auteur-in-the making, Rob Zombie.

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Simon Killer

By David Jenkins

Bad things go down in the city of lights in Antonio Campos’ chilling character study.

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The Place Beyond the Pines

By Adam Woodward

Ryan Gosling puts the pedal to the metal (again) in this over-reaching melodrama from the director of Blue Valentine.

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Spring Breakers

By Adam Woodward

Is this neon-hued apocalyptic party movie Harmony Korine’s masterpiece? We think it might be...

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In the House

By Adam Woodward

Literary prodigy writes rings around his prof in the spry latest from arty teaser François Ozon.

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