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Men in Black III goes back in time to revive franchise Men in Black III goes back in time to revive franchise
But plot gimmick still comes with 2012 prices
By Nick Pinkerton, May 23, 2012
Can any one of the millions of Americans who saw Men in Black 2 in 2002 describe its plot today? A single scene? I saw both MIB movies in their... More>>
Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator
More culture-clash yuks than comedy revolution
By Karina Longworth, May 16, 2012
In his third collaboration with director Larry Charles, Sacha Baron Cohen plays Admiral General Aladeen, the young, dumb dictator of fictional... More>>
Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's revival of Dark Shadows Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's revival of Dark Shadows
Less a resurrection than a clumsy desecration
By Nick Pinkerton, May 09, 2012
A significant portion of Tim Burton's output over the past decade has been concerned with slipping the "Burton treatment" to susceptible texts:... More>>
Avengers directed by Joss Whedon Avengers directed by Joss Whedon
Superheroes bump superegos and things go boom
By Karina Longworth, May 02, 2012
At the start of Joss Whedon's long-awaited Marvel superhero supergroup flick, The Avengers, the Tesseract — a powerful, potentially... More>>
The Island President is a portrait of lost democracy as well as Mohamed Nasheed The Island President is a portrait of lost democracy as well as Mohamed Nasheed
Documentary follows the since-ousted president of the Republic of Maldives
By Melissa Anderson, April 25, 2012
Blessed — or maybe cursed — with fortuitous timing, Jon Shenk's lionizing documentary of Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically... More>>
Best of the Twin Cities 2012: Shopping & Services Best of the Twin Cities 2012: Shopping & Services
, April 18, 2012
Browse all the 2012 winners in the Shopping & Services category.More>>
Marley at Lagoon Cinema Marley at Lagoon Cinema
Film packed with archival footage of Bob Marley
By Melissa Anderson, April 18, 2012
Thoroughly researched and packed with phenomenal archival footage, Kevin Macdonald's documentary on the reggae and Rasta emissary, who died of... More>>
MSPIFF: Susan Marks's documentary Of Dolls And Murder MSPIFF: Susan Marks's documentary Of Dolls And Murder
Gruesome crime scenes in dollhouses train homicide detectives
By Ed Huyck, April 11, 2012
When most of us think of dollhouses, we conjure images of sweet little girls hosting miniature tea parties: cute, but hardly a subject worth... More>>
MSPIFF 2012: Reviews MSPIFF 2012: Reviews
Headshot, Unforgivable, Natural Selection, and more
By Ed Huyck, April 11, 2012
Alps Monday, April 16, at 9:15 p.m.Thursday, April 19, at 9:20 p.m. Countless films have examined the fine line between acting and... More>>
The Kid with a Bike directed by the Dardenne brothers The Kid with a Bike directed by the Dardenne brothers
A lost boy and a sliver of hope
By Karina Longworth, April 11, 2012
The Kid with a Bike, the new film from Belgian art-house legends Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, begins with Cyril, a scrappy 11-year-old living in... More>>
Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye profiles Throbbing romance Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye profiles Throbbing romance
Documenting Throbbing Gristle founder's second marriage
By Karina Longworth, April 04, 2012
"You fall in love with someone, and there's this moment where you just want to consume each other and not be individuals anymore. We had that so... More>>
Footnote is Israel's Best Foreign Language Oscar nominee Footnote is Israel's Best Foreign Language Oscar nominee
A comedy of everyday absurdity merged with family tragedy
By Karina Longworth, March 28, 2012
In the first scene of Israel's Best Foreign Language Oscar nominee, Footnote, Uriel Shkolnik (Lior Ashkenazi)—a fortysomething Talmudic... More>>
The Hunger Games rages against our stupid culture The Hunger Games rages against our stupid culture
...and becomes part of the problem
By Melissa Anderson, March 21, 2012
"If no one watches, then they don't have a game," a teenager says in this faithful if cautious adaptation of the first volume of Suzanne... More>>
Jason Segel in Jeff, Who Lives at Home Jason Segel in Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Endearing stoner comedy of maternal disappointment
By Brian Miller, March 14, 2012
It's obvious that Jason Segel has a face for comedy. He's got a lumpy, sad-sack mug with a dozen inflections to register disappointment,... More>>
In Darkness dramatizes another Holocaust horror In Darkness dramatizes another Holocaust horror
Tale of family who lived in sewers during Nazi reign
By Michael Atkinson, March 07, 2012
Holocaust culture has proven to be essentially infinite. Almost 70 years after the end of World War II, stories of decimation and survival are... More>>
Bilge Ceylan's Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Bilge Ceylan's Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Film elevates Turkey's leading filmmaker
By J. Hoberman, February 29, 2012
A couple of months into 2012, we already have a favorite for the new year's best movie: Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Once Upon a Time in... More>>
Win your Oscar office pool Win your Oscar office pool
Without really trying
By Matt Singer, February 22, 2012
Every year, you enter your office's Oscar pool and carefully select the major categories while haphazardly guessing the minor ones. Every year,... More>>
Reese Witherspoon in This Means War Reese Witherspoon in This Means War
Romantic comedy sticks to the script
By Nick Pinkerton, February 15, 2012
Hostilities are declared in This Means War as two workmates compete for the affection of the same woman. The contested objective is Lauren (Reese... More>>
Oscar-nominated shorts in brief Oscar-nominated shorts in brief
"La Luna," "A Morning Stroll," and more
By Tim Grierson, February 08, 2012
This year's Academy Award-nominated shorts at the Lagoon Cinema offer a little something for every viewing temperament, though in 2012 the best... More>>
Chronicle uses found-footage storytelling Chronicle uses found-footage storytelling
Average teens become superheroes in director debut
By Aaron Hillis, February 01, 2012
In our status-updated, YouTubed, and retweeted age of self-documentation, does the "faux-found-footage" genre—popularized by The Blair... More>>
Man on a Ledge goes thud Man on a Ledge goes thud
Sam Worthington flops in center role
By Brian Miller, January 25, 2012
The hero of the red-herring heist flick Man on a Ledge draws two reactions from the Manhattan throng beneath his 21st-floor perch on a midtown... More>>
Pariah at the Uptown Theatre Pariah at the Uptown Theatre
A young, gifted black lesbian finds her way
By Melissa Anderson, January 18, 2012
The first 10 minutes of Dee Rees's funny, moving, nuanced, and impeccably acted first feature, in which coming of age and coming out are... More>>
Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady
Margaret Thatcher portrayed as victimized woman
By Karina Longworth, January 11, 2012
In the first scene of The Iron Lady, which re-teams director Phyllida Lloyd with her Mamma Mia! star Meryl Streep, eightysomething Margaret... More>>
Movies much anticipated in 2012 Movies much anticipated in 2012
Red Tails, This Is Forty, and more
By Karina Longworth, January 04, 2012
We know—you're excited about The Dark Knight Rises. And The Avengers. And The Hunger Games. So are we. We're also excited about a lot of... More>>
Top Films of 2011 Top Films of 2011
A Dangerous Method, Aurora, and more
By Karina Longworth and J. Hoberman, December 28, 2011
Team Margaret Karina Longworth on why you've never heard of her favorite movie of the year, plus nine more bests Margaret, written and directed... More>>
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  1. Marvel's The Avengers, 55.6 mil, 457.7 mil
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  3. The Dictator, 17.4 mil, 24.5 mil
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  8. Think Like a Man, 2.7 mil, 85.8 mil
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