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January 01, 1990 - July 12, 2012 + Film Reviews
The Kid with a Bike 
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Some movies capture your interest in the first scene. The Kid with a Bike grabs you in the first few seconds and never lets go…
Friends with Kids; John Carter

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Joe Morgenstern on Jennifer Westfeldt's follow-up to Kissing Jessica Stein and Disney's latest would-be epic...
Let the Bullets Fly; Being Flynn 
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Joe Morgenstern on Jiang Wen's Chinese action adventure, Let the Bullets Fly, and Paul Weitz's Being Flynn.
Wanderlust; The Forgiveness of Blood

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Joe Morgenstern considers David Wain's comedy of hippie chaos that makes nudity a selling point, and Joshua Marston's film on blood feuds and land disputes...
Contraband

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Joe Morgenstern reviews Contraband, a breakneck English-language remake of the Icelandic thriller, Reykjavkik-Rotterdam.
The Best Films of 2011

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Could a mere ten movies represent a whole movie year? Joe Morgenstern gives it a try...
The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo

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Joe Morgenstern, film critic of the Wall Street Journal, says the American remake of the Swedish-language trilogy has lots to recommend it, yet lacks a...
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

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Joe Morgenstern on the latest installment of Mission Impossible with its "impossibly magical gadgets and gizmos" and a schizoid attitude toward technology that...
Young Adult

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Joe Morgenstern on Young Adult, starring Charlize Theron, the latest from the filmmaker and writer who brought Juno to the screen.
Shame

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Steve McQueen's Shame is about a man trying to lose himself in soulless sex. The remarkable thing about it is that it keeps us connected...
Hugo; The Artist

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Joe Morgenstern on Martin Scorsese’s first 3-D fantasy, Hugo, and the black and white, mostly silent French production, The Artist…
The Descendants

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Director Alexander Payne (Sideways) takes on family and family history against the backdrop of our 50th state.
J. Edgar

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In principle, biography should do what J. Edgar tries to do -- reveal an inner life, whether or not the subject is outwardly appealing...
Like Crazy

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The music of Paul Simon's Graceland flows through 'Like Crazy' and comments on it. This wise and beautiful little tale is about two lovers falling...
Margin Call

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If your spine is given to shivers, watch out for the moment in Margin Call when a young risk analyst spots a piece of data...