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Sort by RATING      Sort by TITLE/YEAR      Sort by QUOTE      Sort by SOURCE       2.5/4      Angels & Demons (2009)      "A one-dimensional affair loaded with commonplace distractions that never catch fire." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       4/4      Away We Go (2009)      "Quirky sentiments ebb and flow in Sam Mendes' latest %u2013 and greatest %u2013 study of the human condition." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3/4      Funny People (2009)      "A newer, more mature chapter in the Apatow book and I like what I see." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3/4      Gomorrah (2009)      "A carnivorous candor permeates every frame with blood-curdling fascination and dread." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3.5/4      The Great Buck Howard (2009)      "I wish there were more movies like Buck Howard; simply effortless and earnest." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       2.5/4      He's Just Not That Into You (2009)      "Tangles its large cast of characters and storylines into virtual knots." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       2.5/4      Is Anybody There? (2009)      "A cookie cutter dramedy that beguiles and rankles." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3/4      Julie & Julia (2009)      "A lightweight but enjoyable gustatory romp." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       2.5/4      My Sister's Keeper (2009)      "A mawkish yet worthy enough addition to the summer line-up." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       2/4      Public Enemies (2009)      "My biggest gripe lies with Mann, who mixes movie metaphors like a mad scientist." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3.5/4      Rudo and Cursi (2009)      "Never loses touch with its whipsmart core of integrity and humor." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       2/4      The Soloist (2009)      "A pitchy affair that ultimately misses its mark." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       2.5/4      Sunshine Cleaning (2009)      "Amy Adams brings a fresh spin to deep hurts and a spark to her determination to get things right." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3/4      21 (2008)      "Jim Sturgess turns up the heat as an untapped genius who takes a walk on the wild side." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       2.5/4      27 Dresses (2008)      "Frilly testament to the romantic secondary and homage to the nice girls who don't always finish last." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       4/4      4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2008)      "Utilizes its draconian politics to underscore the desperate determination and nerve-racking fear of stepping outside the box." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       2.5/4      Be Kind Rewind (2008)      "Only crazy rubber-faced Jack Black could pull off such a spoofy, overly-eager slapdash of a project." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3/4      Blindness (2008)      "Fernando Meirelles tackles José Saramago's searing stream of consciousness novel with intriguing but mixed results." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3/4      Bottle Shock (2008)      "A sweet and easy supplement to summer." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3/4      Brick Lane (2008)      "A sense of isolation and struggle for identity in an oppressive culture wash away superfluous formula, leaving a lovely tranquility in their wake." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3.5/4      Burn After Reading (2008)      "Those crazy Coen Brothers veer a hard left with a humorous and cautionary tale of lust and revenge." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       1.5/4      The Children of Huang Shi (2008)      "An ill-conceived weeper that just won't say die." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3.5/4      Choke (2008)      "Sam Rockwell proves again (and again and again) that he's a talent to be reckoned with." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       2/4      City of Men (2008)      "Paulo Morelli mines old territory in yet another ode to Rio's vivid favelas." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3.5/4      The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)      "Sentimental fantasy that packs a visual punch." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3/4      The Dark Knight (2008)      "Ambitious, flawed and erratically visionary, Batman is back." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       2.5/4      The Duchess (2008)      "Relies on energetic chemistry between Knightley and Fiennes but its much ado about nothing." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       2/4      The Fall (2008)      "There's a decent little movie lurking somewhere deep inside this visual panoply that positively chokes on its own symbolism." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3/4      Flash of Genius (2008)      "A stirring David and Goliath tale of steadfast perseverance and pride." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3.5/4      Funny Games (2008)      "Rests so heavily on tenterhooks of guilt that an apology is in order for admiring it." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       1.5/4      Gran Torino (2008)      "Climax is an overindulgent grasp at something meaningful that misses by a country mile." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3.5/4      Hancock (2008)      "The premise alone is worth the price of admission and the first hour is some of 2008's most intriguing cinema." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3.5/4      Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)      "Sally Hawkins' enchanting performance is yet another example that Leigh's trademark technique is working." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3/4      I Served the King of England (2008)      "Czech director Jirí Menzel casts a wide net in this fanciful tale of life, love and the relentless march of time." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3.5/4      I've Loved You So Long (2008)      "A haunting and redemptive film experience." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       2.5/4      Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)      "The relentless stream of exaggerated action is as taxing as the punchline-laden script." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3.5/4      Lakeview Terrace (2008)      "Simmering acceleration from the grey area of implication to the black and white reality of acute humiliation." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3/4      Mamma Mia! (2008)      "Campy theatrics and Busby Berkeley choreography set on a ridiculously breathtaking island paradise -- what's not to love?" [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       4/4      Man On Wire (2008)      "Outrageously entertaining and perfectly profound." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3/4      Married Life (2008)      "Director Ira Sachs plays it wistful not wayward, sticking to essential melodrama and tidy infidelities while dropping narrative cherry bombs for calculated effect." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3/4      Milk (2008)      "A slice of history well worth revisiting." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       2/4      Miracle at St. Anna (2008)      "Maudlin climax leaves a treacly residue of exaggerated valor and sentiment." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3/4      Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)      "What a difference a day makes in this cheeky comedy of manners." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       2.5/4      Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)      "As a valentine to the young bridge and tunnel crowd it works wonders." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       2.5/4      Pineapple Express (2008)      "I'm typically not a fan of the wildly popular Judd Apatow/Seth Rogen collaborative efforts but a pitch-perfect performance by James Franco temporarily sways me in the other direction." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3/4      Quantum of Solace (2008)      "Daniel Craig brings a fierce edge to his iconic super secret agent around which an entire franchise can be built." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       4/4      Rachel Getting Married (2008)      "As a recovering addict on the verge of imploding Hathaway is the stuff that Oscar dreams of." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3.5/4      The Reader (2008)      "Packaged with a smart script, palpable tension and enough ambiguity to keep you guessing." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       3.5/4      Revolutionary Road (2008)      "The build-up gains slow momentum but once it finds its rhythm Rev Road is positively devastating" [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly       2.5/4      Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008)      "Predictable losers-are-people-too jesting raised a notch by the quality work of consummate professionals." [movie review]      Palo Alto Weekly

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