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Ponyo | COME WHAT ANIME Sosuke and Ponyo light up in Ponyo
Ponyo
by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 11, 2009

Ponyo , an emotionally profound, visually thrilling animated reimagining of the classic fairy tale ''The Little Mermaid,'' is…

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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | INACTION FIGURES Sienna Miller in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra , a movie that is exactly what you'd imagine it would be — only…
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
by Chris Nashawaty | Aug 07, 2009

Pretty much exactly what you'd expect from the other Hasbro movie of the summer, G.I. Joe: The Rise…

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G-Force
G-Force
by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jul 23, 2009

A family-friendly adventure about animated guinea pigs working as top-secret spies for the U.S. government, shot in Disney…

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Michael Gambon, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | WIZ KID Michael Gambon and Daniel Radcliffe seek enlightenment in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jul 14, 2009

Darkness is visible from the outset of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince . The Death Eaters mobilized…

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OPTIMUS VS. THEM Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen promised ''Bigger. F---ing. Robots'' for its sequel; mission accomplished
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
by Owen Gleiberman | Jun 23, 2009

In Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , a Decepticon — one of those evil robots that looks like…

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Pixar, Up
Up
by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 27, 2009

As buoyant and richly tinted as the balloons that figure so prominently in its story, Up is also…

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TAKE ONE TABLET AS DIRECTED Ben Stiller and Amy Adams seek advice from the bust of Theodore Roosevelt (played by a decidedly restrained Robin Williams)…
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
by Owen Gleiberman | May 19, 2009

Usually, when characters in a movie are one-dimensional, that's not a good thing. But in Night at the…

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The Pink Panther 2 | The Nutty Inspector: Steve Martin reprises his role as Clouseau in The Pink Panther 2
The Pink Panther 2
by Owen Gleiberman | Feb 04, 2009

Taking Inspector Clouseau into his fifth decade of bumbling, Steve Martin does respectable riffs on Peter Sellers' demented…

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The Incredibles | HEREOS WELCOME Pixar's latest CGI marvel leaps the competition in a single bound
The Incredibles
by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jan 15, 2005

The onrushing convergence of pop-cultural trends and technological progress has resulted in a lot of dubious achievements lately…

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Twilight | Vamp of Approval: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson take a bough
Twilight
by Owen Gleiberman | Nov 19, 2008

If the droolingly awaited big-screen version of Twilight is any indication, sanpaku eyes are the new cheekbones. Marilyn…

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PROM NIGHT The cast of High School Musical 3: Senior Year dance it out
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 22, 2008

High School Musical 3: Senior Year gives you an honest jolt of feel-good fizz. It may be as…

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Abigail Breslin, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | KIT GIRL Abigail Breslin is believable (and admirable) as the title character, an unpretentious go-getter with an open mind in Kit Kitteredge
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jul 02, 2008

It so happens that Kit Kittredge: An American Girl is based on stories invented to sell one of…

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Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, ... | GET SMART Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart and Anne Hathaway as Agent 99
Get Smart
by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Jun 20, 2008

In Get Smart , an homage (would you believe a remake? How about a retrofitting?) of the hit…

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Ben Barnes, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | BROKEN SPELL Prince Caspian (with Ben Barnes, pictured, in the title role) is a darker, battle-heavy sequel that just can't match the charm of its…
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
by Owen Gleiberman | May 14, 2008

In The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian , one of the rare sequences of untrammeled wit and fun…

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Jodie Foster, Abigail Breslin, ... | PG WHIZ Abigail Breslin and Jodie Foster in Nim's Island , a kids' fantasy that figures to delight the matinee crowd, if not their parents
Nim's Island
by Leah Greenblatt | Apr 04, 2008

Abigail Breslin stars in Nim's Island as a young girl living on a remote tropical outpost with only…

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Lucas Grabeel, Ashley Tisdale, ... | HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 Ashley Tisdale (center)
High School Musical 2
by Eileen Clarke | Dec 14, 2007

In High School Musical 2 , the sequel to the Disney Channel smash, the gang goes on summer…

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'TOONSTRUCK Animated fairy-tale princess (Amy Adams) comes to life, shacks up with McDreamy (Patrick Dempsey) in the mostly enchanting Enchanted
Enchanted
by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Nov 21, 2007

Giselle (delectable Amy Adams) is a princess ejected from her magic kingdom by a curse from her evil…

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Bee Movie | BUZZWORTHY Jerry Seinfeld is the voice of Barry B. Benson in Bee Movie , a honey-sweet fable that's stranger — and deeper — than your…
Bee Movie
by Owen Gleiberman | Oct 31, 2007

Bee Movie is agreeably skewed fun. There's no denying that the jokes in this bedazzling animated feature seem,…

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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | 'WERE' OH WHERE DID THE LITTLE RABBIT GO? Nothing goes down like a spot of stop-motion wizardry
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Oct 05, 2005

I hadn't realized just how hungry I had been for a lovely bit of cheese — I mean,…

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Tim Allen, Robert Downey Jr., ... | LEGAL TENDER VITTLES A remake of a Disney classic that doesn't chase its own tail
The Shaggy Dog
by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Mar 08, 2006

To those who would growl that The Shaggy Dog is yet another Disney squeeze toy in which Tim…

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I DON'T THINK I'M READY FOR THIS, HOW DO YOU SAY, JELLY The wild and crazy guy gets French-twisted in a remake
The Pink Panther
by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Feb 08, 2006

Steve Martin scholars in search of a thesis topic are encouraged to analyze the inspiration the complicated comedian…

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WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOTTLE A little bit of Mary Poppins, a whole lot of bad skin
Nanny McPhee
by Owen Gleiberman | Jan 25, 2006

Nanny McPhee is one of those raucous, hyperactive kiddie flicks that knocks you upside the head from its…

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Richard Attenborough, Miracle On 34th Street | 'MIRACLE' WORKER Attenborough gets his jolly St. Nick on
Miracle on 34th Street
by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Nov 18, 1994

Can a modern kid still believe in Santa Claus in this cynical world? Miracle on 34th Street is,…

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John Travolta, Nikki Blonsky, ... | COIF MEDICINE A dance-crazy girl (Blonsky, pictured with Travolta) and her 'do are the musical cure for what ails a stiff, segregated Baltimore in Hairspray
Hairspray
by Owen Gleiberman | Jul 17, 2007

Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky), the heroine of Hairspray , is a sweetly perky high school girl with a…

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