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April 25, 2013

SN&R Vol 25 Issue 2

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  Oblivion

  Tom Cruise and breathtaking pictorial images make this clunky alien-invader flick watchable.

  By Jim Lane

  This article was published on 04.25.13

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  Mud

  Does Matthew McConaughey keep his shirt on in this flick about two teens drawn into the life of a Southern man on the run?

  By Jim Lane

  This article was published on 04.25.13

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April 18, 2013

SN&R Vol 25 Issue 1

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  Trance

  James McAvoy is an art-heist inside man in this well-crafted thriller of a puzzle.

  By Jim Lane

  This article was published on 04.18.13

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  Disconnect

  Jason Bateman and Colin Ford star in this creaky take about life on the Internet.

  By Jonathan Kiefer

  This article was published on 04.18.13

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  Jurassic Park 3D

  Steven Spielberg's 1993 classic dinosaur movie gets the 3-D treatment.

  By Jim Lane

  This article was published on 04.18.13

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April 11, 2013

SN&R Vol 24 Issue 52

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  The Host

  Saoirse Ronan plays a human possessed by an alien soul in this adaptation of the Stephenie Meyer book.

  By Jim Lane

  This article was published on 04.11.13

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  The Place Beyond the Pines

  Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes can't transcend this film's scattershot script.

  By Jim Lane

  This article was published on 04.11.13

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April 04, 2013

SN&R Vol 24 Issue 51

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  Admission

  Tina Fey and Paul Rudd somehow turn a story about a would-be Princeton University student into a romantic comedy.

  By Jonathan Kiefer

  This article was published on 04.04.13

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  From Up on Poppy Hill

  Studio Ghibli's animated tale of World War II-era Japanese schoolchildren is sweet and simple.

  By Jonathan Kiefer

  This article was published on 04.04.13

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  G.I. Joe: Retaliation

  This sequel to the 2009 original sports realistic—yet utterly unconvincing—special effects.

  By Jim Lane

  This article was published on 04.04.13

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