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    July 14, 2012

Critical Choices
Movie reviews from across the nation
★ = recommended
• = mixed bag
○ = don’t bother

THE BOSTON GLOBENEW YORK TIMESTHE NEW YORKERTIMEENTERTAINMENT WEEKLYLOS ANGELES TIMESVARIETYBOSTON PHOENIX
Abraham Lincoln:
Vampire Hunter		○• •••★•
The Amazing Spiderman•••★★•★•
Ballplayer: Pelotero★ •
Beasts of the Southern Wild ★★ ★★★★★
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel•★★ ★★★•
Brave•★ ★★★★•
A Cat in Paris•★ ••★
Dark Shadows★★ ★★••★
The Hunger Games★•○•★★•★
Ice Age: Continental Drift• ★ ••
The Intouchables••○★★•○★
The Invisible War •★ ★★ ★★
Jiro Dreams of Sushi★• ★★★★★
Katy Perry: Part of Me•• ★★★•
Madagascar 3★★ ★★★★•
Magic Mike★★ ★★•★★
Marvel’s The Avengers★•★★★★★•
The Matchmaker★ ★
Men in Black 3•★○★★★•
Monsieur Lazhar★★• ★★★
Moonrise Kingdom★★★★★★★★
Neil Young Journeys•★ • ★
Never Stand Still ★•
People Like Us•• •• ••
Prometheus•★★•★★•★
Rock of Ages•••○•★••
Savages★★ ★★★★
Safety Not Guaranteed★★ ★★ ★★
Seeking a Friend
for the End of the World		•• ★★•••
Sleepless Night★• ★★
Snow White and the Huntsman★★ ★•★••
Take This Waltz •★• ★ ★★
Ted★ •★•★••
That’s My Boy○• •★ ○○
To Rome With Love•★★•★ ••
Your Sister’s Sister★•★★★ ★•