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Peter Travers is a renowned film critic known for his unique perspective and incisive reviews. His career spans various domains, including film, theater, and music criticism.

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“Pixar has outdone itself in visual magic and vivid storytelling.”

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“The latest spin on the Marvel comic-book hero delivers the popcorn goods.”

Book Hero Comic Goods Comic Book Popcorn Marvel Comics

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“Odds are you’re going to like this lively spin on the true story of six MIT mathletes who broke the Vegas Bank. It’s a kick to watch Kevin Spacey and a gifted young cast use smarts to deal audiences a winning hand.”

Stories Use Hands Young Winning Deals Watches Audience Six Smart Casts Broke Kicks Odds Gifted Vegas Lively True Story Kevin Mit

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“No movie can be a downer that fills you with pure exhilaration. You leave WALL-E with a feeling of the rarest kind: that you've just enjoyed a close encounter with an enduring classic.”

Kind Feelings Wall Pure Endure Enjoyed Classic Encounters Exhilaration Downers Close Encounters

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“Amy Adams is the wish your heart makes…she’s wicked good.”

Heart Wish Wicked Amy

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“Rashida Jones is simply glorious. Andy Samberg shines in a grounded performance that digs deep, sharply funny and touching, a breath of fresh comic air!”

Air Performances Breaths Shining Comic Glorious Touching Grounded Dig Deep

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“Zach Galifianakis is a comic force of nature! He is terrific. He digs down here and delivers a beautifully nuanced performance that gets under your skin. Just like the movie.”

Force Skins Performances Comic Terrific Forces Of Nature

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“Bridges - a master of subtle brilliance - plays the hell out of it. Not by showing off, but by going bone-deep into a character who only thinks he's running on empty. Crazy Heart may finally win him the Oscar that's unfairly eluded him and it offers the pleasure of watching a great actor at the peak of his form.”

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“Tom Hanks hits a new career peak. One of the best films of the year.”

Years Film Careers Toms New Car Best Film New Career

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“Captain Phillips is a knockout.”

Captains Knockouts

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“Thunderous action and nail-biting suspense”

Action Suspense Nails Biting

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“So welcome 'Damsels in Distress,' an exhilarating gift of a comedy about college, the female intellect, the limitless male ego, inventing a new dance, and suicide prevention... This is the world as Stillman sees it, and to luxuriate for two hours in that retro bubble of sparkling wit is a pleasure not to be missed.”

“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is beyond bad. It carves out its own category of godawfulness. And, please, you don't have to remind me that the original was a colossal hit ($700 million worldwide) and the sequel will probably do just as well. I know it's popular. So is junk food, and they both poison your insides and rot your brain.”

Knows Wells Brain Millions Please Originals Revenge Fallen Poison Categories Junk Sequels Colossal Junk Food

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“Before Midnight is one of the years best movies. Full to the brim with humor, heartbreak, and ravishing romance. Richard Linklater directs with ardor and artistry. Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy shine brilliantly. Heads up, Oscar. This ones a keeper.”

Years Romance Shining Oscars Midnight Artistry Keepers Heads Up Ardor

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“The Bay-man has made the worst and most worthless Transformers movie yet. I know, hard to believe, right? How could any summer blockbuster be as dull, dumb and soul-sucking as the first three Transformers movies? Step right up.”

Knows Men Firsts Believe Made Soul Hard Three Steps Worst Summer Dumb Dull Worthless Hard To Believe Blockbuster

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“Redford builds a riveting, resonant political thriller that values the complexity of its characters and the intelligence of its audience.”

Character Political Values Audience Complexity Thrillers

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“The Hunger Games has epic spectacle, yearning romance and suspense that won't quit!”

Romance Games Hunger Quitting Suspense Yearning Epic

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“George Clooney is exceptional.”

Exceptional

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“You're in for something special!”

Special Something Special

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“McAvoy's bonkers brilliance will blow you away.”

Blow Brilliance

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“Farmiga proves as fearless a director as she is an actress. She lights up Higher Ground.”

Light Higher Directors Prove Actresses Fearless Light Up Higher Ground

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“Kevin Kline gives a master class in acting. He finds every nuance of mirth and melancholy in this wonder of a role and rides it to glory. You can't take your eyes off him.”

Giving Eye Acting Wonder Class Roles Masters Glory Melancholy Nuance Kevin Mirth

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“Force Majeure is a jolt. You won't know what hit you. Director Ostlund shifts gears from humor to psychological thriller with cunning skill.”

Knows Force Directors Skills Psychological Cunning Gears Thrillers Psychological Thrillers

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