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Gabe Toro's Best Films Of 2011

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • December 21, 2011 3:30 PM
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  • 55 Comments
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Great art challenges. Bad art flatters. But those of us who don’t dedicate our lives to film don’t always seek to be challenged. Sometimes we want to experience art at our leisure. One doesn’t schedule, or plan the impact of art (making a film review deceptive, as it can never be a critics’ final thoughts).
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More: Best Of 2011, The Tree Of Life, Melancholia, Hobo With A Shotgun, Margaret, Certified Copy, Bellflower, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Warrior, Ellen Barkin, Alberto Iglesias, Drive

In Theaters: 'Thor' Brings The Hammer Down On 'Something Borrowed'

  • By Katie Walsh
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  • May 6, 2011 6:27 AM
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  • 2 Comments
Guys, guys, guys, I KNOW. I know "Fast Five" is still in theaters and all we want to do is go back and watch it 5 million more times. Has there ever been another film that has latched itself into our nation's consciousness so firmly and so quickly? God bless and keep Justin Lin, and thank you baby Jesus they ripped "Terminator" out of McG's sweaty fists and handed it over to this true artist. Action movies have been saved! So if last weekend was the first official start of summer blockbuster season (ALREADY?) this weekend really cements it as "Thor" brings the hammer down in the First Comic Book Movie in the Summer of Comic Book Movies. Marvel is on the MOVE this summer, with "Thor" being the first of their babies to debut at the box office. For those ladies who don't love a Hemsworth sesh, there's the rom com "Something Borrowed," and on the urban wedding-com side, "Jumping the Broom," and a bunch of interesting and buzzworthy selections in limited release. So pick your Cinco de Mayo-hungover self up off the couch and deposit your ass into one of these theater seats.
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More: Films, Super Hero Films, Comedies, Romantic Comedies, Last Night, Jumping The Broom, An Invisible Sign, Hobo With A Shotgun, Passion Play, Thor, The Beaver, Something Borrowed, Daydream Nation

Already Sick Of Blockbusters? The Playlist's Guide To The Alternative Summer Movie Highlights

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • May 6, 2011 4:10 AM
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  • 8 Comments
The summer of 2011 is more stuffed with blockbusters than ever before, with every week bringing a new tentpole. We ran those films down earlier in the week, with Part 1, being those that look half-decent or better, Part 2 being those that we're more wary of, or even dreading. But in a summer like this, it's even more important than ever that those who truly care about cinema don't just settle for the big movies, but seek out the smaller releases as well.
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More: Films, Feature, The Tree Of Life, Our Idiot Brother, Submarine, Another Earth, Beginners, Circumstance, Hobo With A Shotgun, Tabloid, Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest, Page One, Project Nim, L'Amour Fou, The Future, Bellflower

Review: 'Hobo With A Shotgun' Takes Aim At Good Taste, Obliterates Target

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • May 4, 2011 2:37 AM
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  • 2 Comments
The following is a reprint of our review from the Film Comment Selects program at Lincoln Center.
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More: Review, Films, Hobo With A Shotgun

Review: 'Hobo With A Shotgun' Takes Aim At Good Taste, Obliterates Target

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • March 3, 2011 9:49 AM
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  • 1 Comment
This is the first of a few reviews of films from the Film Comment Selects program at Lincoln Center.
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More: Films, Review, Hobo With A Shotgun

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