0James Berardinelli

James Berardinelli’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” FlashesGAMEOVER 
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James Berardinelli’s “Furnace” Serves Up Delicious Critique 
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James Berardinelli’s “Llewyn Davis” Baffles More Than It Informs 
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James Berardinelli’s “Frozen” Takes the Reader on a Pensive Journey 
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Beware of the Berardinelli Blaze in James Berardinelli’s “Games, The” 
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James Berardinelli Protects No Secrets in “Philomena” 
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James Berardinelli Refuses to Be Manipulated in “The Best Man Holiday” 
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James Berardinelli Explores the Depths of Criticism in “Nebraska” 
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James Berardinelli’s Cutting Wit Hits Home in “Book Thief, The” 
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James Berardinelli’s Review of “Ender’s Game” Recovers After a Slow Start 
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James Berardinelli’s Clinical Approach to “Dallas Buyers Club” Is Bland 
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James Berardinelli’s “Counselor, The” Rambles, but Scores Points 
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James Berardinelli’s Impassioned Pop-Up Prone “Blue Is The…” Succeeds 
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James Berardinelli’s “Escape Plan” Is a Dismissive, Halfhearted Affair 
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James Berardinelli’s Top-Notch “Carrie” Leads to a Satisfying Conclusion 
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James Berardinelli’s Compelling “12 Years” Hits All the Right Notes 
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James Berardinelli, “Romeo + Juliet (2013)” Tries Hard but Misses the Point 
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James Berardinelli’s Solid “Captain Phillips” Takes Some Strange Turns 
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James Berardinelli’s “‘Gravity’” Is Ill-Pitched and Exhausting 
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James Berardinelli’s “Runner Runner Review” Is Sleep-Inducing 
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James Berardinelli’s “Rush” Is Slow to the Point and Dull 
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James Berardinelli’s “Don Jon Review” Is Too Bland and Gives Too Much Away 
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James Berardinelli Is a Master Who Takes His Time in “Prisoners” 
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Berardinelli’s “‘Enough Said’ Review” Is One Long Complaint 
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James Berardinelli’s “World’s End, The” Is a Meandering Mess 
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James Berardinelli’s “Kick-Ass 2” Is Not a Game Changer 
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Review Sampler

Optimus
High Reviews-
4.6
Genevieve Koski’s Unassailable “Mademoiselle C Review” Defines Criticism -
4.18
Rich Cline’s “‘Prisoners’ Movie Review” Grips With Great Vibe -
4.05
The Energetic Writing of Todd Gilchrist Makes “One Spicy” Hot Stuff
