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'Ruby Sparks' flashes charming creativity
By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY - July 24, 2012
Who hasn't wanted to will a dreamy ideal into existence? 'Ruby Sparks' makes that notion into a beguiling romantic fable.
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'Queen of Versailles' takes the cake
By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY - July 19, 2012
Wannabe royalty profiled in fascinating documentary would never be as cavalier as to insist the less fortunate eat cake. McDonald's, maybe.
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'Dark Knight' dazzles despite flaws
By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY - July 18, 2012
Christopher Nolan's intelligent take on the classic Batman comic book saga is grounded in complexity, realism and grit.
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'Farewell, My Queen' brings history to life
By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY - July 12, 2012
This lushly filmed, well-acted story captures the start of the French Revolution from the perspective of a servant girl at Versailles.
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Fourth 'Ice Age' adrift in the same old story
By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY - July 12, 2012
No one seems to be piloting an iceberg fashioned into a seagoing vessel, which is an apt metaphor for the fourth film in the franchise.
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'Red Lights' will disappoint in a flash
By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY - July 12, 2012
The thriller can't live up to its talented cast, including Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver.
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'Easy Money': Complex lives, morals collide
By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY - July 11, 2012
This fascinating Swedish action thriller has no heroes, and that's its strength.
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Stone's 'Savages' trafficks in downers
By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY - July 5, 2012
Blake Lively, Taylor Kitsch and Aaron Johnson are caught in a war with a Mexican drug cartel in an adaptation of the Don Winslow novel.
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'Take This Waltz' misses its connection
By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY - July 5, 2012
The setting (an almost mystical Toronto) outshines the film's strong cast (Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby).
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'Part of Me' is a rendezvous with kooky Perry
By Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY - July 4, 2012
The 3-D film (rated *** out of four) reveals little of the singer's private life, but when she's onstage, it's a true feast for the eyes.
