Opening This Week:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/11_arthurchristmas.htm> Arthur
Christmas
★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - "Arthur Christmas" is imaginatively crafted and its computer
animation is divine. With its wide-ranging international locations and and
seasonal color scheme, watching the film once doesn't quite seem like
enough. For anyone into more traditional holiday fare over Harold and
Kumar's crasser, cannabis-laden antics, "Arthur Christmas" earns its
stripes as this year's festive cinematic go-to.
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<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/11_hugo.htm> Hugo
★★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - A new classic has been born, one that blends tantalizing
historical fact with an absorbing fictional mystery, all wrapped up in a
theatrical 3D presentation as thrillingly immersive and effectively non-
gimmicky as the typically superfluous format has ever seen. "Hugo" is one
of the year's richest entertainments.
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<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/i/11_imeltwithyou.htm> I Melt with You
★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Now OnDemand, In Select Cities Dec 9 - A cold-blooded snort of near-
hopeless cynicism that will divide audiences as sharply as quite possibly
any release of 2011. When so many movies can't even exact one strong
emotion from viewers, here is a motion picture that frustrates, haunts and
fascinates in equal measure.
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<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/m/11_muppets.htm> The Muppets
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - Eager to please but too problematic to overlook what's
lacking, "The Muppets" strives to be better than it is-the rare movie that
is completely worthwhile and disappointing all at once. In an age of
faster, flashier, soulless, child-targeted corporate enterprises,
reacquainting audiences to the charms of hand puppets is a victory in and
of itself.
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<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/m/11_myweekwithmarilyn.htm> My Week
with Marilyn
★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Select Cities - What "My Week with Marilyn" captures accurately is the
mystique of this large-than-life personality and the compassion to see her
as more than a face and a body and a baby-doll voice. At its center, making
all of this a reality, is Michelle Williams' mesmerizing tour de force.
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