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    Rachel Getting Married

    Rachel Getting Marriedis the latest in a long line of movies about weddings at which a troublesome guest stirs up repressed familial and social tensions.

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    Hereafter

    "Hereafter" is a rare thing—a soulful movie of great beauty, intelligence, ideas, and heart—and it represents another milestone for director Clint Eastwood, who at 80 has turned in one of his finest films.

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    Paranormal Activity 2

    Less a sequel than a superfluous remake, "Paranormal Activity 2" takes everything that was unique about the original and simply tries to do it again.

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    Black Swan

    Certain to divide audiences, "Black Swan" is an instant guilty pleasure, a gorgeously shot, visually complex film whose badness is what's so good about it.

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    Biutiful

    Whether he's playing an icy, menacing psychopath in "No Country for Old Men" or Julia Roberts' genial love interest in "Eat Pray Love," Javier Bardem's performances are always multilayered and stellar.

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    Holy Rollers

    With three movies out this week co-starring Jesse Eisenberg, it's nice to see this fine actor getting all the roles Michael Cera turns down—or is it the other way around?

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    MacGruber

    In the spirit of "Stuart Saves His Family," "Superstar," and whatever that thing about the hyper-annoying androgyne with the Afro was called, comes "MacGruber."

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    I Am Love

    It's always fun to watch the super wealthy and fabulously tasteful: their homes, wardrobes, and overstaffed parties. And if these patricians live in Milan, like Luca Guadagnino's "I Am Love," that's yet another layer of elegance.

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    The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

    The teen vampire series finally hits its stride with an entertaining mix of romance and action fantasy.

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    Animal Kingdom

    Writer and first-time feature director David Michôd delivers a superbly crafted metaphor in the Australian crime drama "Animal Kingdom."