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Jacob Axelrad: Trent Reznor deserves a spot next to movie-music legends

BY JACOB AXELRAD

Winning an Oscar isn’t necessary to show that the hard-edged style of Reznor can do wonders for the movies as well as a 100-piece symphony.

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Daniel Radcliffe returns in refreshing and chilling 'The Woman in Black'

CBS Films

BY SEAN CZARNECKI

Adapted from the Susan Hill novel of the same name, “The Woman in Black” forgoes blood thrills, machetes and whatever creative weapon Hollywood can dream up.

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Complicated plot drowns star-studded 'Big Miracle'

Universal

BY ARIELLE ACKERMAN

Director Ken Kwapis delivers another moderately heartwarming tale about an animal rescue with far too many subplots in his latest film, “Big Miracle.”

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'Chronicle' brings excitement and originality back to the superhero genre

20th Century Fox

BY AKSHAY SETH

Unlike many of the tastelessly boring superhero adaptations released this past year (our glowering eyes are trained squarely on you, “Green Lantern”), “Chronicle” is entertaining and meaningful.

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Trailer Review: 'Resident Evil' zombies want you to buy Sony stuff

Screen Gems

BY BY DAVID TAO

Apparently Sony’s still trying to sell things. Evidence: the first half of the trailer for the latest “Resident Evil” installment.

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Director Kaurismäki highlights the warmth of virtue in charming 'Le Havre'

Future

BY SEAN CZARNECKI

“Le Havre” is not a story about a man's triumph over adversity — this is the chapter after he has already failed. Yet through it all, he still strives to be as good a man as he has ever been.

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Neeson's steely resolve transforms 'The Grey' into a natural success

Open Road

BY AKSHAY SETH

Liam Neeson punching the shit out of a rabid pack of man-eating wolves — the teenage boy in all of us could ask for nothing more out of two hours spent in a dirty multiplex seat.

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