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Toy Story 3 / *** (G)
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"Toy Story 3" (G, 102 minutes). Young Andy has grown to college age, and has to decide what to do with his once-beloved toys when he goes off to school. This leads to threats of abandonment for the toys, and harrowing adventures at a day care center and a garbage dump. Lacking the humanity that infused the earlier Toy Story sagas and happier with action and jokes than with characters and emotions, but I expect its target audience will love it. Three stars.
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Winter's Bone / **** (R)
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"Winter's Bone" (R, 99 minutes). Jennifer Lawrence is brilliant as a 17-year-old girl who father has skipped bail and left his family threatened with homelessness. In a dirt poor area of the Ozarks, she goes seeking him among people who are suspicious, dangerous and in despair. Winner of the Grand Jury prize at Sundance 2010 and the screenwriting award, this film by Debra Granik is one of the year's best. Four stars
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Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work / ***1/2 (R)
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"Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work" (R, 84 minutes). Rivers was 75 in this film, and never tires of reminding us of that fact. She remains one of the funniest, dirtiest, most daring and transgressive of standup comics, and she hasn't missed a beat. The doc follows her for a year as she relentlessly pursues the career that her daughter, Melissa, says was like having another sister. She violates her own privacy, speaks from the heart, does not know tact, and makes us laugh a lot. If you've only seen Rivers on TV, you ain't seen nothing' yet. Three and a half stars
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The Karate Kid / ***1/2 (PG)
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"The Karate Kid" (PG, 126 minutes). Faithfully follows the plot of the 1984 classic, but stands on its own feet and takes advantage of beg shot on location in China. Jackie Chan dials down convincingly as the quiet old janitor with hidden talents, and Jaden Smith (son of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith) holds the screen with glowing charisma. The obligatory final fight climax is unusually well-handled. Three and a half stars
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The A-Team / *1/2 (PG-13)
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"The A-Team" (PG-13, 121 minutes). an incomprehensible mess with the 1980s TV show embedded within. at over two hours of Queasy-Cam anarchy it's punishment. Same team, same types, same traits, new actors: Liam Neeson, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, ?Rampage? Jackson, Patrick Wilson. One and a half stars
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