Critic consensus:Impeccably scripted, beautifully directed, and filled with fine performances, The Social Network is a riveting, ambitious example of modern filmmaking at its finest.

Numbered reviews:1. The Social Network sees Fincher more ambitious in his narrative choices than ever before, his visual and thematic ideas seemingly multiplying uncontrollably within each frame.
2. It's a tribute to Fincher and Sorkin that The Social Network ends up being more absorbing and nuanced than anyone could have hoped.
3. History as we know it is still unfurling, and The Social Network is that rare film that has something -- not yet definitive, but certainly provocative -- to say about it.
4. Watching The Social Network, the real Zuckerberg may feel as if someone has hacked into his Facebook account and changed his profile picture.
5. This is a remarkable film for more reasons than its antihero... It's a movie as much in the moment as your computer's home page, which for millions of users is Facebook.
6. With spectacular performances, technical elements that are beyond criticism, and the best directorial work of Fincher's remarkable career, The Social Network is one of the best films of 2010.
7. The Social Network sometimes relegates the actual effects of Facebook to passing lines of dialogue and offhand references. But there's plenty to explore in its causes, and Zuckerberg's story ends up feeling bigger than his own life.
8. Fincher has made quite a few terrific films, from Se7en to the underrated Zodiac. But this time he's outdone himself. The Social Network is riveting from start to finish, and a master class in directing.
9. In some ways Fincher, who has portrayed serial killers both fictional ('Seven') and real ('Zodiac'), has never presented a character as remorselessly vicious as the implacable cyberpunk.
10. The Social Network is terrific entertainment - an unlikely thriller that makes business ethics, class distinctions and intellectual-property arguments sexy


Critic consensus:Atmospheric, but that's about it.

Numbered reviews:1. A bit of exotic neo-noir, clunky in parts and long, but often engaging and artfully atmospheric as well.
2. While it won't be remembered as great cinema, it is actually a tight piece of film noir.
3. In the end, it becomes clear that the missing ingredient in City of Ghosts is nothing more than some additional directing experience on the part of Dillon.
4. While the film is not short on ideas or implications, none of them is fully developed, leaving us little but atmosphere and warm whiskey to drink in.
5. City of Ghosts dons a facade of independent filmmaking, but the core screams Hollywood rehash.
6. A long, winding, but decently layered modern film noir.
7. City of Ghosts doesn't quite work, but it has its moments, and some of them just may be worth the price of admission.
8. It's the only film in which James Caan attempts karaoke in Cambodian. You'll want to plan your bathroom break for that scene.
9. Fortunately, Dillon was smart enough to hire one of our best living crime authors Barry Gifford to co-write the screenplay.
10. Though he has evolved beyond his star peak, [Dillon] remains a strong actor and is a gifted director.


Critic consensus:In the Loop is an uncommonly funny political satire that blends Dr. Strangelove with Spinal Tap for the Iraq war era.

Numbered reviews:
1. In the Loop has some of the most colorful language you'll find in any piece of cinema, rivaling movies like Kevin Smith's Clerks. And this is a hilarious thing.
2. Satire hasn't felt this sharp since BrassEye.
3. There's only so much wittiness and quips we can watch before we get irritated at the fact that not much actually happens.
4. Avoid the latest Apatow/Rogen template trash and give this a go, I promise you will not be disappointed.
5. Not since "Three Kings" has war satire felt as gloriously agitated and acerbic. Brimming with "The Office's" British-born briskness, Armando Ianucci's film doles out diabolical wit and depressing truths about corrosive careerism and boomeranging policies.
6. The War Room has been replaced by drably decorated offices, insane army generals have been replaced by eerily sensible ones, and the man with the most power is not the POTUS but instead a PR-man with a filthy mouth.
7. The more faith you have in government, the more uncomfortable In the Loop will make you
8. Peter Capaldi chews himself great big chunks of scenery in a role some might think over the top, but having worked with tyrants like this in the past, I thought was moderate to restrained.
9. If you enjoy back-hall political wrangling mixed with British humor, you'll have a heck of a time.
10. Accessible even for those not interested in politics, In The Loop is easily the funniest film of the year so far, and to boot, one of the most intelligent.