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The 2012 superhero epic about Batman's struggle to overcome the terrorist leader Bane, as well as his own inner demons.
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The embargo is over and reviews for TDKR will be flooding the streets. I'll keep this thread updated with official TDKR reviews as they are released. Please post new reviews or reviews that I have missed in this thread so that I can keep it updated. I will post again in the thread whenever I have updated it. Other mods may update this thread as well.

It's sort of like the Inception review thread created by George:
http://www.nolanfans.com/forums/viewtop ... =26&t=1844

Rules:
1. Only new reviews may be posted.
2. No duplicate updates.
3. No discussion.
4. Link to the original source of the update, and tell me whether it's positive or negative.
5. All discussion about reviews will continue in TDKR Review Discussion:
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POSITIVE (211)

3AW (4.5/5) http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/denis-walte ... 229zs.html
7M Pictures (3/5) http://www.7mpictures.com/inside/review ... review.htm
ABC News (positive) http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainme ... ic-finale/
ABC News Radio (4.5/5) http://www.670kboi.com/rssItem.asp?feed ... d=29878569
ABC Radio Australia (4/5) http://www.filmmafia.com.au/
About.com (5/5) http://movies.about.com/od/thedarkknigh ... review.htm
Access Hollywood http://www.accesshollywood.com/the-dark ... icle_67256
Adelaide Now (5/5) http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/movi ... 6429336878
The Advocate (4/4) http://theadvocate.com/entertainment/mo ... ies-to-new
The Age (positive) http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/ ... 228qx.html
Aisle Seat (4/4) http://aisleseat.com/darkknightrises.htm
Antagony & Ecstasy (7/10) http://antagonie.blogspot.ro/2012/07/li ... -hell.html
Arizona Republic (4/5) http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/mov ... oontz.html
Arts and Culture Houston (positive) http://artsandculturehouston.com/film-r ... ght-rises/
Ask Men (83/100) http://www.askmen.com/entertainment/mov ... rises.html
The Atlantic (positive) http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainmen ... ls/260091/
Atlantic City Weekly (3.5/4) http://www.atlanticcityweekly.com/arts- ... 18946.html
The Atlantic Wire (positive) http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertai ... ses/54730/
Austin Chronicle (3.5/5) http://www.austinchronicle.com/calendar ... ght-rises/
AV Club (A-) http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark ... _rss_daily
Awards Circuit (4/4) http://www.awardscircuit.com/2012/07/16 ... ght-rises/
Awards Daily (positive) http://www.awardsdaily.com/blog/2012/07 ... rm-coming/
Basingstoke Gazette (positive) http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/lei ... Rises__12A_/
Batman-On-Film (A+) http://www.batman-on-film.com/TDKRises_ ... 16-12.html
BET (B-) http://blogs.bet.com/celebrities/what-t ... ght-rises/
Big Picture Big Sound (3/4) http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/The-D ... ises.shtml
Birmingham Mail (positive) http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-o ... -31426429/
Birmingham Post (4/5) http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leis ... -31429656/
Black Film (4/5) http://www.blackfilm.com/read/2012/07/t ... lm-review/
Blacktown Advocate (10/10) http://blacktown-advocate.whereilive.co ... -hathaway/
Blu-Ray (8/10) http://www.blu-ray.com/The-Dark-Knight- ... ow=preview
Boston.com (3.5/4) http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/article ... py_gotham/
BoxOffice.com (3.5/5) http://www.boxoffice.com/reviews/2012-0 ... ight-rises
Bullz-Eye.com (C+) http://www.bullz-eye.com/mguide/reviews ... _rises.htm
Charlotte Observer (3/4) http://events.charlotteobserver.com/rev ... ight-rises
Chris Stuckmann (A+) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4oIP9iwV4w
Cine-Vue (5/5) http://www.cine-vue.com/2012/07/film-re ... rises.html
Cinema Autopsy (4/5) http://blog.cinemaautopsy.com/2012/07/1 ... ises-2012/
Cinema Blend (3.5/5) http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The- ... -5923.html
Clothes on Film (positive) http://clothesonfilm.com/review-the-dar ... ses/27376/
Coming Soon (8/10) http://www.comingsoon.net/news/reviewsnews.php?id=92563
Coming Soon [alternative review] (9/10) http://www.comingsoon.net/news/reviewsnews.php?id=92714
Common Sense Media (4/5) http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-r ... ight-rises
Compuserve (B-) http://community.compuserve.com/n/pfx/f ... &tid=24793
Creating Loafing (3.5/4) http://clclt.com/charlotte/the-dark-kni ... id=2785050
Crikey (positive) http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2 ... ockbuster/
Daily Film Fix (6/10) http://dailyfilmfix.com/?p=2553
Daily News & Analysis (3.5/5) http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/r ... it_1717095
Dallas Morning News (B+) http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment ... lair-b.ece
Dead Spin (B+) http://deadspin.com/5926949/bruce-wanes ... s-reviewed
Decent Films Guide (B+) http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/sd ... ight-rises
Denver Post (3.5/4) http://www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_211 ... ing-finale
Digital Spy (5/5) http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/revi ... -hype.html
Doddle (8/10) http://news.doddleme.com/news-room/movi ... ght-rises/
Eclipse Magazine (B+) http://eclipsemagazine.com/movie-reviews/34208/
eFilmCritic.com (B+) http://filmblather.com/films/the-dark-knight-rises/
Emanuel Levy (A-) http://www.emanuellevy.com/review/dark-knight-rises/
Empire (5/5) http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/rev ... FID=137000
EntertainmentTell (4.5/5) http://www.technologytell.com/entertain ... ght-rises/
Entertainment Weekly (positive) http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,2039964 ... 10,00.html
Examiner (5/5) http://www.examiner.com/review/the-dark ... d-succeeds
Examiner [alternative review] (8.5/10) http://www.examiner.com/review/the-dark ... ive-finale
Express UK (5/5) http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/333 ... d-trailer/
Film.com (B+) http://www.film.com/movies/review-the-dark-knight-rises
Film4.com (positive) http://www.film4.com/reviews/2012/the-dark-knight-rises
Film Centrum (5/5) http://filmcentrum.nl/recensies/155/the ... ght-rises/
Film Freak Central (3.5/4) http://www.filmfreakcentral.net/ffc/201 ... rises.html
Film Threat (4/5) http://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/52694/?_r=true
Flicks (4/5) http://www.flicks.co.nz/news/review-the ... ght-rises/
Forbes (positive) http://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/ ... an-legend/
Geek Nation (4.5/5) http://www.geeknation.com/blog/the-dark ... es-review/
The Globe and Mail (3.5/4) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/fil ... le4424226/
GQ UK (positive) http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainm ... ses-review
Graffiti Without Punctuation (6/5) http://graffitiwithpunctuation.net/revi ... ght-rises/
Groucho Reviews (4/4) http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4375/
The Guardian (4/5) http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/jul ... rst-review
The Guardian [alternative review] (3/5) http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/jul ... ses-review
Herald Online (3.5/4) http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/07/18/ ... asion.html
Herald Sun (4.5/5) http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainme ... 6427517830
Hindustan Times (3.5/5) http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertain ... 92787.aspx
HitFix (A) http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/r ... nd-bombast
HollywoodChicago.com (4/5) http://www.hollywoodchicago.com/news/19 ... ed-trilogy
Hollywood Elsewhere (positive) http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2012/07/ ... e_disc.php
Hollywood Reporter (positive) [SPOILERS] http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review ... man-349354
Honeycutt's Hollywood (positive) http://honeycuttshollywood.com/dark-kni ... es-review/
Houston Press (4/5) http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack ... review.php
Huffington Post (5/5) http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07 ... _hp_ref=uk
Hypable (A) http://www.hypable.com/2012/07/17/dark- ... es-review/
iDiva (4/5) http://idiva.com/reviews-entertainment/ ... ises/14100
IGN (9/10) http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/16/ ... ses-review
The Indian Express (3.5/5) http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-r ... o/977227/0
IndieWire (B) http://www.indiewire.com/article/review ... APFDjx5mc0
Irish Independent (5/5) http://www.independent.ie/entertainment ... 71418.html
Irish Times (3/5) http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/the ... 27300.html
James Berardinelli (3.5/4) http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_tem ... ifier=2493
Jeffrey Lyles (9.5/10) http://jeffreyklyles.wordpress.com/2012 ... ght-rises/
Journal and Courier (3.5/4) http://www.jconline.com/proart/20120719 ... stricted=1
Julie Renee (9.5/10) http://julie-renee.nl/the-dark-knight-rises/
Kaplan vs. Kaplan (2 positive) http://www.kaplanvskaplan.com/review.php?id=1130
KBPS.org (positive) http://www.kpbs.org/news/2012/jul/19/re ... ght-rises/
LA Times (positive) http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/mo ... 3412.story
Leonard Maltin (positive) http://blogs.indiewire.com/leonardmalti ... AeXHWFSTRT
LFPress (5/5) http://www.lfpress.com/entertainment/mo ... 90151.html
The List (5/5) http://film.list.co.uk/article/43445-th ... ght-rises/
Little White Lies (4/5) http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/theatr ... ises-21211
Liverpool Echo (positive) http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpoo ... -31433620/
Looking Closer (B) http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lookingclo ... ises-2012/
Macon Telegraph (4/4) http://www.macon.com/2012/07/19/2100087 ... oiler.html
Mark Leeper's Reviews (7/10) http://leepers.us/darkrise.htm
Media Mikes (5/5) http://www.mediamikes.com/2012/07/film- ... ght-rises/
MercuryNews.com (3.5/4) http://www.mercurynews.com/=/movies-dvd ... ight-rises
Metro Times Detroit (B+) http://metrotimes.com/screens/the-dark- ... -1.1346178
Metro UK (5/5) http://www.metro.co.uk/film/reviews/905 ... scle-power
Metro West Daily News (positive) http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/enter ... man-series
Miami Herald (4/4) http://www.miami.com/039the-dark-knight ... 13-article
Mid Day (4/5) http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/20 ... -Rises.htm
The Mirror (5/5) http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/going ... ew-1144754
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3.5/4) http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/m ... 30576.html
Mixed Grill (positive) http://www.mixedgrill.nl/2012/07/18/rec ... ight-rises
Modern Myth Media (5/5) http://www.modernmythmedia.com/2012/07/ ... ght-rises/
Montreal Film Journal (4/4) http://montrealfilmjournal.com/review.asp?R=R0001474
Movie Chambers (A) http://www.moviechambers.com/2012/07/20 ... ght-rises/
Movie City News (positive) http://moviecitynews.com/2012/07/review ... iler-free/
Movie Clips (90/100) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjzmDGrHT64
Movie Line (7.5/10) http://movieline.com/2012/07/19/review- ... ght-rises/
Movie Juice! (A) http://moviejuice.com/2012/07/21/the-dark-knight-rises/
The Movie Minute (positive) http://www.themovieminute.com/movies.html
Movie Hole (positive) http://moviehole.net/201255715drews-rev ... ight-rises
Movie Ink (positive) http://movieink.net/2012/07/17/movie-re ... ght-rises/
The Movie Report (3.5/4) http://mrbrownmovies.com/movierpt2012-07.html#tdkr
Movie Talk (positive) http://blogs.whatsontv.co.uk/movietalk/ ... th-a-bang/
Movies.com (positive) http://www.movies.com/movie-news/the-da ... eview/8781
Movie Viral (4.5/5) http://www.movieviral.com/2012/07/20/th ... en-so-fun/
MSN Movies (5/5) http://movies.uk.msn.com/dark-knight/re ... ight-rises
Need Coffee (4.5/5) http://www.needcoffee.com/2012/07/21/da ... er-review/
NerdTears.com (4/5) http://nerdtears.com/the-dark-knight-rises/
New York Daily News (4/5) http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... -1.1116526
New York Post (4/4) http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/m ... gLz5HDeRBN
New York Times (positive) http://movies.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/mo ... wanted=all
Newsday (3/4) http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/mo ... -1.3844382
NJ.com (positive) http://www.nj.com/entertainment/movies/ ... atman.html
NOW Toronto (3/5 positive) http://www.nowtoronto.com/movies/story. ... ent=187815
NPR (positive) http://www.npr.org/2012/07/19/156726754 ... t=1&f=1045
NYC Movie Guru (9.85/10) http://nycmovieguru.com/july20th12.html#darkknightrises
The Observer (positive) http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/jul ... nch-review
Ohio.com (3.5/4) http://www.ohio.com/the330entertainment ... g-1.321093
OttawaSun (5/5) http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/07/15/dar ... ect-ending
Oregonian (B) http://blog.oregonlive.com/madaboutmovi ... iew_b.html
Orlando Weekly (5/5) http://orlandoweekly.com/film/39the-dar ... bled=false
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (B) http://homepages.sover.net/~ozus/darkknightrises.html
Philadelphia Daily News (3.5/4) http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainm ... 10946.html
Pietro Filliponi [Daily Blam] (4/5) https://twitter.com/Poni_Boy/status/225420197933219840
The Playlist (A) http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/ ... AO79s14VaE
Quad City Times (4/4) http://qctimes.com/entertainment/movies ... 963f4.html
The Quietus (positive) http://thequietus.com/articles/09402-th ... lan-review
Radio Times (positive) http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cmwj7/th ... ight-rises
Real.com (4/5) http://europe.real.com/video/blog/?id=7 ... ight_Rises
The Reel Deal (4/5) http://www.thereeldeal.co/reviews/darkknightrises.html
Reel Times (C+) http://reeltimes.blogspot.ro/2012/07/th ... rises.html
Reeling Reviews (A-) http://www.reelingreviews.com/thedarkkn ... .htm#Laura
Reeling Reviews [second review] (B+) http://www.reelingreviews.com/thedarkknightrises.htm
The Republic (3.5/4) http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/D ... EW-8479604
Richard Roeper (A) http://www.richardroeper.com/
Roger Ebert (3/4) http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbc ... /120719981
Rolling Stone (3.5/4) http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/revi ... s-20120716
Rope of Silicon (B+) http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/dark-knigh ... view-2012/
Salon (positive) http://www.salon.com/2012/07/18/the_dar ... sterpiece/
Scene Stealers (4/5) http://www.scene-stealers.com/reviews/v ... rytelling/
Sci-Fi Movie Page (4/4) http://www.scifimoviepage.com/dark_knig ... eview.html
Scotsman.com (4/5) http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/film/ ... -1-2414946
Screen Daily (positive) http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the- ... entID=1479
Screen It (positive) http://www.screenit.com/ourtake/2012/th ... rises.html
Screen One (4/5) http://www.screen-one.net/2012/07/revie ... rises.html
Screen Rant (4/5) http://screenrant.com/dark-knight-rises-reviews
Seattle Times (positive) http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/m ... =head_main
Seven Magazine (3/5) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film ... eview.html
Show Buzz Daily (positive) http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/reviews/th ... rises.html
Showbiz 411 (positive) http://www.showbiz411.com/2012/07/17/oc ... cotti-park
SlashFilm (7/10) http://www.slashfilm.com/dave-chen-dark ... %2FFilm%29
Slant Magazine (3/4) http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/revie ... rises/6400
Spill (positive) http://my.spill.com/profiles/blogs/the- ... dio-review
Spirituality and Practice (4/5) http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/ ... p?id=23660
St. Louis Dispatch (4.5/5) http://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journa ... 464aa.html
The Standard (3/5) http://www.standard.net.au/blogs/movie- ... torypage=0
The Star (4/4) http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/ar ... -cape-fear
Star Tribune (4/4) http://www.startribune.com/entertainmen ... 15006.html
Steven Rea (3/4) http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainm ... 13446.html
Stltoday (4/4) http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/m ... f6878.html
The Sun (positive) http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sh ... -film.html
The Sun [alternative review] (5/5) http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sh ... Rises.html
Sydney Morning Herald (4/5) http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/mov ... 228lc.html
The Telegraph (5/5) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film ... eview.html
Time Magazine (positive) http://entertainment.time.com/2012/07/1 ... e-heights/
Time Out Chicago (4/5) http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/ ... vie-review
Time Out London (4/5) http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/904 ... rises.html
The Times of India (verdict: breathtakingly brilliant) http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes ... -tom-hardy
Times-Picayune (3/5) http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/20 ... chris.html
The Times UK (4/5) http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/film ... 477171.ece
Tom Long (B) http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2012 ... 90301/1034
Tony Macklin (4/5) http://tonymacklin.net/content.php?cID=480
Toronto Sun (positive) http://www.torontosun.com/2012/07/15/da ... ect-ending
Total Film (5/5) http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema ... ight-rises
USA Today (3/4) http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/rev ... 56319358/1
UTV (7/10) http://www.u.tv/blogs/B-H-Martin/Batman ... a16d6046e2
Variety (positive) http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117947904/
The Vancouver Sun (positive) http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainme ... story.html
View London (4/5) http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/the-d ... 41435.html
Vogue (positive) http://www.vogue.com/culture/article/ho ... ght-rises/
Waffle Movies (3.5/4) http://weblogs.thecwdc.com/entertainmen ... eview.html
Wales Online (9/10) http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-an ... -31413070/
Wall Street Journal (positive) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... 62270.html
The Washington Post (3.5/4) http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movie ... reviewNum1
The Washingtonian (8.8/10) http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afte ... -horse.php
WCCO.com (positive) http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/07/1 ... oits-fear/
Wentworth Courier (10/10) http://wentworth-courier.whereilive.com ... -hathaway/
Wired UK (8.5/10) http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/201 ... ses-review
Yahoo Movies (positive) http://voices.yahoo.com/batmans-catwoma ... tml?cat=40


MIXED (2)

Chicago Tribune (2.5/4) [SPOILERS] http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertain ... 879.column
Pop Matters (5/10) http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/161 ... t-and-out/


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Associated Press (2/4) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/1 ... ertainment
Badass Digest (negative) http://badassdigest.com/2012/07/17/movi ... ght-rises/
Boston Herald (negative) http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainme ... position=7
Chicago Reader (negative) http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/th ... id=6623110
Cinemalogue (C-) http://www.cinemalogue.com/2012/07/19/t ... ght-rises/
Culture Catch (negative) http://culturecatch.com/film/dark-knight-rises-bores
David Edelstein (negative) http://www.wbur.org/npr/156852061/when- ... ight-rises
Denton Record Chronicle (2/5) http://www.dentonrc.com/entertainment/d ... launch.ece
Financial Times (2/5) http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/12b23f42-d1a5 ... z215bbmtl5
The Hindu (negative) http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3666028.ece
Hollywood & Fine (negative) http://hollywoodandfine.com/reviews/?p=5141
Kansas City (2.5/4) http://www.kansascity.com/2012/07/19/37 ... s-not.html
OK! Magazine (1.5/4) http://www.becauseitoldyouso.blogspot.r ... rises.html
One Guy's Opinion (C-) http://www.oneguysopinion.com/Review.php?ID=3577
The Ooh Tray (negative) http://www.theoohtray.com/2012/07/22/fi ... ght-rises/
Paul Byrnes (negative) http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/mov ... 22ald.html
Reason.com (negative) http://reason.com/archives/2012/07/20/t ... ight-rises
Rex Reed (1/4) http://observer.com/2012/07/the-dark-kn ... her-nolan/
San Francisco Chronicle (negative) http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/art ... 717149.php
SBS (negative) http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie/13381 ... ight-Rises
Sky Movies (negative) http://skymovies.sky.com/the-dark-knight-rises/review
Slate (negative) http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movi ... iewed.html
The Daily Mail (negative) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/re ... ds-newsxml
Time Out New York (3/5) http://www.timeout.com/us/film/the-dark-knight-rises
Tom Charity (negative) http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/19/showb ... index.html
Urban Cinephile (negative) http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/vi ... &s=Reviews
The Village Voice (negative) http://www.villagevoice.com/2012-07-18/ ... o-serious/
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