Reviews

Oct. 13, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Film gets lost in the middle

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“The Big Year” review

Oct. 12, 2011 Leave a Comment

A simple and upbeat family flick

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: david frankel, jack black, owen wilson, steve martin, the big year

“Real Steel” review

Oct. 7, 2011 Leave a Comment

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It’s supposed to suck, but does it?

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: dakota goyo, evangeline lilly, hugh jackman, real steel, robots, shawn levy

“50/50″ review

Oct. 3, 2011 Leave a Comment

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All the best features of a buddy comedy and heartfelt drama

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: 50/50, anna kendrick, cancer, Jonathan Levine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, seth rogen, will reiser

“Killer Elite” review

Sept. 25, 2011 1 Comment

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Struggled to stay awake…

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: clive owen, Gary McKendry, jason statham, killer elite, robert de niro

“Moneyball” review

By John M. Guilfoil

Sept. 23, 2011 Leave a Comment

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A must-see

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Aaron Sorkin, baseball, Bennett Miller, billy beane, brad pitt, jonah hill, Moneyball, oakland athletics, philip seymour hoffman

“Drive” review

Sept. 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

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A wild ride that is one of this year’s best movies

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: albert brooks, Carey Mulligan and Bryan Cranston, drive, Ryan Gosling

“Warrior” review

Sept. 8, 2011 2 Comments

A masterpiece that anyone can enjoy

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: fighting, gavin o'connor, joel edgerton, MMA, nick nolte, tom hardy, warrior

“A Good Old Fashioned Orgy” review

Aug. 31, 2011 Leave a Comment

Be prepared for nudity, and a really great time

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, alex gregory, comedy, Jason Sudeikis, Lake Bell, leslie bibb, Michelle Borth, Nick Kroll, orgy, peter huyck

“Conan the Barbarian” review

Aug. 20, 2011 Leave a Comment

A walking, talking cliche, but the fighting scenes are good

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, conan, conan the barbarian, jason momoa, Rachel Nichols, Ron Perlman, rose mcgowan, Stephan Lang

“30 Minutes or Less” review

By Jess Huckins

Aug. 11, 2011 Leave a Comment

Gen. Y entitlement meets the Great Recession

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“The Devil’s Double” review

Aug. 10, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Great acting saves a poorly produced film

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: dominic cooper, lee tamahori, ludivine sagnier, michael thomas, raad rawi, the devil's double

Cowboys and Aliens review

July 30, 2011 Leave a Comment

Not exactly film gold

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: aliens, cowboys, cowboys and aliens, daniel craig, Harrison Ford, jon favreau, old west, olivia wilde, western

Weighing the benefits — “Friends with Benefits” review

By Mallory Moore

July 22, 2011 Leave a Comment

Very funny

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: emma stone, friends with benefits, jason segel, justin timberlake, mila kunis, will gluck

“Harry Potter” finale gets it right … mostly

July 15, 2011 Leave a Comment

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The Blast review — spoiler alert!

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: daniel radcliffe, david yates, emma watson, harry potter, harry potter and the deathly hallows, harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2, rupert grint

“Zookeeper” review

July 7, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Razzie, anyone?

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: frank coraci, kevin james, leslie bibb, Rosario Dawson, zookeeper

“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” review

July 1, 2011 Leave a Comment

What do you say about one of the worst films of the year?

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: michael bay, shia lebeouf, transformers, transformers dark side of the moon

Bad Teacher review

June 24, 2011 Leave a Comment

It had a lot of potential

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Beginners review

June 11, 2011 Leave a Comment

Don’t get put off by some sullen themes

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“The Tree of Life” review — It’s a shame