Category: Films
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Dane Cook’s ‘Employee of the Month’ works… mostly
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A fun comedy with terrific supporting characters that virtually steal the movie.
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‘Snakes on a Plane’ is an e-ticket flight
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Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome aboard New Line Cinema’s non-stop adventure flight Snakes on a Plane, with flight crew of director David R. Ellis (Cellular, Final Destination 2) and screenwriters John Hefferman and…
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You should accept the chance to see ‘Accepted’
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The roots of Accepted, the new comedy film directed by Steve Pink and starring Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Blake Lively, Maria Thayer and Lewis Black, can be found in Animal House, Revenge of the Nerds…
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’13 Tzameti’ is quiet, yet deadly good
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Excellently paced and quiet French thriller that suffers only from the trailer revealing too much.
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Take a dip with ‘Lady of the Water’
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In the world of M. Night Shyamalan, there always seems to be people who love his flicks, and people who hate them. In terms of critics, they have apparently declared war on the guy for…
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Meryl Streep is hell on heels in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’
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The Devil Wears Prada, starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, with Stanley Tucci and Emily Blount in strong supporting roles, is from an acclaimed novel by Lauren Weisberger which I have not read. The good…
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‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe’ is too black-and-white, even for kids
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Narnia comes to life in this colorful if shallow adaptation.
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‘Separate Lies’ asks a lot of hard questions, but only answers some of them
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Julian Fellowes’ adultery mystery features Tom Wilkinson in one of the year’s finest performances.
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‘Annapolis’ is an interesting look inside the Naval Academy
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“Annapolis” from director Justin Lin (Better Luck Tomorrow) is not, as many have attempted to describe it, a new take on An Officer and a Gentleman, the fine film from 1982 starring Richard Gere, Debra…
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‘Fun with Dick and Jane’ tries to update 1977 comedy, but fails
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Although its social commentary on corporate corruption could probably have been more fierce this film remains funny and entertaining. The DVD includes some good extras as well.