‘Letters From Iwo Jima’
Clint Eastwood’s second look at Iwo Jima this year is a must-see.
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‘Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan’
Meet Borat. He come to America to study our culture. He is very funny guy although he not intend to be.
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You cannot lose by betting big on ‘Casino Royale’
Casino Royale is the 21st film in the James Bond series (not counting the spoof version of the same title and 1983’s Never Say Never Again); and the first to star Daniel Craig as the British superspy, 007. Martin Campbell directs from a screenplay by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis that is very…
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‘Shottas’ doesn’t give you much to care about
A one-note action flick with thin criminal characters with no redeemable qualities leaving you with no one to care about or root for.
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Dane Cook’s ‘Employee of the Month’ works… mostly
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
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 Sebastian Gutierrez. Please remember to stow all logic and scientific knowledge of snakes in the overhead compartments, make sure your…
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You should accept the chance to see ‘Accepted’
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 and a skit from Saturday Night Live on the subject of not getting into any college. That is exactly what…
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’13 Tzameti’ is quiet, yet deadly good
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’
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 his perceived failure with The Village. I am neither a critic, nor a fan of Shyamalan. I don’t particular care…
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Meryl Streep is hell on heels in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’
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 news is that you do not have to have read the novel to enjoy this film that takes a great…
