Category: Reviews
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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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‘Dirty’ describes all of the criminals and some of the cops in this dark look at life on L.A.’s streets
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Dirty is an aptly titled film. It is the story of “dirty” cops on the filthy streets in the worst neighborhoods in Los Angeles. In a plot clearly suggested by the Rampart Division scandals of…
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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.
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‘Shaun of the Dead’ turns the dead-serious zombie genre on its head
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Zombies roam the streets as an average guy tries to win back his girl.
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‘Fun With Dick and Jane’ proves that remakes usually don’t live up to the original
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Fun with Dick and Jane screenwriter Judd Apatow, fresh off of his big screen debut with The 40 Year Old Virgin runs into the sophomore jinx in this outing, and the efforts of noted director…
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‘Munich’ is worth a visit
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“Deuteronomy 19:21 – Thus you shall not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.” In Steven Spielberg’s brilliant film Munich, one cannot help but wonder…
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‘A Door in the Floor’ fails to make you care about amoral fools
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This slow film is filled with complex yet unsympathetic characters.
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‘Four Brothers’ is a smart, fun film from director John Singleton
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[I]Four Brothers[/I] was a long time coming but it was worth the wait. We can only hope that it wont take as long for Singleton to deliver another film worthy of his promise and potential.
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‘King Kong’
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Ever since I was a kid, Kong was my favorite monster movie. I grew up with the 1976 remake, where instead of ascending the Empire State Building the gentle giant climbed the Twin Towers. I…
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2005’s ‘Bad News Bears’ is actually just as good as original
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Despite being yet another remake 2005s Bad News Bears is good. In fact its quite good.