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‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Review

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The entire world groaned back in 2010 when Sony announced an immediate reboot of the “Spider-Man” saga. 2012’s “The Amazing Spider-Man”, featuring a new cast with a new take on the origin story, was released only five years after “Spider-Man 3”. For me this new take was bland and surprisingly boring, saved only by the […]
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‘Bears’ Review

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Disneynature has had much success with their annual Earth Day documentaries. “Earth”, “Oceans”, “African Cats”, and “Chimpanzee” each had memorable stories with beautiful photography. Last year the studio took an unexpected hiatus, but is back with one of its better G-rated nature docs, “Bears”. Narrated by John C. Reilly, who also voiced the title character […]
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‘Noah’ Review

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The biblical epic, “Noah”, has been generating a lot of controversy from Christian groups angry with the film’s interpretation of the classic story. Yes, much of this latest big-screen adaptation is new material, highly dramatized, and a little far-fetched. Even so, “Noah” is flooded with rich performances from a star-studded cast, impressive visuals, and an […]
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‘Non-Stop’ Review

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Liam Neeson has become one of the top action stars of the 21st Century. With the “Taken” and “Titans” franchises, along with about a dozen other action/mystery/thriller hits (including the voice of the Good Cop/Bad Cop in “The LEGO Movie”), Neeson is someone we always root for as he attempts to save the day and […]
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‘The Invisible Woman’ Review

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There have been many “secret relationship” movies involving famous people brought to the big and small screen over the years. “The Invisible Woman”, directed by and starring Ralph Fiennes as legendary author Charles Dickens, is most recent and one of the best in the genre. Fiennes skillfully draws us into this story, making time and […]
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‘Lone Survivor’ Review

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“Lone Survivor” is based on the true story, chronicled in a 2007 book, of the Navy SEALS “Operation Red Wings” mission in Afghanistan in 2005. Director Peter Berg (“Friday Night Lights”) begins the film by showing us who the “Lone Survivor” is going to be. For those who don’t know any details of this story going in, this decision […]
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‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ Review

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Joel & Ethan Coen are known for their off-beat and ambitious films which often mix comedy and crime, and feature colorful characters. “Raising Arizona”, “Fargo”, and “The Big Lebowski” certainly fall into that category. The Coens have also gotten gritty, beginning with 1984’s “Blood Simple” and highlighted by 2007’s Oscar-winning “No Country For Old Men” […]
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‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Review

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2012’s blockbuster film, adapted from the blockbuster book, “The Hunger Games”, grossed over $400 million and ignited the career of star Jennifer Lawrence. Now an Oscar winner (and a nominee again this year for her performance in David O. Russell’s period crime drama “American Hustle”), Lawrence is “on fire” in Hollywood right now. And she’s […]
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‘The Book Thief’ Review

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I did not expect, in the first minute of “The Book Thief”, that I would be reminded, rather heavy-handedly, of the fact that we all are going to die. This cheerful beginning is just the first of a series of drops from the voiceover narrator, aka: “Death” throughout the film. And all of them are […]
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