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‘Ramona and Beezus’ Review

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One of the most common film genres these days are family movies based on popular children’s book series. What makes “Ramona and Beezus” different is that it doesn’t involve wizards or talking animals or wimpy kids. Just a little girl with a lot of spirit. “Ramona and Beezus” in mainly taken from two on Beverly […]
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‘The A-Team’ Review

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To steal a line from Col. John “Hannibal” Smith: “I love it when a movie comes together, and this movie came together.” “The A-Team” is jam-packed with funny lines, good performances and TONS of action. The movie contains some of the most outrageous and creative action scenes ever seen. And even though some of them […]
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‘Just Wright’ Review

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In this year of sequels, prequels, movies based on books, TV series, and remakes, thankfully, every once in awhile, we still get a decent original film such as “Just Wright”. Queen Latifah stars as Leslie Wright, a 35 year old who works in a hospital as a physical therapist. And she’s single. Leslie owns her […]
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‘Iron Man 2’ Review

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The original “Iron Man” was the surprise hit of 2008, making over $315 million. And it re-launched Robert Downey Jr.’s career. Two year’s later Downey returned in “Iron Man 2” and it got the summer of 2010 off to a nice start. The DVD comes 3-ways: Single disk, 2-disk digital copy edition and the 3-disk […]
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‘Tooth Fairy’ Review

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has starred in a bunch of family films in recent years, most the them not very good. “Tooth Fairy” – isn’t great, but it’s not bad, thanks to some help from his friends. “The Rock” plays Derek Thompson, a professional hockey player. He use to be a star in the NHL, […]
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‘The Blind Side’ Review

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An Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. An Academy Award win for Best Actress. By now practically everyone know the story behind “The Blind Side”, but if you didn’t have a chance to see it when it was out in theaters, you’re in for a real treat. The moive tells the true story of football […]
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‘Disney’s A Christmas Carol’ Review

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Disney’s 2009 “A Christmas Carol” is finally out on DVD. The studio hoping that the #1 anti-Christmas guy – Scrooge – can make this movie a hit for the second holiday season in a row. “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” is directed by Robert Zemeckis, who also did the 2004 holiday film, “The Polar Express”. Zemeckis […]
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‘Astro Boy’ Review

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He’s a classic Japanese character and a long-time cartoon cult favorite. Last summer “Astro Boy” hit the big screen, with help from his friends in Hong Kong. “Astro Boy” is set in futuristic Metro City, where robots are smart and helpful, doing practically everything for the humans. The top robotic scientist in the land watches […]
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‘Ponyo’ Review

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“Ponyo” is the latest, charming animated film from Oscar winning director Hayao Miyazaki (“Spirited Away” and “Howl’s Moving Castle”. This time Disney was involved as the distributor and many famous celebrities lent their voices to the American version of this Japanese hit. Miyazaki’s other classic films are being re-released as well, so if you enjoy […]
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