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‘The Wolverine’ Review

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The Wolverine himself, Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman, said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, “we could have done better” with the first X-Men spinoff, 2009’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”. I actually liked that film, but many comic book fans were hoping for more. Unfortunately, “The Wolverine” gives you less than what you’re looking for in a […]
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‘This Is The End’ Review

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“This Is The End” marks the directorial debut of comedian/actor Seth Rogen and longtime writing partner Evan Goldberg. The two also co-wrote this screenplay. They decided to go all-out and make a raunchy, creative, offensive and at times quite funny adult comedy about a subject that isn’t so funny: The End of the World. The […]
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‘Epic’ Review

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“Epic” is the latest animated feature from Blue Sky Studios – the makers of the hugely successful “Ice Age” series. It’s directed by the studio’s co-founder Chris Wedge and is loosely based on the children’s book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs by William Joyce. All the elements were in place for this […]
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‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ Review

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“The Place Beyond the Pines” is a generational crime drama from director Derek Cianfrance. He re-teams with his “Blue Valentine” star Ryan Gosling, who plays Luke. He’s a motorcycle daredevil rider who performs in a traveling carnival. Luke meets-up with former girlfriend Romina (Eva Mendes). He soon finds out that has a child with Romina […]
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‘The Croods’ Review

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“The Croods” is DreamWorks Animation’s first film of 2013 (they followed with “Turbo” 4-months later). It’s directed by Kirk DeMicco (“Space Chimps”) and two-time Oscar nominee Chris Sanders (“How to Train Your Dragon”, “Lilo & Stitch”). While “The Croods” isn’t as funny or charming as any of those films, it is visually stunning and has […]
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‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ Review

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Fee…Fi…Fo…Fum! 2013’s first “giant” action/adventure, “Jack the Giant Slayer”, is a twist on the fairy tale classic – “Jack and the Beanstalk”. While it isn’t entirely Fun or Fancy, and certainly not Free, it’s pretty entertaining. Set in Medieval times, Jack (played by Nicholas Hoult of “X-Men: First Class” and “Warm Bodies”), lives on a […]
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‘Snitch’ Review

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The first film in this ‘Year of Dwayne Johnson’ (before “G.I. Joe: Retaliation”, “Pain & Gain” and “Fast & Furious 6”) was “Snitch”, which most movie fan have already forgotten. The movie was “inspired by true events” and based on a segment on the documentary TV series “Frontline”. Johnson plays John Matthews, the owner of […]
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‘Stand Up Guys’ Review

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Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Alan Arkin – three of Hollywood’s most respected veteran actors. Together they have a total of 3 Oscars, 6 Golden Globes, and 5 SAG Awards. And they star together in the action dramedy “Stand Up Guys”. No, it’s not about stand-up comedians, though they do all get to deliver some […]
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‘Promised Land’ Review

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In 1998, a 27-year-old Matt Damon won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar with friend Ben Affleck for co-writing “Good Will Hunting”. Since then Damon’s become better known for his acting talent and familiar roles, most notably Jason Bourne in the “Bourne” films. But with “Promised Land” he returns to writing and with a new partner, […]
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‘Rise of the Guardians’ Review

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“Rise of the Guardians” is based on a series of books written by William Joyce (“Rolie Polie Olie”, “Meet the Robinsons”) called “The Guardians of Childhood”. The idea came to Joyce from his late daughter Mary Katherine who once asked him if Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny knew each other. We get that answer and more in […]
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