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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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‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’ Review

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Steve Carell and Jim Carrey are two of Hollywood’s funniest actors. And they’ve worked together in some big films – “Bruce Almighty” and the animated “Horton Hears a Who”. They’ve teamed-up once again as rival magicians in the comedy, “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone”. Carell plays the title character who, as a boy back in the […]
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‘Oz: The Great and Powerful’ Review

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Somewhere…Over the Rainbow…a Disney executive thought it’d be a good idea to re-vamp one of the most popular stories of all-time. The 1939 movie, “The Wizard of Oz”, is a classic. So why mess with something so memorable and so good? Sam Raimi (director of the original “Spider-Man” trilogy) helms this prequel to the film […]
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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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‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ Review

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“A Good Day to Die Hard” is the fifth installment in this loooong-running series. Seriously, the original came-out 25 years ago! But Bruce Willis can still kick butt. Sadly, that’s not enough to make “DH5” a winner. Once again Willis plays (now veteran) NYC cop John McClane. He learns that his son Jack (played by […]
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‘Escape from Planet Earth’ Review

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“Escape from Planet Earth” was the first animated film of 2013. And it will be remembered as one of the year’s worst – if it’s remembered at all. Brendan Fraser leads the all-star voice cast as Scorch. He’s a hot-shot, bright blue superhero alien from Planet Baab who loves attention. However, his brother Gary (Rob […]
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‘Amour’ Review

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There are several things you should know about “Amour” before deciding whether or not to watch it. First of all, it was nominated for 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture (and won for Best Foreign Language film). It is French, with English subtitles. And most importantly, it is quite sad and very depressing. Contrary to […]
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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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