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‘Salt’ Review

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Angelina Jolie has played a wide variety of characters in her movie career – from Lara Croft to Mrs. Smith to the Tigress in the animated hit “Kung Fu Panda”. But her latest role may be the toughest of them all, because she may be a Russian spy. Or maybe not. That’s the premise of […]
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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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‘Inception’ Review

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My review of “Inception” received a lot of attention and criticism back when the movie came out this past summer. All I was doing was being honest, but many people had a problem with that. Oh well, I stand by that review. In fact, here it is again: The first thing I need to say […]
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‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ Review

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The first time we saw a “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” from the Disney studio he was Mickey Mouse, wearing what has become one of the most famous and recognizable hats in movie history. Now, exactly 70 years later, the character is back, but without the hat or mouse ears. In this live-action version, the apprentice, named Dave, […]
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‘Despicable Me’ Review

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It was nearly a year ago when Universal unveiled a teaser trailer for “Despicable Me”. That’s a long time to wait for a movie. But it was worth it. That trailer turns out to be the opening scene of the film, but that’s pretty much the only predictable thing about “DM”. Steve Carell voice Gru […]
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‘The Last Airbender’ Review

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Nickelodeon Studios has turned several of their popular TV cartoon series into feature films, including The Rugrats, Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius and, of course, SpongeBob SquarePants. “The Last Airbender” is the first live-action movie based on a Nick cartoon. Unfortunately an animated version would have been better. The story is set in a fantasy world […]
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‘Knight and Day’ Review

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Tom Cruise: Huge action star, with a few comedy roles on his resume. Cameron Diaz: Popular comic actress, with some action roles on her resume. Put the two together in an action-comedy and you’ve got “Knight and Day” Diaz plays June. On her way to Boston to be in her sister’s wedding she, literally, bumps […]
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‘Grown Ups’ Review

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You’d think that a film written by Adam Sandler, and starring him and four other well-known and successful comic actors would be hilarious. In the case of “Grown Ups”, the comedy fails. Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade and Rob Schneider play five friends who all played together of a championship basketball team when […]
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