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‘Tomorrowland’ Review

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The latest sci-fi adventure from “The Incredibles” director Brad Bird is Disney’s “Tomorrowland”, which is very loosely based on the theme park attraction. Outside of a brief and flat-out awful narration tactic at the start of the film, star George Clooney is missing for the first 45 minutes. His Frank Walker character is introduced to […]
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‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Review

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“Pitch Perfect” only made $65 million back in 2012, but a cult “Girl Power” following along with the growth in popularity of stars Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson helped convince Universal that they were A Ca-ready for “Pitch Perfect 2”. Elizabeth Banks, who reprises her role as A Cappella competition co-commentator Gail, also directs this […]
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‘Hot Pursuit’ Review

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Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon and “Modern Family”‘s Sofia Vergara team-up for the action comedy “Hot Pursuit”. It’s such a cliche considering the title, but this really is one hot mess. Witherspoon, complete with an annoying southern accent, plays Cooper, a Texas police officer. She’s a plucky, non-stop talker who hasn’t been out in the […]
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‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Review

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Marvel’s superhero sequel “Avengers: Age of Ultron” kicks-off the Summer 2015 Movie Season. And while it’s sure to break box office records, this follow-up to 2012’s original is more grim and less entertaining on practically every level. “Age of Ultron” begins promisingly with a solid action scene. Returning director Joss Whedon stages the mighty heroes […]
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‘The Age of Adaline’ Review

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Just as “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” explored the unusual concept of someone aging in reverse, a new cinematic fable, “The Age of Adaline”, centers around another unique variation of the aging process – or more specifically – the non-aging process. Blake Lively, in her first film in nearly three years, delivers a standout […]
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‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2’ Review

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“Paul Blart: Mall Cop” was one of the first and funniest films of 2009. As a New Jersey mall security guard who had one epic Black Friday, Kevin James proved to be an unlikely likable hero and established a modern classic comedy character. It took James more than six years to get back into the […]
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‘The Longest Ride’ Review

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“The Longest Ride” is the tenth film adapted from a novel written by romance king Nicholas Sparks. His previous movies have been called sappy, simple and full of coincidences. The same can be said for half of “The Longest Ride”, which lives-up to its title in that, for more than two hours, you basically sit […]
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‘Home’ Review

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“Home” is, for now, DreamWorks Animation’s only 2015 release. Thankfully, based on the early box office, it’s helping bring the studio back from the brink of financial disaster. Adapted from the novel “The True Meaning of Smekday” by Adam Rex, “Home” is a very simple, high-energy adventure that’s filled with color and imagination, and is […]
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‘Furious 7’ Review

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“Furious 7” is not nearly as much fun as 2013’s “Fast & Furious 6”. And star Vin Diesel’s prediction of a Best Picture Oscar win will not be coming true. However, it’s still good enough, and a fitting farewell to the late Paul Walker. This seventh edition in the blockbuster franchise is surprisingly serious, with […]
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‘Get Hard’ Review

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Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart in a buddy comedy should equal gold. But with “Get Hard” the result is the exact opposite. In fact, even though it attempts to play it tough with a Hard-R tone, it’s actually quite light and wimpy – often not even trying to make us laugh. The premise itself is […]
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