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‘The Host’ Review

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“The Host” is the latest film adaptation of a fantasy novel that tween and teen girls turned into a Bestseller. In case you’re not aware, The Host was written by Stephenie Meyer, who’s also the author of The Twilight Saga. That book series became one of the most popular film series of all-time, though the […]
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‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Review

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“G.I. Joe: Retaliation” is the sequel to 2009’s “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” and is once again based on the classic Hasbro action figures. “Retaliation” was supposed to come out on June 29, 2012, but just weeks before Paramount decided to delay the film for nine months, even after they had spent millions on […]
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‘Admission’ Review

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“Admission” has been promoted as a romantic comedy. It stars Tina Fey and Mr. Rom-Com himself: Paul Rudd (seriously, look at his IMDb page). But, in truth, “Admission” isn’t what the trailers and commercials tried to make it out to be. In fact there may not be a genre for this film. Fey plays Portia, […]
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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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