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‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Review

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The “Spider-Man” movie franchise has been hugely successful at the box office. The original trilogy (’02, ’04, ’07, starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst) made close to $2.5 billion worldwide. When I heard Sony was going to “re-imagine” this series so quickly, I thought it was too soon. Aren’t there other stories out there to […]
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‘Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection’ Review

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Tyler Perry is one of the hardest-working men in the movie business. Since 2005, he’s written, produced, directed, and starred in about a dozen movies, many which feature his most popular character – Madea. All of his previous films have been a mixture of drama and comedy. But Perry called “Madea’s Witness Protection” his first […]
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‘People Like Us’ Review

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“People Like Us” comes from the same studios behind last year’s Oscar-winning “The Help”. And that’s about the only thing these two films have in common. Chris Pine (“Star Trek”) stars as Sam. He’s a businessman with money troubles. On top of that, Sam learns that his father, a successful LA music producer, has died. […]
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‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ Review

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Four score and seven years ago (actually more like 150 years ago), our 16th President may have been “Honest Abe”, but he also kept a big secret. Abraham Lincoln was a…VAMPIRE HUNTER! Believe it or not, “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” is based on a book. The author, Seth Grahame-Smith, also wrote the screenplay. This is […]
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‘Brave’ Review

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Pixar’s track record for great animated movies has been close to perfect. I wasn’t a huge fan of “Wall-E”, though many think it’s the studio’s best. I liked last year’s “Cars 2” a lot, though it didn’t get the overall critical reaction it deserved. The studio’s 13th feature, “Brave”, is their first with a female […]
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‘Rock of Ages’ Review

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They built this movie…(dramatic pause)…They built this movie on Rock ‘N Roll. And a half-naked Tom Cruise. Those are literally the two elements that keep this film adaptation of the long-running Broadway musical “Rock of Ages” from completely crumbling apart. This is not your typical movie, or your typical movie musical. The time is 1987. […]
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‘Prometheus’ Review

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“Prometheus” is the first sci-fi/horror movie I’ve reviewed, at least that’s what it looked like it was going to be from the trailers. Director Ridley Scott’s latest is mostly just science fiction, not offering any of the ‘jump out of your seat’ moments I was expecting. In fact, there’s very little suspense as well. It’s […]
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