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‘Wrath of the Titans’ Review

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2010’s “Clash of the Titans” (the remake of the 1981 cult favorite) was one of the worst films of that, or any year: lame story, awful dialogue and cheap special effects, including an incredibly bad 3D post-conversion. Not much differs between that film and this totally unnecessary sequel, except for Sam Worthington’s hairdo. “Wrath of […]
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‘Bully’ Review

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“Bully” made headlines when it was first released last year because of its subject matter, and then because of the “R” rating given the documentary by the MPAA. Unfortunately the controversies overshadowed the movie itself, which is fascinating, heartbreaking and very important. Hopefully, on DVD, everyone who didn’t see it in the theater will watch […]
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‘The Hunger Games’ Review

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The “Harry Potter” movie series has come to a close and the “Twilight” film finale is this November. So inevitably Hollywood needed a new blockbuster franchise based on a popular book series to latch on to. Enter “The Hunger Games” – part one of a three-book series aimed at a similar audience. This first film […]
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‘John Carter’ Review

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One of the TV commercials that was used when “John Carter” was released in theaters back in February claimed that before there was “Star Wars” and “Avatar” there was John Carter. And that’s very true. The character was the creation of famed writer Edgar Rice Burroughs back in 1912. But the ad campaign doesn’t go […]
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‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ Review

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Since 2000 three Dr. Seuss books have made their way to the big screen: “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, “The Cat in the Hat”, and “Horton Hears a Who!”. When you think of other classic Seuss books “The Lorax” doesn’t immediately come to mind. So it’s a bit surprising that this story was chosen to […]
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‘The Secret World of Arrietty’ Review

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Japan’s Studio Ghibli has had a great deal of success bringing their anime films to America, thanks in large part to Disney, which distributes the films in the U.S. Fans and critics alike have loved Ghibli movies, beginning with their first – 1986’s “Castle in the Sky”. Stand-outs from the studio include “My Neighbor Totoro” […]
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‘Big Miracle’ Review

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“Big Miracle” is not inspired by the true story of the U.S. hockey team beating Russia in the 1980 Winter Olympics. That was 2004’s “Miracle”. In this movie the Americans and Russians actually work together, to try to save three whales. And, yes, it’s also based on an actual event. John Krasinski (from TV’s “The […]
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