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‘Dirty Grandpa’ Review

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Well, congratulations to “Dirty Grandpa” – which is the first Worst Movie of 2016. And it could hold on to that title for awhile. This film is rude, crude, offensive and wrong in so many ways – but that’s not the reason “Dirty Grandpa” is a spectacular failure. “Ted 2” was all those things and […]
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‘Ride Along 2’ Review

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Ice Cube and Kevin Hart made for a fun and likable pair in 2014’s buddy-cop action comedy “Ride Along”. In just two short years, Hart’s star-power has significantly risen to (sadly) the point of overkill. He dominates the screen in “Ride Along 2” and his brand of over-the-top, wacky humor mixed with an occasionally smart […]
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‘Daddy’s Home’ Review

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Five years after they were “The Other Guys”, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg re-team for the refreshing and consistently funny final comedy of 2015, “Daddy’s Home”. The story centers around Ferrell’s Brad Whitaker, a mild-mannered radio executive in New Orleans who recently married Sara (“ER”‘s Linda Cardellini) and is now Step-Dad to her two children […]
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‘Point Break’ Review

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“Point Break” is a remake of a 90s action/crime/surfer film that was directed by future Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”, “Zero Dark Thirty”) and starred Keanu Reeves and the late Patrick Swayze. It went on to earn Reeves the 1992 MTV Movie Award for “Most Desirable Male” and, for some reason, became a cult […]
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‘The Hateful Eight’ Review

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The eighth film directed by The King of Big Screen Blood, Mr. Quentin Tarantino, is appropriately titled “The Hateful Eight”. Like “Django Unchained” (his 2012 western for which he won an Original Screenplay Oscar), “The Hateful Eight” is about two hours and 45 minutes long, though this time Tarantino adds an intermission – as part […]
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’45 Years’ Review

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Much happens in a marriage over the course of 45 years. But the quiet drama “45 Years” shows that a lot can also happen between a husband and wife over the course of just one week. The story centers on Geoff (played by Tom Courtenay) and Kate (Charlotte Rampling), who live in cozy home on […]
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‘The Revenant’ Review

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One year after co-writer and director Alejandro G. Inarritu guided “Birdman” to Best Picture honors at the Oscars, he’s back at it with “The Revenant”, a gritty and engrossing two-and-a-half-hour saga, with meaty, memorable performances from Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy. The definition of ‘revenant’ is someone who returns from the dead. And that’s, basically, […]
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Review

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“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” may be the most hyped movie of the most hyped movie-franchise of all-time. Ever since Disney bought Lucasfilm back in 2012 and announced a brand new trilogy set in that Galaxy Far, Far Away…the anticipation from fans of the original three – and the younger generation of die-hards – has […]
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‘Sisters’ Review

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have been friends for a long time. They’ve made us laugh on the small screen, both when they’re together on “SNL” and as hosts of The Golden Globes, and separately on “30 Rock” and “Parks and Recreation”. But their big screen pairing as “Sisters” is easily one of the year’s […]
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‘In the Heart of the Sea’ Review

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“In the Heart of the Sea” is NOT director Ron Howard’s cinematic version of Moby-Dick with an updated title. It is, instead, the much less captivating story behind the story of one of the most cherished literary works of all-time. Moby-Dick may be required reading, but “In the Heart of the Sea” is absolutely not […]
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