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‘The Giver’ Review

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At one point in “The Giver”, Meryl Streep tells fellow Oscar winner Jeff Bridges: “When people have the freedom to choose – they choose wrong.” This seems to apply perfectly to the decision that Bob & Harvey Weinstein made to finance this big-screen adaptation of one of the most popular tween books of the last […]
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‘The Expendables 3’ Review

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“The Expendables 3” boasts the most star-studded cast of any film this year – from Hollywood heavyweights to an actual welterweight, a sitcom star, a vampire heartthrob, the Governator, and an ex-con who, both in real life and in this backstory, served time for tax evasion. And at the center of it all, once again, […]
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‘Let’s Be Cops’ Review

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“Let’s Be Cops” has one of the most basic, yet original, premises of the year: Two 30-year-old roommates, unsatisfied with their lives and careers, dress-up as cops for a costume party. But the outfits are so authentic-looking (complete with real hand-guns and badges) that everyone thinks they’re actually LAPD. They enjoy the power and attention […]
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‘The Hundred-Foot Journey’ Review

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“The Hundred-Foot Journey” is a smart, sweet and surprisingly delectable end-of-summer romantic dramedy. Executive Producers Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey clearly understood the vision of director Lasse Hallstrom (whose impressive credits include “The Cider House Rules”, “Chocolat” and “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”) and screenwriter Steven Knight (who’s having a fantastic year with indie gem […]
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‘Into the Storm’ Review

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“Into the Storm” is basically a 21st Century “Twister”: Storm chasers go after some of the most dangerous tornadoes on record to get information and capture incredible video, while at the same time trying to protect themselves and those they care about from literally being sucked away into a twister. But like all quality movies […]
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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Review

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A dominating presence in the 90s, revitalized with an animated film in 2007 and a Nickelodeon series beginning in 2012, the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” have come out of their shells once again with this semi-triumphant return to the big screen. On the heels of a fourth “Transformers” and TNT’s “The Last Ship”, The Summer […]
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‘Get On Up’ Review

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“Get On Up” is director Tate Taylor’s follow-up to the 2011 sleeper hit “The Help”, which got a Best Picture Oscar nomination and Best Supporting Actress win for Octavia Spencer. Both she and Viola Davis re-team with Taylor for the James Brown biopic, but this time in very small roles, as two of the women […]
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Review

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2014 is the year that Marvel movies have gone where the studio has never gone before. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”, the highest-grossing film of ’14 to date, perfectly mixed the action and political thriller genres. And now with “Guardians of the Galaxy”, one of Marvel’s best ever, director James Gunn has created an outer […]
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‘Lucy’ Review

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What if you were kidnapped by a group of suited men with guns and had a powerful and valuable drug surgically implanted in your stomach? And what if this led to you becoming the most intelligent person in the history of the world? I’m not sure mankind would be ready for it, something Oscar-winner Morgan […]
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‘Hercules’ Review

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Dwayne Johnson is one of the hardest working men in Hollywood. His post-wrestling, big screen career has included notable action hits, family films, and even a few comedies. Prior to filming “Hercules”, the artist formerly known as “The Rock” told director Brett Ratner (the “Rush Hour” trilogy) that he was “born to play” the title […]
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