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‘The Shallows’ Review

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In 1975, a young director named Steven Spielberg created a phenomenon – and the idea of the “Summer Blockbuster”, with a film about a Great White with an appetite for swimmers. Now, 41 years later, Director Jaume Collet-Serra (who’s done three Liam Neeson action/thrillers in a row – with another on the way) has made […]
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‘Central Intelligence’ Review

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I’m not sure what the problem is. Kevin Hart is a very funny guy. He’s a great storyteller in his stand-up comedy routines. He’s highly entertaining on his talk show appearances. But when it comes to movies, while Hart is a box office draw and an incredible marketer, the results continue to be very disappointing. […]
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‘Now You See Me 2’ Review

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“Now You See Me 2” is the follow-up to 2013’s surprise hit magician/crime caper that’s a pure guilty pleasure: a great ensemble combined with an interesting story that makes-up for its flaws with some fantastic visual tricks. Happy to say this sequel offers pretty much the same, satisfying results. In fact, much of “Now You […]
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‘Me Before You’ Review

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Not since Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence in “Silver Linings Playbook” has there been such a winning silver screen romance as Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin in “Me Before You”. Author Jojo Moyes adapts her own 2012 novel, crafting a relationship story that’s packed with emotion. In a recent interview, Moyes said she wouldn’t be […]
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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows’ Review

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Less than two years after producer Michael Bay brought the Heroes in a Half-Shell back to the big screen with a blockbuster reboot, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are ready to come “Out of the Shadows”. Unlike with the original, in which we had to wait more than 20 minutes for the first appearance of […]
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‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Review

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Since the end of the original “X-Men” trilogy, this franchise has produced passable, but far from X-traordinary results in two “Wolverine” efforts and two origin chapters involving younger versions of Professor X, Magneto and Mystique. “Apocalypse”, No. 9 in the series, finishes the prequel trilogy with just about the same X-ecution. Set in 1983, 10 […]
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‘Captain America: Civil War’ Review

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At just under two and a half hours, “Captain America: Civil War” is longer than any of the previous 12 films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And that should come as no surprise considering the gigantic cast of characters that have been brought together. And it’s this star-power, not the action or the story, that […]
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‘Mother’s Day’ Review

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Garry Marshall gathered practically everyone in Hollywood together, back in 2010, to celebrate “Valentine’s Day” with him. In 2011, he rounded-up a bunch of celebs again, this time for a big screen “New Year’s Eve” in the Big Apple. But because those box office results weren’t nearly as strong, his New Year’s resolution should’ve been […]
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‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ Review

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“Snow White & the Huntsman” was one of the pleasant surprises of 2012. It twisted-up a classic fairy tale with a smart script and a killer Evil Queen in Charlize Theron. She’s back, along with Chris Hemsworth, for this “Huntsman” spin-off. As Emily Blunt, who plays the Ice Queen Elsa – I mean Freya – […]
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‘The Meddler’ Review

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“The Meddler” is writer/director Lorene Scafaria’s extremely personal follow-up to her innovative 2012 indie “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World”, which featured Steve Carell and Keira Knightley finding humor, and each other, on the cusp of the Apocalypse. For her latest film, Scafaria turns to a more low-key, but just as enriching […]
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