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‘Hail, Caesar!’ Review

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The Coen Brothers have crafted the latest in a recent string of movies about movies with “Hail, Caesar!” – a comedy designed around a major, fictitious Hollywood studio of the 1950s. Josh Brolin is terrific as Eddie Mannix, the head of production of Capital Pictures. Dressed more like a detective that a studio big shot, […]
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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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‘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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‘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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‘Joy’ Review

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“Joy” marks the third collaboration of director David O. Russell and “Silver Linings Playbook” and “American Hustle” stars Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. While Lawrence is, once again, a knockout, this true-life “rags-to-riches” story isn’t nearly as strong as their previous work. Lawrence plays Joy Mangano. As the film begins we see […]
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‘Concussion’ Review

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In the scene that Will Smith will be most remembered for from this biopic/drama, his Dr. Bennet Omalu (a Pathologist from Africa who comes to America and becomes a crusader in the area of traumatic head injuries in football) repeatedly asks a reluctant colleague to “Tell the Truth!” Well, that’s exactly what I will do […]
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‘The Lady in the Van’ Review

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Dame Maggie Smith is approaching her 81st birthday, but age isn’t slowing her down one bit. The veteran actress is in the midst of an impressive renaissance. She’s been the quintessential player in the PBS drama “Downton Abbey” and has given great performances in both “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” and its even better 2015 […]
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‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2’ Review

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After a solid first installment and an even stronger sequel, “The Hunger Games” franchise flamed-out with last year’s “Mockingjay – Part 1”. Lionsgate decided to split the third and final book from Suzanne Collins’ phenomenon series into two films based on the financial successes of the “Harry Potter” and “Twilight” series, which utilized this strategy. […]
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