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‘Fun Size’ Review

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Being a film critic I do see a lot of bad movies. But “Fun Size” is not only bad, this film is WRONG – on so many levels: The film-making is poor, it’s shockingly unfunny and the performances are completely forgettable. But all of that takes a backseat to some much bigger problems, the main […]
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‘Trouble with the Curve’ Review

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“Trouble with the Curve” stars Clint Eastwood, and he’s not behind the camera this time, just in front. He plays Gus, a longtime baseball scout for the Atlanta Braves who’s starting to…well…get old. He’s losing his vision but doesn’t want to tell anyone so he can continue his job watching games and evaluating players. But […]
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‘The Words’ Review

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“The Words” is a movie about writing. That may sound dull but this film certainly isn’t dull. Bradley Cooper heads an impressive cast. He plays Rory, who’s the lead character in a book, titled The Words, written by best-selling author Clay Hammond (played by Dennis Quaid). As the movie opens Hammond is reading excerpts of […]
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‘Premium Rush’ Review

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt had a quite a successful Summer ’13 – with “The Dark Knight Rises”, “Looper” and a starring role in “Premium Rush”, which isn’t your typical action film. Gordon-Levitt plays Wilee, a NYC bike messenger. His job is to deliver letters and packages throughout the city while dealing with deadlines and the crazy traffic. […]
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‘Sparkle’ Review

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“Sparkle” is the remake of a 1976 film of the same name. The film is set during the Motown Era – in and around the city of Detroit in the late 60’s. “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks stars as the title character. Her passion is writing music, and her oldest sister (named Sister) performs the […]
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‘The Bourne Legacy’ Review

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It’s “Bourne” without Bourne. “The Bourne Legacy” is the fourth installment in the successful spy/action franchise, but for the first time Matt Damon is not in the picture. However, the film does pick-up where 2007’s “The Bourne Ultimatum” left off. Jason Bourne is still alive (never seen, of course), but the bigger problem for the […]
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‘Total Recall’ Review

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Colin Farrell stars in this remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger film of the same name. Farrell plays Doug, which may or may not be his real name. Doug lives in a futuristic world with his wife (played by Kate Beckinsale), who may or may not be his wife. Doug isn’t happy with his life […]
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‘Step Up Revolution’ Review

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“Step Up Revolution” is the totally unnecessary fourth installment in a dance movie franchise whose only highlight is launching Channing Tatum’s career in the original back in 2006. Sure, all of the performers in “Revolution” would be contenders to win on “So You Think You Can Dance?” – but if they went on “So You […]
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‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Review

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“The Dark Knight” was the highest-grossing film of 2008 and won two Academy Awards (one for the late Heath Ledger’s incredible performance as the Joker). The Caped Crusader is forced back into action to face a new villain in Christopher Nolan’s satisfying final installment in his Batman trilogy – “The Dark Knight Rises”, a movie […]
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