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‘New Year’s Eve’ Review

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– You know a comedy’s not funny when the only laughs come from the bloopers during the end credits. – You know a movie has bad performances when even the one guy playing himself does a terrible job. – And you know when a movie is going after cheap emotions when it includes a dying […]
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‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 1’ Review

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“Twilight” movies have dominated the box office, and the hearts and minds of female fans, for the past three years – with “Twi-Hards” packing theaters representing either “Team Edward” or “Team Jacob“. After seeing “Eclipse” last year I proclaimed myself a member of “Team I Can’t Understand What All the Fuss is About”. Now, after […]
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‘Tower Heist’ Review

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“Tower Heist” had one of the largest ensemble cast – along with “The Help” – of any 2011. And like “The Help” this story centers around workers, in this case at the biggest apartment building in New York City. This time the help are looking for “payback” by getting their pay back. Ben Stiller stars […]
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‘In Time’ Review

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Imagine if people didn’t age past their 25th birthday and from that day forward they had to add time to their personal accounts to stay alive. But, at the same time, everything in the world that people did, used and bought cost, not money, but time, that came off of their personal accounts. Time would […]
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‘The Three Musketeers’ Review

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Hollywood is often blamed for churning-out too many remakes of old films and classic stories. Well, at least when it comes to this latest version of “The Three Musketeers”, Hollywood is in the clear – since this movie was produced by European studios and shot entirely in Germany. And this film is so bad that […]
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‘Footloose’ Review

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It’s time to kick-off your Sunday shoes and cut “Footloose” once again because the remake of the 1984 film that launched Kevin Bacon’s career has danced it’s way onto Blu-ray and DVD. Not only is this movie a remake, but it’s an updated, present-day version of the original story. This time the setting is a […]
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‘Real Steel’ Review

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“Real Steel” had the potential to be an exciting action film set in the intriguing world of robot boxing. Instead it’s predictable, corny at times and occasionally embarrassing to watch. Director Shawn Levy is best known for the “Night at the Museum” films. The first one of that series was smart, clever and very original. […]
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‘Moneyball’ Review

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Based on a true story and a best-selling book, “Moneyball” stars Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, the General Manager of the Oakland A’s Major League Baseball team. Following the 2001 season the A’s lose three of their best players to free-agency. The A’s don’t have tons of money to spend on player salaries like most […]
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‘Warrior’ Review

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When I first saw the trailer for “Warrior” I thought the film looked like a corny, cheap knock-off of so many other sports movie, this one designed to take advantage of the current popularity of Mixed Martial Arts. Two brothers – fighters – hard times. A rip-off version of last year’s “The Fighter”, without the […]
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‘Contagion’ Review

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“Contagion” was 2001’a addition to the “worldwide epidemic, dramatic thriller” genre and it features one of the most star-studded casts of any film in recent years. But is it possible to enjoy a movie in which millions of innocent people die from a virus? Gwyneth Paltrow plays a wife and mother who’s just returned home […]
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