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‘Planes: Fire & Rescue’ Review

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Last August, Disney’s non-Pixar animated “Cars” spin-off “Planes”, originally set for a Direct-to-DVD release, opened in theaters in the middle of a crowded animation summer. A $200 million worldwide box office total was good enough for The Mouse House to push full steam ahead on a sequel. Now, less than a year later, in likely […]
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‘Earth to Echo’ Review

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Watching “Earth to Echo” is easily one of the most miserable experiences I’ve had at a movie theater in some time. Obvious comparisons have been made for months, since the original, overly-dramatic trailer was released, to 1982’s all-time classic “E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial”. After seeing “Echo” (or as I call it, “E.T.E.”), mentioning this in […]
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‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ Review

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DreamWorks Animation’s 2010 surprise hit “How to Train Your Dragon” was one of the Best Animated films of the year (second only to “Toy Story 3”) and is still one of the top-grossing and most impressive films for the studio. Four years later, DWA soars again with “Dragon 2”, a more dramatic, action-packed and visually […]
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‘Maleficent’ Review

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In recent years, Disney has enjoyed twisting-up some of the all-time classics, including the Sam Raimi”Wizard” prequel “Oz: The Great and Powerful”, and the behind the scenes story of the Mouse House’s own beloved “Mary Poppins” – “Saving Mr. Banks”. And this trend will continue next year with live-action remakes of animated treasures “Cinderella”and “The […]
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‘Million Dollar Arm’ Review

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“Show me the fastball!” The most famous film about the life of a sports agent is 1996’s Oscar-winning football dramedy, “Jerry Maguire”. The last sports movie to win the Best Picture Oscar was the 2004 Clint Eastwood boxing drama, “Million Dollar Baby”. 10 years later, Disney uses 2/3 of that title for their newest “Based […]
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‘Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return’ Review

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“The Wizard of Oz” is considered to be one of the greatest films of all-time – one that simply can’t be touched. However, that’s exactly what’s been done over the past 75 years, with musical spinoffs (such as “The Wiz”), prequels (last year’s Disney blockbuster “Oz: The Great and Powerful” and Broadway sensation “Wicked”), and […]
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‘Heaven is for Real’ Review

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“Heaven is for Real” is based on the best-selling book of a boy’s near-death, life-changing experience. Director Randall Wallace follows-up his 2010 horse-racing drama, “Secretariat”, with another inspiring true story. Greg Kinnear is excellent as Todd Burpo, a loving husband to wife Sonja (Kelly Reilly from “Flight”) and father to daughter Cassie and fun-loving four-year-old […]
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‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Review

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It’s time to raise the curtain and light the lights again, as the beloved Muppets have returned to the big screen in a new adventure. Frankly, I was surprised Disney announced a sequel almost immediately after the release of the 2011 reboot (simply titled “The Muppets”) since it didn’t cross the $100 million mark at […]
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‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’ Review

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Father-son relationship issues, bullying at school, parent/principal/social worker meetings, loads of anger, frustration, serious tones and no laughs. All the ingredients of a bad, live-action family comedy. But, amazingly, these are only some of the unnecessary plot elements in DreamWorks’ latest animated feature, “Mr. Peabody & Sherman”, which lacks all the fun and wonder of […]
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‘The LEGO Movie’ Review

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“The LEGO Movie” is an animated marvel. Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”) assembled a dream-team voice cast, paired-up with a smart, fresh script, and some of the most incredible CGI wizardry ever put on screen for what might be the best animated film we’ll see all year. Emmet […]
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