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‘Bolt’ Review

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“Bolt” was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Film and I think it should have won. Bolt is a dog, who is the star of a popular crime/action TV show. But he thinks the show is real-life…so when he leaves the set and accidentally gets shipped from Hollywood to New York City…Bolt has […]
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‘Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa’ Review

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“Madagascar” (2005) was one of the best animated movies of that year. “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” is not as good as the original because, for one thing, it’s a little too serious. Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman, and the rest of the characters from the original, return in this highly anticipated sequel. The story begins […]
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‘Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Review

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Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” first came out in 1993. It’s back in theaters right now…re-released by Disney for the third-straight year…in 3-D. But only for one more week. The story centers around the skeleton “Jack“…who is the King of Halloweentown. He’s a great king…very scary…but he is bored doing the same things every […]
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‘City of Ember’ Review

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In 200 years we humans will be forced to live underground. That’s the bad news. The good news is: Bill Murray will be our Mayor. “City of Ember” is based on the popular novel about a future world in which the remaining people on Earth live in an underground city that is falling apart. The […]
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‘The Express’ Review

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“The Express” didn’t get a lot of attention when it was in theaters or a lot of respect from critics. But, it’s an outstanding film that made my list of the Top Five Family Films of 2008. “The Express” is based on the remarkable, true story of Ernie Davis who was the first African-American to […]
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‘Beverly Hills Chihuahua’ Review

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The trailers for Disney’s “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” called this “the greatest Chihuahua movie of all-time.” Well, it’s definitely the FIRST Chihuahua movie of all-time, but that doesn’t mean that it’s good. A pampered Chihuahua named Chloe (voiced by Drew Barrymore) is living the good life with her owner in Beverly Hills. But when Chloe gets […]
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‘Igor’ Review

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It’s part “Frankenstein”, part “The Nightmare Before Christmas” rip-off. But the problem with “Igor” is: none of the parts fit. John Cusack stars as the voice of Igor, a hunchback who has spent his life, like all the other Igors…doing the grunt work for an evil scientist. But this Igor wants TO BE an evil […]
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‘The Longshots’ Review

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“The Longshots” is inspired by the true story of Jasmine Plummer, who was the first girl to ever play Pop Warner football. Keke Palmer does a nice job as Plummer, who learns football from her uncle, who’s played by Ice Cube. At first everyone on the team makes fun of Jasmine because she’s a girl. […]
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‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Review

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Three years ago, after the release of his 6th Star Wars film (“Revenge of the Sith”), George Lucas said he was done with the franchise, at least as far as the big screen was concerned. But then came “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”, which fits between “Attack of the Clones” and “Sith” in the series, […]
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‘Meet Dave’ Review

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If someone asks you to “Meet Dave”, say “No Thank You.” “Meet Dave” is Eddie Murphy’s new comedy. Problem is – I didn’t laugh once the entire movie. Murphy plays the captain of a spaceship that comes to Earth from another planet to steal the salt out of our oceans. They need the salt to […]
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