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‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters’ Review

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Last June, Fox released the horror-action-drama “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”. While it was an “out-there” concept, the movie worked. It was fun, exciting, creative and it took it’s seriously enough to be historically accurate (with that one, big exception). Before it’s theatrical release earlier this year, MGM and Paramount had “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” […]
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‘Broken City’ Review

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Part political thriller, part crime caper, with a little romantic drama thrown in, “Broken City” was one of the first big releases, and first bombs of 2013. Mark Wahlberg stars as Billy, a NYC detective who becomes a private eye after an incident that occurred seven years earlier forces him to resign from the police […]
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‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Review

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Director Kathryn Bigelow took Best Director Oscar honors for 2009’s low-budget war drama “The Hurt Locker”. That film was released in the summer, got a small amount of early buzz but was the talk of Hollywood by awards season. Now, with “Zero Dark Thirty” Bigelow proves that she’s one of the best directors working today. […]
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‘Promised Land’ Review

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In 1998, a 27-year-old Matt Damon won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar with friend Ben Affleck for co-writing “Good Will Hunting”. Since then Damon’s become better known for his acting talent and familiar roles, most notably Jason Bourne in the “Bourne” films. But with “Promised Land” he returns to writing and with a new partner, […]
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‘Django Unchained’ Review

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“Django Unchained” comes from the insanely creative mind of Quentin Tarantino – the Oscar winning writer/director of “Pulp Fiction”, “Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2”, and 2009’s “Inglourious Basterds”, for which then relatively unknown actor (to American movie audiences) Christoph Waltz won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Waltz reunites with Tarantino for “Django”. This time […]
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‘Hyde Park on Hudson’ Review

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Daniel Day-Lewis gave the true Presidential performance of 2012, as Abraham Lincoln in “Lincoln”. But we can’t forget Bill Murray’s role as FDR in “Hyde Park on Hudson”. Or, maybe we can. The film is set in 1939 in Hyde Park, N.Y., the small upstate town where Roosevelt was born and where his mother still […]
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‘Anna Karenina’ Review

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“Anna Karenina” is based on Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel about love and betrayal. Keira Knightley stars as the title character, and she’s become a pro at these period pieces. In fact, “Karenina” is her third film with director Joe Wright (the two previously collaborated on “Atonement” and “Pride & Prejudice”). However, this is not your […]
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‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Review

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“Silver Linings Playbook” is a romantic dramedy from Oscar-nominated writer/director David O. Russell. This is not a genre that normally produces films that generate awards season buzz. But following a surprising win of the Audience Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, “Silver Linings” built momentum, thanks to great reviews, and ended-up being […]
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‘Flight’ Review

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Two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington stars in “Flight” as Captain Whip Whitaker – a performance that has earned him Best Actor nominations from the BFCA, the Hollywood Foreign Press, SAG-AFTRA and the Academy. Whip is a veteran pilot who, on the day the story begins, is in charge of flying a plane from Florida […]
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‘Cloud Atlas’ Review

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“Cloud Atlas” is an unusual and quite ambitious movie. For starters, the scope of the film spans centuries and dimensions – exploring the past, present and future and delving into serious themes such as life, death, love and the afterlife. There are six different stories weaved together throughout the film, which runs just under three […]
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