movie reviews

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    Mud movie review: The river wild

    Reminiscent of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and other Southern tales, this movie tells the coming-of-age story of two boys...
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    At Any Price movie review: Children of the GMO Corn

    This drama starring Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron is about farming genetically modified corn and one family’s struggle to adjust to the...
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    Pain and Gain movie review: Steroids and breast milk

    Based on the real-life crime spree of Miami’s "Sun Gym Gang", Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Rebel Wilson star in this dark...
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    Battle of the flicks: Oblivion vs. To The Wonder

    Just as To The Wonder opens wide this weekend, sci-fi flick Oblivion has the potential to be a blockbuster hit. So, should you...
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    Oblivion movie review: Tom Cruise punches Tom Cruise?

    Max 5 stars
    4.5
    My Rating
    This sci-fi thriller, shot in the gorgeous IMAX film format, takes us into the future to the year 2073. What does America look like...
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    To the Wonder movie review: Beautiful torture

    This arty film explores marriage in a meditative, purely visual way that is light on dialogue and heavy on symbolism. If you love to...
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    Disconnect movie review: Facebook is not your friend

    This film is one of the scariest movies I’ve seen lately — but not because of any demon, vampire or ghost. Disconnect depicts the...
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    42 movie review: Brave souls steal bases

    This inspiring biopic tells the story of Jackie Robinson, the first black athlete to play on a major-league baseball team, the...
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    Battle of the flicks: Disconnect vs. 42

    Disconnect , a cautionary tale about the dangers of the internet, opens against the Jackie Robinson biopic, 42 . While Disconnect...
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    Battle of the flicks: Evil Dead vs. The Company You Keep

    The demonic rise in this revamp of Evil Dead that's full of blood, chainsaws and bad decision-making. On the other end of the...
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    Evil Dead movie review: Demonic intervention

    Max 5 stars
    5
    My Rating
    What happens when a heroin addict decides to detox in a cabin that’s possessed with some pretty angry demons? Let’s just say it’s so...
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    The Company You Keep movie review: Redford still sexy

    Directed by and starring Robert Redford, this movie is a cat and mouse game about a former social activist who gets exposed by a...
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    The Host movie review: Parasitic aliens in love

    Twilight’s Stephenie Meyer presents her latest emo-teen love story on film, starring Saoirse Ronan and Max Irons as star-crossed...
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    Battle of the flicks: The Host VS. G.I. Joe: Retaliation

    Two very different movies arrive at the box office this weekend — one is a Stephenie Meyer alien romance and the other an action...
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    The Place Beyond the Pines movie review: Generation "why"

    Max 5 stars
    4
    My Rating
    This beautiful film tells the story of two flawed men, played by Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper, whose parallel lives intersect in...
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    G.I. Joe: Retaliation movie review: Ninja-riffic!

    Max 5 stars
    3.5
    My Rating
    This fun sequel to G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra has evolved in a sense, to include Asian-inspired martial arts and two of the...
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    Battle of the flicks: Admission vs. Olympus Has Fallen

    A romantic dramedy starring the hyper-neurotic Tina Fey is opening against the action-packed thriller, starring the gun-toting,...
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    Olympus has Fallen movie review: Adrenaline booster

    Max 5 stars
    4
    My Rating
    When Washington, D.C. gets invaded by a foreign paramilitary group, it’s up to Gerard Butler to single-handedly take down the Korean...
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    Admission movie review: Tina Fey sends out the fat envelope

    Tina Fey and beloved romcom star Paul Rudd team up in this funny and heartfelt movie about an admissions director for Princeton...
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    The Croods movie review: Cavemen in love

    This amazingly beautiful and brilliant animated 3D film could be the best of 2013 so far. With the vocal talents of Emma Stone and...
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    The Incredible Burt Wonderstone movie review: Cups and balls

    Move over Penn and Teller — there’s a new dynamic duo on the Vegas strip! Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi celebrate their “magic...