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'A long time ago, we used to be friends...'
TV doesn’t always translate the big screen. History seems to be even less forgiving on going the opposite way. Though television has a long standing aiming to graduate certain fare to the big screen,...
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'Divergent' aims to please the masses
Young Adult books have become the latest gold rush for Hollywood. Once comic book films began to run out of home run, or even solid ideas, producers and executives began to mine for new franchise...
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Arnold's "Sabotage" isn't as it appears
Arnold Schwarzenegger seems content to pick up his acting career exactly where he left off. Problem is, audiences and action films have grown. His niche of violent fare of good vs. evil has been a...
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Noah has the vision but lacking substance
Russell Crowe seems to be content trying to create a filmography that would make him a titan if only it were generations earlier. “Gladiator” and “Robin Hood” were large-scale period films that sought...
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Another Wes Anderson fairy tale
Imagination is a very precious thing. Original thinking and ideas in Hollywood don’t go well regardless of the strength of such film ideas. Thankfully directors and those in independent cinema can...
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It's more than just 'Bad Words'
Jason Bateman, the director. To many, this sounds like a new concept. However, Bateman first took a stab at directing in 1989 while starring on the show “Valerie.” Since then, he’s directed episodes...
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'Captain America' returns
Marvel Studios is continuing to be inventive in their films and promotions of them. A few years ago, Marvel was almost exclusively a summer blockbuster affair. Since “The Avengers” rewrote the success...
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'Oculus' is nothing to look at
Low-budget horror films have been around for decades. The concept became so prevalent that B-movie horror flicks diluted the genre in years when other genres were thriving. Thankfully, the...
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Revenge, betrayal, and laughs
Cameron Diaz is one of the few big movie stars who can sell a movie on name alone. In a climate where movie stars are quickly losing cache in favor of spectacle, each success of an actor’s brand...
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Paul Walker's final completed role in 'Brick Mansions'
Losing a beloved actor or artist can be tough. For some, works are left unfinished; others have to struggle making any releasable material accessible without appearing insensitive. When we lost Paul...
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A horror flick that visits the origin of 'drink the kool-aid'
Ti West is a horror film director that excels at building tension. Horror purists have been manipulated into quick and violent stories of gore and macabre. What West does is allow intensity and...
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The war of surburbia
Summer movie season is officially in business. Last week, a blockbuster superhero has made a big debut. It’s only a few weeks before Memorial Day and then having to choose a movie will become more...
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Big budget done right
Looking at all the biggest blockbusters of our time, a common thread appears: a human element. No matter how elaborate or bombastic the action gets, the audience needs someone to root for or care...
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X-Men return to form
What sets X-Men movies apart from their peers is how rooted in reality they are. The concept of mutation and deeming people as classless abominations is nothing new, but each of the films focus on...
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Seth MacFarlane’s brand of comedy is not for all tastes. Regardless of that, his successes continue to outweigh any misfires he may have had. Taking a cancelled show and not only getting it back on...
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Stuck in a moment you can't get out of
There seems to be part of the most powerful leading men when science-fiction action films become the modus operandi. Of Will Smith’s last five starring roles, three are firmly in science-fiction...
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Cancer and love, not always in that order
Tearjerkers have a strong following amongst its fans. Any serious movie fan loves to recall the movies that moved them to tears. Some titles make more sense than others, but like any category, it has...
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'Transformers' return to the multiplex
Revisiting a franchise after a hiatus has not been a sound idea as of late. “Scream 4” was the weakest film and undid a lot of the mystique of the original three. “Spy Kids” went for...
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Evil and deliverance
“The Exorcist” is the gold standard when it comes to films about exorcism. Many titles since, including the film’s sequels, have attempted to explore the subgenre further. A few have reached a...
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'Snowpiercer' stimulates and excites
Summers at the movie usually go the same way: a collection of action films and kid flicks monopolize the market while the occasional horror or comedy fare takes what’s left. Beyond that, niche films...
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