Archive | Movie Reviews
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Movie review: New Broken Lizard Comedy release disappoints past fans
From the team that brought you "Super Troopers" and "Beerfest" comes yet another raunchy R-rated comedy.
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Movie review: ‘Argo’ tells untold story of heroes
The story behind the movie “Argo,” directed by Ben Affleck, is so brilliantly crafted that it’s hard to believe it’s based on true events that occurred during Iran’s Islamic Revolution. When a mob of angry, distressed Iranians overtook the U.S.
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Movie review: Racially insensitive ‘Red Dawn’ doomed by political pandering
During post-production of “Red Dawn,” MGM’s execs changed the nationality of the invading Chinese army to North Korean by digitally altering flags and other national symbols, and dubbing over the original Chinese dialogue with Korean. The studio didn’t want to alienate Chinese audiences.
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Movie review: Ang Lee slices himself an animated piece of ‘Pi’
Two characters leave home and are forced to get along—the only snag is that one of them is an adult male Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
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Movie review: “Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part Two” is a good ending to the saga
Put all the Kristen Stewart acting jokes and Team Edward/Team Jacob hysteria aside, and what you’re left with in “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part Two” is a visually impressive science fiction/thriller with plenty of action and head-ripping-off to go around.
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Movie review: Lincoln
Any movie directed and produced by the legendary Steven Spielberg is going to carry high expectations on its shoulders.
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Movie review: ‘Skyfall’ proves James Bond is still relevant after 50 years
How do you keep a film series fresh after 23 films and 50 years? Somehow, the people behind the latest Bond film, “Skyfall,” miraculously found the answer to that question. There are certain aspects of every James Bond film that audiences have begun to expect.
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Movie review: ‘Flight’
The audience members sit with clenched jaws and gasps caught in their throats as they watch a commercial plane pull out of a nose-dive, flip upside-down and then crash-land next to a church.
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Movie review: ‘Paranormal Activity 4,’ scariest installment yet
The first installment of the “Paranormal Activity” franchise terrified moviegoers with its home video-style of camera work and the thrill of an unseen terror.