McCarthy shines in lackluster “Identity Thief” Libba Smith A&E Editor “Identity Thief” is the latest in a string of lazy comedies with clichéd jokes and boring plotlines. Jason Bateman has made quite a career out of playing the uptight businessman, a role he has perfected in too many films and television shows; his character [...]
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Movie Review: 2/15/13
Posted on 14 February 2013.
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‘Drive’s’ action and art elevate standard chase movie
Posted on 28 September 2011.
Alex Hiatt Staff Writer I was supposed to see and bring you my thoughts on Taylor Lautner’s post-Twilight star vehicle “Abduction.” Although I’m sure I could have entertained y’all with an acid-glazed lampooning, no opportunity to have some fun picking on an easy target is worth the auto-decapitation that “Abduction” would have induced. And, really, [...]
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Cuteness can’t elevate “Rio”s’ unfortunate predicatbility
Posted on 29 April 2011.
by Kris Fronzak, News Editor The recently released animated film “Rio” from Twentieth Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios film proves that a stellar cast can’t fix inherent unoriginality — but it can make the unoriginality a little more amusing. Relying on a combination of lurid colors (it is set in the tropics, after all), [...]
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“No Strings” gets tangled in formula and unrelatable leads
Posted on 18 February 2011.
Adam (Ashton Kutcher) is a struggling television producer. Emma (Natalie Portman) is a medical student with a full schedule. The two meet several times over the course of their lives until discovering that they now both live in the same city in California.
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“Phillip Morris” proves criminally hilarious
Posted on 04 February 2011.
“I Love You Phillip Morris” be- gins as a seemingly standard story of an ordinary man, Steven Russell (Jim Carrey). He has a beautiful wife, an adorable daughter, a steady job as a police officer and is even a church organist. The real drama begins with a car crash that shakes Steven, into living life [...]
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The King’s Speech
Posted on 28 January 2011.
British royalty is in. The world is atwitter with Prince William’s engagement to Kate Middleton and the 2010 movie “The King’s Speech” is nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, 14 awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 14 British Academy of Film Awards and 12 Academy Awards. And it deserves every bit [...]
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