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Starbuck Review

The feel-good movie is somewhat of an enigma when it comes to the end result. Collectively, so many share the same exact elements: ample schmaltz,…

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My Brother The Devil Review

Delivering an alternately striking and ominous vision of gangland London, My Brother the Devil, the directorial debut from British-Egyptian director Sally El Hosaini, is an…

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The Host Review

Twilight fans will love The Host. Not because it is in anyway an enjoyable movie, but rather because its release means the Twilight films are…

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Trance Review

After the awards magnets Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours, and the triumphant majesty of his esoteric Olympic Opening Ceremony, Danny Boyle wants to get rid…

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G.I. Joe: Retaliation Review

2009 was the year Hasbro announced itself to the world as the Guns N’ Roses of terrible cinematic source material. Transformers, the 2007 adaptation of…

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Admission Review

Nuanced and thoughtful, Admission brings us the customarily satisfying outing from director Paul Weitz: beautifully constructed, pleasing in virtually every way, compassionate, often twisting unexpectedly,…

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The Croods Review

DreamWorks’ newest 3D animated release, The Croods, is a surprisingly heartfelt, yet unfortunately unfunny movie. Going into the film, I was under the impression that…

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The Sapphires Review

In the vein of 2006’s Dreamgirls, import The Sapphires briskly chronicles the rise of a fictitious all-black female singing troupe, this time comprised of Australian…

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Olympus Has Fallen Review

Sure, you can prematurely call Antoine Fuqua’s newest film Die Hard In The White House Except Substitute Gerard Butler For Bruce Willis, but that would…