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Probably better suited to movie-going families than adults expecting something along the lines of Steve Carell comedies such as The 40 Year Old Virgin or Dinner for Schmucks, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is both a loving tri...
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While director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, The Evil Dead) does a good job of making the world of Oz look fantastical and dreamlike in Oz the Great and Powerful, the prequel is a bit more style than substance, ultimately lacking purp...
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A comedy produced by the same writing team that delivered The Hangover, 21 and Over tries too hard to capture the magic of that movie about an escapade that goes awry. Its storyline — aspiring med school student turns 21 and hi...
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There’s nothing terribly wrong with Jack the Giant Slayer, director Bryan Singer’s (X-Men) film based on the popular children’s fairytale. Nicholas Hoult (Warm Bodies) stars as the likable title character whose life is forever ...
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In the early ’90s, when San Diego was sometimes called “the next Seattle,” the fiercely independent combo Trumans Water more than held its own in a scene overflowing with talent and promise. In 1994, that band...
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Lacy (Keri Russell) and Daniel (Josh Hamilton) are an already stressed wife and husband trying to deal with some strange activity affecting their two children, Jesse (Dakota Goyo) and Sam (Kadan Rockett). With an emphasis on f...
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It probably wasn’t the best decision to cast tough guy Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at the lead in Snitch. Johnson plays John Matthews, a truck-driving father who tries to get his son out of prison by becoming an undercover inform...
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A little Charlie Sheen goes a long way. That much became apparent when he ended up on a strange bender a couple of years back. While he’s stabilized (somewhat) and now holds down a day job as the star of a cable sitcom, the guy...
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The first 15 minutes of Beautiful Creatures are actually quite promising. Writer-director Richard LaGravenese (P.S. I Love You) shows some restraint as he introduces us to Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich), a young teenager who just can...
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When it comes to delivering sarcastic one-liners, Bruce Willis is a real pro. And as John McLane he has plenty of opportunity to do just that. In fact, some of the lines from the first film of the franchise — 1988’s Die Hard — ...