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Based on the James Patterson novel Cross, Alex Cross is a shoddily made, half-assed attempt to bring back the fictional character that Morgan Freeman portrayed in two previous films. After bad dialogue, the real problem is the ...
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If you’ve seen the Red Hot Chili Peppers play lately, you’ve seen singer Anthony Kiedis wearing a hat emblazoned with the logo Off!. The name refers to the fine punk band headed up by Keith Morris. We recently called Morris, wh...
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The true story behind Argo, the new Ben Affleck film about six hostages who somehow manage to escape Iran in the midst of the U.S. hostage crisis, is almost unbelievable. A larger-than-life CIA-driven extrication plan that invo...
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Comedian Kevin James is really good at playing the lovable loser. He did it for years on the sit-com King of Queens and has embraced the role in the various films. This, combined with his particular brand of physical comedy mak...
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A struggling, alcoholic writer, Marty (Colin Firth) can’t get past the title page of his screenplay, “Seven Psychopaths.” Friend Billy (Sam Rockwell) , a struggling actor and a dog “borrower” who nabs neighborhood pups so his a...
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Horror movies generally require a suspension of disbelief but Sinister, the new movie starring Ethan Hawke as a true crime writer who stumbles upon a serial killer of sorts, rushed for an explanation and an ending that pushed t...
Flicks
Over the past 15 years, director Dick Carruthers has filmed a variety of different rock acts. He’s the guy who lensed Portishead’s PNYC: Portishead – Roseland and The Killers Live from Royal Albert Hall. He’s also worked ...
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Writer-director Tim Burton has a way of making us sympathize with monsters. Whether it’s Beetlejuice or Edward Scissorhands, Burton makes freaks and geeks into lovable, misunderstood creatures. He tries to work that magic...
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When the thriller Taken came out four years ago, star Liam Neeson wasn’t quite believable as Bryan Miller, an ex-CIA operative who still kicks some serious ass. Now 60, Neeson struggles even more in Taken 2, a sequel that finds...
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While Jim Field Smith’s previous film, She’s Out of My League, didn’t get rave critical reviews, we loved it anyway. So we were excited to see the Smith’s latest effort, Butter. While the film is loosely based on real butter ca...