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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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Now in its second year, the Short.Sweet.Film Fest offers a mix of local and international short films, including documentaries and animated shorts. This year the intimate celebration of concise creativity takes place on Februar...
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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 — ...
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Writer-director Steven Soderbergh does a bit of a juggling act with Side Effects, allegedly his swan song. On one hand, the film offers a critique of a pill-popping culture that makes people into guinea pigs for pharmaceutical ...
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We already reviewed Stand Up Guys, the story of an aging trio of criminals who hit the streets for an action-packed night out on the town after pal Val (Al Pacino) is released from an extended stint in jail. The old gang (Chris...
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Directing his first film when he was 19, the now 58-year-old Don Coscarelli has built a cult following through the years with the release of B-movies like Phantasm and Bubba Ho-Tep. The campy John Dies at the End continues Cosc...
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Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin and Al Pacino are oldies but goodies. They’re veteran actors who aren’t beyond taking roles in small, independent films that have little change of turning into box office hits. And they do a decen...
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Walter Hill knows how to make a decent buddy cop flick. He directed 48 Hours, the very funny movie that starred Nick Nolte as a ragtag cop and Eddie Murphy as a troublesome fugitive. Hill goes for something similar with Bullet ...