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12-21-2011

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Now Playing: Cross-Dressing Drama Lacks Power

Now Playing: Cross-Dressing Drama Lacks Power

November and December are the busiest months out of the year for reviewers who take part in film critics’ associations. We not only have to screen all the current releases, we also have to cram in every notable film we missed over the year, as well as upcoming awards contenders. Add that on top of a healthy amount of Blu-rays for reviewing and it’s hard to fit in something that you want to watch, as opposed to something you have to watch. If a screener shows up in the mail, you have to watch it. And that’s how I first came to hear about ‘Albert Nobbs’.
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Now Playing: ‘Tintin’ Makes Mo-Cap Worthwhile

Now Playing: ‘Tintin’ Makes Mo-Cap Worthwhile

When I learned early on that Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ was being animated via motion capture, I immediately began dreading the experience, mainly due to memories of Bob Zemeckis’ terrible ImageMovers mo-cap movies. Even when friends from the UK conveyed rave reviews for ‘Tintin’, I wasn’t fully on-board. Not until the foreign box office reflected a lot of love for the finished product did I began looking forward to it. Had I known then what I know now, ‘Tintin’ would have been one of my most anticipated movies of the year.
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12-19-2011

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Weekend Box Office: Two of Three Franchises Fumble

Weekend Box Office: Two of Three Franchises Fumble

Theater attendance was down for the third week in a row this weekend. Like many others, I assumed that the release of three major sequels would pick the box office back up. Oddly enough, the film four entries deep into its franchise performed the best, while the other two made considerably less than their high-grossing predecessors.
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12-16-2011

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Now Playing: ‘Chipwrecked’ Is a Trainwreck

Now Playing: ‘Chipwrecked’ Is a Trainwreck

With the previous two ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks’ movies, I was fortunate enough to miss those screenings. Sadly, as much I tried finding a way to avoid ‘Chipwrecked’, I just couldn’t get out of it. Here it is, folks. I took a bullet for you. Enjoy, because I sure didn’t.
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Now Playing: Beautifully Comedic ‘Carnage’

Now Playing: Beautifully Comedic ‘Carnage’

Setting aside Roman Polanski’s personal affairs, the guy is a stellar filmmaker. If it weren’t so, he wouldn’t have a career anymore. But here he is still making acclaimed films with A-list actors as if nothing ever happened. After watching ‘Carnage’, you’ll be happy that he still is.
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Now Playing: Fourth ‘Mission’ Successfully Accomplished

Now Playing: Fourth ‘Mission’ Successfully Accomplished

Please note: While ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ technically opens today, it can only be seen on IMAX, XD and other larger-than-usual premium screens until the film expands on December 21st. Even with the inflated ticket prices, the significant amount of shot-in-IMAX footage is worth seeing on a premium screen anyway.
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Now Playing: A Deductively Wild ‘Sherlock’ Sequel

Now Playing: A Deductively Wild ‘Sherlock’ Sequel

For the third film in a row, Guy Ritchie has proven that he’s back in fine form. ‘A Game of Shadows’, the follow-up to Ritchie’s 2009 ‘Sherlock Holmes’ flick, magnifies everything that worked in the first and corrects everything that didn’t. It’s smart, witty, fun and saturated with wickedly stylized action. Continue Reading

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Weekend Movies: Sequels Galore

Weekend Movies: Sequels Galore

Bring on the holiday gobbledygook! This weekend, three sequels (two of them among the most anticipated films of the year) and two indies take stage. Let’s get the worst of the sequels out of the way first.
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12-13-2011

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Now Playing (Soon): Fincher’s ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Makes Its Mark

Now Playing (Soon): Fincher’s ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Makes Its Mark

David Fincher’s adaptation/remake of Stieg Larsson’s international bestseller ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ is one of the most anticipated movies of the year. While the film doesn’t open until December 23rd, the embargo against reviews lifts today. Unlike some publications, we abide by such agreements here.
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12-12-2011

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Weekend Box Office: ‘New Year’s Eve’ Drops the Ball

Weekend Box Office: ‘New Year’s Eve’ Drops the Ball

This weekend featured the worst collective box office total in over three years. The cumulative estimated tally was only $78 million. The last time the totals were this low was the first week of September, 2008, during which ‘Bangkok Dangerous’ took first place with $7.7 million, ‘Tropic Thunder‘ was in the second spot in its fourth week, and ‘The Dark Knight‘ was in third in its eighth week. Although this weekend wasn’t quite that bad, it’s still a long way from great.
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