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‘CHIPS’ Review: Sucker Ponched

Philip Brown — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 19:00:26 +0000

Of all the old TV shows to get a sudden Hollywood reboot, ‘CHiPs’ had to be pretty low on the list of viable contenders. Does anyone care about ‘CHiPs’ anymore? Does anyone still watch it? I guess Dax Shepard does, and since he’s been slowly forging a directorial career rooted in driving cars, working with...

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‘This Is Where I Leave You’ Review: Sappy Sobs and Gentle Laughs

Philip Brown — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:00:10 +0000

‘This Is Where I Leave You’ is a kindler, gentler version of ‘August: Osage County’ to watch with your mom. The movie plays mild family dysfunction for mild laughs and milder drama. It’s like a cup of instant chicken noodle soup – superficially as warm and pleasing as the real thing without any real nourishment....

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Weekend Movies: The End-of-Summer Slump Begins

Luke Hickman — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:00:28 +0000

Here it comes, the bitter flavor of post-summer movies. Not all of this weekend’s new film releases appear to be like the usual impending September drivel, but unfortunately most of them do. The widest release of the weekend looks like a car-wreck of a movie: ‘Hit & Run‘. Don’t Kristen Bell and Dax Shephard realize...

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