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‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ Review: Historical Hokum

Philip Brown — Fri, 12 May 2017 14:30:18 +0000

Every now and then (usually about once per decade), Hollywood decides that the time is right for a King Arthur tale and audiences respond with a firm “No thank you.” The last time was in 2004 when Antoine Fuqua and Clive Owen delivered an epic so forgettable you’re about to turn to Google to confirm...

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‘The Finest Hours’ Review: Fine Action, Unfortunate Cheese

Philip Brown — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 14:00:36 +0000

Based on a remarkable Massachusetts Coast Guard rescue mission from 1952, ‘The Finest Hours’ is an attempt to revive old-timey adventure movies. It’s not just a period piece in terms of the costumes and props; the characters are all written as though they were pulled from a serialized magazine sold on the shelf of the...

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‘Deliver Us from Evil’ Review: Yet Another Last Exorcism

Philip Brown — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:00:39 +0000

‘Sinister’ director Scott Derrickson mashes up the cop and exorcism genres in a way that would seem fresh were it not for his convoluted script, and the fact that ‘Exorcist III’ covered most of this ground 24 years ago. It’s still a decent movie, just nothing special. As evidenced by the success of ‘Sinister‘ and...

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Weekend Movies: Music and Passion Were Always the Fashion

Luke Hickman — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 17:00:46 +0000

When the widest movie release of the week is a boy band concert documentary, you just know that the weekend’s going to blow. I saw the trailer for ‘One Direction: This Is Us‘ last week and I’ve never wanted to slap a teenager more. Not only had I never heard of this band, not a...

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Now Playing: ‘Circuit’ Bored

Bryan Kluger — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 15:00:15 +0000

‘Closed Circuit’ is one of those cases where the trailer is far better than the actual movie itself. Whatever might have looked good in the script from writer Steven Knight (‘Eastern Promises’), the execution from director John Crowley has made this courtroom thriller a sub-par addition to the genre, and ultimately forgettable. The first scene...

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Weekend Movies: Go Indie or Stay Home

Luke Hickman — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:00:21 +0000

With literally only one new movie opening wide this week (and a crappy one at that), it’s time to play catch-up by taking in some of the soon-to-be awards contenders, or maybe watching a Blu-ray at home. I haven’t seen either of last week’s flop debuts, but I’m certain that both are better than this...

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The Trailer Park: Killers and Robbers

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:00:32 +0000

In the movie trailers that we look at today, a pair of Autumn thrillers try to warm up the season with some suspense and action. How well will they immerse audiences into the world of hardened criminals? ‘Deadfall’ As much as I like Eric Bana, I just can’t muster much interest in seeing this. I’m...

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New to VUDU: Week of September 4th, 2011

Josh Zyber — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:00:56 +0000

Movies for or about children seem to be the theme of the week on VUDU. We have a bunch of kid-friendly flicks about princesses, teddy bears and high school musicals entering the stream, but the ones that interest me are those with murderous little buggers. The following titles enter the VUDU stream this week: ‘Animal...

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Weekend Movies: ‘High’, ‘Hanna’ and Russell Brand

Drew Taylor — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:00:17 +0000

Once again, the films surging into the box office this weekend are a mixed bag of genres, for a wide range of audiences. There’s something here whether you like your young girls as assassins or shark attack victims, want a cheeky remake of a beloved comedy, or a comedy that’s pretty much all cheek (and...

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Now Playing: ‘Hanna’ Slays

Drew Taylor — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:00:23 +0000

It’s funny to watch the marketing for ‘Hanna’, Joe Wright’s new little girl assassin film that opens this weekend, change and evolve. When the first trailers came out, the advertising emphasized the film’s weirdness – its spooky modern fairy tale feel, the angular font created specifically for the movie – whereas that aspect has been...

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Third Hulk’s the Charm

Josh Zyber — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:00:10 +0000

“You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.” – Marvel Studios President of Production Kevin Feige to Edward Norton. Well, if he didn’t really say that, he sure should have. Because it would have been awesome. I’m sure that most comic book fans have heard by now the news from earlier this month that Edward Norton...

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