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Weekend Roundtable: Least Believable Screen Couple

Josh Zyber — Fri, 03 May 2019 17:00:43 +0000

The new rom-com Long Shot would have us imagine the stunning Charlize Theron falling for schlubby Seth Rogen. That movie plays the mismatch for laughs, but it reminds us of other screen romances that were less than convincing. David Krauss Sandra Bullock and… a couple of guys. You’d think it would be a cinch for...

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‘Logan Lucky’ Review: Soderbergh Gets Silly

Philip Brown — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:00:21 +0000

The release of ‘Logan Lucky’ marks a return from self-imposed cinematic retirement for director Steven Soderbergh. You’d think that might mean the Oscar-winning filmmaker has an extra important and ambitious project that forced him back into the art form. Nope. The guy just wanted to have fun and has delivered one of his most endearingly...

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‘Touched with Fire’ Review: A Weak Flame

Philip Brown — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:00:08 +0000

Walking an uncomfortable line between probing and preaching about a valid issue, ‘Touched with Fire’ starts strong and establishes some intriguing characters before losing its way pounding home a thesis. The film is about bipolar disorder, specifically how artists frequently thrive under the illness. It’s clearly a passionate and even personal subject for first-time feature...

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‘Woman in Gold’ Review: No Glitter Here

Philip Brown — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 19:00:33 +0000

The Oscar bait prestige picture has become so ubiquitous in the Harvey Weinstein era that those movies have become just as formulaic and predictable as the mainstream Hollywood fare they’re supposed to provide escape from. Enter ‘Woman in Gold’, a movie with everything that we’re supposed to want from a classy drama. We get to...

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‘The Giver’ Review: You’ve Got to Give a Little, Take a Little

Philip Brown — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:00:53 +0000

Lois Lowry’s award-winning and occasionally banned novel ‘The Giver’ has been rumored for film adaptation and in various states of development for almost twenty years. It became a Jeff Bridges passion project, but unfortunately by the time he finally got the story to screen, it was too little too late. The final movie doesn’t quite...

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Now Playing: Sandler Stoops to a New Low

Luke Hickman — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:00:22 +0000

Shame on Adam Sandler, and shame on everyone who makes a cameo in this daft movie. Shame on Regis Philbin, on Tim Meadows, on Nick Swardson, on Katie Holmes, on Drew Carey, on Shaquille O’Neil, on Kobe Bryant, on Norm MacDonald, on Johnny Depp, on Jared from the Subway commercials, on John McEnroe, on Christie...

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Weekend Movies: Girl Power, Horror and a Heartfelt Comedy

Luke Hickman — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:00:19 +0000

Oddly, none of the three nationwide openers this week will appear on more than 2,500 screens. We could very well end up seeing ‘The Help’ or ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ come in first at the box office again. Personally, I believe that Luc Besson’s new chick action flick will take first, but...

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