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The Spy Who Dumped Me Review: Shaken and Stirred

Jason Gorber — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 12:00:48 +0000

The film feels too long, running just under two hours. It has too many asides, and the bad guys never really get anything juicy to do. Yet despite these flaws, The Spy Who Dumped Me offers some genuine delight as well, fueled entirely by the supreme charms of stars Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon. Written...

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‘A Bad Moms Christmas’ Review: Unnecessary but Amusing

Philip Brown — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:00:31 +0000

Last year’s ‘Bad Moms’ felt like a joke pitch that went too far and somehow became a movie. Yet, thanks to a perfectly assembled cast and a script that had enough laughs to overcome a parade of clichés, the comedy was somehow a massive hit. Now the team behind that film has doubled down for...

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‘Bad Moms’ Review: Also Fairly Funny Moms

Philip Brown — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:00:58 +0000

Based purely on the title, it would be easy to assume that ‘Bad Moms’ is a lazily conceived comedy about some mothers getting up to no good with swears and possibly drinking. Well, those assumptions are entirely correct. The surprise is that it’s actually quite funny at it. True, the plot plays like an afterthought...

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‘Jupiter Ascending’ Contest Results

Josh Zyber — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:00:41 +0000

Well, that’s a little better. We went back to the photo caption format for last week’s ‘Jupiter Ascending’ contest and had a reasonably decent turnout, certainly better than last month’s misbegotten ‘American Sniper’ contest. I appreciate that, so let’s give away the prize! Participation didn’t set any record or anything, but I’ll chalk that up...

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Contest: Win ‘Jupiter Ascending’ on Blu-ray!

Josh Zyber — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 12:00:30 +0000

It’s time to give away another Blu-ray! Filled with dazzling sci-fi imagery and thunderous Dolby Atmos audio, the Wachowski siblings’ sci-fi epic ‘Jupiter Ascending‘ should make great eye candy demo material for any home theater. Best of all, it’s free if you win! We have a couple spare copies. All you have to do is...

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‘Jupiter Ascending’ Review: Wacko Wachowski Fun

Philip Brown — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 20:00:31 +0000

If the Wachowskis deserve credit for nothing else (and let’s be clear, the deserve credit for quite a bit), they certainly never undershoot their ambitions. No, every time the Wachowski siblings grab a megaphone and put on their directing pants, they go big and dare themselves to fail. With ‘Jupiter Ascending’, they’ve delivered a space...

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The Trailer Park: Does Whatever a Spider Can

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:00:04 +0000

In our latest round of new movie trailers, Spider-Man battles a new trio of villains, yet still finds time to ponder why he even bothers. Meanwhile, Channing Tatum is back with another attempt to become the next big action hero. ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Comic book fans everywhere are giddy with excitement to see a live-action...

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Now Playing: ‘Oz’ Neither Great nor Powerful

Bryan Kluger — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:00:39 +0000

A more fitting title for ‘Oz: The Great and Powerful’ would have been ‘Oz: The Modest and Ineffective’. I have no doubt that this prequel will make tons of money at the box office the next two weekends, but doesn’t deserve to. Even though it has an all-star cast, an amazing director and top-notch talent...

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Now Playing: Bringing Out the ‘Ted’

Aaron Peck — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:00:04 +0000

If you aren’t a fan of Seth MacFarlane or his trademark referential humor, you probably won’t like ‘Ted’. On the other hand, if you are a fan of his humor, you’ll most likely think it’s the funniest project he’s ever done. I like ‘Family Guy’, but I can’t stand any of MacFarlane’s other animated ventures....

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Weekend Movies: Cap and JT Attempt to Dethrone Harry Potter

Luke Hickman — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:00:58 +0000

With ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2’ crushing every opening weekend box office record last week, it’s going to be tough for either of our two major new releases to knock the boy wizard off his pedestal. Does a second-string Marvel superhero or a carbon copy of a six-month-old sex-buddies romantic comedy have...

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Now Playing: ‘Friends with Benefits’ – Yet Another R-Rated Winner

Luke Hickman — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:00:48 +0000

If you found this year’s earlier sex-buddy romantic comedy ‘No Strings Attached’ a pleasant surprise, expect to be won over by ‘Friends with Benefits’ too. While both movies revolve around the same premise – two friends decide to give non-committal casual sex a shot – ‘Friends with Benefits’ scores extra points for being as funny...

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TIFF Journal: ‘Black Swan’ – No Ugly Ducklings Here

Josh Zyber — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:00:24 +0000

As I write this post on Tuesday afternoon, I’ve only had time to see one movie so far today. However, it’s perhaps the biggest, most buzzed-about film in the festival – and also the one that you, our readers, told me you were most interested to have me report on. Yes, it’s Darren Aronofsky’s surreal...

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