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‘Despicable Me 3’ Review: Another Middling Minions Movie

Luke Hickman — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:00:53 +0000

The relatively young Universal-backed animation studio Illumination created a golden goose in 2010 with its first movie, ‘Despicable Me’, and has been on a successful roll ever since. Unfortunately, just as happened to DreamWorks Animation and Pixar, Illumination is now caught in a deadly cycle. Its release calendar only lists sequels, spinoffs and remakes, and...

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‘Trolls’ Review: All Dolled Up with Nowhere to Go

Philip Brown — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 12:00:36 +0000

Hey, remember how everyone was begging for a movie based on those toy trolls from the ’90s? Yeah, me neither. Even in this age of nostalgia, those dumb dolls with the big hair haven’t made a comeback. Nevertheless, someone in the bowels of Fox decided that we all actually wanted a troll doll movie. In...

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Now Playing: Likeable ‘Me’

Bryan Kluger — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 14:00:12 +0000

In terms of box office, it may be difficult for ‘Despicable Me 2’ to beat its predecessor, which made over $543 million just three years ago. Nevertheless, the directors and writers are back again with Steve Carrell as the wacky former criminal mastermind Gru, who we last saw stealing the moon. How can one top...

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Now Playing: The Return of Butt Rock

Luke Hickman — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:00:52 +0000

I can’t picture any fan of ’80s butt rock – and I’m not talking about the retro geeks who listen to it today, but those original fans who listened to it back in the day – enjoying ‘Rock of Ages’. In fact, I’m pretty certain that the majority of the bands who have music featured...

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Full Metal Jackets: I’m [Not] Gonna Git You, Sucka

Tom Landy — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:00:09 +0000

The 2011 computer-animated family film ‘Flop’ – errr, I mean ‘Hop‘ — looks to be getting an exclusive Blu-ray SteelBook in Canada just in time for Easter. According to a recent post on Future Shop’s forum, the Canadian retailer is gearing up for the holiday weekend with a version of the release that will hop...

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Blu-ray Highlights for 7/12/11 – Return I Will to Old ‘Brazil’

Josh Zyber — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:00:15 +0000

Yes, it’s another slow summer week for new Blu-ray releases. Even the title I’ve most eagerly awaited appears to have arrived on the format in a compromised form. Will I be able to resist buying it anyway? Honestly, probably not. Here’s the week’s release slate, including titles that street on Friday: ‘Arthur (2011)‘ (Warner Brothers...

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Hop’ Stays on Top (See What I Did There?)

Drew Taylor — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:00:30 +0000

For the second weekend in a row, the furry appeal of ‘Hop’ was too much for audiences (perhaps sedated or heavily drugged) to resist. The Russell Brand-voiced Easter Bunny movie made it to the #1 spot again. That’s interesting because, in doing so, it easily trumped another Russell Brand movie (one in which he is...

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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: ‘Hop’ Stumbles

Drew Taylor — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:00:28 +0000

‘Hop’, the new animation/live action hybrid from the folks who brought us ‘Despicable Me‘, aspires for greatness. In its own simplistic way, the movie strives to be a new holiday classic, in the tradition of ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas‘ or ‘Elf‘ or ‘The Santa Clause’… except, you know, Easter-themed. But it falls so painfully short...

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