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My Dream Oscar Ballot 2014

I’ll stick with the Academy’s format for this, which means I have to refrain from listing Best Animated Feature, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Documentary Feature. I simply didn’t see enough films to fill up those categories. I’m skipping … Continue reading

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2013 in Review: The Best Films

It took me a long time to get to it, but I’ve finally narrowed down my top 10 films of the year. There was plenty I never got to see, thanks to a schedule where almost everything great came out … Continue reading

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Review Round-up: First Half of 2013

I never got around to writing my monthly recaps of new films I’d seen, so consider this a make-up for that. Here’s every new movie I saw this year that hasn’t been covered on this site (outside of preview columns) … Continue reading

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The Weekender: I tried so hard and got so far, but in ‘The End’ it doesn’t even matter

IN THEATERS: Identity Thief (R) Starring Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Amanda Peet Story by Jerry Eeten and Craig Mazin Screenplay by Craig Mazin Directed by Seth Gordon Though the trailer promises more hilarity from Bridesmaids‘ breakout star, I get the … Continue reading

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