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The Weekender: ‘Let Me’ Entertain You
IN THEATERS: The Lone Ranger (PG-13) Starring Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Tom Wilkinson Screen story by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Justin Haythe Screenplay by Justin Haythe and Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio Directed by Gore Verbinski Certainly not … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Previews, Reviews
Tagged attack, band called death, despicable me, israel, johnny depp, kevin hart, lone ranger, palestine, sam rockwell, steve carell, way way back
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Summer TV Hangout: Week 4
As always, it’s open season on Twitter to discuss these shows with me. House of Cards – Season 1 “Chapter Eight” (A) Frank visits his alma mater for a library dedication and ends up pondering his life. His drunken reunion … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, freaks and geeks, house of cards, netflix, simpsons, sports night, wonderfalls
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The Weekender: Who’s ‘House’? Run’s House
IN THEATERS: The Heat* (R) Starring Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Marlon Wayans Written by Katie Dippold Directed by Paul Feig If Hot Fuzz is the cream of the crop of recent buddy-cop movies, and The Other Guys is a step … Continue reading
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Tagged channing tatum, gemma arterton, heat, melissa mccarthy, twenty feet from stardom, unfinished song, white house down
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The List: Ultimate Summer Movies
There are summer movies—your big blockbusters and early awards contenders—and then there are movies that are really about the season and how it affects people. That’s what I’m after with this list, films that follow a group of folks over … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Film, Reviews
Tagged adventureland, do the right thing, kings of summer, my girl, pee-wee, pee-wee's big adventure, rear window, sandlot, summer, super 8, tiny toon adventures, tiny toons, to kill a mockingbird
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Don’t Stop Believin’
Monsters University (A) Starring the voices of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Helen Mirren, Steve Buscemi Story and screenplay by Robert L. Baird, Daniel Gerson, Dan Scanlon Directed by Dan Scanlon It’s a cliché, but you learn more about yourself in … Continue reading
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Tagged monsters u, monsters university, pixar
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Summer TV Hangout: Week 3
I started calling this a “hangout,” so let’s make that happen. If you’d like to chat about any of these episodes, or throw in suggestions for shows you’d like me to cover in the future, reply to me on Twitter … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, freaks and geeks, house of cards, netflix, simpsons, sports night, wonderfalls
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The Weekender: The Whole Wide ‘World’
IN THEATERS: Monsters University* (G) Starring the voices of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Helen Mirren Story and screenplay by Robert L. Baird, Daniel Gerson, Dan Scanlon Directed by Dan Scanlon Slump? What slump? This prequel is one of the most … Continue reading
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Tagged amy acker, billy crystal, bling ring, brad pitt, emma watson, fill the void, israel, monsters university, much ado about nothing, nuclear energy, pandora's promise, world war z
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Good? Sure. Super? Not so much.
Man of Steel (B-) Starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner Story by David S. Goyer & Christopher Nolan Screenplay by David S. Goyer Directed by Zack Snyder There are a lot of different movies fighting … Continue reading
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Tagged henry cavill, man of steel
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Summer TV Hangout: Week 2
House of Cards – Season 1 “Chapter Four” (A-) We get down to business in this installment as Frank sacrifices a sheep that refused to become a wolf like him. The back-office dealings with Kevin Spacey are what I love … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, freaks and geeks, house of cards, netflix, simpsons, sports night, wonderfalls
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The Weekender: ‘End’ it all
IN THEATERS: Man of Steel (PG-13) Starring Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon, Amy Adams Screen story by David S. Goyer & Christopher Nolan Screenplay by David S. Goyer Directed by Zack Snyder Is this the Superman we all deserve? Or another … Continue reading
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Tagged henry cavill, man of steel, seth rogen, this is the end
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