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Review round-up: October 2012
Movie overload again. Here’s another round of reviews of everything I’ve seen since Sept. 5 that hasn’t already been covered on the site or College Movie Review. Trouble with the Curve (B) – Theater The script is weaker than Josh … Continue reading
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The Weekender: Guns and ‘Butter’
IN THEATERS: Taken 2 (PG-13) Starring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace Screenplay by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen Directed by Olivier Megaton This revenge-filled sequel to the original surprise hit isn’t bad, just completely unnecessary. Liam Neeson kicks … Continue reading
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839 Comments
Hit to Death in the Future Head
Yeah, this movie’s not all shoot-outs. (TriStar) Looper (A) Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt Written and directed by Rian Johnson Most Bruce Willis action movies require you to check your brain at the door before you enter the … Continue reading
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The Weekender: Less than ‘Perfect’
The 25th Dallas Video Fest kicked off Wednesday night with the full-scale experiment Expanded Cinema at the Omni Hotel. Thursday debuted the fest in earnest with the debut of the entertaining and enlightening documentary Ann Richards’ Texas. Learn more about … Continue reading
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Review round-up: September 2012
I’ve seen a lot of movies in the past month, so here’s a collection of everything I’ve seen since Aug. 1 that hasn’t already been covered on the site or College Movie Review. Bernie (A) – DVD Richard Linklater’s true-life … Continue reading
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The Weekender: ‘Sparkle’ Motion
IN THEATERS: The Expendables 2 (R) Starring Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Arnold Schwarzenegger Screen story by Ken Kaufman & David Agosto and Richard Wenk Screenplay by Richard Wenk and Sylvester Stallone Directed by Simon West More beef jerky shooting … Continue reading
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The Weekender: ‘Watch’ yourself
IN THEATERS: The Watch (R) Starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill Written by Jared Stern and Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg Directed by Akiva Schaffer This alien invasion comedy has some laughs, but you’ve already seen most of them … Continue reading
Portrait of the artist as an early retiree
James Murphy, during his last night fronting one of the most important bands of the last decade. (Oscilloscope) Shut Up and Play the Hits (A-) Directed by Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern One of my biggest regrets will be never … Continue reading
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Thunder buddies for life!
“We’d just be idiots spouting nonsense.” And thus no line of dialogue has ever summed up its movie quite so well. (Universal) Ted (B+) Starring Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, the voice of Seth MacFarlane Story by Seth MacFarlane Screenplay by Seth … Continue reading
A superhero movie that lives up to its adjective
Talk about your hunger games. (Sony) The Amazing Spider-Man (B+) Starring James Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans Screen story by James Vanderbilt Screenplay by James Vanderbilt and Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves Directed by Marc Webb The Amazing Spider-Man is … Continue reading