Archive | Movie Reviews
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Movie review: ‘Sherlock Holmes’ sequel an elementary effort
If nothing else, Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" films can always be remembered for pulling off the considerable feat of taking one of the smartest characters in the history of fiction and placing him in the dumbest movies possible.
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Movie review: Greatness emanates from espionage film
In many ways, young adults of this day and age have fallen victim to the development of the 21st century.
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Movie review: ‘The Muppets’ is a credible modern return for the puppet posse
In an unusually promising Thanksgiving weekend for family films that also includes Martin Scorcese's "Hugo" and Aardman Animation's "Arthur Christmas," the new "The Muppets" revives the famed franchise from a long cinematic absence.
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Movie review: ‘Breaking Dawn’ bites off more than it can chew
Nothing on earth possesses more power than a fad. Many days have passed since Lisa Frank and pop rocks and easy bake ovens ruled the world. Now the fad is romance with the supernatural. It's wild enough to reminisce over lukewarm brownie batter heated by a light bulb.
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Movie review: ‘J. Edgar’
J. Edgar Hoover, the man who ran the FBI for almost 50 years, was in some ways the closest the United States has ever been to having an unelected dictator.
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Movie review: ‘Anonymous’ is an overdone spectacle
Perhaps a better title for Roland Emmerich’s “Anonymous” would be “Death in Slow Motion.” Emmerich, the director of “Godzilla,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” and “2012,” merrily revels in his screenplay’s many gruesome deaths.
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Movie review: Latest Depp film doesn’t rock weekend box office
A small plane glides over the clear, blue Caribbean with a banner attached saying something about Puerto Rico. Our eyes follow the plane through beautiful sights when the lens finally focuses on a hotel on the crisp beach.
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Movie review: ‘The Rum Diary’
There are two ways to look at Hunter S. Thompson’s belatedly published novel “The Rum Diary.” You can either consider it the unvarnished work of a rage-fueled prodigy discovering his voice or a 200-page account explaining why Thompson never became a fiction writer.
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Movie review: ‘Paranormal Activity 3′ brings thrice the scares
Two years ago, “Paranormal Activity” became the newest (and scariest) horror franchise to embrace the “found footage” format. With a finale that still haunts many to this day, it’s safe to say “Paranormal Activity” was the scariest movie of the decade.