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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

X-Men: Days of Future Past is like the world's most dazzling wedding cake.  It's so pretty, and even breathtaking, that it is easy to lose...
| May 24, 2014 | 0 Comments
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Godzilla (2014)

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Godzilla (2014)

The most tickling moment in Godzilla comes when we first see the creature.  He's revealed slowly; first a shot of his foot, then his hip,...
| May 16, 2014 | 0 Comments
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Moms’ Night Out (2014)

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Moms’ Night Out (2014)

There are no laughs in Moms' Night Out.  None.  Nada.  Zilch.  Zero.  Bupkis.  Maybe there's a smile, but that's not exactly high praise.  When you...
| May 12, 2014 | 0 Comments
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BLOG: Bates Motel, and the rewriting of movie folklore.

BLOG: Bates Motel, and the rewriting of movie folklore.

“Norman Bates no longer exists.  He only half-existed to begin with.” - dialogue from Psycho It is the second part that’s key. I have seen...
| May 11, 2014 | 0 Comments
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Too Sane for This World (2014)

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Too Sane for This World (2014)

I am sort of ashamed to admit that my mental image of autism runs immediately to Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man.  I have, for many...
| May 9, 2014 | 0 Comments
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

Of all the problems that plague Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – and there are many – possibly the most curious is that...
| May 4, 2014 | 0 Comments
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Devil’s Knot (2014)

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Devil’s Knot (2014)

Atom Egoyan’s Devil’s Knot is wholly unnecessary.  Here is a fictionalized recreation of the brutal 1993 murders of three elementary school boys from West Memphis,...
| April 17, 2014 | 0 Comments
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Living Things (2014)

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Living Things (2014)

Eric Shapiro’s Living Things is an exhausting experience, and that's a good thing.  There are no car chases, no gun battles, no cacophony of sound...
| April 10, 2014 | 0 Comments
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