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Movie Review: The Dark Knight Rises (Warner)

Batman and Christopher Nolan have struck again! It’s time to wrap up the trilogy that has people talking – it’s time for The Dark Knight Rises.

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Movie Review: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Sony)

The last Spider-Man film left a really bad taste in people’s mouth, including myself. It was a train wreck that nearly ruined the entire franchise. So with the clock ticking, Sony had to scramble to make a new film, before … Continue reading

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Movie Review: MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS (Disney)

It all finally comes together. It started with the Iron Man movie back in 2008. The concept was to have movies on individual characters from the Marvel Universe, and then bring them together for one major event. This is what the Avengers … Continue reading

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Movie Review: The Cabin in the Woods (Mutant Enemy/Lionsgate)

On Friday the 13th, I’m always in the mood for a good horror flick. Planning to stay home and watch Jason Voorhees murder lecherous teens, we decided to head to the local multiplex and check out Joss Whedon’s and Drew … Continue reading

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Movie Review: JOHN CARTER (Disney)

Just about everyone knows about Tarzan. Little or a lot, people recognize the name of Tarzan. Edgar Rice Burroughs’ greatest creation. What people don’t know is that Burroughs’ also created another character named John Carter, who first appeared in A … Continue reading

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Movie Review: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (Sony)

I have to admit up front I never got around to reading THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO. Everyone I know who read it, loves it. So I got curious, but when I heard about a film on the book being … Continue reading

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Movie Review: HUGO (Columbia)

As a fan of Martin Scorcese’s films, I generally try to get to the theater to see them whenever a new one comes out. I was very curious to see how Scorcese would apply his signature style to an adaptation … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Real Steel (Dreamworks)

A genre of movies I like watching are ones about a father and son connecting by some common interest or by being forced together by circumstance after a lengthy estrangement. While Field of Dreams, Big Fish or Road To Perdition may be some … Continue reading

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Movie Review: IDES OF MARCH (Sony)

If you know your Shakespeare, then you know the line from which George Clooney’s new film derives its title, The Ides Of March. Spoken in the play Julius Caesar, the warning is a premonition of Caesar’s betrayal by the senators … Continue reading

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Movie Review: CONTAGION (Warner Bros.)

Remember the old disaster flicks from the ’70s, where they would cram as many stars as they could into some catastrophe? Well, move over Towering Inferno, because here comes Contagion! Steven Soderbergh’s thriller about a virus that swarms the globe … Continue reading

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