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Big Hero 6: Movie Review
Disney's "Big Hero 6" is based on the Marvel Comics characters who first appeared in 2008's Alpha Flight #17 before getting their own self-titled miniseries. Directed by Don Hall…
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Interstellar: Movie Review
There is a scene early in Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar" which Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) is trying to have a final moment with his daughter Murph (Mackenzie Foy) before he sets…
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Nightcrawler: Movie Review
Writer Dan Gilroy ("The Bourne Legacy" "Real Steel") makes his directorial debut with the Jake Gyllenhaal lead thriller "Nightcrawler". Up until now, Gilroy's talents as a screenwriter have not…
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Birdman: Movie Review
The most frustrating thing for me about writer/director Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Birdman" is that the first hour is absolutely fantastic, but then completely loses me in its' second half.…
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Horns: Movie Review
Director Alexandre Aja has gone from brutal horror (High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes remake) to comedic horror (Piranha 3D) to more of a dark-comedy-mystery horror with his latest…
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John Wick: Movie Review
The new Keanu Reeves action flick "John Wick" has been getting a lot of great buzz. Having just seen it for myself, I can assure you that all the…
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Whiplash: Movie Review
I find it hard to believe that the same person who wrote the screenplay for 2013's "The Last Exorcism Part II" is the same one who wrote this year's…
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Dear White People: Movie Review
As I watched the new satire "Dear White People", I couldn't help but think of Spike Lee's classics "School Daze" and "Do the Right Thing". In fact that writer/director…
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The Best of Me: Movie Review
I have joked in the past about if you have seen one film adapted from a Nicholas Sparks film, then you have seen them all. Although I have actually…
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St. Vincent: Movie Review
While watching "St. Vincent" I couldn't help but enjoy what felt like the return of the classic comedic Bill Murray that I grew up with. It feels like it's…