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When the Game Stands Tall: Movie Review
Director Thomas Carter helmed a solid high school sports drama with 2005's "Coach Carter" and I had hopes that he would be able to do it again with "When…
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The Expendables 3: Movie Review
The first two films in "The Expendables" series are mindless entertaining throwbacks to the action films I grew up with. "The Expendables 3" is no exception. With the exception…
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The Giver: Movie Review
It has taken Jeff Bridges 18 years to bring Lois Lowry's acclaimed novel "The Giver" to the big screen. Having sold over 10 million copies, I am surprised it…
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014): Movie Review
I didn't grow up with the TMNT comics. Before their first feature film in 1990, I hadn't even heard of them. That didn't stop me from loving the original…
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Into the Storm: Movie Review
How often do two movies come out on the same day that were both written by the same person? John Swetnam wrote "Step Up: All In" and "Into the…
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The Hundred-Foot Journey: Movie Review
Based on the novel by Richard C. Morais and directed by Lasse Hallstrom, “The Hundred-Foot Journey” takes us through a profound journey that isn’t measured by distance. At the…
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Get On Up: Movie Review
A film's rating rarely has an effect on my enjoyment of it. Unfortunately director Tate Taylor's follow-up to 2011's "The Help" is seriously hindered by not only its' PG-13…
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Guardians of the Galaxy: Movie Review
The Guardians of the Galaxy are by far the least known characters from the Marvel cannon that have been given their own feature film. I went into the screening…
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Lucy: Movie Review
There is so much stupidity in Luc Besson's "Lucy" which is ironic since the story follows the main character becoming increasingly intelligent. I was able to look past may…
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Boyhood: Movie Review
Richard Linklater is one of my favorite filmmakers working today. Past projects like the "Before" trilogy with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, and "Dazed and Confused" allowed us to…