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Frank: Movie Review
"Frank" was the final film I caught at SXSW last March and it was a great one to go out with. You can see my full 2014 SXSW recap…
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Life of Crime: Movie Review
The new film, "Life of Crime" is based on the novel "The Switch" by Elmore Leonard. It is also a prequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown". Stepping in as…
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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For – Movie Review
Nearly a decade after Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino and Frank Miller brought us the awesome stylized graphic novel adaptation "Sin City", they return for the sequel "A Dame to…
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If I Stay: Movie Review
Based on the novel by Gayle Forman, "If I Stay" tells the story of Mia Hall (Chloë Grace Moret), a high school student and gifted cellist who's life comes…
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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…