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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…
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The Purge: Anarchy: Movie Review
Last year, Writer/Director James DeMonaco came up with the clever idea of having his movie take place during an event called the annual purge in which all crime (even…
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Sex Tape: Movie Review
My expectations were set very low before entering the screening for "Sex Tape". I am a fan of Jason Seigel but not so much for Diaz. Thankfully, because of…
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Wish I Was Here: Movie Review
I know that the 2004 directorial debut from Zach Braff, "Garden State" has a whole lot of fans. I am not one of them. I never thought it was…
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Movie Review
2011's "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" wound up being a critical and financial success, so of course a sequel to the franchise reboot was going to happen.…
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Life Itself: Movie Review
Siskel and Ebert were a big part of my childhood. The two critics were probably the biggest influence on me and to this very day, I still miss watching…
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Snowpiercer: Movie Review
Director Bong Joon Ho’s “Snowpiercer” is based on the French graphic novel “Transperceneige”. The project which has been completed for some time now was going through a whole “will-they,…