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FILM PREVIEW: SUMMER COMEDIES 2012 (PART 1)Cool Down & Chill Out With The Hottest Comedies of the SeasonKeira Knightley sheds her dramatic, period-piece veneer to play a lost and lonely girl in search of a friend, at the end of the world. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'CHRONICLE' BLU-RAY/DVDIndie Scale Superhero Flick Shows Skills For Home Viewing'Chronicle' is a smooth union of light and dark, of three boys playing at superheroes and the inevitable weight that follows. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'THE BIG LEBOWSKI'Now Streaming: So Much More Than Meets the Eye In the Coen Brothers' Screwball ClassicIs it possible there's more going on in this goofy tale of purloined rugs, kidnapped mistresses, & bowling than meets the eye? Have we all really seen 'The Big Lebowski'? |
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FILM REVIEW: 'SUPER TROOPERS'Now Streaming: Classic Slapstick Farce Spoofs Cops, Drugs, & Lovable Losers'Super Troopers'' self-awareness doesn't make it meta-comedy. The characters are by no means aware that they're in a farce; but the actors certainly are. |
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FILM PREVIEW: SUMMER DRAMAS 2012'Savages', 'Sparkle' & More - A Must-See List of Summer's Serious SideWith the beloved supernatural romance 'Twilight' series nearing completion, Pattinson has been cast in a plethora of distinctly un-vampiric roles to shake typecasting. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'A SCANNER DARKLY'Now Streaming: Riveting Sci-Fi Drama Explores Bleak Existentialist FutureDirector Richard Linklater's achievement is that he has made at once the most faithful adaptation of a Philip K. Dick novel and one of the most creatively orchestrated. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'FOOTNOTE' & 'A SEPARATION'Israel & Iran Tackle Moral Issues In Two Engrossing FilmsWonderful that in harsh political times, two filmmakers are willing to tackle hard issues and present them with such appeal and emotional strength. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT'Judd Apatow Brings Us An Uproariously Funny Battle-Of-The-Sexes Romantic Comedy'The Five-Year Engagement' works as comedy. 'The Five-Year Engagement' works as romance. What are you waiting for? Go. |
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FILM PREVIEW: MIDNIGHT MOVIESKick Off The Summer Blockbuster Season With 'The Avengers', 'Dark Shadows' & MoreWe know they’re silly -- whether they’re nuclear blast supernatural thrillers (see 'The Chernobyl Diaries') or, you know, based off a Milton Bradley strategy board game. |
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FILM REVIEW: DONNIE DARKONow Streaming: The Brilliant Mind-Bending Cult Classic Demands Another LookWhat some fans missed about Donnie Darko was that the very vagueness which irked them was what made the film work so brilliantly. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS'Now Streaming: Lovecraftian Horror is Good Neighbor to Whedon's 'Cabin in the Woods'Carpenter deserves the title Master of Horror, and he pulls out all the stops here. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'MONSIEUR LAZHAR'Oscar Nominated French Film Addresses Loss With Strong PerformancesMore specifically, 'Monsieur Lazhar' meditates on the notion of barriers, be they personal, social, cultural, or even political. |
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FILM PREVIEW: 'THE CABIN IN THE WOODS'Genre-Bending Horror From Writer/Directors Joss Whedon & Drew GoddardWith Whedon’s wit and Goddard’s sci-fi/thriller directing sensibilities, 'The Cabin in the Woods' has already picked up substantial buzz from geeks everywhere. |
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FILM PREVIEW: 'PROMETHEUS'Fans Rejoice As Ridley Scott Returns to Sci-Fi Horror For the First Time In DecadesJust as the chestburster in 'Alien' redefined our idea of science fiction horror, 'Prometheus' seeks to do the same. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'MELANCHOLIA'Now Streaming: Lars Von Trier's Devastating Take on Depression and the End of the WorldIf the planet Melancholia is real, then she is a tragic figure—like the mythical Cassandra—who can see the end coming but can do nothing to stop it. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD'Now Streaming: Nerd Love Story & Video Game Homage Uses Daring Visuals & StyleThe visual style is so commanding that it could easily overwhelm a lesser screenplay, but 'Scott Pilgrim' isn't just snappy dialogue and snarky one-liners. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'GOON'Seann William Scott Impressively Nails Role in Biopic of Unskilled Hockey Enforcer'Goon' is about much more than just being palatable for Americans or (almost accurately) depicting hockey’s fighting culture. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'THE FOUNTAIN'Now Streaming: Darren Aronofsky's Heartbreaking Time Travel Drama'The Fountain' takes this fascinating paradox and explodes it into allegorical fireworks over 96 minutes of screen time. |
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FILM REVIEW: '21 JUMP STREET'Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill Bring the Laughs in the Film Adaptation of Classic '80s ShowHill and Tatum play off each other’s strengths throughout, and we never lose track of what’s at stake (even during the dizzyingly chaotic final action sequence). |
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FILM REVIEW: 'IMMORTALS' BLU-RAY & DVDA Fever Dream of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters, and Villains in Greek Spectacle'Immortals,' like 'The Fall' and 'The Cell,' is visually stunning and directed with a visionary zeal. |