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The Other Guys: Preferring a More Feral Ferrell
In my review of Step Brothers, I wondered how much longer Will Ferrell’s manchild routine would remain fresh. In retrospect, Step Brothers grows funnier with time because Ferrell plays the unleashed...
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DVD Releases: Burlesque, Faster, Get Low
Burlesque (on DVD March 1st): Burlesque is about the least believable small town girl in the history of small towns, Christina Aguilera, working for the least believable face in the history of faces,...
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Mini-Reviews: Fast Five, Super, Kill the Irishman
In an attempt to give readers my feelings on films as I plug away on a number of writing assignments, I’ll provide mini-reviews to give my succinct opinion on films and to give me time to finish my...
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Mini-Reviews: Safe Haven, Dark Skies, Snitch
Safe Haven: Nicholas Sparks gives the people what they want. A wounded hunk here, an innocent ingenue in free fall there, topped off with a luminescent Coastal Carolina atmosphere. For Sparks...
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Mini-Reviews: Oblivion, The Company You Keep, GI Joe: Retaliation
Oblivion: “Oblivion is familiar territory, both for Cruise and for the science fiction genre. It unquestionably remains devoted first and foremost to delivering stylish visuals and gorgeous imagery,...
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Mini-Reviews: The Great Gatsby, Peeples, Pain & Gain
The Great Gatsby: To steal phrases from its author, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is about careless people who smash up things and creatures and retreat back into their money or their vast...
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Mini-Reviews: Fast & Furious 6, The Hangover Part III, Epic
Fast & Furious 6: As someone who has been a low-key fan of the franchise once Justin Lin took the helm with the third entry, I was very pleased to see Fast Five take off the way it did. It was the...
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