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Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Personal biases play a large role in determining the entertainment value of a movie. In the case of Disney animated films, these subjective experiences assume an even more influential role, as one’s...
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Bachelorette
We all have that celebrity crush that others question. It’s that celebrity who may not appeal to someone else, but really gets you, you know? Frankly, I think everyone has more than one because, let’s...
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Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages follows a small town girl (Julianne Hough) as she ventures into the grimy, sinful streets of Los Angeles during the height of rock n’ roll. Along the way she falls in love with the city...
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Safe House
If Hollywood films are any indication, the CIA is full of betrayal and treachery. The people we have entrusted our country’s secrets with turn out to be the most permeable vaults imaginable. To make...
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For a Good Time, Call…
Sex sells. Why do you think Playboy has been so wildly successful since its inception in 1953? Now more than ever all levels of nouns (people, places and things) are being hyped up and sexualized. Even...
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Taxi Driver
Watching (and reviewing) a movie like Taxi Driver now is a bit of an ominous task. It’s a movie almost universally loved that has received acclaim as one of the cinematic legends. Making the issue even...
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Hotel Transylvania
We all have beloved characters. So when a film or tv show decides to combine multiple characters from different stories at once, it’s a real treat. The Avengers did it with superheroes; Hotel...
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Premium Rush
The marketing campaign for Premium Rush made it seem like a film focusing on bicycle parkour, with stunts on par with the Fast and Furious franchise. After watching it, however, I realized how...
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Despicable Me 2
There seem to be two types of animated movies hitting the screen these days: the kid’s movie for kids and the kid’s movie for adults. The only difference seems to be who is included in the appeal. The...
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
George Clooney is in the midst of directing his fifth movie. His previous films, especially Ides of March and Good Night, and Good Luck, all showcased a stylized aesthetic and solid anecdotal fluidity....
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Don Jon’s Appeal is Only Skin Deep
Clean the apartment. Gym. Club. Sex. Porn. Church. Family Dinner. Repeat. This is the first half of Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s “Don Jon,” his feature film directorial debut. JGL takes the interesting...
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