Out in Theaters: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
In this recent turn in his career, Wes Anderson has almost becoming a mockery of Wes Anderson. Though I thoroughly enjoyed The Grand Budapest Hotel it lacks the rounded emotional…
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Out in Theaters: NEED FOR SPEED
But regardless of how many times Paul and Waugn try to push the idea that Need for Speed is nothing like Fast and the Furious, don't believe a word of…
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Out in Theaters: MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN
A through line for the piece emerges as Sherman becomes the target of a full-blown tease assualt. Classmate and eventual crush, Penny, labels him a "dog", with all the negative…
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Out in Theaters: 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE
We've come a long way since the visual effects of 300 were groundbreaking and eight years later, Rise looks like the same crew using the same computers and same effects.…
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Out in Theaters: STALINGRAD
Having already caught a bit of early flack from critics stateside, I have a sneaking suspicion that one's willingness to accept this will depend largely on demographics. Girls are somewhat…
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Out in Theathers: SON OF GOD
We've all got a "Love Power:" our own figure in the light, our symbol for hope and security that we keep deep inside. Connecting with that figure in the light…
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Out in Theaters: NON-STOP
While most of the film's logic can be punted through with the mention of a black box, it's not one of those omnipresent nags that won't allow you to enjoy…
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Out in Theaters: POMPEII
A hotpot of narrative no-no's hyped up on its own garishness and blinded by the Hot Pocket consumerism driving the thing, Pompeii is a disaster of a disaster movie in…
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Out in Theaters: 3 DAYS TO KILL
When it comes down to it, 3 Days to Kill exceeds expectations like a 4th grader jumping hurdles at the district track meet. Costner has come a long way since…
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Out in Theaters: THE WIND RISES
Is The Wind Rises Mizayaki's masterpiece? Certainly not. But it's an intriguing work nonetheless. It lacks the jubilant capriciousness of Mizayski's prior filmography, a thing ineffably harder and more coarse…