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Review: ‘Men in Black III’ proves the Prince is Still Fresh
We’ve had a Will Smith sized hole in our hearts.
Trailer: ‘The Great Gatsby’ and restlessness that approaches hysteria
Leonardo DiCaprio is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Gatsby. Watch the trailer here.
Good Idea? ‘Sanctum’ Director Alister Grierson to Direct ‘Mary Mother of Christ’
The worldview of “Sanctum” was, shall we say, problematic.
Forget Rihanna – Battleship’s True Star? Real-Life Wounded Iraq Veteran Greg Gadson
He lost his legs in Iraq and takes on aliens in “Battleship.”
10 Real Life Baby Stories Funnier than Anything in ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’
Mothers and fathers demand a rewrite!
RedState Movie Mafia: Battleship, Dictator, and Low Expectations for ‘What to Expect when You’re Expecting’
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Karma Girl Strikes Again! Rebecca on Arch Campbell Show
The Laughing Wonder on TV. Somehow this thing is on the air.
Reviews of Movies Now Playing
Review: ‘Men in Black III’ proves the Prince is Still Fresh
We’ve had a Will Smith sized hole in our hearts.
Review: Watching ‘What to Expect when You’re Expecting’ More Painful than Childbirth
You will need an epidural just to get through the flick.
Review: ‘The Dictator’ Bravely Offends One and All
For all its left-leaning and R-rated content, the final product echoes George W Bush: Freedom is the right of every human being.
Review: ‘Dark Shadows’ Disappoints Despite Tim Burton and Johnny Depp
A vampire from the 18th century must adapt to 1972, which was hard enough for people actually from 1972.
Review: Dreary ‘Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Makes Case for Dying Young
A film that was billed as a quirky and whimsical comedy about growing old is so dull and unaware of its own messages that it passes being not funny and becomes downright depressing.
Review: ‘Avengers’ is Very, Very Good but Not Great
The unofficial first movie of the Summer Movie Season doesn’t disappoint. But can you take your kids?
Review: ‘Pirates’ Swashbuckles into the Fun Zone for Parents and Kids
An adventure with lots of laughs for both young and old.
Review: Pro-Marriage Message wrapped in Delightful but Crude Comedy in ‘Five Year Engagement’
Grow up, the movie says. Get on with it.
Review: Marling Shines in Not Quite Complete ‘Sound of My Voice’
A solid but incomplete effort highlights the skill of a rising star.
Interview: Nicholas Sparks Talks about The Lucky One and Supporting Returning Soldiers
Unlike many in Hollywood circles, writer Nicholas Sparks has first hand experience with returning veterans.
Review: Old School Stooges Recreate the Dubious Original
Nuk-nuk-ing and woo-ooo-ooo-ing but not really connecting.
Lockout Review: Huston, We Have A Riot
Even the name doesn’t make sense. They’re more locked in than out. But making sense is often overrated.
Review: Blue Like Jazz is Same Song, Different Tune
A well made movie that adds another salvo to theological debates of recent years.
October Baby Star John Schneider Asks You to Keep an Open Mind
John Hanlon talked to the star of the pro-life film about messages, characters, and keeping an open mind.
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A fresh and insightful take on the superhero idea, CHRONICLE is not only excellent, but a lot of fun.
A tense, suspenseful walk through wolf-infested Alaska, THE GREY doubles as a philosophical metaphor for life and death.
With real Gladiator punches and mixed marital arts kicks, HAYWIRE is a heavy-duty action movie.
With some good gospel music and friendly to faith attitude, Joyful Noise is refreshing, even if it won’t win any Oscars.
New Years Eve is so bad it might just take a year off your life.
Fast action that will make your palms sweat and witty cracks more than make up for any depth this film lacks. Depth? Who needs it.
Still an excellent and rousing film despite the fact it focuses on the sorrows of aging at the cost of Thatcher’s story.
This is a family film in the sense of a movie you watch together which everyone will love, from grandma to the little kids, not in the sense of a wisecracking animation you put on to keep the kids quiet for a while.
Too long and too horsey, this movie will please only the most equine among us.
Angelina Jolie’s directional debut is darkly ambitious and occasionally uneven, but shows promise.
This ambitious 9/11 story falls short of what it needed to be. Far short.
The Muppets was one of the best movies of 2011. Not just kids’ movies. One of the best overall movies.
A faithful and delightful adaptation of the Tintin graphic novels to enjoy with the kiddos.
The music is great and the animation intermittently breathtaking, but the story is M.I.A., which makes it a decent, not great, movie to enjoy with the whole family.
Murky in its plot and conflicting loyalties, TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY is either delightfully ambiguous or downright confusing. You pick.
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