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My Favorite Movie
Goodnight, sweet Quad, well, it’s time to go.
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“Kick-Ass” Review: Violent Comedy Blows Its Own Brains Out
“Kick-Ass” stabs, bludgeons and eviscerates reality.
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“How to Train Your Dragon” Review: Good Enough, the Magic Dragon
Pixar : Dreamworks :: Dr. Pepper : Dr. Thunder
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“Greenberg” Review: Portrait of the Smart-Ass as a Not-So-Young Man
“Greenberg” views its hero (so to speak) through the eyes of others, and ends up crafting a deeper and more insightful portrait as a result.
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“Brooklyn’s Finest” Review: Urban Crime Thriller Is Just Fine
Have I mentioned that I love “The Wire”?
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“Green Zone” Review: Can Jason Bourne Save Us From the War in Iraq?
Gulf War II is just too depressing to be shoehorned into a slam-bang action thriller template.
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“Shutter Island” Review: It Was a Dahk and Wicked Stormy Night…
Scorsese treats this schlocky material with the seriousness you’d expect for the biopic of a civil rights leader.
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“The Messenger” Review: Bad News on the Doorstep
Support the troops? This film seems to be asking what kind of support we’re really willing, or even able, to give.
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“The Lovely Bones” Review: Heaven Can Wait
What can a film do when its protagonist isn’t really a part of its story?
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“Daybreakers” Review: Bloody Good Show, Mates!
If “Twilight” represents the notebook scribblings of a misfit teenage girl, then this movie reflects her little brother’s daydreams.
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“Avatar” Review: “The Words Are Like Stones in My Heart”
The visuals–oh, the visuals! But the dialogue–ohh, the dialogue…
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“Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” Review: Iguanas, Ghosts and Lots of Plot
Here’s a movie that feels like an adaptation of a novel, and yet, apparently, isn’t one.
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