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Double Feature: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ Review: Magic isn’t just Fun Anymore.

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Dear fellow Muggles, it’s time once again to congregate in strange clothes robes for the next installation of the story about the Boy who Lived. I did my Potter-head duties [...]

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Nov 19, 2010 | 1 Response

The Good, The Bad, The Remote

The Good, The Bad, The Remote

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There should be an opening day for television.  There should be some kind of hero’s parade/welcome/that scene in Gladiator when Commodus returns from Germania.  Then, when a hush has fallen [...]

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Sep 27, 2010 | 1 Response

May 21, 2010 | 1 Response

My Favorite Movie

My Favorite Movie

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Goodnight, sweet Quad, well, it’s time to go.

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May 6, 2010 | 1 Response

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“Kick-Ass” Review: Violent Comedy Blows Its Own Brains Out

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“Kick-Ass” stabs, bludgeons and eviscerates reality.

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Apr 20, 2010 | 1 Response

“Greenberg” Review: Portrait of the Smart-Ass as a Not-So-Young Man

“Greenberg” Review: Portrait of the Smart-Ass as a Not-So-Young Man

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“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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Mar 31, 2010 | Leave a response

“Green Zone” Review: Can Jason Bourne Save Us From the War in Iraq?

“Green Zone” Review: Can Jason Bourne Save Us From the War in Iraq?

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Gulf War II is just too depressing to be shoehorned into a slam-bang action thriller template.

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Mar 16, 2010 | Leave a response

“Shutter Island” Review: It Was a Dahk and Wicked Stormy Night…

“Shutter Island” Review: It Was a Dahk and Wicked Stormy Night…

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Scorsese treats this schlocky material with the seriousness you’d expect for the biopic of a civil rights leader.

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Feb 23, 2010 | 6 Responses

“The Messenger” Review: Bad News on the Doorstep

“The Messenger” Review: Bad News on the Doorstep

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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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Feb 11, 2010 | 2 Responses