Movie reviews
152 results total, viewing 1 - 10
Carey Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio star in "The …
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* * * ½
(The not that great Gatsby)
I studied F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel in college and still have my book with underlined passages and footnotes. Clearly, “The Great …
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Joyce and Don Fowler
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5/15/13
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16 views
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PEEPLES
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(Another dull
“meet the family” plot
The synopsis and previews looked like just another “meet the family” movie, and that’s just what “Peeples” is.
My …
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Joyce and Don Fowler
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5/15/13
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4 views
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(Quirky southern saga)
You’ll have to go to Providence Place or wait until this quirky southern tale shows upon Netflix, but catch it one way or another.
Matthew McConaughey, …
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Joyce and Don Fowler
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5/9/13
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14 views
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* *
(A big dud)
It is not enough these days to have a large, star-studded cast working in a movie that is terribly written. Such is the case with “The Big Wedding,” which turns out to be …
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Joyce and Don Fowler
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5/9/13
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109 views
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* * * ½
(Great special effects and Downey’s performance outclass confusing plot)
The problem with sequels is that the writers and directors assume that the audience is familiar with or …
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Joyce and Don Fowler
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5/9/13
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8 views
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* * * ½
(Based on weather
underground of ’70s)
Those of us who remember the anti-war movement of the Vietnam War era will have some vivid memories revived in this star-studded, slowly …
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* *
(Painful to watch caper movie)
There’s a lot of pain and little to gain sitting through this awful caper movie that is supposedly based on a true story.
Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne …
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Joyce and Don Fowler
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5/2/13
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15 views
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* * * *
(Tantalizing thriller)
If you can figure out where this tantalizing thriller is going, you would be classified as a genius.
James McAvoy stars as Simon, an employee of a London …
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Don and Joyce Fowler
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4/25/13
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15 views
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* * *
(Sci-fi apocalyptic adventure)
If you like your science fiction filled with exciting adventures and a bit of romance, you’ll like “Oblivion.”
While it does go on a bit too …
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Don and Joyce Fowler
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4/25/13
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14 views
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* * * ½
(Exciting episodic tale)
You get three stories for the price of one in this exciting episodic tale.
Ryan Gosling plays a motorcyclist who performs a number of clever bank …
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Don and Joyce Fowler
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4/25/13
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19 views
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