Movie reviews
157 results total, viewing 21 - 30
"Oz the Great and Powerful" is now playing at …
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(Not that great and powerful)
Sam Raimi's prequel to one of the best movies of all time is clever and interesting, but unfortunately is not all that great and powerful.
James Franco gives a …
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Don Fowler
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3/13/13
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65 views
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(Exciting, complex film noir)
If you like film noir (we do), you'll enjoy this exciting, if somewhat complex, murder mystery.
Colin Farrell stars as Victor, a somber, fanatic man who has …
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Don Fowler
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3/13/13
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75 views
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(Old fairy tale takes violent turn)
And you thought the fairy tale was violent.
This time Jack and his friends kill an army of giants, who in return …
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Don Fowler
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3/7/13
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53 views
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(Depressing, slow, end-of-life tale)
I guess we missed something here that Oscar voters got. We found “Amour,” Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language film, …
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Don Fowler
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3/7/13
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13 views
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(Action movie with a heart)
Dwayne Johnson has developed into a good actor over the years, proving that he can be that tough action hero and still show emotion and …
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Don Fowler
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2/28/13
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25 views
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A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD
* * ½
(Father/son bonding amid mayhem)
Now is a good day to put the "Die Hard" series to rest. Would somebody please tell Bruce Willis that 25 years of this mayhem …
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Don Fowler
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2/21/13
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6 views
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SAFE HAVEN
* * ½ (Don)
* * * (Joyce)
(Melodramatic
love story)
Even though she was turned off by the ethereal ending to this melodramatic love story, Joyce still enjoyed the …
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Don Fowler
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2/21/13
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16 views
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BEAUTIFUL
CREATURES
* *
(Supernatural drivel)
There's a new girl in town. The town is the small, red-neck Gatlin, South Carolina, where the local residents don't care much for …
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Don Fowler
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2/21/13
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6 views
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STAND UP GUYS
* * *
(Quirky, cute caper movie)
Joyce called it "cute." I called it "quirky."
"Stand Up Guys" features three great actors, all getting along in their years and all …
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Don Fowler
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2/14/13
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19 views
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(Mindless violence/mindless acting)
Sylvester Stallone grunts his way through this terrible movie that is filled with mindless violence and unforgiving acting. Stallone narrates his story of a …
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Don Fowler
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2/7/13
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73 views
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