The Hangover Part III
I know that I’ve been a movie critic for a while when I think fondly back to a time when The Hangover series had potential. Yes, the original film had its flaws—some obnoxious jokes and a few dislikeable...
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Stories we Tell
Like Sarah Polley’s 2006 feature Away from Her,her new film Stories we Tell is a deeply personal one. But instead of adapting a short story for the big screen here, she has instead turned the camera on members of...
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Star Trek Into Darkness
J.J. Abrams’ first Star Trek (2009) brought the beloved characters back to the big screen, where they delighted fans and critics alike. With its sequel Star Trek Into Darkness,a better villain emerges but is...
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The Great Gatsby
Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby explodes in theaters nationwide today. It is a dizzy, dazzling and deliberate story of decadence and the movie brings F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel to life in a brilliant fashion....
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It is unusual in Hollywood for a novelist to write a bestselling book and then- years later- adapt that book into a screenplay and then direct the cinematic version of his or her story. But that’s exactly what happened with writer/director Stephen Chbosky, whose new film The Perks of Being a...
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The Best and Worst of this Year’s Oscars
No CommentsThis year, the Oscars made history. Daniel Day-Lewis won his third best actor trophy– the first time in history when an actor has won the award thrice— while Argo walked away with best picture, after not getting a nomination for best director. Argo’s win is a grand triumph considering...
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