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Gremlins 2: The New Batch ** out of **** A long time ago, back when cell phones were the size of small children and the Internet was just a baby, there was a movie. In fact, there were a lot of movies, but we don’t remember many of them do we? Gremlins…
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HAYWIRE *** (out of ****) In this day and age, what with the economy and the internet filled with 99 percenters and streaming videotape, it’s getting harder and harder for entertainers to earn Lifetime Passes. When you give someone a Lifetime Pass, that doesn’t mean that you will like everything they do for the…
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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL *** (out of ****) I literally looked up the word “sequel†on dictionary.com before I started writing this article. I would never do something as cliché as begin a piece of writing with a definition, but I’m not sure we’re using the term “sequel†correctly. Back to the Future, Part…
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THE DVDS AND BLU RAYS FOR 4/10/2012 THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS & DOGS ** (out of ****) I have fond memories of my movie watching experiences with my family as a child growing up. You know, like the first time your parents let you watch a rated R movie? For me I was nine walking…
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WAR HORSE **1/2 (out of ****) Arguing about Steven Spielberg, either his recent movies or his entire oeuvre, has become something of a national past time for pop culture nerds. His influence on how the industry works today is inarguable, but the quality of his films is, and probably always will…
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The DVD, Blu Ray, and TVD releases for February 21, 2012 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close ** (out of ****) Having the title of worst reviewed best picture nominee of the past 40 years, I couldn’t help but watch Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011). It’s such an intriguing premise, not the film’s premise, rather…
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THE MUPPETS *** (out of ****) There are thousands of reasons that I’m not yet a real critic. One of them is that critics can’t afford the luxury of being fans of anything. If they love David Fincher, they have to walk into the newest Fincher movie with the same excitement that they do…
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The DVD, Blu Ray, and TVD releases for February 21, 2012 The Adventures of Tinin ***1/2 (out of ****) When I first saw a trailer for The Adventures of Tintin I couldn’t help but think to myself “Oh no, another creepy looking Polar Express movie.†Then I never thought about it again, until one day…
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JACK AND JILL The greatest movie of all time finally comes to DVD. Check out Daniel Tompkins’ review of the theatrical version, and pretend he wrote it for the DVD version. https://popfilter.co/2011/11/bottom-feeders-jack-jill/ THE SKIN I LIVE IN *** (out of ****) The second greatest movie of all time finally comes to DVD. Coincidentally, the podcast…
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The DVD, Blu Ray, and TVD releases for February 21, 2012 JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN ** (out of ****) As a film school student I am constantly watching and assigned to watch “deep†films. Also, black and white films. Films before the advent of sound. Films that don’t come in my language and force me to…
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