DESPICABLE ME *** When James Stewart offers to lasso the moon for Donna Reed in Frank Capra’s classic It’s a Wonderful Life, it’s purely a romantic gesture. When Gru (Steve […]
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Twilight: Eclipse, The Last Airbender
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE **1/2 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse isn’t the best of three, but neither is it the worst. Instead, this adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s blockbuster book falls somewhere […]
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Grown Ups, Knight and Day, Jonah Hex, Mother and Child
GROWN UPS * Adam Sandler’s worst film since the one-two punch of Little Nicky and the inexplicably popular Big Daddy a decade ago, Grown Ups marks the umpteenth collaboration between […]
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Toy Story 3, Splice
TOY STORY 3 **** Threepeats may be rare in the sports world, but they’re even harder to achieve in the cinematic realm. Yet here comes Toy Story 3, bucking the […]
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A-Team, Karate Kid, Killers
THE A-TEAM *** “Overkill is underrated,” opines group leader “Hannibal” Smith (Liam Neeson) at one point during the course of The A-Team. Clearly, the man isn’t talking about summer films, […]
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Get Him to the Greek
GET HIM TO THE GREEK **1/2 A semi-sequel to Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek is the latest film to emerge from the Judd Apatow factory, which means […]
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Sex & The City 2, Prince of Persia
SEX AND THE CITY 2 **1/2 Parents, lock up your fanboys! Yes, the ladies of the Sex and the City franchise are back to once again strike terror in the […]
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MacGruber, Shrek Forever After
MACGRUBER *1/2 It’s not unusual for a film to be held from critics until the last minute — generally a 7:30 p.m. screening the night before opening — but in […]
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Robin Hood, Letters to Juliet, Just Wright, Harry Brown
ROBIN HOOD ** Disregard the folk tales, the ballads and the previous screen versions. Ridley Scott’s prequel Robin Hood purports to take us behind the legend, offering a fanciful look […]
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Iron Man 2, A Nightmare on Elm Street
IRON MAN 2 **1/2 Iron Man 2 doesn’t quite degenerate into Transformers 3, but those of us who thought the weakest part of the vastly enjoyable original was the title […]
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Kick-Ass, Date Night
KICK-ASS ** Based on Mark Millar’s popular comic series, Kick-Ass begins as a PG-13 delight before eventually turning into an R-rated ordeal. Adaptations of this sort often squarely fit into […]
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The Runaways
THE RUNAWAYS **1/2 Granted, Chewbacca is a memorable movie character, but would Star Wars have become such a huge smash had the bellowing Wookiee been the protagonist rather than Luke […]