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Star Trek: Boldly Going in a Brilliant Direction
While leaving the theater after seeing JJ Abrams’ fantastic reboot of the Star Trek series, my mind was reeling from one specific aspect of the movie that blew me away. It wasn’t the perfect...
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: This Movie is Dino-Mite!
This was a surprise. I enjoyed the first two Ice Ages due to their cartoony visuals, their occasional witty banter, and Scrat, the Chuck Jones-inspired prehistoric creature always after his acorn....
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Cedar Rapids/Paul: Two Comedies About Foul Mouths And Good Intentions
In both Miguel Arteta’s Cedar Rapids and Greg Mottola’s Paul, sweet-natured dorks are taking a once-in-a-lifetime trip when they encounter a foul-mouth rogue who turns their lives upside down. In...
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Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol- Accept This Mission In IMAX
If Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol had been released this past summer, critics and audiences alike would have named it the best film of the season. It’s genuinely exciting, clever, and full of...
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The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn- Don’t Keep This...
Tintin is the most fun I’ve had in a movie theater all year. I’ve seen it twice, and both times, as the closing credits rolled, I felt myself longing to immediately see a sequel. That never happens....
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Star Trek Into Darkness: Abrams’ Wrath Is Convoluted But Consistently Fun
Contrarians may disagree, but I find Abrams’ first Star Trek to be as strong a “reboot” as we’ve seen in cinematic history. A terrific young cast, a fast-paced origin, and an epic scale led me to...
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Short Term 12 and The World’s End: Two of my Favorite Films of the Year
A few times every year, I come across movies that hit me right where I live. It’s hard to write about movies like this sometimes. I prefer to stick to the tangibles: the performances, the technical...
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