film reviews
New “X-Men” is more of the same
August 13, 2014This is a movie about returning to the past, and indeed, in the end, all it really does is tread the same old ground.
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“Guardians of the Galaxy” is spacefaring fun
August 12, 2014This latest entry in their rapidly expanding universe of comic book adaptations, is a good-natured thrill ride full of fast-paced action and utterly ridiculous humor.
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“Lucy” evokes Kubrick, visually visionary
July 30, 2014Writer/director Luc Besson's "Lucy" is arguably the most visually visionary science fiction movie since Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey."
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“Begin Again” features music industry and people
July 17, 2014Starring Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, and several products of Apple, Inc. It's about producing and distributing music without the overhead costs or help of the traditional industry.
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“We Are the Best!”: Little anarchists start a band
July 16, 2014Clearly, "We Are the Best!" is a remembrance of someone's 1982 life on the cusp of womanhood.
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