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Rising to the Occasion

Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises meets expectations

By Rising to the Occasion

Christopher Nolan is my favorite director. Inception was my favorite movie of 2010, the same for The Dark Knight in 2008 and his no-budget debut film Following 1998 is better than most films you’ll ever ...

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Ybor’s Own Takes Center Stage

Channing Tatum flexes both his acting skills and abs in Magic Mike

By Ybor’s Own Takes Center Stage

Why am I so surprised that one of the main things I took away from Magic Mike was good acting? I guess it was not to be expected from a movie starring Channing Tatum and ...

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Prometheus Entertains Despite Resolving Little

By Prometheus Entertains Despite Resolving Little

What has been seen cannot be unseen. Here we have Prometheus, the science fiction thriller consisting of quite a few astonishingly distressing scenes, the most disturbing being an automated procedure to a main character’s mid-section. ...

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Marvel Over The Avengers

By Marvel Over The Avengers

If you can’t find something enjoyable to take away from Marvel’s The Avengers, then things like “watching good movies” and “entertainment” maybe aren’t for you. Joss Whedon, the mind behind Serenity and Cabin in the ...

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Minaret Movie Critic Lists Top Summer Releases

By Minaret Movie Critic Lists Top Summer Releases

Let’s talk about movies. The first few months of the year are always slow for cinema compared to the stockpile of Oscar hopefuls back loaded into the final quarter. Save for a few notable films, ...

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Realities of Wrestling

Being a professional wrestling fan in 2012

By Realities of Wrestling

“There’s always been a stereotype I think as far as your average pro wrestling fan. They’re dumb, they never graduated college, one tooth in their mouth, dragging their knuckles on the floor. Obviously we know ...

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Turbulence Up Ahead

Faulty rhythm and pacing causes problems for the inspirational Red Tails

By Turbulence Up Ahead

More turbulent than flying on a red tail is the movie the aircraft is named after. Red Tails is the inspired by true events story of African American pilots in the midst of World War ...

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Minaret Movie Critic Rounds Up Top Ten Flicks of 2011

By Minaret Movie Critic Rounds Up Top Ten Flicks of 2011

Let me waste as little time as possible and just get to it. With the Golden Globes behind us, and the Screen Actors Guild and Academy Awards taking place in the coming weeks, I have ...

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The Climb From Low Brow to High Brow

Organizing Social Classes Through Our Technological Gadgets

By The Climb From Low Brow to High Brow

In the Arts & Culture edition of The Minaret, Opinion Editor Rich Solomon gave a general overview of social classes based on low brow, middle brow and high brow. I realized how appropriate it would ...

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The Muppets Still Know How to Put on a Show

A near-perfect movie that keeps it simple

By The Muppets Still Know How to Put on a Show

This Thanksgiving, along with a healthy serving of stuffing and tryptophan-laced turkey, I am thankful for The Muppets. A movie that is executed almost flawlessly, The Muppets needs nothing more than its splendid simplicity and ...

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Happy Feet Two Stays Afloat With Endearing Penguin Characters

By Happy Feet Two Stays Afloat With Endearing Penguin Characters

There’s something about penguins that’s infinitely likeable. Talking penguins that sing, dance and provide us with insight to life are even better. So when making an animated film revolving around all of this, it’s kind ...

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Key Basketball Player Dismissed Due to Grades

By and Key Basketball Player Dismissed Due to Grades

The University of Tampa men’s basketball team enters the 2011-2012 season without guard Anthony Griffis, a second-team All-SSC player who finished last season second on the team in scoring. Following the spring semester, Griffis was ...

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3D Movies – Rated: B for Backlash

By 3D Movies – Rated: B for Backlash

You and your significant other are trying to make a final decision on a night out for dinner and a movie. Both film fans, the discrepancy isn’t over which movie to spend money on. Transformers: ...

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Your Fantasy Football Guide: Tips, Techniques and Success

By Your Fantasy Football Guide: Tips, Techniques and Success

You drafted Kansas City Chiefs’ running back Jamaal Charles with your first pick. In week 2, he gets injured and is out for the remainder of the season. What now? Some 27 million Americans participate ...

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