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Marvel Over The Avengers

Whedon's direction helps make The Avengers an impressive summer blockbuster

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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Hunger Games Phenomena Sweeps Box Office

By Hunger Games Phenomena Sweeps Box Office

With a record-breaking weekend, The Hunger Games premiere definitely satisfied fan’s expectations and initiated what could be the largest trend since the Harry Potter books and the Twilight Saga. The film, which is adapted from ...

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The Ultimate Movie Guide to The Wonderful World of Sports

By The Ultimate Movie Guide to The Wonderful World of Sports

You wanted it, and now you can have it: Endless lists of sports movies from yours truly, a critic who knows little to nothing about sports. I know a good movie when I see one, ...

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Behind the Camera: A Week to Film a Masterpiece

By Behind the Camera: A Week to Film a Masterpiece

Imagine yourself sitting in the Reeves Theatre, five minutes before the movie The Three Musketeers comes onto the screen and your friends tell you, “Hey we are going to shoot a movie!” Personally, I thought ...

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2012 Oscar Nominations Shock, Please Student Critic

By 2012 Oscar Nominations Shock, Please Student Critic

It’s that time of year again. Oscar season is among us. A time when all of Hollywood’s finest get together for a night of unimaginable pretentiousness. Where else could one find repetitious back patting, feigned ...

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Lights, Camera, Action: Student-Directed Campus MovieFest Kicks off

By Lights, Camera, Action: Student-Directed Campus MovieFest Kicks off

Starting Feb. 14, University of Tampa filmmakers will race to get their equipment for the up-and-coming 8th annual Campus MovieFest. Campus MovieFest is the world’s largest student film festival that allows students, faculty and staff ...

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Films and Actresses Get Snubbed for 2012 Oscar Nominations

By Films and Actresses Get Snubbed for 2012 Oscar Nominations

Every year the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences nominates movies, actors, directors, writers and just about every job in the movie industry to receive the prestigious Academy Award.  Like most award shows, no one ...

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Star Wars: Episode I and its Two-Sided Lightsaber

By Star Wars: Episode I and its Two-Sided Lightsaber

So I admit it, when I was assigned to write a review of Star Wars: Episode I, I did a half-cringe half-giggle. I was anxious to relive a bit of my childhood, while also realizing ...

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Chronicle Touts Superpowers

Newcomers attain originality within the superhuman genre

By Chronicle Touts Superpowers

Chronicle, a pleasantly original film, doesn’t fit a certain mold, but rather fulfills the necessary components of the sci-fi, comedy, drama and, at times, even horror genres. This film smoothly taps into a healthy variety ...

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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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New Year’s Eve Drops the Ball, But Still Has Good Intentions

Cheesy to its core, Gary Marshall's film will at least keep you smiling

By New Year’s Eve Drops the Ball, But Still Has Good Intentions

Last year, director Gary Marshall brought us the all-star casted Valentine’s Day, and now he’s back tackling another holiday in New Year’s Eve. The set up is the same as the first, with tons of ...

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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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