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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

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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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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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J. Edgar Falls Flat

Superb Performances Can't Save Eastwood's Latest Motion Picture

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J. Edgar Hoover earned a shady reputation in American history moving from a lowly field agent to the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Not only did Hoover recreate the system that the U.S. ...

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What Your Favorite Movie Says About You

By What Your Favorite Movie Says About You

Everyone, consciously or not, has a “rite of passage” movie; that’s the one they force their friends to watch with them. In fact, it’s sort of a friendship prerequisite. And most of the time people ...

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On Stranger Tides Sets Sail for Blu-Ray

By On Stranger Tides Sets Sail for Blu-Ray

It’s ironic that the fourth installment of the Pirates of The Caribbean franchise revolved around a quest for the fountain of youth. While it had its high points, On Stranger Tides fell short of recapturing ...

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Get Footloose!

Everybody will be dancing for this well-made rendition

By Get Footloose!

The 2011 version of Footloose is a contemporary remake of the classic with Kevin Bacon, but it stands well as an individual work, holding its own merits. Evaluating this new version, Footloose is well-balanced between ...

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Jackman Packs a Winning Punch in Real Steel

By Jackman Packs a Winning Punch in Real Steel

It’s been done time and time again. From Rocky to Cinderella Man to The Fighter, the feel-good underdog fighting story has been portrayed in a variety of ways on the big screen. Here comes Real ...

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Three Films You Should Read

An in-depth look at what made the book but didn’t make the movie adaptation.

By Three Films You Should Read

It’s often assumed that an original work trumps its remake- whether it be a sequel to a movie or a movie to a book. But that isn’t always the case. Here’s a breakdown of some ...

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Moneyball: Winning Story of the Underdog Athletics

By Moneyball: Winning Story of the Underdog Athletics

Based on a true story and adapted for the big screen from the book of the same name, Moneyball follows Oakland Athletics’ General Manager Billy Beane (a worn down-looking Brad Pitt) in his quest to ...

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Once a Rebel, George Lucas Has Become the Evil Empire

By Once a Rebel, George Lucas Has Become the Evil Empire

In 1997, George Lucas revisited his magnum opus Star Wars trilogy, saying, “Movies are never completed. They are only abandoned.” The resulting Star Wars: Special Edition unleashed the space trilogy on a new generation of ...

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