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Monthly Archives: August 2014

AS ABOVE/SO BELOW Is Occasionally Scary/Somewhat Corny
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AS ABOVE/SO BELOW Is Occasionally Scary/Somewhat Corny

Imagine being trapped and lost in catacombs hundreds of feet beneath the city. As Above/So Below exploits that fear well. …Read the Rest

THE TRIP TO ITALY:  A Real Glimpse into the Fake Lives of Real People
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THE TRIP TO ITALY: A Real Glimpse into the Fake Lives of Real People

The Trip to Italy provides Steve Coogan with another opportunity to return the best role of his career: Himself.  Sure …Read the Rest

FRANK May Be Odd, But He’s Difficult to Forget
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FRANK May Be Odd, But He’s Difficult to Forget

Here’s one of the more unusual ideas to come to movie screens in quite some time. Frank casts Michael Fassbender …Read the Rest

DVD/Blu-ray Roundup for August 26th
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DVD/Blu-ray Roundup for August 26th

Greetings! You may experience a feeling of Déjà vu this week. You’re right – a mistake was made couple of …Read the Rest

SIN CITY 2: A DAME TO KILL FOR is Nearly Pulp-Free Fiction
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SIN CITY 2: A DAME TO KILL FOR is Nearly Pulp-Free Fiction

I thought I had such a solid way to start this review. But “best laid plans of mice and men…” …Read the Rest

IF I STAY Is Well-Performed But Doesn’t Resonate Emotionally
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IF I STAY Is Well-Performed But Doesn’t Resonate Emotionally

Yet another page in the young-adult novel-to-film-adaptation turns in If I Stay. Simply put, this is the story a young …Read the Rest

DVD/Blu-ray Roundup for August 19th
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DVD/Blu-ray Roundup for August 19th

Welcome once again to our summary of what’s new on Blu-ray and DVD. It’s another busy week with a great …Read the Rest

THE GIVER Doesn’t Offer Much in the Way of Logic
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THE GIVER Doesn’t Offer Much in the Way of Logic

The Giver is the latest entry in a series of young adult book-to-film adaptations. The original 1993 book has a …Read the Rest

CALVARY Is the Darkest of Black Comedies
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CALVARY Is the Darkest of Black Comedies

Dark comedies don’t come much more pitch black than Calvary, the new film that re-teams actor Brendan Gleeson with director …Read the Rest

THE EXPENDABLES 3 is Easily Expendable
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THE EXPENDABLES 3 is Easily Expendable

I’m going to tell you what you already know. There is only one thing that The Expendables 3 has going …Read the Rest

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