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Denzel Washington diagnosed with Neeson’s disease

The Equalizer was adapted from a 1980s television series, and it’s pretty easy to tell. The movie stars Denzel Washington as Robert McCall, a retired special forces agent living the quiet life in. McCall is struggling with a case of … Continue reading →

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Adult-family dramety fails to stand out

Jason Bateman has a scraggly, patchy beard that really doesn’t work for him. Presumably because of that, his character, Judd Altman, starts This is Where I Leave You by walking in on his wife (Abigail Spencer) doing it with his … Continue reading →

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Tombstones a novel-like movie, which is a novel concept considering that it was adapted from a novel

A Walk Among the Tombstones, based on one of Lawrence Block’s novels about private detective Matthew Scudder, looks like it would have been a fantastic book. The film stars Liam Neeson as the title character. An alcoholic eight years sober, … Continue reading →

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Yet another Harry Potter/Lord of the Flies/1984 wannabe wanders into theaters

Good lord, another one… The Maze Runner is yet another young adult franchise start-up centering around a young protagonist trying to save the world from evil adults. This movie promised a few more twists, but it absolutely does not deliver. … Continue reading →

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No good movie goes unspoiled by producers

It’s easy for bean-counters to ruin good ideas of movies, and it looks like that’s what happened with No Good Deed, but the good idea shines through brightly. In the film, neglected housewife Terri Granger (Taraji P. Henson) is home … Continue reading →

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