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THE HOBBIT Episode II: Attack of the subplots
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is an embarrassing kind of stupid, the kind of stupid you can’t help but laugh at. This is a massive step up from An Unexpected Journey, which is the kind of stupid that makes … Continue reading
It’s always nice when a hit kid’s book series turns out movies that are actually good
Catching Fire is, for the most part, just as good as The Hunger Games. While the first movie put Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) into a mess of teenagers trying to kill each other, this film puts her in even less … Continue reading
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Dark World a half-finished film, has Tom Hiddleston in it
Hey! Marvel’s got a new opening graphic! It debuts with Thor: The Dark World. Odin’s (Anthony Hopkins) long, boring narration shows that the dark elves, lead by Malekith (Christopher Eccleston), once tried to destroy all of creation 5,000 years ago … Continue reading
12 Years a Slave is fantastic, but you won’t enjoy it
“In time, your children will be forgotten.” That’s the kind of cheery comfort you can expect heading into 12 Years a Slave. The movie tells the true story of Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a skilled, black violinist living with his … Continue reading
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Why?
Why? Why has Misher Films remade Carrie? They can’t have thought it would make money — Sunday afternoon of opening weekend it still needs more than $10 million to break even, even though it’s October and Carrie is the only … Continue reading
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