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Star Trek Into Darkness: What is the line between a loving tribute and a conceited remake

J.J. Abrams crushed it with his first Star Trek movie, but a big reason why was the fact that he didn’t remake a story that had already been told. However, in Star Trek Into Darkness, he___ ______________ ______________ ______. New Jim … Continue reading

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The OK-but-doesn’t-even-try-to-be-better-than-the-book Gatsby

After his run as Spiderman, hasn’t everyone learned Tobey Maguire can’t really narrate? As Nick Carroway in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, that’s basically all he does. Carroway chronicles his summer in New York with the titular Jay Gatsby (Leonardo … Continue reading

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Iron Man fun, meaningless

Iron Man 3 is really fun and awesome, but can’t escape its own lack of importance. The movie picks up with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) where The Avengers dropped him off — suffering acute anxiety attacks after a near-life … Continue reading

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Pain & Gain shows, doesn’t condone violence

Pain & Gain has the words “Michael Bay” in the opening credits, but after those words fade out, the film becomes unlike anything Bay’s ever directed. Based on a true story, the movie follows Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) and the … Continue reading

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Oblivion is OK, not really worth the effort

Technically, Oblivion is a well-done film. Technically. The movie follows Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) as he repairs drones on an Earth that has been lost in an alien war. According to Harper, the planet was rendered uninhabitable after the aliens … Continue reading

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