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"Larry Crowne" is such a perfectly pleasant movie that it may not be until you walk toward the exit that you realize that something is missing. Until then, the good spirits of stars Tom Hanks and J...
Two children find toys that make them more intelligent and powerful and send them on an adventure in this fine story for 4th-8th graders and their families. After he plays with the toys, Noah (Chr...
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Posted on Thursday August 30, 2012
Like the 1925 ragtag pr...
Great stunts, glamorous stars, and our affection for the characters make this sequel watchable, even with a disappointing script.
The original was pure popcorn pleasure, with Anthony Hopkins...
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Posted on Monday December 24, 2012
It is true. At heart, everyone is 19, except for the people who actually are. "How I Met Your Mother" star Josh Radnor has followed his promising debut as a writer/director with the uneven but ...
Another quirkfest from Wes Anderson (Rushmore, Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tannenbaums), this film has some of the most imaginatively charming images on screen this year, especially a tiny rainbow-str...
That's not Lincoln as in the rail-splitting President. It's Lincoln as in car. Mick Haller (Matthew McConaughey) is a lawyer whose office is in his car, the better to maneuver between his court app...
One of Disney's most popular animated features (and the inspiration for one of Broadway's biggest blockbuster) has been re-issued in 3D. "The Lion King" is sort of a cross between "Richard III" a...
Roma Downey knows something about angels after playing one on television in the fondly remembered "Touched by an Angel" series. Now her
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Posted on Friday November 18, 2011
The wonderful folks at Veggie Tales have a new DVD for the holidays,
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Posted on Friday November 18, 2011
Adapting Dr. Seuss for a feature film is a challenge. The movies can capture his whimsical drawings and mischievous humor but they fail when they pad his storylines and jettison his rhymes. Dr. S...
The best seat in the house for one of the most popular shows on the planet is "Lord of the Dance 3D," a concert film that puts the viewers on stage with the thunderously percussive Irish dancers...
This genial little fairy tale of a comedy gives us a likable hero and an irresistible fantasy. Kevin Carson (Bow Wow) is a good, honest, hard-working kid who lives with his grandmother (Loretta De...
Slevin (Josh Harnett) is not having a good week. He lost his job and his girlfriend. He was mugged and his wallet and suitcase were stolen. He decided to visit a friend, who seems to have disappe...
Director Scott Hicks pours enough syrup over this film to supply an IHOP. Every shot of the golden sunlight on the Louisiana bayou or the perfectly tousled angelic curls of the perfectly precoci...
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