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Review: THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST
The title doesn’t necessarily describe this comedy’s script.
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Review: GREEN LANTERN
Green Lantern is a by-the-numbers, textbook comic book movie, and I don’t mean that as a complement. While it isn’t a bad movie, it lacks a definite wow factor, which, considering the concept, it should [click for more]
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Review: X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
X-Men: First Class is a film that works on many levels. In some aspects, it might be the best X-film since X2: X-Men United (which isn’t saying much, I know). There are a lot of [click for more]
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Review: THE HANGOVER, PART II
The Hangover, Part II has been criticized for being a carbon copy of the original The Hangover, There’s a reason for that. It’s because it is. Okay, maybe carbon copy is a bit harsh. It’s [click for more]
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Review: THOR
Marvel expands its cinematic universe in an entertaining fashion.
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Philadelphia CineFest Review: EXPORTING RAYMOND
If the human condition is universal, shouldn’t comedy about it be universal as well? That’s the foundation of the documentary Exporting Raymond. But don’t let the weighty premise fool you. It’s actually quite hilarious. Exporting [click for more]
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Philadelphia CineFest Review: VAMPIRE
Japanese director Iwai Shunji makes his English Language debut.
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Philadelphia CineFest Review: LEGEND OF THE FIST: THE RETURN OF CHEN ZHEN
Donnie Yen defends the streets of 1920s Shangahi against gangsters and foreigners.
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Philadelphia CineFest Review: AMERICAN: THE BILL HICKS STORY
Bill Hicks was the greatest comic you may never have heard of.
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Review: SOUL SURFER
There is a life-lesson that has always resonated with me and sounds a little bit like this: “Sometimes you have to endure the bad to get to the good.” I’ve heard this told to me [click for more]