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Review of Happy Feet Two (2011)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 10 Oct 2016

As with the first Happy Feet, the sharply choreographed and bouncy, genre-crossing song-and-dance numbers are the highlight, even if some song…

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Review of Four Lions (2010)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 17 Jun 2012

From its spectacular sight gags to its riotously memorable dialogue -- the British definitely curse with more flair than Americans -- Morris…

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Review of The Hurt Locker (2008)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 17 Jun 2012

It conveys volumes about the cost of war by leaving out the politicians, agendas and speeches and focusing on soldiers doing their dangerous…

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Review of The Grey (2012)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 27 Jan 2012

[It's] too bleak and talky to qualify as a guilty-pleasure action-horror flick, but it relies too much on stock characters, laughably fake…

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Review of Let Me In (2010)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 03 Apr 2011

Reeves deserves praise for not ruining the story, for treating it and the genre with respect and care, but he can't quite make the case that…

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Review of Megamind (2010)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 08 Nov 2010

After the commercial and critical success of How to Train Your Dragon, which elevated the usual father-son tale, Megamind's shortcomings seem…

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Review of The Back-Up Plan (2010)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 06 Jul 2010

CBS Film's second effort often seems too much like a predictable TV movie, but The Back-Up Plan effectively taps the ridiculous and relatable…

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Review of Two Lovers (2008)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 22 Jan 2010

Sure, Phoenix's current foray to hip-hop is uncomfortably bizarre to behold, but at least it's not as painfully boring and predictable as what…

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Review of Two Lovers (1928)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 22 Jan 2010

Sure, Phoenix's current foray to hip-hop is uncomfortably bizarre to behold, but at least it's not as painfully boring and predictable as what…

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Review of Fired Up! (2009)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 17 Feb 2009

As guilty pleasures go, Fired Up! ranks right up there with supersize cheeseburgers, trashy romance novels and deep-fried Snickers bars…

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