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Review of Where the Wild Things Are (1975)

By Brent S (327) on 14 Aug 2012

Where the Wild Things Are has some beautiful photography, great voice work and an appropriately dark tone, but for some reason the whole isn't…

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Review of Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

By Brent S (327) on 14 Aug 2012

Where the Wild Things Are has some beautiful photography, great voice work and an appropriately dark tone, but for some reason the whole isn't…

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Review of Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)

By Brent S (327) on 14 Aug 2012

Sharply written with strong satire, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America is a surprisingly intelligent story that never gets too stupid for its own good…

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Review of The Book of Eli (2010)

By Brent S (327) on 14 Aug 2012

The Book of Eli feels more like an adaptation of the Fallout videogame series than its own property and the lack of action slows the pace significantly,…

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Review of Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)

By Brent S (327) on 14 Aug 2012

Sacha Baron Cohen hits a homerun with Borat, which intelligently lampoons some of America's most questionable customs, even if some of the…

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Review of Coraline (2009)

By Brent S (327) on 14 Aug 2012

I saw this movie today that's how much I like this out the world movie…

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Review of The Invention of Lying (2009)

By Brent S (327) on 14 Aug 2012

Despite a unique concept, the film's one joke runs far too thin and is stretched to ludicrous proportions long before the end credits roll…

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Review of The King's Speech (2010)

By Brent S (327) on 14 Aug 2012

Pristinely written and acted, The King's Speech is an uplifting, culturally significant drama with a wholesome message grounded in its center…

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Review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

By Brent S (327) on 14 Aug 2012

Percy Jackson hasn't got the name recognition of Harry Potter but that didn't stop studio bods hoping that lightning could strike twice with…

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Review of Step Brothers (2008)

By Brent S (327) on 14 Aug 2012

Step Brothers wouldn't work as well if it were any two other actors in the title roles, and it provides enough laughs to put it above most…

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Review of The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

By Brent S (327) on 14 Aug 2012

I did manage to watch this despite the pointless and annoying child…

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Review of Kung Fu Panda (2008)

By Brent S (327) on 14 Aug 2012

Kung Fu Panda is funny, heartwarming and appropriate for all ages…

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Review of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

By Brent S (327) on 14 Aug 2012

I have no idea what any of it meant, which is typical for a Terry Gilliam movie. It was pretty to look at though…

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Review of Apollo 18 (2011)

By Brent S (327) on 14 Aug 2012

Boring and predictable with fewer scares than most kids' movies, this generic found footage film is about as low as these movies get…

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Review of Knowing (2009)

By Brent S (327) on 13 Aug 2012

Nic Cage is a disaster in this movie, which is a shame, because there was some real potential in the story. But then, can we blame Mr…

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Review of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

By Brent S (327) on 13 Aug 2012

It's an improvement over New Moon, sure, but it's still a derivative tween romance with no romance whatsoever, not to mention the three most…

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Review of The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

By Brent S (327) on 13 Aug 2012

New Moon gets rid of anything and everything that made the previous installment tolerable and replaces it with wooden acting, a preposterous…

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Review of Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

By Brent S (327) on 13 Aug 2012

Possessing as many hilariously crude jokes as it possesses surprisingly sensible human commentary, Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a comedy that's…

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Review of Battle: Los Angeles (2011)

By Brent S (327) on 13 Aug 2012

I'm not sure why there's so much critical vitriol for this movie…

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Review of The Town (1944)

By Brent S (327) on 13 Aug 2012

It's a perfectly serviceable and really enjoyable heist film; the PERFECT tonic to wash the taste of Takers out of my mouth…

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