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Review of Dear John (1988)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 06 Feb 2010

The Notebook, this ain't. Dear John starts off promisingly, then falls to pieces by the second act, devolving into saccharine tear-jerking schmaltz…

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Review of Edge of Darkness (2010)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 29 Jan 2010

Edge of Darkness' moments of tension and excitement arrive in so many fits and starts that it never comes together cohesively to make a palatable…

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Review of Edge of Darkness (1943)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 29 Jan 2010

Edge of Darkness' moments of tension and excitement arrive in so many fits and starts that it never comes together cohesively to make a palatable…

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Review of Nine (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 17 Dec 2009

Splashy, glitzy and glamourous, Nine is a raucous, sexy time that brings fun and star power back into the cinemas…

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Review of Avatar (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 17 Dec 2009

With Avatar, Cameron has created the first great epic of the 21st century and a new benchmark in filmmaking…

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Review of Avatar (2011)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 17 Dec 2009

With Avatar, Cameron has created the first great epic of the 21st century and a new benchmark in filmmaking…

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Review of 2012 (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 15 Nov 2009

2012's cutting-edge CGI special-effects technology combine with the campy failings of the worst of the 1950's B-movies making for an unlikely…

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Review of Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 14 Oct 2009

If only Jonze's reverence for Sendak's book had resulted in a representation as sharp, imaginative and magical as his source material instead…

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Review of Paranormal Activity (2007)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 10 Oct 2009

While a welcome respite from classic horror movie remakes and gory torture porn, I can't cosign on the Paranormal Activity hype…

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Review of Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 03 Oct 2009

A two-hour op-ed piece raging against the hijacking of the American Dream by special interests, Moore's a canny enough filmmaker to balance…

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Review of Zombieland (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 02 Oct 2009

Slight, but wry, witty and a lot of fun, Zombieland is a last gasp of summer silliness that is welcome in the days before the big drama-heavy,…

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Review of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 16 Sep 2009

Rollicking, hilarious and whiplash smart, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is a sweet, sugar-hyper blast that captures the heart, if not the…

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Review of All About Steve (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 04 Sep 2009

Mistaking cute and quirky for teeth-grindingly obnoxious, All About Steve is one of the most irritating moviegoing experiences of the year…

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Review of Extract (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 04 Sep 2009

Judge's off-the-cuff humour suits Bateman's bone-dry delivery perfectly, yet I wonder if Extract's low-key comedy might've have been more successful…

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Review of District 9 (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 13 Aug 2009

Original and ingenious, District 9 is smart, funny and a terrifically entertaining time at the movies…

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Review of Julie & Julia (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 07 Aug 2009

Schizophrenic as it is, Julie & Julia is very fortunate to have Meryl Streep holding up both hers and everyone else's soufflé to keep the…

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Review of (500) Days of Summer (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 16 Jul 2009

Cool as a melty Creamsicle on a hot summer day and a sweet surprise in the middle of blockbuster season…

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Review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 13 Jul 2009

Funnier and looser than previous sequels, it entertains like the blockbuster it's meant to be…

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Review of Brüno (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 06 Jul 2009

More envelope-pushing and funnier than Borat, Baron Cohen's perilous brand of agit-comedy takes us from meetings with terrorists to acrobatic…

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Review of Year One (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 17 Jun 2009

Instead of anything clever or original as one might expect from Harold Ramis; we're subjected to gross-out jokes. Note to Mr…

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