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Review of Whatever Works (2009)

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

Powered by Larry David as Woody Allen's most successful avatar; if you can suspend your disbelief to go with the absurd geriatric male fantasy…

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Review of Year One (1974)

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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Review of Away We Go (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for MonkeyPeaches (1) on 04 Jun 2009

Heartwarming, insightful, and truly funny, Away We Go is an utter gem…

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Review of Land of the Lost (2009)

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

Land of the Lost makes a wise decision to never poke fun at its source material's campy flaws; instead it takes the best parts of the beloved…

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Review of Up! (1976)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 28 May 2009

Up is an absolute masterpiece with a great message that never becomes anything less than incredibly entertaining, striking a perfect balance…

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Review of Up (1984)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 28 May 2009

Up is an absolute masterpiece with a great message that never becomes anything less than incredibly entertaining, striking a perfect balance…

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Review of Up (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 28 May 2009

Up is an absolute masterpiece with a great message that never becomes anything less than incredibly entertaining, striking a perfect balance…

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Review of Star Trek (2009)

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

Star Trek does a remarkable job hitting all the right notes with die-hard Trekkies and engaging those who've never heard of a tribble…

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Review of X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 30 Apr 2009

Much of it is straight-up silly, yet in all its completely visceral, popcorn-glutting, over the top action, I'd take ten X-Men Origins: Wolverines…

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Review of Dragonball Evolution (2009)

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

For anyone writing it off as a kiddie film, Dragonball: Evolution should be considered child abuse…

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Review of Observe and Report (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 09 Apr 2009

Bitter, ugly and painful to watch…

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Review of Monsters vs Aliens (2009)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 27 Mar 2009

Plenty of giggles and thrills to keep the kiddies happy while a clever script filled with nods to the alien invasion movies of the 1950s will…

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Review of Sunshine Cleaning (2008)

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

Funny and sentimental, Sunshine Cleaning avoids treading into Lifetime movie of the week territory by way of its skillful ensemble featuring…

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Review of Watchmen (2009)

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

An overlong, overstuffed endurance test with precious few highs…

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Review of Watchmen (2001)

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

An overlong, overstuffed endurance test with precious few highs…

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Review of Coraline (2009)

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

Mind-blowing, stunningly beautiful and ingenious, I'll risk being struck by lightning and say Coraline far surpasses director Henry Selick's…

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Review of Taken (1999)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 31 Jan 2009

Mindlessly enjoyable, Taken suits Neeson's broody intensity and makes for a seamless transition for his role as heir to the action throne of…

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Review of Taken (2008)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 31 Jan 2009

Mindlessly enjoyable, Taken suits Neeson's broody intensity and makes for a seamless transition for his role as heir to the action throne of…

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Review of Taken (2004)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 31 Jan 2009

Mindlessly enjoyable, Taken suits Neeson's broody intensity and makes for a seamless transition for his role as heir to the action throne of…

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Review of The Spirit (1987)

By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 25 Dec 2008

The Spirit is an aesthetically lovely, self-indulgent, disjointed mess of a film about a superhero, who, like this movie, isn't all that super…

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