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Review of Iron Man 3 (2013)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 30 Apr 2013

Iron Man continues to set the bar for Marvel's solo superhero films through a combination of wit, charm and out and out entertainment…

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Review of 42 (2013)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 11 Apr 2013

42 is enjoyable as hagiography goes, but for a genuinely important subject it has all the density of a soufflé…

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Review of Safe Haven (2013)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 18 Mar 2013

It's typical comfort food filmmaking and that's exactly what Safe Haven is: a mouthful of cotton candy…

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Review of Mud (2013)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 18 Mar 2013

As fable like as Mud can be, with its good luck charms and wards against werewolves and demons and men who salvage using homemade diving bells,…

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Review of Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 18 Mar 2013

The only thing holding it back is the look of the effects…

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Review of Gangster Squad (2013)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 18 Mar 2013

Those looking for the depth and complexity of the best of the genre are in the wrong place, but take Gangster Squad for what it is and it's…

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Review of The Last Stand (2013)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 18 Mar 2013

As action movies go, it's okay. There are some good ideas underneath and an attempt develop them, but only an attempt…

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Review of Before Midnight (2013)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 18 Mar 2013

A grown up, mature work in every sense of the phrase Before Midnight is that rare sequel among sequels - the one which continues to better…

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Review of Evil Dead (2013)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 18 Mar 2013

Beyond the basic plot and the return of a few of the most well-known sight gags from the first two Evil Dead films, it is generally its own animal…

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Review of Bullet to the Head (2012)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 18 Mar 2013

At its ridiculous best Bullet reminds us why we liked Stallone in the first place…

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Review of Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 25 Jan 2013

Playing his film with a constant wink and nod Wirkola spends Hansel & Gretel's running time balanced on a knife's edge and juggling flaming…

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Review of Django Unchained (2012)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 12 Dec 2012

Tarantino definitely has a point to make about slavery, and it is there, but it is well hidden behind a stout curtain of fun, which is ultimately…

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Review of Amour (2012)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 12 Dec 2012

Amour is not an easy film by any stretch of the imagination, but for those in search of art without pretension or affectation, this is the…

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Review of Pitch Perfect (2012)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 14 Oct 2012

Pitch Perfect isn't particularly bad. It isn't particularly anything. And that's what's most disappointing about it…

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Review of End of Watch (2012)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 14 Oct 2012

Not many character-oriented thrillers like this get made, however, so it's nice to be able embrace the ones that do, if you can handle the…

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Review of Here Comes the Boom (2012)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 14 Oct 2012

It will help a lot if you like Kevin James, because you're going to be spending the entire film with him, but he's a likeable guy and Here…

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Review of The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 14 Oct 2012

If it's not quite as deep as it would like, Timothy Green does what it sets out to do better than most…

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Review of The Bourne Legacy (2012)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 09 Aug 2012

As mindless entertainment goes, Legacy is better than most with good dialogue and excellent character work from Renner…

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Review of The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 18 Jul 2012

What flaws The Dark Knight Rises has are few and far between, with most of it hitting just the right note as it prances between the darkest…

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Review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 04 Jul 2012

I'm not convinced we actually needed a completely re-launch of the Spider-Man series just 10 years and three films after it started, but if…

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