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Review of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 02 Jul 2016

Ghost Protocol' is a stripped-down, lo-fi 'Mission Impossible' that winds the nail biting up to a near-unbearable cliffhanger degree, thanks…

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Review of We Bought a Zoo (2011)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 02 Jul 2016

One of the movie's best teachings is the concept that if one commits to '20 seconds of insane, embarrassing courage,' to attain what one desires,…

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Review of Battleship (2012)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 30 Jun 2016

If ever a movie had 'Paid for by the U.S. Navy' written all over it... 'Battleship' is tailored kitsch -- tailored to recruit male teens…

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Review of Lockout (2012)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 30 Jun 2016

You might find it to be thoroughly clichéd and utterly predictable. But it's not boring. That's largely thanks to Guy Pearce…

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Review of Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 30 Jun 2016

Moonrise Kingdom' magically recreates a child's-eye view of the early 1960s, bringing back memories of tents, tree houses, campfires, cub…

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Review of The Bourne Legacy (2012)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 29 Jun 2016

Jeremy Renner's stock-in-trade is a regular-looking joe who radiates a powerful undercurrent of danger…

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Review of The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 29 Jun 2016

The Dark Knight Rises' tries to be very dark and serious…

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Review of Total Recall (2012)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 29 Jun 2016

The very fast, very loud, very dynamic, very cartoony-violent 'Total Recall' remake will make you feel like you've been hit in the face with…

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Review of Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 29 Jun 2016

Could there be a more opportune time for this topic? Will that pack 'em in the theaters? Not likely…

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Review of Crooked Arrows (2012)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 29 Jun 2016

It's a warm-hearted little movie…

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Review of Sparkle (2012)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 29 Jun 2016

With Whitney Houston gone, the baton passing becomes more than metaphorical…

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Review of The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 29 Jun 2016

From director and writer Peter Hedges comes a wonderful tale about the power of intention, being careful of what you wish for, self-acceptance,…

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Review of Men in Black 3 (2012)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 29 Jun 2016

What could possibly go wrong with this formula? Threequel-itis, that's what. MIB 1 was great, MIB 2 not so much, MIB 3-just not cuttin' the mustard…

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Review of Lawless (2012)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 28 Jun 2016

The recurring act of violence In 'Lawless' is a brass-knuckle punch to the throat. It's not pretty…

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Review of Arbitrage (2012)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 27 Jun 2016

Does the privilege of powerful men always lead to lust and lies? No…

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Review of Free State of Jones (2016)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 27 Jun 2016

This 'Braveheart'-like reenactment of a Civil War uprising by a swamp-squatting commune of poor whites and escaped slaves, led by proto-socialist…

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Review of The BFG (2016)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 23 Jun 2016

Something's got to be done about carnivorous, human-eating giants…

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Review of Trouble with the Curve (2012)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 23 Jun 2016

While 'Moneyball' made a strong case for sabermetrics being the future of baseball, 'Trouble' makes just as strong a case for tried-and-true…

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Review of The Wolverine (2013)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 23 Jun 2016

Recite the following using Arnold's accent: 'Hugh is beeg! He has got striations, vascularity, and pectoral shelves…

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Review of Cloud Atlas (2012)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 20 Jun 2016

We normally can't see dead people, but that doesn't mean they're not like threads disappearing below a tapestry's surface and resurfacing elsewhere…

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