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Review of Mr. Brooks (2007)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 15 Oct 2018

However hellish Brooks' acts might be, we admire how coolly he executes them. So rather than wish jail or worse on Mr…

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Review of Next (2015)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 15 Oct 2018

The concept behind it is fine, but the execution is terrible…

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Review of Babel (2008)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 15 Oct 2018

On a practical level it's hard not to see that nearly every calamity in Babel could have been avoided had the characters exercised better judgment…

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Review of Happily N'Ever After (2007)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 15 Oct 2018

Happily N'Ever After only proves that the idea of modernizing the Brothers Grimm for the sake of laughs may have finally jumped the shark…

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Review of Next (2007)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 15 Oct 2018

The concept behind it is fine, but the execution is terrible…

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Review of Because I Said So (2007)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 15 Oct 2018

In the end, while the mixture looks sweet, it goes down decidedly sour…

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Review of Knocked Up (2007)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 15 Oct 2018

The very fact that some clearly juvenile filmmakers have hit on the truth that a baby in the womb is as much a life as the one cradled in its…

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Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 15 Oct 2018

A pirate's appeal is based in large part on his status as a renegade…

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Review of The Fountain (1934)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 15 Oct 2018

The film comes in at 95 minutes, yet it makes scant use of even that time, filling scene after scene with confusing (though often beautiful)…

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Review of The Kingdom (1994)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 11 Oct 2018

In spite of a couple of misstep -- like a tacked-on ending and a few too many one-liners --The Kingdom is a serious movie for serious times…

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Review of Stardust (1922)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 11 Oct 2018

While Stardust might not be a good choice for a family outing, it's not a bad choice for date night…

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Review of Stardust (2007)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 11 Oct 2018

While Stardust might not be a good choice for a family outing, it's not a bad choice for date night…

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Review of The Kingdom (1973)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 11 Oct 2018

In spite of a couple of misstep -- like a tacked-on ending and a few too many one-liners --The Kingdom is a serious movie for serious times…

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Review of 3:10 to Yuma (2007)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 11 Oct 2018

With its great acting, great pacing, and crackerjack storyline, Yuma is not only fun, it is surprisingly moral…

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Review of The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 11 Oct 2018

Bourne's aim may be righteous, but it is also most definitely self-serving…

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Review of 1408 (2007)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 11 Oct 2018

1408 feels like a classic, well-acted haunted house tale…

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Review of 3:10 to Yuma (1957)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 11 Oct 2018

With its great acting, great pacing, and crackerjack storyline, Yuma is not only fun, it is surprisingly moral…

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Review of Stardust (2010)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 11 Oct 2018

While Stardust might not be a good choice for a family outing, it's not a bad choice for date night…

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Review of The Kingdom (2014)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 11 Oct 2018

In spite of a couple of misstep -- like a tacked-on ending and a few too many one-liners --The Kingdom is a serious movie for serious times…

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Review of The Kingdom (2007)

By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 11 Oct 2018

In spite of a couple of misstep -- like a tacked-on ending and a few too many one-liners --The Kingdom is a serious movie for serious times…

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