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Review of Tammy (2014)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 14 Jul 2014

It's one banged-up, scuffed-up, dented mess of a movie, but somehow, nonetheless, McCarthy makes it out, to the other side…

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Review of Earth to Echo (2014)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 08 Jul 2014

Grownups and geeks may fixate on how much the movie borrows from Spielberg and others, but kids likely won't catch any of it--and likely won't care…

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Review of 22 Jump Street (2014)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 22 Jun 2014

In a summer of sequels, the most laughs so far, and by far, come from a raunchy retro repeat that makes plenty of fun of its own recycled folly-and…

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Review of How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 12 Jun 2014

Witty, rousing, heartwarming, sensational-looking, and at times touching, uplifting and even moving---and proof that Hollywood's still making…

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Review of Dom Hemingway (2013)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 11 Jun 2014

Law tears into his role like he's like one of Shakespeare's most scabrous lost characters somehow unleashed in the modern world, and he clearly…

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Review of The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 05 Jun 2014

Smarter, sharper and deeper than most movies targeted at teens--and much more than just a story about kids with cancer…

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Review of Maleficent (2014)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 02 Jun 2014

Jolie's star power can't stir up enough magic Disney pixie dust to keep this big fractured fairy tale from falling into its own cracks…

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Review of Blended (2014)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 27 May 2014

You get a sense of where it's headed as the first scene opens to the sound of a toilet flushing and the sight of Drew Barrymore exiting a public…

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Review of Godzilla (2014)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 22 May 2014

A prehistoric creature that still has the atomic oomph to strut out of the ocean depths, make a 400-foot-tall, megaton statement, and set the…

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Review of Locke (2014)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 20 May 2014

Construction and cracks, choices and consequences, decisions and detours, right and wrong, and frailty and strength are woven into a masterstroke…

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Review of Million Dollar Arm (2014)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 15 May 2014

More cynical viewers might wish for a more cynical movie, but for anyone who wants to bask in a ray of early summer sunshine, this uplifting,…

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Review of The Other Woman (2014)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 08 May 2014

Director Nick Cassavettes lacks the deft touch to bring off the right blend of humor and humanity needed for a revenge comedy that ventures…

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Review of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 04 May 2014

It's jam-packed, stuffed with too much of everything, especially bad guys-do we really need three of them…

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Review of The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 28 Apr 2014

Anderson's sights are like scenes from a storybook, and the actors move and speak with a clockwork cadence that adds to the sense of comedic…

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Review of Draft Day (2014)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 21 Apr 2014

Fans will enjoy the air of authenticity, spotting the real-life sports personalities---and throwing penalty flags when Hollywood puts a bit…

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Review of Noah and the Last Days (2014)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 10 Apr 2014

A bold, trippy new interpretation of an old, old story, about miracles of varying size and shape, in which we still today might find some new…

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Review of Noah (2015)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 10 Apr 2014

A bold, trippy new interpretation of an old, old story, about miracles of varying size and shape, in which we still today might find some new…

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Review of Noah (2013)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 10 Apr 2014

A bold, trippy new interpretation of an old, old story, about miracles of varying size and shape, in which we still today might find some new…

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Review of Noah (2014)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 10 Apr 2014

A bold, trippy new interpretation of an old, old story, about miracles of varying size and shape, in which we still today might find some new…

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Review of Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 06 Apr 2014

A brawny blockbuster-formula movie with the brains of an espionage thriller, it recalls vintage '70s spy romps but resonates with contemporary issues…

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Neil Pond has written reviews for:

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