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Review of Miracles from Heaven (2016)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 15 Mar 2016

The movie dwells for a l-o-o-o-n-g time on Annabel's suffering--it sometimes feels like a bit of a preteen Passion Play--and you have to wait…

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Review of 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 11 Mar 2016

As the address in the title suggests, monsters can come in all shapes and sizes, in all kinds of places, above us, below us and even right beside us…

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Review of Zootopia (2016)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 04 Mar 2016

Shows just how far the House of Mouse has evolved from dreamy prince-and-princess fairy tales of decades past…

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Review of Eddie the Eagle (2016)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 24 Feb 2016

Shares its uplifting underdog spirit with 'Rocky,' 'Rudy,' 'Seabiscuit,' 'Hoosiers' and any number of other sagas about individuals that come…

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Review of Race (2016)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 22 Feb 2016

Owens' four gold medals didn't exactly change the world---for him or anyone else…

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Review of The Witch (2016)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 19 Feb 2016

Makes no bones about how Christian fanaticism in early America sometimes ran off the rails and plunged straight into the devil's playground…

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Review of Deadpool (2016)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 11 Feb 2016

Just what a lot of fans have been waiting for---especially if they've been waiting for a superhero who swears, farts, babbles, jokes, listens…

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Review of The Choice (1971)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 05 Feb 2016

The Choice' offers a choice, all right--do you prefer your Southern-style canned corn with extra ham, double cheese or a heaping helping of…

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Review of The Choice (1987)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 05 Feb 2016

The Choice' offers a choice, all right--do you prefer your Southern-style canned corn with extra ham, double cheese or a heaping helping of…

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Review of Hail, Caesar! (2016)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 05 Feb 2016

The Coens' gloriously goofy homage to the glory days of big studios, big stars and the big wheels that churned out the spectacles of Hollywood's…

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Review of The Choice (2016)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 05 Feb 2016

The Choice' offers a choice, all right--do you prefer your Southern-style canned corn with extra ham, double cheese or a heaping helping of…

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Review of The Choice (1976)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 05 Feb 2016

The Choice' offers a choice, all right--do you prefer your Southern-style canned corn with extra ham, double cheese or a heaping helping of…

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Review of The Finest Hours (2016)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 29 Jan 2016

This clam-chowder winter drama won't win any awards, but it does stand as a stirring tale of Greatest Generation heroism 'rescued' from obscurity…

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Review of Ride Along 2 (2016)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 15 Jan 2016

The banter-y jokes are lame, the writing unimaginative, the plot thinner than a thong bikini and the performances so limp and lazy they seem…

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Review of The Revenant (2015)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 11 Jan 2016

The screen swells with earth, air, sky and water…

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Review of Concussion (2015)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 04 Jan 2016

Smith is outstanding as he tackles what might be his one of his trickiest, juiciest roles---a crusading underdog with a potentially life-saving…

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Review of Sisters (2015)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 17 Dec 2015

Somehow grownup jokes Christmas-gift-wrapped by these two smart, classy leading ladies makes the dirty seem merely naughty…

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Review of Sisters (2016)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 17 Dec 2015

Somehow grownup jokes Christmas-gift-wrapped by these two smart, classy leading ladies makes the dirty seem merely naughty…

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Review of Sisters (2015)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 17 Dec 2015

Somehow grownup jokes Christmas-gift-wrapped by these two smart, classy leading ladies makes the dirty seem merely naughty…

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Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

By Neil Pond (477) for Parade Magazine (247) on 16 Dec 2015

Star Wars has come roaring and soaring back with a fabulous, bountiful, richly rewarding payoff for anyone who's been waiting, patiently or otherwise…

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