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Review of The Drop (1965)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 12 Sep 2014

The Drop is ultimately a solid mood piece, with strong performances that help elevate it above its derivative story elements…

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Review of The Drop (2006)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 12 Sep 2014

The Drop is ultimately a solid mood piece, with strong performances that help elevate it above its derivative story elements…

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Review of The Drop (2014)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 12 Sep 2014

The Drop is ultimately a solid mood piece, with strong performances that help elevate it above its derivative story elements…

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Review of The Expendables 3 (2014)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 14 Aug 2014

The Expendables 3 offers its share of old-school action thrills and fun, yet it has the same problems as its predecessors - and then some…

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Review of The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 07 Aug 2014

The Hundred-Foot Journey is a by the numbers, yet charming, handsome, and well-acted dramedy that the whole family can enjoy…

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Review of Get On Up (2014)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 31 Jul 2014

Get on Up has elements of greatness but ends up being just one step above a standard musician biopic - as result of its fairly derivative narrative…

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Review of Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 17 Jul 2014

Planes: Fire & Rescue is a better made film than its predecessor on a technical level, but otherwise just as generic (in some ways, more so)…

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Review of Tammy (2014)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 02 Jul 2014

Tammy is another effective demonstration of McCarthy's comedic abilities - but much like its protagonist, the film is too jumbled and directionless…

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Review of Chef (2014)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 29 May 2014

Chef offers a pleasant cinematic road trip, which also works as a palate cleanser for Favreau the filmmaker…

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Review of Belle (2013)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 22 May 2014

Belle might be a little too polite at times; though, it has an intelligence that should even make it appealing to moviegoers who aren't usually…

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Review of Locke (2014)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 15 May 2014

Locke has its flaws, but manages to satisfy as a minimalist work of social realism that is both dramatically-rich and often quite engaging…

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Review of Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 08 May 2014

A glorified 90-minute distraction for kids - not an enchanting and memorable addition to the Wizard of Oz movie pantheon…

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Review of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 01 May 2014

Sets a new bar for big and splashy comic book blockbusters; unfortunately, while The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is enthralling, in the end, it's…

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Review of A Haunted House 2 (2014)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 17 Apr 2014

Even fans of the series should wait until they can see Haunted House 2 at home - where they can take as many verbal potshots at its awfulness…

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Review of Rio 2 (2014)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 10 Apr 2014

Enjoyable music and traces of authentic Brazilian spirit provide reasonable compensation for Rio 2's derivative qualities and storytelling…

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Review of Bad Words (2013)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 28 Mar 2014

Plays out as a farce that (sadly) just isn't all that insightful, witty, or creative with how it approaches its premise - one that is kind…

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Review of The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 21 Mar 2014

A wondrous celebration of everything that Wes Anderson holds dear - while moving farther away from being a universally recommendable title…

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Review of 3 Days to Kill (2014)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 21 Feb 2014

3 Days to Kill offers little substance that hasn't been handled more effectively in previous Luc Besson directed Euro-action/thrillers…

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Review of Winter's Tale (2014)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 14 Feb 2014

Despite an often muddled story, the meaningful fantasy yarn about life and love in Winter's Tale will at least leave viewers with something…

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Review of Vampire Academy (2014)

By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 07 Feb 2014

Vampire Academy will likely only satisfy fans of the books…

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