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Review of Against the Dark (2009)

By Van R (339) on 28 May 2010

The marginal Steven Seagal action thriller Against the Dark is as gruesome as it is ghoulish, but it is also wholly predictable pabulum…

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Review of Spy Kids (2001)

By Van R (339) on 28 May 2010

The pint-sized protagonists in Sky Kids do the darnedest things to save their imperiled parents from a mad scientist and his indestructible…

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Review of The Night of the Hunter (1955)

By Van R (339) on 28 May 2010

Charles Laughton directed only one film during his long career, but The Night of the Hunter is a tour-de-force effort from Laughton as well…

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Review of Antz (1998)

By Van R (339) on 28 May 2010

Antz is the first computer animated feature from Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Studio…

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Review of Hard Rain (1998)

By Van R (339) on 28 May 2010

Scriptwriter Graham Yost had been so busy churning out tough-guy actioneers that it seemed only a matter of time before his creativity curdled…

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Review of Where Eagles Dare (1968)

By Van R (339) on 28 May 2010

Clint Eastwood probably mowed down and blew up more of Adolf Hitler's German soldiers in Brian G…

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Review of American Pie 2 (2001)

By Van R (339) on 28 May 2010

American Pie 2 delivers only half as many laughs as American Pie…

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Review of The Blob (1958)

By Van R (339) on 28 May 2010

The Blob qualifies as a cult sci-fi film not only because it launched 27-year old Steve McQueen on a trajectory to superstardom, but also because…

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Review of Sling Blade (1996)

By Van R (339) on 26 May 2010

Small, independently produced cinematic gems such as Billy Bob Thornton's Sling Blade rarely have a chance to shine when competing for big-screen…

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Review of Excess Baggage (1997)

By Van R (339) on 26 May 2010

Actress Alicia Silverstoneâ??s latest starring vehicle â??Excess Baggageâ…

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Review of Excess Baggage (1928)

By Van R (339) on 26 May 2010

Actress Alicia Silverstoneâ??s latest starring vehicle â??Excess Baggageâ…

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Review of King Kong (1933)

By Van R (339) on 26 May 2010

Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack co-directed â??King Kongâ…

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Review of Idiocracy (2006)

By Van R (339) on 26 May 2010

Idiocracy qualifies as a lowest common denominator bowel comedy about time travel…

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Review of My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)

By Van R (339) on 25 May 2010

Hollywood movies have always dictated what constitutes model behavior…

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Review of Air Force (1943)

By Van R (339) on 24 May 2010

Not only did Warner Brothers use the Boeing B-17 bomber as the centerpiece of one of its earliest battle front movies, Flying Fortress, but…

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Review of Death Rides a Horse (1967)

By Van R (339) on 24 May 2010

Death Rides A Horse ranks as one of the best non-Sergio Leone/Sergio Corbucci spaghetti westerns…

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Review of Blazing Saddles (1974)

By Van R (339) on 24 May 2010

The Producers director Mel Brooks took the traditional white Hollywood western down an entirely different trail with this audacious 93-minute…

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Review of Air Force One (1997)

By Van R (339) on 24 May 2010

From beginning to end, I witnessed an amazing spectacle of nonstop action, unexpected twists, great dialogue, brilliant acting, and an amazingly…

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Review of Absolute Power (1997)

By Van R (339) on 24 May 2010

Clint Eastwood makes two kinds of movies. He cranks out sure-fire popcorn hits such as Dirty Harry (1971) and Pale Rider (1985)…

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Review of A Man Called Sledge (1970)

By Van R (339) on 24 May 2010

Many American leading men trailed Clint Eastwood to Europe during the heyday of the Spaghetti western in the 1960s and 1970s…

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