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Review of Thor (2011)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 04 May 2011

All in all, Thor is good, quick-witted superhero fun -- written, directed and acted by pros…

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Review of Water for Elephants (2011)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 20 Apr 2011

Elephants might not perform any new genre tricks, but that's OK. After all, a good story is a good story -- be it on the page or up on the screen…

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Review of Your Highness (2011)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 06 Apr 2011

There's a delightful sense of bawdiness in Chaucer and other medieval literature, but vulgarity seems the main intent of Your Highness, and…

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Review of Your Highness (2010)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 06 Apr 2011

There's a delightful sense of bawdiness in Chaucer and other medieval literature, but vulgarity seems the main intent of Your Highness, and…

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Review of I Am Number Four (2011)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 18 Feb 2011

On a boring rainy day, you can count on Number Four for some good, dumb fun…

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Review of True Grit (2010)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 21 Dec 2010

These highfalutin boys sure know how to wrastle up one spitfire of a Western…

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Review of I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 03 Dec 2010

Carrey relies little on his physical theatrics to bring Russell alive, for which we are grateful…

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Review of The Next Three Days (2010)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 19 Nov 2010

Faults and all, The Next Three Days is a pleasant surprise this fall -- a thriller that moves us while steering clear of the action cliches…

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Review of 127 Hours (2010)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 12 Nov 2010

If Oscar overlooks Franco, it would be a travesty…

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Review of Conviction (2010)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 21 Oct 2010

The movie tells an unbelievable story, one that will outrage and -- yes -- inspire you…

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Review of Red (2002)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 13 Oct 2010

The ensemble is terrific. These are pros at work here, and they not only show up the new action-star punks but prove they're far from expendable…

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Review of Red (1996)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 13 Oct 2010

The ensemble is terrific. These are pros at work here, and they not only show up the new action-star punks but prove they're far from expendable…

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Review of Red (1993)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 13 Oct 2010

The ensemble is terrific. These are pros at work here, and they not only show up the new action-star punks but prove they're far from expendable…

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Review of Red! (2013)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 13 Oct 2010

The ensemble is terrific. These are pros at work here, and they not only show up the new action-star punks but prove they're far from expendable…

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Review of RED (2010)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 13 Oct 2010

The ensemble is terrific. These are pros at work here, and they not only show up the new action-star punks but prove they're far from expendable…

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Review of Red (2014)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 13 Oct 2010

The ensemble is terrific. These are pros at work here, and they not only show up the new action-star punks but prove they're far from expendable…

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Review of Red (2008)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 13 Oct 2010

The ensemble is terrific. These are pros at work here, and they not only show up the new action-star punks but prove they're far from expendable…

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Review of Red (2013)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 13 Oct 2010

The ensemble is terrific. These are pros at work here, and they not only show up the new action-star punks but prove they're far from expendable…

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Review of Secretariat (2010)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 07 Oct 2010

This is a rousingly entertaining and robustly acted movie with electrifying horse-racing sequences filmed from the jockey's perspective…

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Review of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

By Randy Myers (265) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 23 Sep 2010

If [Stone] had cut the bull and focused on the bullishness, he might have had a sequel worthy of its original…

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