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Review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 28 Jun 2012

Even though the story is familiar it's hand to not get drawn into its own unique web…

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Review of Magic Mike (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 26 Jun 2012

For those who want to surrender to a good time, let these well-drawn fellas and Soderbergh's attention to detail entertain you…

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Review of To Rome with Love (2012)

By Charlie Mccollum (48) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 26 Jun 2012

If you're expecting another Midnight in Paris -- and you may well in the first moments of the new film -- you will be disappointed…

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Review of Rock of Ages (2012)

By Karen D'souza (30) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 12 Jun 2012

Choppy editing, tepid pacing and generic vocals are bad enough to rival Grease 2…

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Review of Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 29 May 2012

Snow does earn top billing, but don't be fooled: This film belongs to the Oscar-winning Theron, who sinks her talons into the killer part,…

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Review of Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

By Charlie Mccollum (48) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 29 May 2012

Hayward and Gilman are newcomers who are asked to carry much of the film and pull it off with lovely understatement and extraordinary believability…

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Review of Men in Black 3 (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 22 May 2012

Like an alien trapped in a human host, a better movie is itching to burst out of Men in Black 3…

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Review of Battleship (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 15 May 2012

Not all of Battleship works. But even when you're laughing at it -- not with it -- the blockbuster remains silly fun, leaks and all…

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Review of Dark Shadows (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 08 May 2012

Shadows leaves us with the sense that this isn't the last time we'll be seeing Barnabas and company…

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Review of The Avengers (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 30 Apr 2012

Even those who don't know a Marvel hero from a DC caped crusader will find themselves having a grand time…

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Review of The Five-Year Engagement (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 25 Apr 2012

A decent-enough romantic comedy with some edge…

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Review of American Reunion (2012)

By Randy Myers (265) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 03 Apr 2012

A mediocre and all-too obvious sequel that utterly fails to recapture the youthful spark of its original…

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Review of John Carter (2012)

By Charlie Mccollum (48) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 08 Mar 2012

John Carter may not be a perfect movie, but it's one where you can safely plunk down your money, grab your box of popcorn and come away reasonably…

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Review of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

By Charlie Mccollum (48) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 15 Dec 2011

The game is now afoot with Holmes' arch-nemesis, Professor James Moriarity -- and that makes a notable difference…

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Review of The Muppets (2011)

By Charlie Mccollum (48) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 22 Nov 2011

The film is loaded with everything Muppets fans love: loopy musical production numbers, very funny montages, some hilarious asides and weird…

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Review of J. Edgar (2011)

By Charlie Mccollum (48) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 10 Nov 2011

For all its virtues -- or, perhaps, because of them -- J. Edgar is a disappointment…

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Review of The Ides of March (2011)

By Charlie Mccollum (48) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 06 Oct 2011

This is intelligent filmmaking, and a provocative moral fable…

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Review of The Help (2011)

By Karen D'souza (30) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 08 Aug 2011

This is one shameless tear-jerker that earns its sniffles…

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Review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

By Charlie Mccollum (48) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 12 Jul 2011

Tears are shed for the lost, cheers are raised for the (often unexpectedly) brave and noble, and, in the movie's final moments, there is a…

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Review of Cars 2 (2011)

By Charlie Mccollum (48) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 22 Jun 2011

[Pixar]t has set such a high bar with what it has done with animation and storytelling over its 25 years that when it falls short -- and it…

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