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Daily Archives: June 24, 2014
Movie Review: “Begin Again” revisits the charms of “Once”
Writer-director John Carney re-plays his greatest hit with “Begin Again,” a semi-successful attempt to recreate the magic of the Oscar-winning musical “Once” in New York with a big name cast.Get past the wildly improbable “music biz” moments and impromptu performances … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Poehler and Rudd riff and romp through rom-com cliches in “They Came Together
Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd are such reliably funny actors that you’d be safe betting they could perform an instruction manual and still be amusing doing it. Which is kind of what “They Came Together” is, a How-to-Make-a-Romantic-Comedy primer. Think … Continue reading
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” — the new trailer
Still having a lot of trouble not rolling my eyes over this remake, but if you’re a fan, go nuts.
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Movie Review: “Whitey: The United States of America vs. James V. Bulger”
We only hear his voice, running underneath mugshot photos and the occasional bit of silent black and white surveillance footage. Convicted crime boss and murderer Whitey Bulger comes off as articulate and calm, with that polished voice having a “Who, … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Minimalism and morality make “Drones” compelling
In “Drones,” a man and a woman sit in an air conditioned trailer in Nevada, working joysticks and making life-or-death decisions about the people they’re keeping an eye-in-the-sky on, eight thousand miles away.One’s the pilot, the other the officer in … Continue reading
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Next screening: Melissa McCarthy in “Tammy,” heres the UK trailer
Does American comedy travel? Not that well, according to the not-that-strong box office returns of most Hollywood laughers. A few major stars open their pictures well overseas, but is Melissa McCarthy one of them? This UK trailer for her raunchy … Continue reading
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