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Iron Man 2
If “Entourage” were a superhero movie, it would be this one. “Iron Man 2” loves knowing that it has a cocky, self-centered character everyone loves and an actor that is not only convincing at playing...
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Captain America: The First Avenger
Don’t be mislead that “Captain America: The First Avenger” is a period piece war movie. It’s got a sepia tone and World War II era costumes, but the film is done up with as much CGI flair as any other...
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The Avengers ***
“This intergalactic energy cube ain’t big enough for the six of us,” “The Avengers” says with a forceful tone as it struggles to conceal a smile. Joss Whedon’s superhero movie equivalent to The...
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Do the Right Thing (1989)
Is “Do the Right Thing” a “black movie?” Its director Spike Lee is an African American who has long made films about race and politics, is very outspoken about the lack of black actors and roles in...
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Off the Red Carpet: Week of 11/7 – 11/14
We’re at the point where there’s going to be a big movie opening every week until the end of the year now, so get excited. “Skyfall” has biggest Bond opening ever “Skyfall” earned $86.7 million at the...
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Review: Django Unchained ***
If “Inglourious Basterds” was really a Spaghetti Western in a World War II setting, then “Django Unchained” is really a Blaxploitation film in Spaghetti Western clothing. This could be frustrating in...
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier is the most bullet-ridden superhero movie...
Captain America is a hero of morals and integrity. He represents the American ideal not because of his politics but because of his values. And yet his presence in comics dating back to World War II has...
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Chi-Raq
No movie this year is as bold-faced opinionated and timely of a political statement as Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq.” That’s because movies are rarely this topical, this aggressive or this urgent. The film is...
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The Hateful Eight
Quentin Tarantino, a truly favorite director of mine, can be called a lot of unsavory adjectives, but I never thought “boring” could be one of them. “The Hateful Eight,” his eighth film as he proudly...
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Side by Side: Kingsman and Jupiter Ascending
Sometimes the hate or love for a film just doesn’t make sense. In “Kingsman: The Secret Service” and “Jupiter Ascending,” you have two wildly creative films that both look like video games, are trashy...
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