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Ice Age 2 surpasses the original in every way. Fox Animation has a film to be extremely proud of.“Ice Age 2: The Meltdown” surpasses the original film in every way. It is much funnier and packed with clever double entendres that’ll whiz over the kids and hit their parents squarely in the fu...more
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I walked into the theater expecting a brilliant, underrated showcase of sinful glee, but only felt emptiness during the closing credits.There was once a time that I anticipated almost every crime caper movie that was released. Of course, this was at a younger age when I had little recollection of other similar films. The films were pa...more
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Identity falls short, mistaking fraudulent shock for honest surprise.Sometimes, in the race between movie and moviegoer, the audience takes the lead. Sometimes, we can see it coming, or sense the secret from the outset. We can see the train around the bend,...more
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A poorly organized lackluster comedy filled with cheap jokes.It wasn't the worst movie I've ever seen.... Here's how you know it won't be very good. Melissa McCarthy. Everybody loved her in "Bridesmaids." Cause and effect: Because everybody loved h...more
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While Identity Thief has some memorable and surprising laughs, the first half of the film is quite funny and promises well, but the second half was lacking in many areas. Batemen and McCarthy do there best, Overall this film is worth seeing at least onceWhen i first saw the trailers for Identity Thief plastered over the internet back in October i didn't know what to think. But as soon as i realized it was a Seth Gordon film i was, for the most part s...more
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My Fellow AmericansThe Ides of March is a 2011 American political drama film. Directed by: George Clooney. Starring: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney,Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti. ...more
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Superbly empt, tone perfected, i am now asking for more Clooney. He is articulate, no holding back self reverentially nostalgic, but a diamond in the hilt of political cinema.The Ides of March is quite possibly the most pretentious, pompous piece of cinema created since Good Night And Good Luck, which also was helmed by George Clooney, the most self reserving- egotistical ...more
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An engrossing, zinger-full dramatization of backroom politicsTHE IDES OF MARCH Columbia Pictures Reviewed for MovieWeb by Harvey Karten Grade: B+ Directed By: George Clooney Written By: George Clooney,...more
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The Ides of March could easily be dismissed as wartime propaganda; it's not. What Clooney has crafted is an intelligent, unbiased political thriller about the political system and society as they currently exist.It's the Ohio Democratic primary. With no Republican candidate to stand against the Democrats in the upcoming election (funny how art imitates life), the presidential race is essentially down to which...more
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There's an exception to every ruleI'm going to be completely honest here. I hate politics. HATE them! Why? Because my high school government teacher was a biased nut who couldn't stop reaping praise upon the Republican Party long enou...more
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The Ides of March has got to be the most engaging, well-crafted political drama executed in years.The Ides of March has got to be the most engaging, well-crafted political drama executed in years. Every minute of the film has sheer purpose and all builds up to one moment in the film that defines t...more
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Pull the Switch!I hate summing up something with just the word ‘okay’ but that’s exactly the impression that IGOR gives me. Children would probably like this movie, everything about it is meant only for kids un...more
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If you like your humor on the crispy side, you’ll probably enjoy this quick zing of animated spunk. Full of pitch-black jokes, it’s sort of like The Nightmare Before Christmas’s quirkier, less popular baby brother.CG animated fare has become a cola war of sorts. Pixar is Classic Coke in a glass bottle, shipped straight from Mexico. Dreamworks’ team hits like Pepsi Free. And everyone else is President’s Choi...more
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Unfocused tale of an actual Italian poltician who may have been involved in the murder of Aldo Moro.IL DIVO Music Box Films/ MPI Media Group Reviewed for Movieweb by Harvey Karten Grade: C Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino Written By: Paolo Sor...more
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Like a showbiz take on survival of the fittest, The Illusionist takes us on a bittersweet journey of curiosity, dwindling determination, and the sad truth that entertainment is always wanted, but not always the entertainer."Magicians do not exist." -- Note on the Table. For every few artists and performers who are recognized (whether adored or abhorred) there are hundreds more who give it their all and end u...more
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Brilliant animation, story too preciousTHE ILLUSIONIST (L'illusionniste) Sony Pictures Classics Reviewed for MovieWeb by Harvey Karten Grade: B Directed By: Sylvain Chomet Written...more
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An absolutely fascinating and riveting film that is either an amazing chronicle of the downward spiral of an accomplished actor or proves that Joaquin Phoenix is the greatest performance artist since Andy Kaufman.While I really enjoyed "I'm Still Here," the new doc*mentary from actor Casey Affleck, which chronicles the so-called retirement of actor Joaquin Phoenix to pursue a hip-hop career, I'm also not reall...more
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Joaquin Phoenix in the role of a lifetime.Review by Benny Gammerman, from ology.com http://www.ology.com/movie-reviews/im-still-here I am impressed. There I sat in the Sunshine Cinema, surrounded by New Yor...more
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Is it real?" "Is it fake?" By the time the ending came around I couldn't have cared less. "I'm Still Here" is so incompetently made that it borders on stupidity and Pheonix's downward spiral to hell is never what it could've been or should've been.Jaoquin Pheonix, who made headlines two years ago with his announcement that he would be retiring from acting to pursue a rap career, gets his story told in the "I'm Still Here", an incompetently made...more
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I find it eloquent that Heaths final movie was so magical and so beautiful in its own right, just as his career was.Dr. Parnassus had made a deal with the Devil tha will give him immortality. Over the years Parnassus continued to make deals with devil including trading his immortality for youth when he meets the lo...more