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Movie Review: Reese Witherspoon Fights the Good Fight in This Means War

February 17, 2012
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Movie Review: Reese Witherspoon Fights the Good Fight in This Means War

Review in a Hurry: Reese Witherspoon has two studs vying for her affection—Chris Pine and Tom Hardy—who are best buds that work for the CIA. The star power elevates this...

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Movie Review: Surprise! The Vow Is More Quirky Indie Than Mainstream Romance

February 10, 2012
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Movie Review: Surprise! The Vow Is More Quirky Indie Than Mainstream Romance

Review in a Hurry: The publicity for The Vow would have you believe it's primarily about a man (Channing Tatum) constantly re-wooing his amnesiac wife (Rachel McAdams), in a manner that subtly...

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Movie Review: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Makes No Sense, but in a Totally Good Way!

February 10, 2012
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Movie Review: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Makes No Sense, but in a Totally Good Way!

Review in a Hurry: Grown-ups and reviewers aren't supposed to like movies that are almost entirely CG and PG-rated eye candy, but screw it. The inner child wins out on this one. Dwayne Johnson...

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Movie Review: The Woman in Black Is Plenty Spooky, but Barely Twisty

February 3, 2012
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Movie Review: The Woman in Black Is Plenty Spooky, but Barely Twisty

Review in a Hurry: Daniel Radcliffe is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of a recently deceased eccentric who lived in a spooky old mansion. There, he sees a whole lotta dead...

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Movie Review: Big Miracle a Whale Rescue Adventure That (Barely) Stays Afloat

February 3, 2012
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Movie Review: Big Miracle a Whale Rescue Adventure That (Barely) Stays Afloat

Review in a Hurry: This whale of a tale—an inspirational rescue-adventure about three gray whales trapped in the Arctic Circle—would be hard to swallow if it weren't based on...

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Movie Review: Red Tails Is Squeaky Clean, Kinda Corny World War II Action

January 20, 2012
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Movie Review: Red Tails Is Squeaky Clean, Kinda Corny World War II Action

Review in a Hurry: George Lucas' dream project for over two decades hits the big screen with spectacular dogfights, a strong cast and an ample supply of well intentioned but clunky dialogue....

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Movie Review: Sing Praises for Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah in Joyful Noise

January 13, 2012
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Movie Review: Sing Praises for Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah in Joyful Noise

Review in a Hurry: Dolly Parton, Queen Latifah and Keke Palmer face off for the ultimate churchy showdown. The fairly predictable story about a choir that dreams of winning the National Joyful...

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Movie Review: The Devil Inside, the Scariest (and Only) Mockumentary Horror Flick You’ll See This Week

January 6, 2012
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Movie Review: The Devil Inside, the Scariest (and Only) Mockumentary Horror Flick You’ll See This Week

Review in a Hurry: The devil is back for the umpteenth time to wreak havoc on shaky cams everywhere...It must be January at the multiplex. Aren't we tired of all these demon possession flicks...

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Movie Review: War Horse Shows Spielberg at His Emotional Best

December 21, 2011
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Movie Review: War Horse Shows Spielberg at His Emotional Best

Review in a Hurry: Feeling the need for steed? Pony up for this sweeping horse tale from director Steven Spielberg, which straddles the years of World War I and stars Jeremy Irvine as a young...

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Movie Review: Steven Spielberg Artfully Embraces His Inner Child in The Adventures of Tintin

December 20, 2011
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Movie Review: Steven Spielberg Artfully Embraces His Inner Child in The Adventures of Tintin

Review in a Hurry: The graphic novels by Hergé featuring ginger-coiffed boy detective/reporter Tintin really didn't need to be adapted into any other format. They're perfectly drawn...

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