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One night over dinner, Emily (Julianne Moore) blurts out that she wants a divorce from Cal (Steve Carell). The couple separates reluctantly because they both seem to still love each other, but Emily feels as if the relationship has lost its spark; not to mention, that she has regrettably already had an affair with David Lindhagen (Kevin Bacon).
After overhearing Cal relay his woes of a broken marriage at a bar in a drunken stupor, Jacob (Ryan Gosling), a womanizer, takes pity on the socially inept and unhip Cal. He decides to help Cal find the confidence
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Superhero Summer Revisited
by Ronald A. Rowe July 29th, 2011 | Action, Movie Commentary, Movie Reviews
A few months back we previewed the summer full of Superhero movies ahead of us. Now that the final entry of the Summer, Captain America: The First Avenger, has hit the big screen, it's time to look back and review the preview.
Thor has already been reviewed on this site. Excellent film that proved comic book movies don't have to contain gratuitous violence (violence against computer-generated frost giants doesn't count) or sex or coarse language to be a box office hit with a gross of $437M to date. -1 point to my preview for incorrectly identifying Kenneth Branagh
Thor has already been reviewed on this site. Excellent film that proved comic book movies don't have to contain gratuitous violence (violence against computer-generated frost giants doesn't count) or sex or coarse language to be a box office hit with a gross of $437M to date. -1 point to my preview for incorrectly identifying Kenneth Branagh
Beastly
by Sam P. July 27th, 2011 | Drama, Family, Movie Reviews
Beastly is the modern day story of Beauty and the Beast. It stars Vanessa Ann Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer. It is loosely based on Alex Finn's 2007 novel Beastly. Alex Pettyfer plays Kyle Kingson, an arrogant and wealthy high school student who believes that he is the best person in the school. He is very rude to a classmate who is secretly a witch. Because of how rude he was, she turns him ugly, by putting tattoos all over his face and body and making him bald. His father puts him away in a safe house so as not
Captain America: The First Avenger
by Shannon and Michael July 26th, 2011 | Action, Movie Reviews
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This movie takes place during the time of World War II. One of Hitler's units, called Hydra, is an advanced science division led by Johann Schmidt (Hugo Weaving). Schmidt has uncovered an ancient power and plans to use it to take over the world for himself, but Captain America (Chris Evans) attempts to thwart his plans.
Captain America actually starts out as a rather frail man named Steven Rogers, who wants nothing more than to fight for his country in the war. However, due to his feeble physical state, he is repeatedly declared unfit to serve until
This movie takes place during the time of World War II. One of Hitler's units, called Hydra, is an advanced science division led by Johann Schmidt (Hugo Weaving). Schmidt has uncovered an ancient power and plans to use it to take over the world for himself, but Captain America (Chris Evans) attempts to thwart his plans.
Captain America actually starts out as a rather frail man named Steven Rogers, who wants nothing more than to fight for his country in the war. However, due to his feeble physical state, he is repeatedly declared unfit to serve until
Kiss Kiss is All Style, No Substance – But So What?
by Dennis Mayer August 3rd, 2011 | Movie ReviewsA great recent example? Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, a comedy noir (set in Hollywood, of all places) starring America's current king of wit and banter, Robert Downey, Jr. Kiss Kiss puts a New York common thief (Downey) in an unlikely role as a possible leading man in Hollywood, who's assigned real private eye Val Kilmer