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Winter's Tale

(John Delia) 2/13/2014 9:25 AM EDT
Miracles and Mayhem cloud Winter's Tale, a romantic saga that's extremely predictable and falls short on acting. The film tries to be a mystery of sorts and almost achieves its goal, until the devil comes into the picture and from there on the movie slowly falls apart. Laughable at times, the story loses its passion and any possible emp... Read More

Million Dollar Baby

(Chris Rebholz) 2/13/2014 9:07 AM EDT
For the tenth anniversary of Clint Eastwood's multi-Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby, Warner Home Video is reissuing the title on Blu-ray, having previously released it in November 2006, in the format's early days. However, Blu-ray fans will be disappointed to learn that, despite over seven years of advances in the technology and craft of ... Read More

Robocop

(Paul Kates) 2/11/2014 8:56 AM EDT
In the year 2028, OmniCorp rules the world in robot technologies. Their robots are deployed all around the globe keeping law and order on the streets, except in one country, America. The U.S. has the Dreyfuss Act -- a law forbidding the use of drones on its street. OmniCorp's CEO, Raymond Sellars (Michael Keaton), sees a way of getting around the l... Read More

The Monuments Men

(John Delia) 2/6/2014 11:22 AM EDT
If you are looking for a big action film from this weekend's Monuments Men, it's not. More of a historical recreation of the true events, the movie tries very hard to open the window to an important part of WWII history, but barely achieves it. Loading the movie with familiar faces of top actors, director George Clooney makes his film m... Read More

That Awkward Moment

(John Delia) 1/31/2014 8:38 AM EDT
Here's a chick flick with a lot of face time with upcoming stars. It's called That Awkward Moment and features Zac Efron, Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan. The film's a romancer that has a lot of appeal, except the storyline is quite hackneyed and very predictable. The saving grace here is the snappy comedy that keeps the script... Read More

Labor Day

(John Delia) 1/30/2014 12:38 PM EDT
Finally making its way into many theaters after a soft opening in December, Labor Day adds some drama to the weekend. The film features some good acting, able direction and a story that intrigues, but gets hung up in reality issues. If you accept the story as played out you will enjoy it, otherwise the box of tissues you bring will be for nau... Read More

Enough Said

(Chris Rebholz) 1/27/2014 4:24 PM EDT
Will James Gandolfini be the latest recipient of a posthumous Academy Award nomination? The Academy Awards haven't been shy about recognizing deceased performers and behind the scenes craftsmen from literally the first year the statuettes were handed out. Many other less generally known names have received at least nominations through the years... Read More

Archer: The Complete Season Four

(Chris Rebholz) 1/27/2014 4:07 PM EDT
It's been a longstanding conceit for television shows featuring the same production houses or other creative staff to occasionally cross-promote themselves by having various characters show up on sibling series. The incestuous "rural" comedies that were CBS' mainstay in the 1960s are a prime example, with various characters in The... Read More

Carrie

(Chris Rebholz) 1/20/2014 9:58 AM EDT
Interviewed about the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street, actor Jackie Earle Haley was asked why anyone would want to step into the shoes of Robert Englund in the iconic role of Freddy Krueger. Haley gave an interesting answer. He pointed out that the studio was going to remake the film whether or not he took the role. Why not see what he cou... Read More

Runner Runner

(Chris Rebholz) 1/17/2014 10:31 AM EDT
The internet has probably been as much of a curse as it has been a blessing, and perhaps nowhere is that first tendency as clearly evident as in the case of online gambling. In days of yore, one had to go to physical establishments (most of them in places like Las Vegas) to get a dose of adrenaline as dice were tossed or cards were dealt. But with ... Read More