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When in Rome Stephen Compall |  Jun 15, 2010 When in Romeabandons the two-way and three-way romantic structures typical of romantic comedies in favor of a six-way; official couple Beth (Kristen Bell, Full Review  | Grade: C

The Karate Kid Marco Chacon |  Jun 10, 2010 The Karate Kid of 1984, featuring Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio, on which this remake is based, is a classic comin... Full Review  | Grade: B

Solitary Man Stephen Compall |  Jun 10, 2010 It is not so much that Ben (Michael Douglas, Wall Street, Full Review  | Grade: A

Marmaduke Roger Longenbach |  Jun 06, 2010 Old Yeller this isn't. Which is mildly amusing as Old Yeller is playing on a television in one of the movie's scenes. That's how I would summarize this movie. Mildly amusing. There are a few funny par... Full Review  | Grade: D

Caddyshack Stephen Compall |  Jun 01, 2010 I am by no means biased against the "zany" genus of comedy. The Airplane! movies and Hot Shots! movies I consider classic films among any form, and Mel Brooks's Rob... Full Review  | Grade: C

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Nathan M Rose |  May 28, 2010 Summer 2010 started off with a bang two weeks ago with Iron Man 2 smashing its way onto the silver screen, and this Memorial D... Full Review  | Grade: B

Shrek Forever After Marco Chacon |  May 24, 2010 The fourth, and at this point, I would hope the final chapter in the Shrek saga gives us Shrek Forever After. Shrek is the CGI Ogre from Dreamworks who originally made fun of the Disney franchises and... Full Review  | Grade: C

Prison Break: Season One Marco Chacon |  May 24, 2010 Prison Break is a fairly straightforward idea: an innocent man is imprisoned due to a large and unlikely political conspiracy and sentenced to die. His brother, a genius structural engineer,... Full Review  | Grade: B

Robin Hood Stephen Compall |  May 16, 2010 This latest adaptation of Robin Hood is quite careful in the way in which it connects itself to the traditional legend.  The dénouement serves as a sort of origin story for the Ro... Full Review  | Grade: B

Valentine's Day Stephen Compall |  May 15, 2010 I have a weakness for the cross-genre "interconnecting vignettes" conceit that crops up from time to time in movies.  I count Love, Actually among my favorite romcoms, and... Full Review  | Grade: D