The Host
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Watching The Host is like if somebody strapped you to a chair made of sandpaper and rusty nails, and drained all your brain fluids through a needle.
Read MoreThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Director David Fincher and screenwriter Eric Roth present a film about the inevitable slow release of death (and this film).
Read MoreThe Iron Giant
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The Iron Giant (1999) is a film that you appreciate more as you grow older…
Read MoreThe Social Network
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From the first line, it’s obvious that director David Fincher and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin were hell-bent on casting Mark Zuckerberg as a socially handicapped savant…
Read MoreMaximum Ride
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“Maximum Ride” sounds like it should be one of the greatest thrill rides of your life, but instead it’s like getting on a roller coaster that only moves at one speed down a straight line…
Read MoreExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011) is about a family following the tragic aftermath of 9/11, but it’s a task that the film was simply not up to…
Read MoreLegend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
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Fans of the books will cringe at some of the bigger discrepancies—Kludd’s capture, the magical energy contained in “flecks”, Digger’s personality in general—while everyone else will wonder why all the events seem to take less than a week’s time. Ga’Hoole jumps from scene to scene with more energy than a caffeinated owl…
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The Neverending Story
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The most frustrating part about watching The Neverending Story is how tantalizingly close it is to being a great film…
Read MoreUp in the Air
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Up in the Air capitalizes on George Clooney’s reputation, using his charm as a mask, a distraction from the despicable nature of his character. In the film, Clooney plays Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizing expert whose job is to fly around the country firing people…
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