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The Avengers - Review by Caleb Acker

Posted by Buddy Acker on May 23, 2012 at 6:50 PM Comments comments (0)

The Avengers

Like "Transformers," but with a story

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The Woman in Black - Review by Allen Dobbs

Posted by Buddy Acker on February 7, 2012 at 12:30 AM Comments comments (0)

The Woman in Black

A decent ending can't save a lackluster screenplay



Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Sophie Stuckey, Alexia Osborne, Alfie Field, Sidney Johnston


Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Material, Violence/Disturbing Images)

 

Daniel Radcliffe has done it again wi...

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Death Race 2 - Review by Allen Dobbs

Posted by Buddy Acker on February 4, 2012 at 9:30 PM Comments comments (0)

Death Race 2

Fire and sex a good movie does not make




Starring: Luke Goss, Lauren Cohan, Sean Bean, Ving Rhames, Tanit Phoenix, Robin Shou, Danny Trejo


Rating: R (Brutal Violence, Pervasive Language and Some Sexual Content)

 

Death Race 2 is an action-packed, sex-filled thrill ride that wil...

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Bridesmaids

Posted by Buddy Acker on May 27, 2011 at 1:10 PM Comments comments (0)

Bridesmaids

Women can be just as crude (and funny) as men

 

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Starring: Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, Maya Rudolph, Chris O'Dowd, Mel...

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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Posted by Buddy Acker on May 22, 2011 at 1:59 AM Comments comments (0)

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

You know that feeling you get when you see a really great movie? I don't have it

 

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Starring: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Ian...

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Scream 4

Posted by Buddy Acker on May 13, 2011 at 9:21 PM Comments comments (0)

Scream 4

Welcome back, Sidney Prescott

 

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Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Alison Brie, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Marley Shelton, Justin Michael Brandt, Rory Culkin, Anthony Ande...

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Due Date

Posted by Buddy Acker on March 3, 2011 at 5:31 AM Comments comments (11)

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Due Date
A road trip to nowhere

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Due Date starts out with a guffaw, settles to a snicker, and then dissolves into silence and nothingness. It’s as if halfway through the screenplay the writers went, “Okay, that’s eno...

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Somewhere

Posted by Buddy Acker on March 1, 2011 at 8:34 PM Comments comments (2)

Somewhere
Actors have it tough

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There are going to be people that like Sofia Coppola's Somewhere and there are going to be people that hate it. I liked it a good bit. I could imagine my brother Caleb calling it "boring" as he so often has a habit of doing...

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Rabbit Hole

Posted by Buddy Acker on March 1, 2011 at 1:52 PM Comments comments (0)

Rabbit Hole
The sting of loss

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There are a few scenes in Rabbit Hole that fall flatter than a G chord on a guitar that is out of tune but overall I found the film to be very engaging and pretty honest about human nature. There is nothing wrong with maki...

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127 Hours

Posted by Buddy Acker on March 1, 2011 at 3:37 AM Comments comments (0)

127 Hours
More films should emanate from between a rock and a hard place

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127 Hours is the most surprisingly great movie of 2010 and I say that because the whole movie basically revolves around one man stuck in one place for over five days. I hope that st...

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