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Review of DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK
September 15, 2011Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark is a remake of a 1973 TV movie. I must confess I have never seen the original telefilm. But television, like ...
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Review of Captain America: The First Avenger
July 27, 2011The movie’s title Captain America: The First Avenger is so obvious- like Thor, it is a prequel to next summer’s anticipate...
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Review of Win Win
May 1, 2011As everyone who has regularly read The Alternative Press knows, Win Win was filmed in New Providence, NJ. Being familiar with the plac...
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Review of Red Riding Hood
March 30, 2011Once upon a time, Catherine Hardwicke directed a teenage vampire film called Twilight. Critics, including yours truly, roasted the fil...
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Review of Just Go With It
March 4, 2011Adam Sandler’s current film Just Go With It is a loose remake of the 1969 farce Cactus Flower and critics have unfavorably compa...
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Review of The Rite
January 30, 2011Watching The Rite, one wonders why Warner Brothers bothered to make this film instead of re-releasing The Exorcist to theatres. Michae...
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Review of Vicky Cristina Barcelona
January 7, 2011Woody Allen's latest directorial project Vicky Cristina Barcelona may take place in Spain, but it has the trademark neurotic sensi...
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Review of Burlesque
December 4, 2010Burlesque is neither innovative nor profound, but the filmmakers never pretend it is. The movie’s charm is that it’s an un...
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Review of You Again
October 13, 2010Mickey Rooney, in recalling his stint in the legendary star-studded cinematic fiasco Skidoo, declared that even the best performers co...
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Review of The Back-up Plan
August 28, 2010The Back-up Plan is a stale romantic comedy that is somewhat redeemed by a fresh performance from the leading actress, Jennifer Lopez. It...
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Review of Iron Man 2
August 28, 2010Well, Iron Man was a box office smash in the summer of 2008 so the release of the follow-up Iron Man 2 for this summer was inevitable. A...
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Review of Jonah Hex
August 28, 2010Well, yet another comic book has been adapted to the screen, in this case, Jonah Hex, a DC Western about a disfigured and vengeful bounty...
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Review of The Sorcerer's Apprentice
August 28, 2010The live-action Walt Disney fantasy The Sorcerer's Apprentice has very little to do with the famous Mickey Mouse sequence in the animated...
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Review of The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
August 28, 2010I don't object to remakes of older films if they are artistically justified. A good remake can provide a new and interesting slant on the...
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Review of The Time Traveler's Wife
August 28, 2010If you want a pleasant respite from the glut of blockbuster action films this summer, The Time Traveler's Wife isn't the ideal movie. But...
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Review of The Hangover
August 28, 2010What is a comedy? Isn't it entertainment that tickles the funny bone and gladdens the soul? Isn't it a diversion that makes you feel goo...
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Review of The Ugly Truth
August 28, 2010Remember those old Doris Day-Rock Hudson comedies? They had a surefire formula that always clicked with moviegoers: boy meets girl, boy a...
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Review of Jennifer's Body
August 28, 2010Jennifer's Body is yet another in the endless production of teenage flicks but you don't have to be an adolescent to enjoy this one. It's...
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Review of Paranormal Activity
August 28, 2010The tagline in promos for this horror movie proclaims, "Don't see it alone." Well whether you want to see Paranormal Activity alone or w...
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Review of The Men Who Stare at Goats
August 28, 2010Just as you can't judge a book by its cover, you can't judge a film by its title. But The Men Who Stare at Goats is as pathetic and as in...
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Review of It's Complicated
August 28, 2010Well, another New Year is approaching. A diverting way to celebrate the coming of 2010 is to see a new movie. Contrary to the title, It...
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Review of Leap Year
August 28, 2010It doesn't make much sense to me for a movie called Leap Year to come out in 2010, a year that isn't a leap year. But timing isn't releva...
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Review of The Wolfman
August 28, 2010Whenever filmmakers produce a new version of a classic film, critics and buffs will inevitably judge it in the shadow of the original. B...
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Review of The Bounty Hunter
August 28, 2010One of the taglines Columbia has used to promote its new film The Bounty Hunter is "The pursuit begins Spring 2010." But if you're in pur...
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Review of The Duchess
August 28, 2010Adapted from Amanda Foreman's biography about Georgiana Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire and remote ancestor of Princess Diana, The Duc...