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Review: 'Avatar': The rumors are true, this movie is visually stunning

Friday, December 18th, 2009 · 3 comments

Easily one of the most hyped movies of the decade, James Cameron's Avatar is supposed to be a benchmark of innovation and special effects....
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Review: 'Up in the Air' built on solid writing and fabulous performances

The more that is seen from director Jason Reitman, the more his work should be appreciated. His deft touch and minimalist style can easily be upstaged...
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Review: 'The Blind Side'

Sports movies usually offer a shocking amount of heavy-handed melodrama designed to stir emotional responses from viewers. A lot of them, especially...
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Review: 'New Moon'

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Like an emo edition of Tiger Beat put to film, The Twilight Saga's New Moon is everything one would expect from the follow-up to the monstrously...
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Review: 'Paranormal Activity'

For all the hype surrounding Paramount’s little-movie-that-could, Paranormal Activity, expectations are set at a level that could never be...
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Review: ‘Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant’

The recent rise in melodramatic teen vampire fare has been interesting to witness. From the golden-hearted sparkling heartthrob in Twilight to the...
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Review: Some laughs are better than none at all in 'Couples Retreat'

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It's easy to pick on romantic comedies. They usually follow a fairly easy paint-by-numbers principle that involves personal worlds falling apart...
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Review: 'Whip It'

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Coming-of-age stories always retain a certain formula that usually consists of a teen full of angst breaking free from the shackles of expectations....
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Bruce Willis delivers in 'Surrogates': Everything Else? Not so much

It's been a great year for science fiction. From the fantastic reboot of Star Trek to the thoughtful District 9, can Surrogates rise from the...
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'Fame' falls on its face

The latest take on Fame, an edgy ’80s construction built on perseverance through real-life hardships, has become filled with pleasant platitudes...
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