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  • Movie Review: “Dark Shadows”

    “Dark Shadows.” Photo Credit: Dan Curtis Productions. This may be the best example of a trailer that crammed the movie’s ONLY decent 2 minutes into a promising preview. The other 111 minutes are deadly dull. In this vague nod to the TV series, Johnny Depp stars as Barnabas Collins, who…

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    Jerry Williams
    May 16, 2012

  • Movie Review: “The Avengers”

    “The Avengers.” Photo Credit: Marvel Studios. When the world is threatened with domination from beyond, a slew of Marvel superheroes (Iron Man, Hulk, Capt. America, Thor and more) is brought together to save the day. Before that can happen, we get some internal conflict and snappy dialogue by writer/director Joss…

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    Jerry Williams
    May 10, 2012

  • Movie Review: “The Kid With A Bike”

    “The Kid With a Bike.” Photo Credit: Les Films du Fleuve. This film examines the plight of a boy whose father abandons him. From a group home to a foster parent to rejection to trouble, this is as bleak as you’d expect from the French. Also, the pacing is Gallic,…

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    Jerry Williams
    May 7, 2012

  • Movie Review: “Five Year Engagement”

    “Five Year Engagement.” Photo Credit: Apatow Productions. The title pretty much sums it up. Jason Segel and Emily Blount are madly in love, but her career causes the delay. It gets predictably, mildly complicated from there. This is a mediocre chick-flick that tries to spice things up with lots of…

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    Jerry Williams
    May 3, 2012

  • Movie Review: “Safe”

    “Safe.” Photo Credit: 87Eleven. This may be Jason Statham’s worst flick yet. The convoluted plot involves corrupt NYC cops pitted against Chinese and Russian gangs. They’re all out to find a Chinese girl with a gift for numbers and Statham is the indomitable tough guy who decides to protect her….

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    Jerry Williams
    May 3, 2012