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By:
Kit Bowen
March 28, 2008 5:29am EST
Even though you can predict what happens, 21 is still fairly compelling for a movie about counting cards at a blackjack table.
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By:
Brian Marder
November 21, 2007 7:49am EST
August Rush comes dangerously close to being too feel-good for its own good, but the dynamic trio of strong performances, magical imagery and nonstop music prevails.
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By:
Robert Sims
September 28, 2007 6:14am EST
Any exposé of the sex-slave trade is going to be hard to watch, especially when it involves the trafficking of children across international borders. But as compelling and revealing as it is, Trade loses its nerve soon after crossing over from Mexico to the United States.
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By:
Kit Bowen
August 17, 2007 10:41am EST
Even though it’s a retread, The Invasion’s point of view on body snatching still elicits the right kind of creepy paranoia.
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By:
Kit Bowen
August 08, 2007 1:10pm EST
Get ready to be Bourne again. Probably the best threequel of the summer, The Bourne Ultimatum keeps to the same seamlessly smart, hair-raising action of the first two installments.
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By:
Kit Bowen
July 23, 2007 10:07am EST
Less flash, more grit, The Order of the Phoenix is definitely the most introspective of the Harry Potter movies. If you’re expecting fast-paced wizardry action at every turn, however, you might be disappointed.
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By:
Brian Marder
June 08, 2007 1:45pm EST
Hostel: Part II gives new (and quite literal) meaning to a “bloodbath”--but not much else. Don’t worry, though. It doesn’t mean you won’t still walk out of there wanting to perform a castration or two.
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By:
Brian Marder
April 17, 2007 12:22pm EST
Over-the-top, style-over-substance worked for 300. For Pathfinder, it does NOT. Quick, find a path to the exit!
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By:
Mike Szymanski
April 04, 2007 7:50am EST
A Hollywood dog finds out what it's like to be a real hero, rather than just play one in the movies-and he's really cute at it.
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By:
Scott Huver
March 13, 2007 10:10am EST
Merging cutting-edge cinematic razzle dazzle with resonant themes of honor, courage and sacrifice, 300 builds yet another visually thrilling and viscerally satisfying film..