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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

‘Killing Them Softly’ with Brad Pitt, snappy yet shallow

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This isn’t a country — this is America, and America is a business.” Jackie Cogan confidently says these words in a run-down bar in the heart of a post-Katrina New Orleans as a TV in the background shows Barack Obama delivering a campaign speech during the 2008 presidential race. Taking Read More…

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Monday, April 16, 2012
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‘The Cabin in the Woods’ satirizes horror genre, but lacks intrigue

It is impossible to talk about “The Cabin in the Woods” without revealing the sinister, strange tricks it has up its sleeve. Cutting to the root of the genre, the film begins as an uninspired riff on horror mythology as five teenagers — the jock, the blonde bimbo, the smart Read More…

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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Josh Radnor fails to transcend TV humor in new Sundance film

Classic Schmosby. After seven years of playing Ted Mosby in “How I Met Your Mother,” Josh Radnor has been making efforts to discover life apart from his architect alter ego. However earnestly he has tried to create another image of himself, he only kind of, sort of departs from Ted. Read More…

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