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Take 5 — Superhero Edition
If 2011 was the year of the sequel, 2012 is set to rival that moniker with additional superhero franchise installments. Most notably is the uber-anticipated Dark Knight Rises, followed at ...
Take 5 — The Russia’s Power Mad She Wants to Take Our Cars From Out Our Garages!
So, in yet another film that has been “inspired by a true story” (OED definition: adj. vaguely related to something that happened to someone at some time, somewhere, while pondering ...
Take 5 — At Year’s End
2011 came to and end, and now it’s time to recap those things we saw, those things we enjoyed, and those things we abhorred. In the next few weeks, there ...
Great Movie Quotes: The Rock
There are many things I love about The Rock. In fact, there are perhaps no things I don’t love about The Rock. In particular, I love the dialogue. “I cannot give ...
Take 5 – Eddie Murphy Edition
In my other life, when I’m not writing about movies, I write about basketball. And one column I have contributed to frequently is an ESPN gimmick called “5 on 5″ ...
Spoilers in the Preview? Time to Cull Your Marketing Department
Some might suggest that a movie like The Usual Suspects is overrated and garners undue praise because its narrative is predicated on a lie, namely one that Verbal Kint (Kevin ...
This Will Probably Only Last One Night Anyway
Filmmakers are immune to the adage that those who don’t learn from history are destined to repeat it. Therefore, this is happening: Universal hasn’t given up The Wolfman and intends to reboot the ...
Tips for the Upcoming Apocalypse
As I gather my Bible, Torah, Koran, copy of Watchmen, and print of Dali’s “St. John on the Cross,” I ready myself for the inevitable uber-undulating of the Earth that ...
Peeps of the World, Unite! – or at least Bring in the Platypus!
In the last four Weeks, Hop has split the top box office spot with the also animated, three-lettered Rio and the alliterative Fast Five, grossing 105 million dollars in the ...
Date Night: Hanna (And Other Things)
Two months ago, the Liberian Girl and I were lying in bed trying to fall asleep. The TV, which was trying to watch us, spit out a 60-second spot for ...
