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Tag: 3.5 stars

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HAYWIRE

Soderbergh finds that he has a eye for action, and that Gina Carano is worth keeping an eye on to provide the action.

Posted on January 22, 2012January 27, 2012
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CARNAGE

Leave. Now. Say goodbye and go. Grab your coats and get into that elevator. No!! Why are you going back inside?

Posted on December 28, 2011January 3, 2012
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THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN

Steven Spielberg harnesses the potential of 3-D filmmaking, and uses it to lead us on the adventure of a lifetime.

Posted on December 21, 2011December 26, 2011
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THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

It’s time to return to the land of ice and snow, for a tale of men who hate women. This time though, it’s David Fincher’s turn to take the wheel.

Posted on December 20, 2011December 26, 2011
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THE DESCENDANTS

Death is Never The End of The Story: It’s Just the Start of Chapters You Never Knew Were Written.

Posted on December 4, 2011December 8, 2011
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TAKE SHELTER

Can Anybody Stop What’s Comin’ on The Horizon?

Posted on October 16, 2011January 28, 2012
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50 / 50

The Saying is “As Serious As Cancer”. But What Happens When Someone Takes cancer a Little Less Seriously?

Posted on October 2, 2011February 4, 2013
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CONTAGION

Soderbergh Unleashes a Plague, and Shows Us That The Disease is Just The Beginning of The Danger.

Posted on August 28, 2011January 12, 2013
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30 MINUTES OR LESS

A Buddy-Film Throwback That Holds the Cheese

Posted on August 14, 2011January 28, 2012
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CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER

Two Solid Hours of Apple Pie.

Posted on July 24, 2011April 30, 2019
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MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

Woody Allen Surprises Us All With a Film That Lands Amongst His All-Time Greats

Posted on June 19, 2011March 4, 2021
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X-MEN: FIRST CLASS

You’ll See How It All Began…But You Still have to Choose a Side.

Posted on June 6, 2011September 22, 2012

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