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Tag: 3 stars

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IRON MAN 2

If you could make God bleed, then people would stop believing in him…

Posted on May 14, 2010April 30, 2019
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GREEN ZONE

It’s amazing what a little hindsight can do.

Posted on March 14, 2010July 6, 2012
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Tim Burton takes us down the rabbit hole to a truly wonderful world.

Posted on March 10, 2010July 7, 2012
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THE LAST STATION

I can’t speak for everyone, I can only think of what I would want as my life’s train is pulling into its last station.

Posted on March 1, 2010November 24, 2012
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THE BOOK OF ELI

Faith can be a pretty powerful thing.

Posted on January 18, 2010July 25, 2012
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SHERLOCK HOLMES

This ain’t your dady’s Sherlock.

Posted on January 13, 2010December 17, 2012
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

God bless us, everyone.

Posted on November 18, 2009January 28, 2012
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THIS IS IT

If you have any interest in Michael Jackson’s music, this film is for you.

Posted on November 2, 2009January 28, 2012
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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Jonze takes the imposing beasts Maurice Sendak first made us all afraid of, and makes them stand in the sunshine until we seem them for what they are: lonely, isolated, and misguided.

Posted on October 28, 2009January 28, 2012
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WHIP IT

To get off the ground in any of life’s adventures, we need to depend on a team. Be they family, friends, or tattooed freaks, few of us can get anywhere alone.

Posted on October 12, 2009August 31, 2012
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JULIE & JULIA

WARNING: DO NOT WATCH THIS MOTION PICTURE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.

Posted on September 6, 2009August 7, 2013
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DISTRICT 9

Don’t throw your junk in my backyard, My backyard’s full…

Posted on August 17, 2009April 14, 2013

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