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Tag: james marsden

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LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER

What to do when something moving and nuanced is counterweighted with heavy-handedness and caricature?

Posted on January 5, 2014December 11, 2014
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I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight (DEATH AT A FUNERAL TRAILER…Again…)

I saw a trailer Saturday that left me a tad perplexed. I count myself a big fan of Frank Oz’s film DEATH AT A FUNERAL. … Read More ›

Posted on December 7, 2009
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THE BOX

When Santa Claus brings with him death and mystery, you know something ain’t right.

Posted on November 6, 2009January 28, 2012
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ENCHANTED

An awful lot of my childhood was spent immersed in Walt Disney’s stories and movies. My bedtime picture books were all from Disney movies, and … Read More ›

Posted on March 28, 2008March 30, 2012

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