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Extra special effects highlight the battle between an ancient warlord (Jet Li) awakened from the dead and modern day adventurers (Brendan Fraser, Luke Ford, Maria Bello, John Hannah) trying to remedy historical research gone out of bounds. Throw in a few romantic interludes, and you’ve got a sequel worth watching.
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What’s a parent to do with a 40 year-old son still living at home and behaving like a 10 year old?  Not much; hence the predicament. But when a divorced mom (Mary Steenburgen) falls for a charismatic widower (Richard Jenkins) their respective sons (Will Ferrell & Jon C. Reilly) are forced to take responsibility [...]

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Meryl Streep truly is the “dancing queen” in the film version of the popular musical. Flamboyant gal pals (Julie Walters and Christine Baranski), a lovely daughter (Amanda Seyfried) about to be married on a breathtaking Greek Island, three possible dads (Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth & Stellan Skarsgård) invited to give the bride away, and an [...]

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This Israeli film dramatizes the social and psychological issues that accompanied the influx of thousands of Ethiopian Jews escaping famine and devastation in the 1980’s. Characterization and aging are at times inconsistent, but director/writer Radu Mihaileanu deserves credit for tackling so many themes in the course of one film.
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Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy), an anxiety-ridden office employee discovers hidden talents when he is recruited by a fraternity of assassins led by Morgan Freeman. Angelina Jolie is true to her bold and seductive style as Wesley’s seductive mentor/trainer in this fast paced “normal looking people who happen to have super powers” genre.
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Four fast friends (Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon) coming into their 40’s deal with matters of love, marriage, and fidelity in the course of numerous wardrobe changes. Fans of the TV show love it.
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Steve Carell is a credible Maxwell Smart, the clumsy analyst for CONTROL who is promoted to partner with Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway) after headquarters security is compromised. Alan Arkin as The Chief, Dwayne Johnson as star Agent 23, and Terrance Stamp as the evil KAOS leader lend their talents to provide an amusing episode [...]

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French director/writer, Guillaume Canet features François Cluzet (a dead ringer for Dustin Hoffman in his 30’s) as Alex Beck, a pediatrician still pining for his wife (Marie-Josée Croze) eight years after her abduction and death. Alex was a prime suspect and when two bodies are discovered at the murder site, the case is reopened by [...]

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It’s the summer of 1994; hip hop and pot are in the air, and newly inaugurated mayor, Rudolph Giuliani is just beginning to implement “anti-fun” initiatives against graffiti, public drunkenness, and noisy portable radios. Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck), a high school senior/pot dealer on his way to college, is sharing his angst with Dr. Squires, (Sir [...]

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Adam Sandler’s “over the top humor” handprints are all over this spoof that pits an Israeli superhero (Sandler) against an intense Palestinian (John Turturro). The bizarre characterizations really take off when Sandler leaves Israel for New York City, to follow his dream of becoming a hairdresser in the style of John Paul Mitchell’s disco [...]

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