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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Review: One of This Year’s Best

4.9

out of 5

July 11, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is the second installment of a new rebooted trilogy that began with 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The first film ended with a map showing the spread of a man-made retrovirus… Read More

4.9

out of 5

Transformers: Age of Extinction Review: Does it Really Matter?

2.5

out of 5

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June 27, 2014

Michael Bay, in four Transformers movies, has done the unthinkable. He has created the true "critic-proof" film series. No matter what I will say in the next thousand words or so won't matter a bit. Transformers: Age of Extinction will… Read More

2.5

out of 5

Edge of Tomorrow Review: Redemption on the Grandest Scale

4.8

out of 5

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June 21, 2014

Director Doug Liman's Sci-Fi actioner Edge of Tomorrow finds the world at war with an alien race known as Mimics. The Mimics have invaded Earth and laid waste to most of Europe. As the Mimics head toward the United Kingdom… Read More

4.8

out of 5

A Million Ways to Die in The West Review: As Many Ways to Laugh

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May 29, 2014

A few weeks ago, during the celebration of Blazing Saddles 40th anniversary, writer-director, and certified comedic genius, Mel Brooks, said that a film like Blazing Saddles, with its over the top racist humor, objectification/sexualization of women, and culturally insensitive jokes,… Read More

3.8

out of 5

X-Men: Days of Future Past Review: Righting Past Wrongs

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May 22, 2014

The X-Men films have always lived in that middle gray area of what could be seen as excellent comic book movie storytelling (2002's X2: X-Men United), and a potential studio-driven cash grab with no respect for the source material (2006's… Read More

4.6

out of 5

Godzilla Review: The King Has Returned

4.5

out of 5

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May 16, 2014

For many in my generation, Godzilla represents much more than the rampant destruction of cities worldwide, and allegories of man versus nature and the dangers of atomic/nuclear testing/bombs. My Godzilla has always been a hero. When I grew up, The… Read More

4.5

out of 5

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Review: Amazing Action; Weak Everything Else

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May 2, 2014

There was a time that comic book movies were measured by the strength of the villain. In the 1990s, actors like Michelle Pfeiffer, Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Uma Thurman -- award winning actors -- took on… Read More

3.8

out of 5

Dom Hemingway Review: A Loveable Son of a Bitch

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April 28, 2014

Dom Hemingway, the new film by writer/director Richard Shepard (The Hunting Party; The Matador; TVs Girls) can be summed up in one scene: the opening one. Here Dom (Jude Law) stands in the prison shower, where he's doing 12 years… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Transcendence Review: Control+Alt+Delete

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April 19, 2014

In a world that relies more and more on technology and technological advances, playing on the fears of what can go wrong is easy. Writers have literally done it since the dawn of time. There are even cave drawings in… Read More

3.0

out of 5

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Review: It All Changes Here

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April 5, 2014

The Marvel Studios films have, in their short existence, changed the way the public thinks of costumed heroes. Since 2008's Iron Man, these films have focused more on telling a story, and then using established--sometimes iconic--characters to tell that story.… Read More

4.9

out of 5