Browsing: Movie Reviews
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0 One for the Price of Admission: One for the Money Review - Risa Hammel
One for the Money. The movie, based upon the , stars Katherine Heigl as Stephanie Plum, a debtor whose search for easy money lands her a job as a bounty hunter. One for the Money is a perfect fit. One for the Money is a perfect example of a movie worth seeing if . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 Which Ensemble Cast Movie is Best? - Lindsay Keare
Every few years, a holiday-themed movie with an ensemble cast comes out in theaters, and while all these movies have similar structures, their quality varies greatly. Below are reviews of three such movies: New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, and Love Actually. New Year’s Eve New Year’s Eve is still in theaters . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 A Far Cry From Eternity: Immortals Review - Henry Mouat
Some men may be immortalized by the deeds of their lives, but the majority of the current generation of Hollywood filmmakers has been aiming decidedly below the mark. Immortals is a film that would have you think its characters came from millennia-old myths about legendary heroes, but like last year’s . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 Moneyball Hits It Out of the Park - Julia Farino
Grade: A Moneyball is the feel good movie of the year, based on a true story of a local Bay Area Major League Baseball team, the Oakland A's. The movie is about Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), a former MLB player who is now the Oakland A's general manager. The movie follows Beane . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 Lautner’s Ab-duction: Abduction Review - Claire Jungleib
Grade: C+ Although packed with thrilling action scenes, Abduction is unbelievable and too predictable with disappointing dialogue and acting, but is sure to win the hearts of a middle school audience. The movie was directed by John Singleton and stars tween-age heart throb Taylor Lautner as Nathan, just as pouty, buff, and . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 No Help Needed: The Help Shines - Lindsay Keare
Grade: B+ For movie-goers who want poofy ‘60s haircuts, gospel singing, sass, and a history lesson all at once, The Help, one of summer’s latest hits, fits the bill. The movie, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Kathryn Stockett, stars a curly-haired Emma Stone in what is a . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 A-Potter-clypse, Now: Deathly Hallows Part Two Review - Henry Mouat
Grade: A The previous Harry Potter installments were all pleasantly enjoyable, but fairly inconsequential; given the limitations of film adaptations, the story, characters, and mythos of the series were never as airtight as J.K. Rowling’s magical saga. It was easier to see what was wrong with Harry Potter when you weren’t . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 X-Men: First Class and Menlo-Atherton Bathrooms Review - Sam Sexton
Grade: A for the movie, F- for the bathrooms. Seeing as how I’m writing this days after the Class of 2011 Graduation and the following party at an undisclosed location (Thank you, Dick Cheney, for letting us hang out in your terror-cave), this is in all likelihood the last article I . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 Great Odin’s Blockbuster! : Thor Review - Henry Mouat
Grade: A- The superhero gold rush is panning thin, or so it might seem. After the climactic summer of 2008, when audiences were treated to Iron Man, Hellboy II, and The Dark Knight, the genre has been flapping its wings spuriously to reach the same heights. Thor marks the first of . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 Fifth Time’s the Charm: Fast Five Review - Henry Mouat
Grade: B+ If you were to combine the heist antics of Ocean’s 11, the unrestrained stunt work of Jackass, and an assorted collection of fancy car commercials from the last forty years, you would have the principle framework of the Fast and Furious formula. The series has always been a male . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 Death, Theft, Violence, and Catnip: The M-ASFF In Review - Madeline Drace
On Tuesday, John Giambruno’s Video Production class put on M-A’s first student film festival in eight years, showcasing films written, directed, and produced by the students. The films showed the immense creativity of the Video Production students and covered a broad range of topics. Below are short reviews for each . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 Your Humorlessness: Your Highness Review - Breana Hume
Grade: C+ An action-packed movie following the ridiculous journey of a prince, his brother, and their assistant, Your Highness delivers comedy, suspense, and even a little bit of magic. But the incorporation of magic, violence, and modern slang in a medieval setting not only makes this movie out of place and . . . (Continue Reading)
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1 Zack Snyder Pulls a Poor Punch: Sucker Punch Review - Henry Mouat
Grade: D Sucker Punch is the film equivalent of a Jersey Shore character; it has all the styled surface attractions money can buy, but its outer appeal is clearly trying to compensate for something. It was perfectly believable from the previews that this film might be missing a brain (or any . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 Your Plot Has Been Adjusted: The Adjustment Bureau Review - Henry Mouat
Grade: B The Adjustment Bureau presents an interesting genre mix; it seems to have the heart of a romantic drama, only to reveal itself as a sci-fi thriller. Featuring Matt Damon in opposition with another mysterious organization that wants to control his life, the Adjustment Bureau capitalizes on the paranoia of . . . (Continue Reading)
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2 Never Again!: Never Say Never Review - Kendall Songer
Grade: C When entering the theater late on the opening night of “Never Say Never,” I was surprised to find so many empty seats. But upon further examination, I realized that the seats were not vacant. Rather, the audience members were too short to be seen. Throughout the duration of the his . . . (Continue Reading)
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