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Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon Carry 'Four Christmases'

By Al Shipley

Baltimore City Paper | December 2, 2008

Still, Vaughn and Witherspoon can only do so much, trudging through a rogue's gallery of one-note characters and predictable setups. At its worst, Four Christmases can make you feel as beaten down and insulted as its protagonists.

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Tags: comedy, Vince Vaughn, Seth Gordon, Reese Witherspoon, Four Christmases

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Gary Barrett and the Notions Plug Ahead With Their Idiosyncratic Guitar Popnew

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Baltimore City Paper | Al Shipley | 01-05-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

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R&B Flower Child Lynee Michelle Spreads a Message of Peace, Love, and Happinessnew

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Baltimore City Paper | Joe MacLeod | 05-21-2010 | Reviews

Tags: Jorma Taccone, MacGruber, Val Kilmer

Jameel Saleem's Debut Feature Follows a Guy's Romantic Misadventuresnew

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Novelist Michael Kimball Pieces Together a New Kind of Narrative in '60 Writers/60 Places'new

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Baltimore City Paper | Bret McCabe | 02-09-2010 | Reviews

Tags: 60 Writers/60 Places, Michael Kimball

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