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Famished: The Hunger Games is Only an Amuse Bouche
However true to Suzanne Collins's popular young adult source material novel, Gary Ross's filmic adaptation of "The Hunger Games" is a dystopian thriller that falls flat — really flat.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-20-2012 |
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Battle Royale: It’s Gettin’ Real in the Jakarta Housing Block
Writer/director Gareth Evans's brazenly over-the-top martial arts extravaganza sets a new waterline for what audiences can expect from a genre that never gets old.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-19-2012 |
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Second-Rate on Purposenew
In 'Casa de Mi Padre,' Will Ferrell finally seems fully comfortable being Will Ferrell.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
03-19-2012 |
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Emotionally stunted siblings connect in Jeff, Who Lives at Homenew
The perpetually stoned Jeff's mojo kicks in when he gets a "random" phone call that promises to jumpstart his destiny.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
03-18-2012 |
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21 Jump Street is a successful rebootnew
Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller make their live-action feature film debut here, clearly taking a page from the playbook of The Brady Bunch Movie and crafting a modern-day tale while winking satirically at the core tenets of the old TV show.
Charleston City Paper |
Isaac Weeks |
03-18-2012 |
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'21 Jump Street' sidesteps nostalgia for fresh take on buddy cop comedynew
Considering the handful of '80s TV shows adapted into films over the last decade, it's impossible not to dread the idea of Manimal or Magnum P.I. finding their way to the big screen anytime soon.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
03-18-2012 |
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Prolonged adolescence in Jeff, Who Lives at Homenew
In the second mainstream release from the Duplass brothers, the pieces fit conveniently together; but when the puzzle is so easy, that's not much of an accomplishment.
Tags: Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Cowboy Love Storiesnew
"I seldom get the opportunity to make a straightly intense drama about life, about people, about the human condition"
Boise Weekly |
Maria Diaz |
03-18-2012 |
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Not Your Reagan-era 21 Jump Streetnew
This remake is more deconstruction than devotion, and if you don't believe me, wait and see how it handles a particular high-profile cameo.
21 Jump Streetnew
Are you sure Johnny Depp started out this way?
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
03-14-2012 |
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Magic Valleynew
"We knew that Scott Glenn would be absolutely perfect to play the sheriff of Gooding County."
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
03-14-2012 |
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Disappointing Disney adaptation of pulp hero John Carternew
For the last 100 years, John Carter has been an inspirational, beloved hero. Now thanks to this adaptation, a pulp icon will be known as the jerkwad from that lame-ass Disney movie.
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Wim Wenders shows but doesn't tell in 'Pina'new
Director Wim Wenders was not at all interested in dance before a girlfriend dragged him to see Cafe Müller and Le Sacre du Printemps by German avant-garde choreographer Pina Bausch.
San Antonio Current |
Pamela Zoslov |
03-08-2012 |
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Friends With Kidsnew
Wait a minute. Is that Jon Hamm and Kristen Wiig? Yeah, but they're not the stars.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
03-07-2012 |
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Nicolas Cage Pays Another Bill: His Audience Begrudgingly Helps
In spite of director Roger Donaldson's respectable pedigree—he directed such winners as "Thirteen Days" and "The World's Fastest Indian”—everything about "Seeking Justice" screams B movie.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-06-2012 |
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