Wednesday, December 31st, 2014
It’s possible that 2014 will go down as being the Year of the Geek. A quick look at the year’s biggest movies is like seeing an event list for ComicCon: “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Transformers: Age...
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Wednesday, December 24th, 2014
What is it with studios releasing musical movies around Christmas? Two years ago we had “Les Miserables,” and last week we had the culturally diverse remake of “Annie.” On Christmas Day this year comes “Into the Woods.”...
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Thursday, December 18th, 2014
You know those really awful dates where everyone tells you this person is amazing and clever and wonderful, but you get there and they’re kind of idiotic and almost offensively boring? You struggle through dinner and as...
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Thursday, December 11th, 2014
I wonder who it was who looked at the Bible, then at a poster for “Newsies,” then back at the Bible, and was like, “Oh my gosh, guys, great idea.” And, actually, casting Christian Bale as Moses in...
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Thursday, December 4th, 2014
The holiday movie season is in full swing with hits like “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1” already in theaters. But there are plenty of films left as the year draws to a close, some long-awaited and...
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2014
Everyone knows the penguins are the best part of the “Madagascar” franchise. They’re cute, they’re fluffy and they’re diabolical. What’s not to love? At the same time, the idea of giving even highly entertaining supporting characters, even...
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Thursday, November 20th, 2014
You know what I hate? When book adaptations split the last book into two parts. Yeah, I’m talking to you, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows and Breaking Dawn — don’t even get me started on “The...
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Thursday, November 13th, 2014
When someone makes enough good things, I always start wondering when they’re going to slip up or start repeating themselves. For Christopher Nolan, “Interstellar” is not that time. Part futuristic dust bowl and part homage to “2001:...
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Thursday, November 6th, 2014
In case you — or your kids — haven’t had enough of superheroes, Disney’s got you covered in “Big Hero 6.” And instead of these heroes getting their powers from radiation, alien planets, magical relics or experimental...
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
While every other animated movie seems to be trying to make their graphics as lifelike as possible, “The Book of Life” goes out of its way to make its characters look like stylized playthings. It’s a little...
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