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Glee: The 3D Concert Movie – Review

Calling all Gleeks, this is the movie for you! Not a new twist on the popular series, but a cool new way to see a Glee concert. The movie stars (of course) the cast of Glee without the faculty. Ms. Holiday does make an appearance preforming her hit, “Forget You” though. For fans of Sue […]

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The Help – Review

This summer the major movies have been Comedy and Action.  This week “The Help” is changing that streak.  “The Help” takes place in Jackson, MS and revolves around the black women who work as maids in well to do white homes.  The story is set in the 60’s, so racism is rampant.  A hometown daughter […]

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes – Review

It was a long time since I watched the original “Planet of the Apes“, in fact, I couldn’t remember much about it, except the iconic ending. For those of you wondering, you don’t need to see the original movie to see this one. You won’t be lost, but you’ll miss some nods to the original. […]

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The Change-Up – Review

How many movies have there been like this? One person thinks the other person’s life is easier, and they swap bodies. Let’s see, there was Freaky Friday 1976, Freak Friday 2003, Like Father Like Son, Vice Versa, 18 Again, etc.. Yeah, the list goes gone on and on. Here’s another one called “The Change-Up” Dave […]

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Cowboys and Aliens – Review

Cowboys & Aliens is loosely based off the comic of the same name. When they wrote the script for the movie, they followed mostly the same concept as the comic, but the story is different. They wanted fans of the comic to be rewarded with a new story instead of the same thing. The movie […]

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Crazy, Stupid, Love – Review

Crazy, Stupid, Love is a movie about a dad who’s life is falling to pieces, and he is trying to put the pieces back together.  Cal (Steve Carell) and his wife Emily (Julianne Moore)have been married for 25 years and on the way home from dinner she tells him she wants a divorce.  Not only does […]

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The Smurfs Movie – Review

One of the anticipated kids movies this summer is The Smurfs. I watched the Smurfs cartoons on Saturday mornings when I was a little kid, so I was excited to take my boys to this movie. The movie starts out with the Smurfs getting ready for the celebration of the Blue Moon. While out gathering […]

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Captain America: The First Avenger – Review

Marvel Studios has finally come out with a movie for their WWII Super Hero, Captain America. Not only was he great during wartime for to keep up morale, but he was one of Marvel’s most famous superheroes. Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is a very patriotic man. All he wants to do is serve his country. […]

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Friends with Benefits – Review

To put it simply Friends with Benefits is a “chick flick”.  This movie follows the simple plot line girl meets guy, they have sex, girl gets mad at guy, guy wins girls heart back and they live happily ever after. Dylan (Justin Timberlake) is a sought after art director for a independant fashion website.  Jamie (Mila […]

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 – Review

The tag line for this installment of the Harry Potter series has been “It Ends Here” and that it does. I realize that most of  you reading are probably fans of Harry Potter and my guess would be that you have read the books.  So, I am not going to go into detail covering the […]