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Valentine’s Day (2010)

Bill Clark — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:00:18 +0000

It’s always a worrisome proposition when an upcoming film touts nothing but its cast. Granted, Valentine’s Day has a doozy of a cast; probably the biggest ensemble in years. While the credits are impressive, the film is very mediocre. Trying desperately to be the next Love Actually (possibly the best… Continue reading

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I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)

Bill Clark — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:00:03 +0000

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry is the kind of comedy that tries to toe two lines and stumbles on both. It spends its first half gleefully mocking homosexuals and everything about them, then does an about-face and turns into a tolerance sermon as the two main characters slowly… Continue reading

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Next (2007)

Bill Clark — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:00:31 +0000

Guys like Nicolas Cage, not in a disturbing way, but in a bona-fide man-crush kind of way. The same thing happens when Mike Ditka walks into an unsuspecting Chicago sports bar. Why compare the two? Because Cage, at least of late, has made ridiculously entertaining films (see “guilty pleasures”) with… Continue reading

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The Illusionist (2006)

Bill Clark — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 04:00:53 +0000

The Illusionist feels like a relic from a lost era at the movies. Set in early 1900’s Vienna, Neil Burger’s film truly feels like it belongs in a 1940’s throwback theater with five cent popcorn. It’s a big enough rarity in itself to find a solid crime/drama these days at… Continue reading

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Stealth (2005)

Bill Clark — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 04:00:36 +0000

The days of the “good” bad movie are long over, and Stealth serves as a powerful punch to the stomach to remind us of that. This is a film that is decked out with all the trimmings and should have enshrined itself as an eternal laugher for college kids who… Continue reading

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Blade: Trinity (2004)

Bill Clark — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 00:00:45 +0000

Blade: Trinity is the third film in the series, and if things go well this time around it certainly won’t be the last. That’s not to say the film is good, as it is really a pale shadow to the much superior first two films. As the film opens, the… Continue reading

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

Bill Clark — Sat, 31 Jan 2004 05:00:20 +0000

The most glaring sign of how times have changed between the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre and this update is that we are given a back story to Leatherface’s (or his real name, Thomas Hewitt, as made apparent in this film) madness. No longer can we attend movies where there are… Continue reading

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