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Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Bill Clark — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 15:18:00 +0000

The law of diminishing returns strikes big-time in Avengers: Age of Ultron, an overstuffed mess of one-note characters, gaudy, incomprehensible CGI, and really, really bad one-liners. It’s so unexpected that you almost forget how fresh The Avengers was three short years ago, and what a welcome reprieve it was from the… Continue reading

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Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Bill Clark — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:00:08 +0000

Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes arrives with particular disappointment, and this is coming from someone who doesn’t have any unbreakable attachment to the character of Sherlock Holmes. Those that do: beware. You’re bound to be even more appalled by this over-written, over-edited, and only moderately entertaining “re-imagining” (oh, how that is… Continue reading

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Iron Man (2008)

Bill Clark — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:47 +0000

At long last, a comic book adaptation that doesn’t reek of smugness. This is admittedly not my favorite genre, and that’s due in large part to not only the quantity and sheer mediocrity of its entrants, but also a self-seriousness that, in my view, can only be laughed at. Batman… Continue reading

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Zodiac (2007)

Bill Clark — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:00:34 +0000

As an unsolved mysteries fanatic, the Zodiac killings are among the most perplexing and frustrating – ever. Nearly everyone is familiar with the Zodiac – a killer who preyed on young couples and taunted the police and media with bizarre letters and ciphers – but few seem to know that… Continue reading

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

Bill Clark — Mon, 14 Nov 2005 05:00:20 +0000

And now for something different. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a marriage of old film noir elements with more modern black comedy techniques, and the result is an occasionally funny and entertaining film that ultimately tries too hard and cannot maintain the breakneck pace that the first act antes up.… Continue reading

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Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

Bill Clark — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 04:00:50 +0000

Politics never change, but the cast of characters do. It leads one to think what Edward R. Murrow, the centerpiece of George Clooney’s new film, Good Night, and Good Luck., would think of today’s political climate – and more importantly, how he would report it. Broadcast journalism has changed since… Continue reading

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