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Captain Phillips (2013)

Bill Clark — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:39:03 +0000

Captain Richard Phillips: There’s got to be something other than being a fisherman or kidnapping people. Muse: Maybe in America, Irish, maybe in America. Captain Phillips is an astonishingly well-made thriller, and that’s saying something considering the majority of the audience already knows the ending. Perhaps the most suspenseful and… Continue reading

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Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

Bill Clark — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 05:01:57 +0000

Spoiler alert: Mary Poppins gets made. But it’s the long and frustrating journey to reach the final product that is the subject of Saving Mr. Banks, a refreshingly insightful look into the mind of the troubled author who wrote the book. This could have easily been two hours of Disney… Continue reading

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Larry Crowne (2011)

Bill Clark — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:00:56 +0000

Larry Crowne is as lightweight, innocent, and conflict-free of a romantic comedy as you’ll ever find. It’s charming, but very leisurely paced and underwritten given the gravity of the situation that the main character finds himself in. Fortunately, veteran actors Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts elevate the material with likeable,… Continue reading

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Toy Story 3 (2010)

Bill Clark — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:00:57 +0000

Toy Story 3 is a masterpiece, not to mention probably the greatest movie ever made with a title that ends in “3.” This series has always stood for never losing the kid within us all, but here the Pixar team has outdone themselves with adventure, comedy, and a sentimentality that… Continue reading

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The Da Vinci Code (2006)

Bill Clark — Thu, 18 May 2006 04:00:09 +0000

Let’s get it out of the way right here at the outset: I am one of four living human beings who has never read The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown’s novel which has sold so many copies that I think they’ve just stopped counting. Only a book that contains controversy… Continue reading

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Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005)

Bill Clark — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 04:00:06 +0000

There are still those among us who believe that our journeys to the moon are nothing more than staged illusions. I suppose there is good reason for that, but I’ve never bought into it. There are skeptics everywhere about everything, but space travel and the concept of extraterrestrial life seem… Continue reading

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The Terminal (2004)

Bill Clark — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 04:00:17 +0000

The Terminal is a gentle film, and oftentimes hilarious. Like Secret Window was a gallery of Johnny Depp’s acting skills, The Terminal is the Tom Hanks show. This is the kind of film that you won’t believe is being released at the beginning of the summer movie season. It seems… Continue reading

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