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Concussion (2015)

Bill Clark — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 13:48:54 +0000

What’s most surprising about Concussion is that it doesn’t let the NFL off easy. Considering the league has its grubby, saccharine hands all over just about every aspect of American life, it’s fair to wonder if they’d strong-arm Columbia Pictures into making this a vapid puff piece with no lasting… Continue reading

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Seven Pounds (2008)

Bill Clark — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:00:51 +0000

Purposefully shrouded in mystery over the past few months, few people going in to Seven Pounds will have any idea of what it’s really about. Mission: accomplished for the studio. This is one of the dourest, boring, and insulting films I have seen in years. We got our first taste… Continue reading

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I Am Legend (2007)

Bill Clark — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:00:42 +0000

I Am Legend is a prime example of a great idea gone wrong in the hopes of pleasing everyone. What starts off as a compelling drama descends into a stock B-grade horror flick with some of the worst big budget special effects of recent memory. It’s really a shame, because… Continue reading

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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

Bill Clark — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:00:07 +0000

That darn “y” in “Happyness” has been bugging me for months. Not knowing Chris Gardner’s story, I had no clue of the meaning until about twenty minutes into The Pursuit of Happyness, a clearly Hollywood-ized account of Gardner’s entrance into the world of stock trading. Granted, the film has one… Continue reading

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Hitch (2005)

Bill Clark — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 05:00:29 +0000

The trailers for Hitch will no doubt leave some men thinking “great, another movie where every woman will be saying ‘now why can’t I get a guy like that!?'” Sometimes I think it’s a vast Hollywood conspiracy, where the common man just doesn’t measure up. Women love to be romanced,… Continue reading

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Shark Tale (2004)

Bill Clark — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 04:00:27 +0000

Shark Tale, the latest 3D animation offering from DreamWorks, is missing a key ingredient to success that other such features of late have had, and that is excitement. A lot happens in Shark Tale, but the story feels so dry, and is most likely over the head of the average… Continue reading

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