You’ll know from the first frame that you’re being manipulated, so decide early whether you can go with it.
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‘Emancipation’ | There’s a Will, But…No Way
Fuqua has taken a somber story and turned it into a Hollywood action flick, to include Will wrasslin’ a gator.
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‘Pinocchio’ | Whiz Bang Technology But Wooden Storytelling
Some good visuals, but this part live action, part digital animation hybrid is a swing and a miss from a celebrated and sometimes great director.
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‘Elvis’ Movie Review | Busy Bio A Shallow Splash
Austin Blake is a revelation as Elvis, but director Baz Luhrman never met a bread roll he couldn’t turn into a five-tiered wedding cake.
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Oscar Nominee Review: News of the World | 2 Stars
Review: News of the World | 2 out of 4 Stars | PG-13 By Kyle Osborne It’s being billed as Tom Hanks’ first Western, but “News of the World” is simply a road movie. Like Midnight Run or Rain Man or Planes, Trains, and Automobiles…except not so great. The slow-pokey…
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Movie Review: ‘Captain Phillips’ with Tom Hanks
By Kyle Osborne Tom Hanks is the Jimmy Stewart of my generation—there isn’t a more affable star of his stature in Hollywood. So, it’s not easy (or probably very smart) to be the voice of dissent regarding his latest film, “Captain Phillips,” which is getting mostly rave reviews by other…
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