Category: Features
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Hombre
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Read more: HombreHombre! As I sat lazily in my office, browsing through my DVD collection for inspiration for a review, I found a movie that I have not thought of in years. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this offbeat Western, where less is MORE, especially when you have talents like the great Paul Newman and the always craggy…
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Chef
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Read more: ChefChef was a feel good, but predictable comedy written by, directed by, and starred in by Jon Favreau, of Iron Man fame.  (He also did Cowboys and Aliens and Swingers)  This was the sort of movie that is difficult to review in that the movie could be described as overdone, sizzling, milquetoast, luscious, soggy, zesty, bland…
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Sharknado
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Read more: SharknadoSharknado II here now! Yes, they are doing it again. Just when you think the Summer Season cannot get any worse, we will have the second installment of Sharknado, only this time the setting moves to New York City! Booyah! The other day I watched two really awful movies, but the difference in the two…
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Captain America: A Blockbuster for Blockheads
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Read more: Captain America: A Blockbuster for BlockheadsOK, what is it this time? I was at the movies again yesterday afternoon. Well, good for you. I see you saw ÂCaptain America: The Winter Soldier. WasnÂt it FANTASTIC!! No, I hated almost every minute of it. What?  It scored 8.2 at IMDB and 70/100 from 44 professionals at Metacritic. It has grossed…
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Total Recall (1990)
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Read more: Total Recall (1990)Tagline: They stole his mind, now he wants it back. Entire Story in Fewer Words Than Are in This Sentence: Arnold breathes new life into Mutants, Midgets and Tits. Homoeroticism: Arnold was classic Arnold and he never disappoints us with his disdain for anything hetero. As the movie opened, he was naked, oiled and in…
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Midnight Cowboy
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Read more: Midnight CowboyMovies have been often characterized as innovative, ground-breaking, trend-setting or wildly original, and these terms can be overused, but I cannot emphasize enough what a bold and courageous experiment in cinema was Midnight Cowboy. It is hard to comprehend that it has been 54 years since this Oscar-winning film was released, but May of this…
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Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier
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Read more: Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier136 Minutes, PG-13 Fair Value of Captain America 2: $18.00. A well-paced spy thriller, equal parts James Bond and Jason Bourne, that juggles a relatively large roster of superheroes and super-villains well. The first sequel to really handles multiple super-villains well. An excellent start to blockbuster season. Does Cap punch more nazis? Captain battles crypto-fascists,…
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
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Read more: The Grand Budapest HotelIt’s a movie for people who read The New Yorker in the waiting lounge of their psychiatrist’s office.
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L. Ron Mexico’s Three Health Tips to Avoid and Three Health Tips to Enjoy
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Read more: L. Ron Mexico’s Three Health Tips to Avoid and Three Health Tips to EnjoyFact: The most satisfying act of revenge is to triumphantly fart at someone’s funeral.
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Muppets Most Wanted
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Read more: Muppets Most WantedDisney is going to be making Muppet movies for the remainder of American, or possibly human civilization. And as the cinematic march of the fuzzy marionettes continues, Muppets Most Wanted will continue to float, lukewarm, in the middle levels of the franchise’s history.