Movies
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Movie review: ‘Ice Age' causes brain freezeJul 21, 2016 11:00 pm - In "Ice Age: Collision Course," an asteroid is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to destroy its inhabitants. After 15 minutes of watching this moribund, unimaginative s...
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Zoe Saldana compares ‘Star Trek Beyond's' futuristic Uhura to contemporary womenJul 20, 2016 11:00 pm - Maybe people just weren't paying attention to Zoe Saldana a decade or so ago when she started popping up in guest spots on TV shows ("Law & Order") or in small movie par...
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Movie review: ‘Star Trek Beyond' boldly goes back to what made the TV show greatJul 20, 2016 1:01 am - The opening words are kind of comforting: "My name is Captain James Tiberius Kirk." We fans of the 50-year-old juggernaut called "Star Trek" know the company we're going...
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Maria Bello takes some time for horror in ‘Lights Out'Jul 17, 2016 11:00 pm - Maria Bello caught the attention of TV viewers during her late-90s run as Dr. Anna Del Amico on "ER." That gig was followed by a slinky performance as a hooker pal of Me...
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Simon Pegg engineers a great script for ‘Star Trek Beyond'Jul 17, 2016 11:00 pm - British actor-writer Simon Pegg was handed what he calls "the keys to the kingdom" when, along with playing USS Enterprise chief engineer Montgomery Scott for the third ...
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Movie review: ‘Captain Fantastic' is quite marvelousJul 15, 2016 1:01 am - There's no character named Captain Fantastic in "Captain Fantastic," but it might as well be the nickname for the film's protagonist Ben (Viggo Mortensen), a wise, passi...
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Movie review: ‘Ghostbusters' reboot is a real crowd-pleaserJul 15, 2016 1:01 am - "When there's something strange ... in your neighborhood ... who you gonna call?" Just hearing the toe-tapping "Ghostbusters" theme takes me back to a 1984 state of mind...
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Movie review: Drug deals and money laundering make for an exciting sting in ‘The Infiltrator'Jul 13, 2016 1:01 am - *EMBARGOED FOR WEDNESDAY RELEASE* "Breaking Bad" sure was a good break for Bryan Cranston. A guest star on practically every network TV show in the 80 and 90s, Cranston ...
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Movie Review: Lots of laughs but not enough heart in ‘The Secret Life of Pets'Jul 08, 2016 1:01 am - It's probably fair to put the "lazy" label on critics who compare all animated features to the animated features produced at Pixar and Disney, saying that, with few exce...
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Movie review: ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates' one-dimensional, obnoxiousJul 08, 2016 1:01 am - "Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates" is the comedic equivalent of low-hanging fruit. It's an obnoxious Judd Apatow knockoff missing the heart and sweetness to complement t...