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2/5
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8%
|
Runner Runner (2013) |
"
No reason to run run to see Runner Runner. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Oct 5, 2013
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4.5/5
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98%
|
Gravity (2013) |
"
The closet I've ever been to being in space. There are times when you want to ask Sandra and George to move over because they and the so-so story are blocking the view."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Oct 5, 2013
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1/5
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16%
|
Baggage Claim (2013) |
"
The worst movie of the year so far. Period."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Sep 27, 2013
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4/5
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83%
|
Don Jon (2013) |
"
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's porn addiction topic may not be for everyone. However, it's a great first movie from a terrific young actor and now writer and director."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Sep 27, 2013
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3/5
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88%
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Rush (2013) |
"
No need to rush right out and see this one. Barely made fresh in my book. Other than the last half-hour, this one has zip for tension, action or interest."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Sep 27, 2013
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5/5
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59%
|
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) |
"
I ate this one up. Five writers and directors Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn, have produced one of the most clever, and funniest, animated sequels ever. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Sep 27, 2013
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1/5
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3%
|
Getaway (2013) |
"
Getaway or One Direction: This is Us? I chose Getaway. Boy bands aren't my thing. A reel or two into Getaway and I'm thinking One Direction is a better direction."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Aug 30, 2013
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2/5
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46%
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Closed Circuit (2013) |
"
All the ingredients of a good thriller are here, they just never come together and Closed Circuit doesn't deliver. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Aug 30, 2013
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5/5
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91%
|
Blue Jasmine (2013) |
"
Cate Blanchett is going to clean up big time at the awards given out at the end of the year."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Aug 23, 2013
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4/5
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75%
|
You're Next (2013) |
"
Nothing helps horror more than humor. People being hacked to pieces by a machete or having their throats cut just aren't topics that typically brings gales of laughter."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Aug 23, 2013
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3.5/5
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89%
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The World's End (2013) |
"
Funny but not end-of-the-world funny."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Aug 23, 2013
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3.5/5
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73%
|
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) |
"
Lee Daniels' The Butler is deliberately and meticulously designed to grab Oscar and Golden Globe and other nominations for acting, writing and directing. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Aug 16, 2013
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2.5/5
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30%
|
Kick-Ass 2 (2013) |
"
Kick-Ass did. Kick-Ass 2 doesn't."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Aug 16, 2013
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2.5/5
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27%
|
Planes (2013) |
"
Good take-off. Decent, sometimes even excellent effects. Bad landing. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Aug 9, 2013
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4/5
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47%
|
We're The Millers (2013) |
"
This is comedy not rocket science. It doesn't need to be realistic. We're the Millers is laugh out loud funny."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Aug 9, 2013
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3.5
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38%
|
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) |
"
Interesting. A film based on Greek mythology is done by a guy named Thor."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Aug 9, 2013
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4/5
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68%
|
Elysium (2013) |
"
Decent Sci-fi. Neill Blomkamp gives the near future a negative, narrow, violent -- but probably more accurate than Star Trek -- view."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Aug 9, 2013
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5/5
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85%
|
The Way Way Back (2013) |
"
Like its summer cousin, The Kings of Summer, The Way Way Back connects the adult in all of us to the kid we once were. Or at least who some of us were at one time."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Aug 2, 2013
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1/5
|
14%
|
The Smurfs 2 (2013) |
"
Why the Smurf do we need The Smurfs 2?"
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Aug 2, 2013
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5/5
|
63%
|
2 Guns (2013) |
"
2 Guns is laugh-out-loud funny, armrest and jaw-clenching intense and -- simply put -- the best action movie done in a long time."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Aug 2, 2013
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4/5
|
86%
|
The Conjuring (2013) |
"
How about that? Someone conjured up a good ghost story! "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jul 19, 2013
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2/5
|
14%
|
R.I.P.D. (2013) |
"
R.I.P.D. is so bad that it should just drop the "D" and R.I.P. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jul 19, 2013
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5/5
|
42%
|
Red 2 (2013) |
"
The original Red was the most fun I had in a theater in 2010. Red 2 is likely to be the most fun I'll have in a theater in 2013. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jul 19, 2013
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3.5/5
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72%
|
Pacific Rim (2013) |
"
A big chunk of the film's entertainment value is figuring out where writer/director Guillermo del Toro got his ideas."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jul 11, 2013
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5/5
|
75%
|
Despicable Me 2 (2013) |
"
I caught it almost a week ago, and I'm still laughing."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jul 3, 2013
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3.5/5
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31%
|
The Lone Ranger (2013) |
"
Most of us know the short and sweet Clayton Moore/Jay Silverheels TV version, but Gore Verbinski -- as he proved in Pirates of the Caribbean -- can't do anything quickly."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jul 3, 2013
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4/5
|
50%
|
White House Down (2013) |
"
The action and characters are of the paint-by-numbers variety. Ignore that and it's guilty pleasure fun and way better than Olympus has Fallen."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jun 28, 2013
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3.5/5
|
65%
|
The Heat (2013) |
"
Big question. Is The Heat a good movie and really funny, or am I just in love with Melissa McCarthy?"
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jun 28, 2013
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4/5
|
84%
|
This Is the End (2013) |
"
Actors, it appears, do not have to grow up. And if this is your thing, then neither do you."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jun 14, 2013
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2.5/5
|
56%
|
Man of Steel (2013) |
"
The Man of Steel is not super, man. Not even close. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jun 14, 2013
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1/5
|
38%
|
The Purge (2013) |
"
The dumbest premise in the history of Earth. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jun 7, 2013
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3/5
|
50%
|
Now You See Me (2013) |
"
Not much magic here. Sometimes a great twist ending can make up a lot of lost plot ground, but even the end twist of Now You See Me is mundane."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted May 31, 2013
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2/5
|
11%
|
After Earth (2013) |
"
Will Smith is a fun and funny guy. So why is Smith's sci-fi thriller screaming for a sense of humor? "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted May 31, 2013
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4/5
|
67%
|
The Iceman (2013) |
"
Riveting. Michael Shannon nails this one. Rarely does a movie end leaving me wanting more. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted May 24, 2013
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3.5/5
|
64%
|
Epic (2013) |
"
A solid animated feature with a great message. It's good but not epic. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted May 24, 2013
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1/5
|
19%
|
The Hangover Part III (2013) |
"
The hangover on the third day of a three-day binge makes you wonder why you decided to go there in the first place. Apparently it's the same for movies. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted May 24, 2013
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4/5
|
69%
|
Fast & Furious 6 (2013) |
"
Five sequels may be a modern day record. In spite of a silly and unbelievable climax, this one is fun, and fast but not all that furious."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted May 24, 2013
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3.5/5
|
87%
|
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) |
"
A good movie but unlike Abrams first effort, it doesn't boldly go where no one has gone before. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted May 16, 2013
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5/5
|
98%
|
Mud (2013) |
"
Gone is the rom-com character and emphasis on a toothy smile and six-pack abs. Matthew McConaughey is showing off some acting chops. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted May 10, 2013
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4/5
|
79%
|
Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
A great way to kick off the spring and summer blockbuster movie season!"
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Tri-City Herald
Posted May 3, 2013
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4.5/5
|
55%
|
The Company You Keep (2013) |
"
The acting company Robert Redford keeps in The Company You Keep doesn't get any better. Movies rarely do either. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Apr 26, 2013
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4/5
|
49%
|
Pain & Gain (2013) |
"
Somebody's real life murder should not be this much fun. But it is. And who knew the Rock would ever be this good an actor. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Apr 26, 2013
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2.5/5
|
82%
|
The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) |
"
By the time director and co-writer Derek Cianfrance gets to the third act, it's a soap opera and not a very good one."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Apr 20, 2013
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3.5/5
|
54%
|
Oblivion (2013) |
"
Love the effects and Oblivion does have some interesting moments. For fans it will satisfy the sci-fi thirst for a short time until they start thinking about its many flaws."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Apr 20, 2013
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3/5
|
79%
|
42 (2013) |
"
No home run but 42 does manage to go three for five at the plate. Harrison Ford's performance is the real reason to catch this one."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Apr 12, 2013
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2/5
|
66%
|
Spring Breakers (2013) |
"
Traditionally, spring break flicks are teen angst induced romantic comedies. Brain death is the best description. Spring Breakers is a totally new way to do that brain death."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Apr 5, 2013
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3.5/5
|
62%
|
Evil Dead (2013) |
"
It's a remake so the chopping, slashing and mutilating isn't as much fun as Sam Raimi's 1981 original, but it looks more realistic. If this crap is your thing, enjoy. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Apr 5, 2013
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5/5
|
93%
|
Jurassic Park (1993) |
"
There is nothing like experiencing this fabulous, larger-than-life, groundbreaking movie where it was meant to be experienced. And in 3D!"
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Apr 5, 2013
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2/5
|
9%
|
The Host (2013) |
"
The Host just isn't a very good movie. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Mar 30, 2013
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