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4/5
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78%
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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
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54%
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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
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46%
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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
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81%
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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
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56%
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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
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77%
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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
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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
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62%
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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
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92%
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Jurassic Park: An IMAX 3D Experience (2013) |
"
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
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9%
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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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2/5
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43%
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Admission (2013) |
"
Tina Fey and Paul Rudd are terrific. So is Lily Tomlin. The acting and chemistry works but this rom-com's story does not. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Mar 22, 2013
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2/5
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48%
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Olympus Has Fallen (2013) |
"
Olympus has fallen -- flat. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Mar 22, 2013
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5/5
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69%
|
The Croods (2013) |
"
The most fun I've had in a theater all year. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Mar 22, 2013
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1/5
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38%
|
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) |
"
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone just isn't. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Mar 15, 2013
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3/5
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60%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
I'm recommending only because of the fabulous effects in 3D. But in reality, it is neither great, nor powerful. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Mar 8, 2013
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5/5
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79%
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Quartet (2013) |
"
After Quartet, actor/director Dustin Hoffman should never direct again. Perfection like this cannot be repeated, and from here, everything is downhill."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Feb 15, 2013
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1/5
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13%
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Safe Haven (2013) |
"
The Nicholas Sparks novel inspired movie is neither inspired nor novel. For those who love this stuff, your sugary treat awaits."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Feb 15, 2013
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3.5/5
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45%
|
Beautiful Creatures (2013) |
"
Beautiful Creatures is a potential cure for Twihards going through Bella and Edward withdrawal and ultimately it's also a good movie. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Feb 15, 2013
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3.5/5
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15%
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A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) |
"
Suspension of reality is a must. But that's Die Hard, and this Die Hard die hard fans won't love but won't hate either."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Feb 15, 2013
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4.5/5
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85%
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Side Effects (2013) |
"
Director Steven Soderbergh and the cast get the mind working overtime with the prescription drug debate and then up the ante with a superb mystery."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Feb 8, 2013
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4/5
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20%
|
Identity Thief (2013) |
"
Chemistry is the reason things click. Actors with the ability to connect their characters to you always overcome a multitude of movie sins. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Feb 8, 2013
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3/5
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14%
|
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) |
"
Automatic weapons? Bows that shoot bunches of arrows? Brain death for a plot? Witchery and demonic doings not even close to what the Brothers Grimm had in mind in 1812. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jan 27, 2013
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4/5
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82%
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Rust and Bone (2012) |
"
The story is what it is, and other than the ridiculous ending crisis, isn't bad. What drives the film is Marion Cotillard's acting."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jan 18, 2013
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5/5
|
92%
|
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
"
Silver Linings Playbook is the best movie of 2012 and the acting is mind-boggling good. Give me the Oscar picks, and it wins in every nominated category."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jan 18, 2013
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1/5
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65%
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Mama (2013) |
"
Two-thirds of the way through Mama a psychiatrist hypnotizing a little girl asks her if she's asleep. Yes, she says. In fact, by then, so is the audience. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jan 18, 2013
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3/5
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69%
|
Not Fade Away (2012) |
"
Fans of great 1960s rock and roll will love the incredible 40 song soundtrack but little else. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jan 4, 2013
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4/5
|
51%
|
Promised Land (2013) |
"
The acting and characters did it for me. The story? Promising. Not perfect. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Jan 4, 2013
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2/5
|
70%
|
Les Misérables (2012) |
"
The good news: Les Miserables is a less miserable film experience than expected. The bad news: it's still miserable."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Dec 26, 2012
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5/5
|
88%
|
Django Unchained (2012) |
"
Quentin Tarantino is seriously warped. But it's in a good way. His fertile imagination produces unique, albeit, violent and almost always, terrific movies. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Dec 26, 2012
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4.5/5
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66%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
A minor flaw or two but assuming you don't spend all of your days barefoot like a Hobbit, the movie will knock your socks off. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Dec 14, 2012
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2.5/5
|
4%
|
Playing for Keeps (2012) |
"
Soccer moms will find eye candy Gerard Butler good to look at if they can stay awake through his movie. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Dec 7, 2012
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5/5
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76%
|
Killing Them Softly (2012) |
"
Nothing soft about Killing Them Softly. Think early Quentin Tarantino in plot and dialogue structure and you get the picture. Gruesome. Yes. But oh, so well done."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 30, 2012
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4/5
|
74%
|
Rise of the Guardians (2012) |
"
This one is fun and is worth a couple of extra dollars for the 3D version. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 23, 2012
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2.5/5
|
13%
|
Red Dawn (2012) |
"
The back story of the making and release of Red Dawn is more interesting than the movie."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 23, 2012
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4.5/5
|
88%
|
Life of Pi (2012) |
"
Start with adjectives. Original. Stunning. Mesmerizing. Mind boggling. There are more, but you get the picture."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 23, 2012
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3.5/5
|
89%
|
Lincoln (2012) |
"
Too long, too many side stories but great work from Daniel Day-Lewis. Director Steven Spielberg often shoots him in poses that make him look like Lincoln's famous penny."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 17, 2012
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2.5/5
|
48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) |
"
No rocket's red glare or bombs bursting in air for this Twilight's last gleaming. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 15, 2012
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5/5
|
92%
|
Skyfall (2012) |
"
Daring to broach the subject of how dated the characters and the series are, Daniel Craig, Judi Dench and director Sam Mendes make one of the best Bond's of all. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 9, 2012
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4/5
|
79%
|
Flight (2012) |
"
It's easy to focus on Denzel Washington's acting, but equally important to Flight is director Robert Zemeckis' storytelling and camera work. They give Flight its lift."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 3, 2012
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3.5/5
|
86%
|
Wreck-it Ralph (2012) |
"
Wreck-It Ralph isn't great but it's not a total train wreck either. "
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Nov 3, 2012
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1/5
|
33%
|
Chasing Mavericks (2012) |
"
The surfing scenes are spectacular. Unfortunately, those scenes cover about 30 minutes of a badly written, mostly boring 90-minute film."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Oct 26, 2012
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1/5
|
26%
|
Fun Size (2012) |
"
Fun Size? No fun in any size. "
—
Tri-City Herald
Posted Oct 26, 2012
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5/5
|
68%
|
Cloud Atlas (2012) |
"
Cloud Atlas brilliantly explores the cloudy topic of reincarnation. "
—
Tri-City Herald
Posted Oct 26, 2012
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2/5
|
12%
|
Alex Cross (2012) |
"
Revenge becomes the dish served cold. In this case, non-entertaining cold."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Oct 21, 2012
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4.5/5
|
85%
|
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) |
"
The bottom line is there are many perks to The Perks of Being a Wallflower."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Oct 12, 2012
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5/5
|
82%
|
Seven Psychopaths (2012) |
"
Seven Psychopaths is seven times the fun of most movies."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Oct 12, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
96%
|
Argo (2012) |
"
Argo is a gripping, nail-biting thriller whose last act will have you sitting on the edge of your seat."
—
Tri-City Herald
Posted Oct 12, 2012
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3/5
|
63%
|
Sinister (2012) |
"
Decent but not extraordinary. I don't know about you but when weird noises happen in my house, when I think someone might be skulking about, I turn on the lights. Lots of them."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Oct 12, 2012
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5/5
|
87%
|
Frankenweenie (2012) |
"
Revived are memories of lost pets, the realization of the reality of life and death, and the ability of kids to hang on to hope no matter how overwhelming the odds."
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Tri-City Herald
Posted Oct 5, 2012
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47%
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