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3/10
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
(2022)
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Tony Medley
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The story lacks tension and reason. It is slow, even boring. The dialogue is uninspiring. The denouement is ridiculous and unfulfilling. If Benoit was the “world’s greatest detective” before, now he isn’t in the top 100. Hercule Poirot needn't worry.
Posted Dec 25, 2022
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10/10
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It Ain't Over
(2022)
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Tony Medley
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...the greatest clutch hitter in World Series history...a truly, really nice guy with a keen common-sense intelligence, and this comes across clearly...You don’t have to be a baseball fan to enjoy this American success story.
Posted Jun 16, 2022
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5/10
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MAFIA INC
(2019)
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Tony Medley
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...a disappointing pale imitation of The Godfather. While violent as required by the genre, it is too long, talky, and derivative to be involving.
Posted Feb 28, 2021
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8/10
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The Dalai Lama: Scientist
(2019)
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Tony Medley
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...fascinating picture of a man chosen at the age of 5. What is amazing is the breadth of his knowledge and ability to converse with the smartest people in the world.
Posted May 20, 2020
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8/10
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Elevator to the Gallows
(1958)
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Tony Medley
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Posted Mar 22, 2020
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8/10
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Downton Abbey
(2019)
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Tony Medley
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Stands on its own even if you haven't watched the TV series. The acting is superb and the production values second to none.
Posted Sep 21, 2019
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7/10
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Surprise Me!
(2017)
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Tony Medley
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Contrary to Gertrude Stein, there is some there here, but it's inscrutable.
Posted Jun 03, 2019
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7/10
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A Dog's Journey
(2019)
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Tony Medley
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Fortunately, this fantasy about a dog's constant reincarnation is better than Cameron and Minchon's disappointing 'A Dog's Way Home' earlier this year.
Posted May 16, 2019
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10/10
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Hotel Mumbai
(2018)
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Tony Medley
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Everything about it, the acting, writing, and production values, is award-quality. While this may be damning with faint praise, it's the best movie of the year so far.
Posted Mar 22, 2019
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4/10
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Van Helsing
(2004)
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Tony Medley
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Despite (or maybe because of) the nonstop action and the special effects, I looked at my watch a lot. This is too long and the script is nothing but segues from one action, special effect-laden, sequence to another.
Posted Nov 01, 2018
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5/10
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Annihilation
(2018)
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Tony Medley
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...an inscrutable sci-fi excursion that is filled with tension and outstanding special effects and production design without making a bit of sense...like going to a whodunit and when the movie ends not having a clue whodunit.
Posted Feb 26, 2018
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2/10
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The Double
(2011)
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Tony Medley
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Richard Gere and Topher Grace say the lines and hit their marks like professionals do, but almost from the opening scene it's clear that this is a thriller that is less than thrilling.
Posted Aug 03, 2016
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0/10
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Deadpool
(2016)
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Tony Medley
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Even though Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool is strikingly reminiscent of Stephen J. Cannell's appealing anti-hero PI James Rockford, this is just another superhero movie filled with boring sameness. How many times can one sit through the same thing?
Posted Feb 14, 2016
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3/10
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The Campaign
(2012)
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Tony Medley
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Posted Jan 22, 2013
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8/10
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
(2011)
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Tony Medley
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Posted Jan 22, 2013
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8/10
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Celeste and Jesse Forever
(2012)
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Tony Medley
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Posted Jan 22, 2013
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10/10
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Marley
(2012)
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Tony Medley
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Posted Jan 22, 2013
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8/10
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This Is 40
(2012)
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Tony Medley
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Posted Jan 22, 2013
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8/10
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Total Recall
(2012)
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Tony Medley
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...a rip-snorting, nonstop, high tension experience that starts fast and ends faster.
Posted Aug 16, 2012
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5/10
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Elles
(2011)
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Tony Medley
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...examines why some beautiful young women become prostitutes and shatters feminist images about who is exploiting whom, highlighted by an enchanting performance by Anas Demoustier.
Posted Apr 26, 2012
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1/10
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Project X
(2012)
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Tony Medley
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...substituting crudity and shock value for intelligence and wit, this seems to encourage impressionable youth to engage in deplorable behavior.
Posted Mar 09, 2012
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5/10
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Wanderlust
(2012)
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Tony Medley
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Director David Wain's experience is TV and this crude film seems more like a sitcom that probably won't be renewed.
Posted Mar 03, 2012
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9/10
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Under Fire: Journalists In Combat
(2011)
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Tony Medley
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Posted Jan 12, 2012
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9/10
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The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby
(2011)
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Tony Medley
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Posted Dec 14, 2011
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1/10
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The Dilemma
(2011)
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Tony Medley
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It deals with a serious issue of problems in a marriage, but it does so in such an ignorant, clumsy, sophomoric way with a sexist point of view that it loses any value, either morally or in terms of entertainment.
Posted Nov 18, 2011
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1/10
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J. Edgar
(2011)
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Tony Medley
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Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio are to be commended for wanting to make an old-fashioned biopic, educating people on an American legend. But did they have to make it so long, boring, and uninformative?
Posted Nov 17, 2011
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9/10
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The Ides of March
(2011)
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Tony Medley
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Clooney ably directs an exceptional cast in award-deserving performances. It's a treat to watch Hoffman, Giamatti, Gosling, and Clooney himself.
Posted Oct 09, 2011
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8/10
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Monte Carlo
(2011)
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Tony Medley
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Bezucha directs the agreeable cast with a deft touch capturing the spirit of the old screwball comedies.
Posted Jul 01, 2011
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1/10
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Drive Angry
(2011)
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Tony Medley
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If there's a movie more devoid of raison d'tre than this, I haven't seen it.
Posted Mar 06, 2011
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1/10
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Hall Pass
(2011)
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Tony Medley
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This thing had more than three strikes against it within the first five minutes.
Posted Mar 06, 2011
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0/10
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Of Gods and Men
(2010)
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Tony Medley
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My question is not so much the reason why the film was made, but how in the world did anybody get someone to finance something like this?
Posted Feb 07, 2011
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9/10
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True Grit
(1969)
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Tony Medley
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Posted Dec 26, 2010
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7/10
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Nowhere Boy
(2009)
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Tony Medley
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An interesting, entertaining film that opens new doors in understanding Lennon and the strange person he became, but... this film is not about the music.
Posted Oct 21, 2010
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7/10
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Machete
(2010)
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Tony Medley
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Machete occupies the space of last year's violent comedy, Tropic Thunder, although not as funny.
Posted Sep 19, 2010
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3/10
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A Single Man
(2009)
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Tony Medley
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There's not much to this film, other than watching Firth act, and that's not enough to justify the price of admission.
Posted Jul 06, 2010
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8/10
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Winter's Bone
(2010)
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Tony Medley
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Highlighted by a knockout performance by Jennifer Lawrence, Granik's direction and McDonough's cinematography make this tense thriller as compelling as a documentary.
Posted Jun 27, 2010
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1/10
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Grown Ups
(2010)
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Tony Medley
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...a complete and utter waste of time.
Posted Jun 26, 2010
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7/10
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Knight and Day
(2010)
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Tony Medley
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This is a lot of fun, but leave your brain at home.
Posted Jun 23, 2010
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3/10
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The A-Team
(2010)
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Tony Medley
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It's not all terrible. Cannell keeps crude language out of the film. Women might find Bradley Cooper's constant appearances sans shirt appealing. And Patrick Wilson is a fine bad guy.
Posted Jun 17, 2010
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10/10
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The Karate Kid
(2010)
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Tony Medley
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I cringed when I saw the 2:20 run time, but this is terrifically entertaining, full of fine performances and wonderful scenery.
Posted Jun 10, 2010
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7/10
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Killers
(2010)
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Tony Medley
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The comedic talents of Luketic, Kutcher, and Heigl overcome a dismal script, a ludicrous contrived setup, and innumerable plot holes.
Posted Jun 09, 2010
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3/10
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Get Him to the Greek
(2010)
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Tony Medley
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...replete with crude language, vomit, prolific drug use, infidelity, and generally low class manners and morals, all Apatow staples...f-bombs and vomit are not humor.
Posted Jun 07, 2010
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1/10
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Multiple Sarcasms
(2010)
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Tony Medley
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The simplistic philosophy and cast of characters out of Hollywood's bag of cliches are bad enough, but do we have to be confronted with women's female problems, too?
Posted May 22, 2010
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10/10
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Solitary Man
(2009)
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Tony Medley
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Douglas' performance should not take anything away from this terrific cast.
Posted May 21, 2010
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8/10
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Letters to Juliet
(2010)
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Tony Medley
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Like 1962's 'Rome Adventure,' this saccharine story with incredible scenery is pleasant entertainment.
Posted May 16, 2010
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7/10
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Harry Brown
(2009)
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Tony Medley
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Michael Caine is at the top of his form as he goes out on his own in a cruel world in this fine 'Death Wish' knockoff.
Posted May 11, 2010
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1/10
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Oceans
(2009)
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Tony Medley
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Could the script have been less informative? Could it have been more soporifically read than Pierce Brosnan's rendition? I don't think so.
Posted May 01, 2010
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8/10
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Exit Through the Gift Shop
(2010)
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Tony Medley
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Questions abound, but regardless of the verisimilitude of the film, it is highly entertaining.
Posted Apr 29, 2010
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7/10
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Paper Man
(2009)
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Tony Medley
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Emma Stone gives a tour de force over fine performances by Daniels, Kudrow, and Reynolds.
Posted Apr 22, 2010
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8/10
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Death at a Funeral
(2010)
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Tony Medley
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...as funny and enjoyable as the original.
Posted Apr 22, 2010
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