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Most anticipated film dominates box office with $420M

Most anticipated film dominates box office with $420M

March 31, 2016

Review by Adam Winn, Staff writer After riding the coattails of success created by the release of the fellow superhero movie “Deadpool,” many film...

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Underground thriller buried in twists

March 17, 2016

Review by Adam Winn, Staff writer “10 Cloverfield Lane” is a loose sequel to the 2008 film “Cloverfield,” and the term “loose” applies...

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Dakota Johnson (left) and Rebel Wilson (right) party as single women in the new comedy “How to Be Single.”

‘How to Be Single’ or How to be mediocre?

March 3, 2016

Review by Adam Winn, Staff writer “How to Be Single” is a new film that tries to jump on the bandwagon with other female ensemble comedies,...

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Ryan Reynolds lounges in red spandex as the new Marvel anti-hero, Deadpool.

‘Deadpool’ shatters box office with $135M

February 18, 2016

Review by Adam Winn, Staff writer Most people are familiar with the popular Marvel superheroes like Captain America, Iron Man, Wolverine, etc....

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George Clooney acts as movie star Baird Whitlock in the Coen Brothers’ latest comedy, “Hail, Caesar!”

‘Hail, Caesar!’: A Comedic Dud

February 11, 2016

Coen Brothers’ dry film disappoints with pointless jokes and lazy acting Review by Adam Winn, Staff writer Joel and Ethan Coen, most recognizably-known...

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Zac Efron and Robert De Niro play grandson and grandfather in highly vulgar film.

‘Dirty Grandpa’ earns title as dirtiest film of the year

January 28, 2016

Review by Adam Winn, Staff writer Theater goers that are looking to watch a movie filled with depth and meaning are going to be very disappointed...

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Natalie Dormer’s acting as Sara in”The Forest” makes the supposed horror film worth a watch.

Promising “horror” plot proves anticlimactic, lacking in terror

January 21, 2016

Review by Adam Winn, Staff writer To start off the new year, most moviegoers go into theaters with the hopes of seeing a great film, and while...

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Johnny Depp stars alongside Gwenyth Paltrow in “Mortdecai.” The film was released in theaters on Jan. 23.

Full of mustache jokes, minus the laughs

January 30, 2015

I remember seeing the trailer for this film last year. It reminded me so much of actor Peter Sellers’ performance as the clueless Inspector Jacques...

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Bradley Cooper stars in “American Sniper,” a true story about Chris Kyle, a Navy SEAL sniper for the military. The movie was released in theaters Jan. 16.

‘American Sniper’ is brutal, emotional

January 23, 2015

I know lately that this film has been taking a lot of fire in the media. I implore you do not listen to the nonsense that comes from the Internet about...

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Liam Neeson stars in the third installment of the “Taken” franchise. The film was released in theaters Jan. 9.

Neeson is even more brutal in ‘Taken 3’

January 16, 2015

For the last several years, one name has become synonymous with action hero: Liam Neeson. After giving the most hardcore and righteous threat in cinema...

‘Dumb and Dumber To’ fails to impress

‘Dumb and Dumber To’ fails to impress

November 21, 2014

Twenty years ago, we were introduced to a film that showed us all how truly stupid a pair of characters could be. I am speaking of the film “Dumb and...

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Jake Gylenhaal stars in “Nightcrawler,” a thriller that was released in theaters Oct. 31.

Gylenhaal nails eccentric, risky role

November 7, 2014

This fall, we have been treated to so many great dramatic films. Most of them have real and unique sparks of genius that made them great movies. Jake...

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