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Beautiful Creatures
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7
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Twilight reversal with witches more compelling than the series it imitates.
May 25, 2013
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The storyline of "Beautiful Creatures" couldn't be any clearer- it's Twilight-style with two differe...
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Side Effects
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10
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Simply Awesome thriller!
May 24, 2013
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Director Steven Soderbergh has said he is retiring from filmmaking. If he is, than he has delivered ...
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Alex Cross
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7
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Great performances elevate an average film.
May 05, 2013
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If "Alex Cross" were titled anything else, it would probably get an even worse reception than it got...
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Great Gatsby
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9
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A moving spectacle! DiCaprio shines!
May 16, 2013
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"The Great Gatsby" is considered one of the ten greatest novels ever written. It is also one of the ...
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Star Trek Into Darkness
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10
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Darkness reigns! What a movie!
May 16, 2013
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A few years ago, J.J. Abrams did the impossible. He successfully rebooted Star Trek for a new genera...
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Lincoln
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9
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Abraham Lincoln is reborn on screen!
May 06, 2013
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Lincoln is a fascinating film that takes what could have been a long winded, boring exercise in poli...
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Silver Linings Playbook
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10
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An excellent, four-way performance piece!
May 04, 2013
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Silver Linings Playbook is a spectacular performance piece that is also a really good film. The plot...
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Iron Man 3
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7
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Solid Entry in the franchise!
May 03, 2013
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Iron Man 3 is a supremely entertaining blockbuster film that continues the tone established by the f...
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Oblivion
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9
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A Brilliant homage to 70's Sci-Fi!
Apr 26, 2013
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Oblivion is the latest in a long line of apocalyptic dystopian films, and certainly not the last. It...
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42
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8
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An entertaining portrait of an American icon!
Apr 15, 2013
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"42" is an honest and entertaining portrait of the first black player in Major League Baseball. Chad...
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation
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6
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Improvements are noticeable- still a ways to go.
Mar 28, 2013
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G.I. Joe 1 was barely tolerable, even by bad movie standards. And I consider myself tolerant. It wen...
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Life of Pi
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8
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Life of Pi is a visual treat that satisfies, in a way.
Mar 13, 2013
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Life of Pi, based on a novel by Yann Martel, is a visual marvel that is worth the experience, on the...
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Oz: The Great and Powerful
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7
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A beautiful film that makes a lot of a little.
Mar 13, 2013
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As a prequel to the beloved "Wizard of Oz", it works. A very entertaining film, though not without i...
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Good Day to Die Hard
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6
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Die Hard 5 is a lot like 4.
Feb 14, 2013
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I can hope for one thing after having seen Die Hard 4 and now 5- that these two films were made to r...
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Jack Reacher
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10
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A 70's movie made in 2012? Hell, Yeah!
Dec 24, 2012
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"Jack Reacher" is as good as it gets. An action movie that is long on character and plot, with occas...
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Skyfall
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9
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Well Done, Mr. Bond!
Nov 09, 2012
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Skyfall is a film that has been the subject of much anticipation, for to the long delay between Bond...
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Cloud Atlas
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9
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An important film on any level.
Oct 29, 2012
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I heard the hype and decided to see for myself. Cloud Atlas is a deeply moving film whose central me...
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Expendables 2
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8
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The Expendables rock again!
Aug 17, 2012
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The Expendables series, the star-studded tribute to action films, returns with a vengeance! Thee fir...
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Bourne Legacy
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7
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Great film- if it were on its own
Aug 12, 2012
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I am a huge fan of the series and I had been waiting a long time for a new chapter. The Bourne Legac...
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Safe House
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8
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Exciting Spy Action Thriller!
Jun 06, 2012
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It would be easy to say that "Safe House" is fairly formulaic and predictable. But even though we ha...
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Dark Knight Rises
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10
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There are few words to describe this.
Jul 21, 2012
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It has been said for four years that Chris Nolan could not duplicate what has already done- reviving...
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We Need to Talk About Kevin
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7
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Flawed but still frightening film about the psychology of bad seed children.
Jul 20, 2012
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"We Need to Talk About Kevin" is a captivating, yet flawed film about a mother struggling to deal wi...
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Amazing Spider-Man
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8
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The Spiderman we have all been waiting for!
Jul 05, 2012
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Sam Raimi did a respectable job with his interpretation of the Spiderman story. The films were enter...
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Prometheus
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9
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Incredible! Prometheus delivers in almost every way!
Jun 08, 2012
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"Prometheus" is a prequel to"Alien"- that is quite obvious and has been for some time. But it is mor...
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John Carter
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7
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An Entertaining, B-Movie!
Jun 08, 2012
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"John Carter" is an entertaining, if familiar, sci-fi epic based on an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel th...
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Another Earth
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7
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Fascinating Indie drama with Sci-Fi Elements!
Jun 04, 2012
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"Another Earth" is a thought provoking drama about a young woman who crosses paths with an accomplis...
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Alien
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8
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Intriguing, Creepy work of Sci-Fi Horror.
May 30, 2012
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"Alien" is a groundbreaking work that inspired many other future works, influencing and being influe...
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Battleship
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7
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More Entertaining than Transformers 2!
May 21, 2012
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Let's get this out of the way- Battleship is based on a board game. We get it. It is by no means gre...
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Chronicle
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7
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A different kind of superhero movie.
May 16, 2012
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Chronicle puts a whole new spin on the superhero movie. In "found footage" style, it tells the story...
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Dark Shadows
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7
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Freaky Serious Fun!
May 14, 2012
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"Dark Shadows" is the more comedic film version of the classic TV series. Johnny Depp nails Barnabas...
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Idiocracy
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7
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"Idiocracy"- a scary vision of the not-so-distant future
May 14, 2012
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This highly underrated film, from "Office Space" director Mike Judge, is a biting satire of a potent...
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Marvel's The Avengers
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10
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The Gold Standard of Superhero films; "The Dark Knight" has company
May 04, 2012
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"The Avengers", after all the talk and anticipation, hype and unprescedented pressure, actually live...
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Shame
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8
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A Raw look at Sex Addiction
Apr 12, 2012
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"Shame" is the story of Brandon, a thirty-something businessman living in New York who is secretly s...
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Mighty Macs
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7
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The First Women's Hoops Dynasty!
Mar 31, 2012
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"The Mighty Macs" is a great story about the Immaculata College women's basketball team that won thr...
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Contagion
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7
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Thought-provoking Docu-movie
Mar 28, 2012
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When you think of outbreak films, you think of sensationalist films like "Outbreak", or absurd but e...
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Hunger Games
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10
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An Emotionally Draining Experience- Terrific!
Mar 23, 2012
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"The Hunger Games" was well worth the wait. The filmmakers hit everything- the cast, the story, what...
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Hugo
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8
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Scorsese's Beautiful love letter to films!
Mar 02, 2012
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"Hugo" is simply beautiful. A love letter to the power and magic of cinema. The story is enjoyable a...
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Drive
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6
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A homage movie
Feb 01, 2012
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One thing you must know before watching "Drive"- the first 50 minutes are dull. But the last hour is...
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Final Destination 5
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7
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Surprisingly Good!
Dec 29, 2011
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FD5 injects new life into a sagging franchise. The suspense was pretty tight, the use of 3D was bett...
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Dolphin Tale
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9
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Inspirational family film.
Dec 25, 2011
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Dolphin Tale is an inspirational family film that pretty much sticks to the facts. The family story ...
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Warrior
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9
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The "Rocky" of MMA films
Dec 23, 2011
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"Warrior" was utterly amazing. I was completely blindsided by how good this film was. The three lead...
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Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
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10
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The best Film of the Year
Dec 21, 2011
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I am a huge fan of the series, having read the first book, and seen all the Swedish films. This was ...
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J. Edgar
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8
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Incredible Performance, Good movie
Nov 11, 2011
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"J. Edgar" is a performance piece in every sense. Leonardo DiCaprio gives a terrific performance as ...
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Real Steel
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8
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Great movie
Oct 13, 2011
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Real Steel is more than just Rocky meets Rock-em Sock-em Robots. It is the story of a father who aba...
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5th Quarter
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5
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Poorly done version of an Inspiring True Story
Sep 15, 2011
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I vividly remember hearing Jon Abbate's story for the first time on ESPN's College Gameday. You coul...
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Help
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9
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Help Wanted!
Aug 12, 2011
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The Help is a fantastic surprise of a film during a month where the summer is winding down. Emma Sto...
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Cowboys & Aliens
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8
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Wildly Entertaining
Jul 29, 2011
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This is a film that just delivers. Good cast, plenty of action, decent script, overall a lot of fun....
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