Easy A
Easy A is a high school comedy starring Emma Stone in her biggest role to date. Emma was great in her smaller roles from Superbad or Zombieland, but this film rests completely on her shoulders. As Olive Penderghast, she plays an ordinary high school girl that gets caught up in a web of lies that eventually starts to affect the lives of other people.
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Dinner for Schmucks
Steve Carell and Paul Rudd star in Dinner for Schmucks, a comedy directed by Jay Roach (Meet the Parents, Austin Powers) and based on a French movie that was based on a French play. The basic premise revolves around the idea of inviting people to a dinner to make fun of them.
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Micmacs
Micmacs is the newest film from French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Those that recognize his name probably either love him for his beautiful masterpiece, Amélie or hate him for Alien Resurrection, the mess that destroyed the Alien franchise. For good or bad – or possibly a little of both – this film earns a spot that rests somewhere between those two extremes.
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Karate Kid (2010)
The studios continue to mine the past for ideas (is original thought dead? …or just too expensive?) and this week at the box office we are given the choice of two different films based on properties from the 80s: The Karate Kid and The A-Team.
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From Paris With Love
Since I was a little kid I've been a fan of John Travolta. It's not because he's a great actor, because while he's a highly paid, highly popular star, he's just not what would fall into the category of "great," in my mind. You have to admit, though... John Travolta's got style, baby. Tons of it. From Paris With Love is no exception.
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Star Trek XI (2009)
The Star Trek franchise has slowly deteriorated over the years and someone finally decided that it was time for a reboot. (Technically, this version of Star Trek is more of a reimagining, but let’s not complicate matters.) And just in case you weren’t aware: any failing franchise can be rebooted after a few years… think “James Bond,” “Batman” or “Battlestar Galactica.” J.J.
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Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire is currently getting a lot of hype and overhype can easily impair the enjoyment of a good (but not as great as you’ve been led to believe) movie. Don’t be a victim of overhype…this isn’t Danny Boyle’s best movie.
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Whoa, Speed Racer, Whoa.
The critics just about all agree that this movie sucks, but, frankly, they’re wrong. Ever since the Matrix trilogy didn’t end the way that everyone wanted, the Wachowski brothers have been the filmmakers that people love to hate.
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