Salt
Angelina Jolie stars as Evelyn Salt in the new action thriller Salt. It’s a “by the numbers” spy film with a couple exciting scenes, but they don’t really make up for the overly unrealistic and predictable plot. Jolie is a captivating actress (I could stare at her lips all day) and she’s effective as an action star – Mr. and Mrs.
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Inception
Inception is a science fiction film written and directed by Christopher Nolan (Memento, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight), but it’s also – on some level – a generic heist movie. Except the heist takes place in the subconscious. It's a really great premise: what if people could enter a shared dreamscape? And how safe would someone’s thoughts be inside a communal dream?
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Predators
Predators is the second direct sequel to the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger film Predator, but it’s the fifth movie to feature the alien hunters. Sadly – even though the creatures have been featured in (dozens of games, almost two dozen comic book storylines and) multiple movies – the original film is the highlight of the franchise.
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Knight and Day
Knight and Day is a romantic comedy starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. No, wait…that’s not right, it’s an action thriller about spies. Okay, you got me…it’s really a spy comedy with some action and (what the filmmakers want us to believe is) romance.
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MacGruber
Most people will probably be thinking things like: “They can’t possibly take the two minute MacGruber comedy sketch and turn it into a feature-length movie” and “Almost all of the Saturday Night Live movies suck.” Then there are the people who – like me – watched the trailer and thought “this might actually be a funny film.” Well, actually…the first group of people would be exactly right a
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Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2 starts up just about exactly where the original film left off – though from a slightly different perspective – and then the story jumps six months ahead into a world where Tony Stark has resolved the world’s conflicts as Iron Man.
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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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Mutant Chronicles
Mutant Chronicles is a low budget sci-fi film from the director of Dead of Night (?) and the writer of Event Horizon. The story takes place seven hundred years in the future…when the four surviving corporations battle each other for the remaining resources on the planet.
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Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
You might think that Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen is a mere popcorn flick, but actually, it is the best film of 2009 and could very well be the best film of the decade. That statement is something you won’t read anywhere else and, unfortunately, it is a completely fabricated falsity.
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Who Should Be Watching the Watchmen?
March 6, 2009: I am looking at a blank page on a computer screen. The words come so slowly. Where do they come from?
August 28, 1995: I am reading a comic book …a graphic novel, actually. I am 21 years old. At some point, every single comic reader I’ve ever known has recommended it to me.
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