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7 years ago
Calvin (Hart) was at the peak of his life in high school and Robbie (Johnson) was the fat guy who was bullied every time. 20 years later, they bumped to each other and it looks that things have switched for the both of them. Calvin, now an account... Read the full review »
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7 years ago
Why do we love Meryl Streep? Perhaps, she has become a master of her craft and raised the bar for excellence in acting. Her roles also take a significant step in women empowerment which changed the course of storytelling in Hollywood. In fact, she... Read the full review »
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7 years ago
In "Inferno," famous professor and symbologist Robert Langdon (Hanks) finds himself uncovering a set of clues which are linked with the great medieval poet Dante Alighieri, after waking up without memories in an Italian hospital. He teams up with... Read the full review »
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7 years ago
One thing Jaume Collet-Serra is good at is to grab moviegoers in his semi-disposable popcorn thrills. From his work in "Orphan" to his "Liam-Neeson-Kicking-ass" trilogy, he has become a Hollywood vehicle for suspense movies. And this brings us to... Read the full review »
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7 years ago
Call them chick flicks or female-driven comedies or whatever you like, but these has been big money-makers in Hollywood. From its early success in "Nine To Five" and the latest "Ghostbusters" movie, it's truly a type of film that has stood the tes... Read the full review »
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7 years ago
It's needless to say that films based on events from World War II are custom-built to win Academy awards. Well, Robert Zemeckis' latest entry "Allied" is a proof to that. In this movie (set on 1942 Casablanca), two operatives (Pitt & Cotillard) mu... Read the full review »
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7 years ago
So we already know that no mission is impossible for Tom Cruise. He has proven this on "Edge of Tomorrow" and the "Mission: Impossible" franchise. As a matter of fact, he has stated that in his fifties, he'll be doing action films. And serving as... Read the full review »
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7 years ago
In "Hell or High Water," Chris Pine and Ben Foster play brothers who embark on a fearless bank robbing binge to raise money after the death of their mother. But in spite of their audacious tactics and unforgivable acts, the audience stays engaged... Read the full review »
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7 years ago
There's something about cats these days. It feels like they can be Hollywood's newest superstars and leading men, especially after "Garfield: The Movie" and "The Cat in the Hat." And two of these movies share a common similarity - they're both hor... Read the full review »
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7 years ago
Movies are reminiscent when it brings back many memories from your childhood. "Toy Story," in particular, reminisces our childhood and at the same time provided us a great franchise. However, "Transformers" is a different case. Though it reminded... Read the full review »
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7 years ago
As a fan of his crafts, it's easy to provide a checklist of the elements and trademarks of a classic Woody Allen film - beautiful presentation of cities, sarcastic yet witty dialogue, use of jazz music and complicated love stories. Allen's latest... Read the full review »
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7 years ago
Following the footsteps of Martin Scorsese, Brian DePalma and Adam McKay, "The Hangover Trilogy" director Todd Phillips has given us the reason why Hollywood should continue in making crazy-criminal gangster pictures such as 2013's "The Wolf of Wa... Read the full review »
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7 years ago
"Based on true events" has become a somehow effective marketing strategy for horror movies, especially after "The Exorcist." Which is one of the reasons why the first "Conjuring" movie was a hit. But considering as the man who is behind the "Saw"... Read the full review »
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7 years ago
Money Monster by director Jodie Foster catches the vibe of the 70s to establish a thriller that centers in economic inequality, financial crisis and corruption. Since we have seen this type of crime movies in “The Big Short” and “Wall Street... Read the full review »
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7 years ago
The most famous vine-swinging jungle warrior is brought by four-time Harry Potter director David Yates to cinemas. And don't worry, he's not George of the Jungle. He's Tarzan! And it follows his story as John Cleyton III (Skarsgard), an Englishman... Read the full review »
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7 years ago
It's no coincidence that "The Purge: Election Year" is released during the election campaign of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton with director James DeMonaco handling the film once again. The same concept from "The Purge" is taken by "Anarchy", ma... Read the full review »
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7 years ago
Whit Stillman would seem to be the biggest blessing for Jane Austen lovers. He's got "Metropolitan" and "Barcelona," two films featuring sophisticated humor and romantic drama. While Austen has "Sense and Sensibility" and "Emma", two novels relyin... Read the full review »
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7 years ago
Daniel Radcliffe, from English child star has turned himself as a versatile Hollywood actor, especially after "Swiss Army Man" and "Now You See Me 2." In "Imperium," he plays Nate Foster, an FBI agent who infiltrates an operation from a group of w... Read the full review »
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