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Redford and Pitt play the 'Game'

I remember visiting my grandmother's house in Mississippi when I was a young boy. She lived on this huge beautiful lake, equipped with sandy beaches and nice fishermen. No matter how much I begged, she would never let me go into the water. She told me it wasn't safe, Well, being the curious growing ...

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Rising to a new 'Heist'

The Heist is a tricky film. You will question the good guys and you will question the bad guys. You will wonder who is telling the truth and who is lying. You will let every possible option run through your mind. Thief Joe Moore (Gene Hackman) has a perfectly constructed team, anchored by Delroy Lindo’s ...

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Bad acting is scariest part of '13 Ghosts'

The cast of the new horror flick 13 Ghosts is not a sure fire on-screen combination like the forthcoming Ocean's 11, starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and Andy Garcia, but it isn't a bad mix of actors, either. With a comedic guy like Tony Shahloub, a slap-stick wizard like Matthew Lillard ...

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‘From Hell’ offers disturbing thrills

More than a century after his last murder, Jack the Ripper is still the most notorious serial killer in the world. There are more internet searches for his name than Charles Manson, Jeffery Dahmer, or any other mass murderer you can think of. What's more staggering is the number of theories on who Jack ...

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Broken 'Glass'

Perhaps Leelee Sobieski's best scene came before the new thriller The Glass House even started. Joy Ride, a new action/thriller due out in a couple of weeks, was the second preview before the main feature. Joy Ride, starring Paul Walker and the earlier mentioned Sobieski, looks like an edge-of-your-seat, ...

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'Jeepers Creepers,' save your peepers

The first twenty minutes of Jeepers Creepers is deceiving — it actually appears to be a decent film. There are several frightening scenes and the director actually manages to pique your interest enough to convince you to remain in your seat to find out what happens. Unfortunately, it’s all downhill ...

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New movie 'Bubble Boy' is slightly funny, mostly a bust

To burst or not to burst this movie's bubble? That is the question. I liked it, I really did. Will everyone like it? No, not even most people, or a lot of people. There will only be a handful of people who enjoy Bubble Boy, from first-time director Blair Hayes II. The Bubble Boy, named Jimmy, is played ...

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Kevin Smith's 'Jay and Silent Bob' strikes gold

Kevin Smith and his famous dooby-smoking duo are ready for another adventure in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. This time Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) — the pot-pushing, Quik Stop-hanging dudes are on a mission to stop Hollywood from making a picture about them. The movie isn't really ...

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Summer box office trend a bit alarming

The summer movie season, as usual, has seen its share of ups and downs. Blockbusters this year seem to come in like lions and exit like lambs all in the time frame of seven days. Over the course of the last four months, nine films have opened with a first weekend take of $40 million dollars or more ...

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