| Dark Shadows' Johnny Depp Rises With Throwback Laughs | |
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Review in a Hurry: After 200 years in a casket, vampire Barnabas Collins awakens to the swinging 1970s. Unfortunately, the witch who cursed (and buried) him is also still around. Through Tim... Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT |
| The Avengers Is Simply Super | |
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Review in a Hurry: The Avengers surpasses huge expectations built up by the recent series of pretty great Marvel superhero movies. Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and (best of all) The... Date: Fri, 04 May 2012 10:55:00 GMT |
| The Raven Crows With Brooding Intrigue, but Is Ultimately a Bore | |
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Review in a Hurry: Nevermore? Try never mind. The Raven does feature handsome production design and a promising premise—a 19th-century serial killer commits murders inspired by Edgar... Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:18:12 GMT |
| The Five-Year Engagement Feels Five Years Long | |
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Review in a Hurry: Jason Segel and Emily Blunt are a pair of lovebirds whose journey to 'I do' lasts more than a couple of years—five to be exact. Segel's brand of unhinged mania... Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:30:00 GMT |
| Pirates! Is a Match for Landlubbers and Scalawags Alike | |
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Review in a Hurry: If you crave an animated adventure that isn't dumbed down, this is for you—a pirate adventure in the spirit of Wallace and Gromit.
MORE: Did someone say... Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT |
| Safe Predictably Kicks Butt, Takes Names and Makes Time to Crunch Numbers | |
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Review in a Hurry: It's safe to say Safe star Jason Statham kicks butt—what's new, right? This formulaic but entertaining action flick, about an ex-cop who guards an orphaned girl... Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:36:00 GMT |
| The Lucky One Jinxed by Far-Fetched Plot | |
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Review in a Hurry: Zac Efron has fallen in love with Taylor Schilling before he's even met her! When they do finally meet in this adaptation of yet another best-selling Nicholas Sparks'... Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:00:00 GMT |
| Nature Doc Chimpanzee Cranks Up the Cuteness—and Conflict | |
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Review in a Hurry: Swinging into theaters in time for Earth Day, this beautifully photographed documentary follows baby chimp Oscar—not played by Andy Serkis—and his family through an... Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:23:32 GMT |
| Think Like a Man Is Just Another Brainless Rom-Com | |
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Review in a Hurry: There are several things to like about the multicharacter romantic comedy Think Like a Man, among them its matter-of-fact color-blindness, its attempt to really flesh out every... Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:21:00 GMT |
| Lockout Proves Just How Out of This World Space Prison Really Is | |
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Review in a Hurry: In the future, the U.S. has built the ultimate maximum-security prison in space. But the inmates (shocker!) have taken over. After being wrongly accused of murder, a rascally... Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:13:08 GMT |
| Cabin in the Woods Serves Up More Than Just Gore | |
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Review in a Hurry: Venture into the Woods for laughs and scares, stay for the commentary on our sadistic, voyeuristic culture—it's like Scream spliced with The Hunger Games. A twisty... Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:30:00 GMT |
| The Three Stooges Bonks Our Inner Knucklehead | |
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Review in a Hurry: Maybe you love nostalgia. Maybe you crave extreme slapstick comedy by the guys who brought you There's Something About Mary. If so, this is your weekend. Otherwise, take a... Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:45:00 GMT |
| American Reunion Bakes Up That Familiar Pie Humor | |
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Review in a Hurry: Jim, Michelle, and the rest of the Class of 1999 return to their hometown for their 13-year high school reunion. As evidenced by Stifler's receding hairline, they've all... Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:30:00 GMT |
| Titanic 3D's Impressive Effects Do the Epic Story Justice…for the Most Part | |
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Review in a Hurry: Near, far, wherever you are sitting in the theater, the newly revamped Titanic now has stuff coming out at you. It's the same movie you probably love (or at least respect),... Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:30:00 GMT |
| Mirror Mirror Is Too Candy-Apple Sweet to Live Happily Ever After | |
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Review in a Hurry: Not the fairest of them all. This live-action reimagining of the Snow White story boasts sumptuous production design but suffers from comedic pacing as poisonous as that... Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:15:00 GMT |
| Wrath of the Titans Is Packed With Special Effects, but Not Much Else | |
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Review in a Hurry: Sam Worthington equips his sword and shield for more 300-inspired mayhem. From the director of Battle Los Angeles and the writer of Red Riding Hood, this recipe for terrible is... Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:45:00 GMT |
| The Hunger Games Is Either Terrific or Just OK—It All Depends on You | |
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Should you go see The Hunger Games? Please. Like it even matters what we say next. But if you don't happen to be the kind of person who can name the exports of all 12 districts of Panem... Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:14:00 GMT |
| 21 Jump Street Delivers Laughs…Action, Not So Much | |
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Review in a Hurry: A big-screen version of the '90s TV show ditches the teen angst, adds laughs and keeps just the right amount of Depp! Even better, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are an... Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:30:00 GMT |