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Weekend Wrap Up: “Age of Extinction” Brings Life to Box Office

If there’s any franchise out there that’s nigh completely critic proof, it’s the Transformers series. But one thing that even the mightiest franchises have difficulty fighting is franchise fatigue. It’s always difficult to keep the momentum up for four films, … Continue reading

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Weekend Wrap Up: “Lone Survivor” Alone at the Top

Every now and then, a film comes out of nowhere with a debut much larger than expected. 2014, in just its second weekend, reminded us of that fact this weekend. It also showed that well-liked films from the previous year … Continue reading

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Washington, Wahlberg bring firepower to 2 Guns

Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg are two of my favorite actors. If I see one of them will be in a movie, I’m pretty much on board. Granted, that decision doesn’t work out all the time in the case of The … Continue reading

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Weekend Wrap Up: “2 Guns” Shoot up the Competition

Unless Elysium somehow proves to be a blockbuster next weekend, it’s looking like we have officially left the big money-makers and blockbusters behind. It happens almost every year as we turn to August. That certainly doesn’t mean films can’t be … Continue reading

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Weekend Wrap Up: Moviegoers Line up for Some “Pain and Gain”

This weekend was always going to be a breather period, a mere flash in the pan, before the arrival of the juggernaut that shall be Iron Man 3 next weekend. Still, this weekend saw the wide releases of two new … Continue reading

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Wahlberg Delivers Similar Performance

Going into every film, we all have a certain expectation of what a movie will give us. Mark Wahlberg movies are exceptionally entertaining. They’re not always the greatest movies, but they usually never disappoint. Wahlberg usually plays a righteous yet … Continue reading

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