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Movie review: Talented cast raises 'Marigold Hotel'

Who among us hasn't been hoodwinked by a hotel's promise of an ocean view? The stakes are far greater, however, when British pensioners are lured to India's Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly and Beautiful offerin [...]

Posted On : May, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Movie review: 'The Dictator' will rule with Cohen fans

This "Dictator" isn't the great one, but he has deep respect for the inspirational role models who've come before. His film's dedication: "In loving memory of Kim Jong Il," a dear leader who died as he live [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: “Dark Shadows”

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp have teamed up again for “Dark Shadows,” their eighth collaboration. While the two have made some outright fantastic films (“Edward Scissorhands,” “Ed Wood,” and “Sweene [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Movie Reivew: 'Ishaqzaade' - love beyond boundaries in UP's ...

What does one do when love strikes during times of war? And make no mistake. Elections time in a small dusty town of Uttar Pradesh is akin to war. Guns are fired randomly at enemies, real or imagined. Enemies fall to the ground. Morals li [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: Depp gets good 'n' vampy

As a vampire flick, Dark Shadows seems to have crept up a few years late. While it looks a little like it's riding on the coat-tails of the Twilight movie franchise and TV series like True Blood and The Vampire Diaries, it's actua [...]

Posted On : May, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

MOVIE REVIEW: Cabin in the Woods

You think you’ve seen it all when it comes to teens getting stalked in the woods? You’ve never seen anything like this. The Cabin in the Woods, a new horror-comedy from Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard, starts with a set-up [...]

Posted On : May, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Movie review: Too much going on in 'Jannat 2'

"Jannat 2" is stuffed with the buffet-style storytelling that makes commercial Indian cinema seem gluttonously overwhelming by the standards of most Hollywood output. Would a moody Michael Mann crime drama be improved by a music [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Mini movie reviews

Damsels in Distress: A comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university. With Greta Gerwig, Megalyn Echikunwoke and Carrie MacLemore. 1 hr. 37; PG-13. The Deep Blue SEA: The w [...]

Posted On : May, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

'Area 407' Movie Review

While it took some time after the breakout success of The Blair Witch Project in 1999 for Hollywood to catch on to the low-risk, high-reward nature of the "found footage" format, it appears that the style is here to stay -- part [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: The Avengers (Watch Movie Trailer)

A quick survey of Internet movie reviews shows that The Avengers, to be released this week, is a must see for those who grew up obsessed with Marvel comic-books. The all-star cast includes Robert Downey Jr., Tim Hiddleston, Chris Evans, S [...]

Posted On : May, 01 2012 | Comments : 0

New 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Trailer Kicks More Butt Than The...

The new trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation has been released online via Machinima, and it has more action than the first peek we got months ago. That said, there are some moments we wanted to break down. Where's Duke? Channing Tat [...]

Posted On : Apr, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: 'Chimpanzee'

Opening on Earth Day weekend, "Chimpanzee," Disneynature's latest True Life Adventure, is a documentary following the challenges of a two year-old chimp they name Oscar as he struggles to survive and find his place within hi [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Movie review: If you skip out on seeing this flick, you'll b...

Nicholas Sparks’ name has become known to teenage girls and young women everywhere as the writer of some of the most romantic stories of our generation. Whether you’ve ever read any of his books, you can recognize him as being [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Movie review: 'Three Stooges' ride again

Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck ... you wouldn’t believe it, but Moe, Larry and Curly are still full of laughs. And even though directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly skew more toward gross-out humor (semen hair gel, anyone?) – all ages will [...]