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3/5
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Invincible
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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The material is OK -- not great. And Wahlberg's as flat as a Philly cheesesteak run over by US Steel truck ...
Posted Aug 24, 2006
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4/5
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World Trade Center
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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World Trade Center is a film of hope set within a hopeless day. Stone treats it with sincere reverence ...
Posted Aug 08, 2006
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2/5
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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Just like NASCAR ... dumb as a post ...
Posted Aug 08, 2006
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2/5
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(2005)
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Michael Clawson
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Aslan = Jesus. Now you don't have to buy a ticket.
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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3/5
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Glory Road
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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History wins in by-the-numbers sports flick ...
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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3/5
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Match Point
(2005)
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Michael Clawson
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Game, set, match ... Allen wins with slow-moving English drama ...
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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3/5
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Mrs. Henderson Presents
(2005)
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Michael Clawson
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The breast movie of the year ...
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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1/5
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The Hills Have Eyes
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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The Hills Have Eyes involves one basic premise: freaks with very rusty weapons eviscerating, disemboweling and decapitating stupid travelers lost somewhere between Point A and B ...
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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2/5
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Inside Man
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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Bankers gone wild ...
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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2/5
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The Lake House
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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Phantom mail ... a postal carrier's worst nightmare ...
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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4/5
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Slither
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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Here's a review that not only benefits from, but requires, words like giant squid, festering blob and tummy tentacles.
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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3/5
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United 93
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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With United 93, abandon your hope at the theater door. You know the ending, and it is no happy one ...
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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4/5
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Mission: Impossible III
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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Suri's daddy elevates Impossible franchise ...
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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3/5
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Poseidon
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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Poseidon re-introduces the disaster-movie genre to theaters, and they greet each other with a big, sloppy kiss ...
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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4/5
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The Da Vinci Code
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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The movie version is so faithful to Dan Brown's hit book it should come with a dust jacket ...
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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1/5
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Click
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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Click is basically It's a Wonderful Life with punching, farting, dog-on-duck intercourse and sex jokes ...
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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3/5
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You, Me and Dupree
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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Low IQs plague otherwise funny Wilson vehicle ...
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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2/5
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X-Men: The Last Stand
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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Let's hope this really is the last stand ...
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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4/5
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Superman Returns
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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Super return for Superman ...
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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3/5
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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Ahoy, no ending off the port bow.
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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1/5
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Lady in the Water
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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The M stands for "miserable" ...
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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5/5
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Miami Vice
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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More Vice City than Miami Vice: Mann's new thriller makes for sweet, sweet action ...
Posted Jul 27, 2006
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4/5
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16 Blocks
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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Rock music puts emphasis on the beat, jazz puts emphasis off the beat. 16 Blocks is jazz music: It's an action film, but its high points can be found in the punctuation, in the quiet moments between chases or shootouts.
Posted Mar 02, 2006
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3/5
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Firewall
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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Firewall overdraws account, bounces checks and hits the max on its credit card ... who knew debt could be this fun?
Posted Feb 08, 2006
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2/5
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When a Stranger Calls
(2006)
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Michael Clawson
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I used my minutes for this.
Posted Feb 06, 2006
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3/5
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The Presidio
(1988)
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Michael Clawson
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Good thriller, but it suffers from '80s virus called the Mopes - it stutters on long, arduous sessions of depression while going absolutely nowhere.
Posted Aug 01, 2002
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2/5
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Big Top Pee-wee
(1988)
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Michael Clawson
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Fun for children, embarrassing for adults, especially now knowing Pee-Wee's illegal indulgences.
Posted Aug 01, 2002
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0/5
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Beethoven's 4th
(2001)
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Michael Clawson
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Sad tale of floundering careers. Poor Judge Reinhold - he must hate himself.
Posted Aug 01, 2002
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3/5
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Gia
(1998)
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Michael Clawson
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Teasing, but hard-to-watch, biography of a famed model struck down by '80s extravagance. NOTE: Angelina Jolie gets naked ... a lot. Hooray!
Posted Aug 01, 2002
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3/5
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Men at Work
(1990)
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Michael Clawson
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At times fun, at others too smart for it's own good. It's big flaw: the long, drawn-out ending.
Posted Aug 01, 2002
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1/5
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Tom and Huck
(1995)
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Michael Clawson
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Long, tirelessly epic tale of TeenBeat cover boys. Little girls scream, critics fall asleep.
Posted Aug 01, 2002
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3/5
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Fat Man and Little Boy
(1989)
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Michael Clawson
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Intersting, insightful histo-drama with Newman doing his job above and beyond what is called for.
Posted Aug 01, 2002
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0/5
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Steel
(1997)
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Michael Clawson
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This fil
Posted Aug 01, 2002
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2/5
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Mighty Joe Young
(1998)
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Michael Clawson
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King Kong has never looked so ... drowsy. Sleepy, boring tale of kind-hearted gorilla gets old real quick, but with Charlize Theron though, Disney proves men can have dirty thoughts while their children are entertained. Hooray Charlize!
Posted Aug 01, 2002
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3/5
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(1953)
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Michael Clawson
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Not Marilyn's finest, but decent and memorable.
Posted Aug 01, 2002
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1/5
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Johnny Suede
(1991)
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Michael Clawson
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Super odd indie flick with the worst movie hairdo ever, until Bill Murray did Kingpin.
Posted Aug 01, 2002
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2/5
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The Deli
(1997)
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Michael Clawson
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This movie tells us to beware of rappers in cinema. Thanks for the warning, Ice-T.
Posted Aug 01, 2002
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3/5
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Harry and the Hendersons
(1987)
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Michael Clawson
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Fun, one-of-a-kind, and sometimes scary, adventure/comedy with the always-delightful, John Lithgow.
Posted Aug 01, 2002
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4/5
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Signs
(2002)
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Michael Clawson
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Signs is deliberate and shocking from its sweeping exterior to its raw, emotional interior. Orson Welles would be proud.
Posted Aug 01, 2002
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2/5
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K-19: The Widowmaker
(2002)
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Michael Clawson
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With or without ballast tanks, K-19 sinks to a Harrison Ford low.
Posted Jul 23, 2002
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2/5
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Reign of Fire
(2002)
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Michael Clawson
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Draggin' about dragons
Posted Jul 13, 2002
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4/5
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The Powerpuff Girls Movie
(2002)
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Michael Clawson
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All in all, the animation is what cracked my urge to despise this squeaky cartoon.
Posted Jul 11, 2002
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