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Wacky “Be Kind Rewind” Has Lots of Laughs
(Friday, February 22, 2008)
Christian Hamaker
Be Kind Rewind starts as a tale about the passing of the torch and serves as a wistful look at...
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“Charlie Bartlett” an Excellent Case Study on Today’s Teens
(Friday, February 22, 2008)
Lisa Rice
Charlie Bartlett is a well-made, funny but sad, targeted look at the very real emotions that plague...
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Inert "Jumper" Could Use a Jump-Start
(Friday, February 15, 2008)
Christian Hamaker
Jumper could have been the start of an entertaining franchise had it registered a pulse. Unable...
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"Definitely, Maybe" Defies Predictable Rom-Com Experience
(Thursday, February 14, 2008)
Christa Banister
Unlike the mindless frivolity of Fool’s Gold or the by-the-numbers cuteness of 27 Dresses,...
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Darkness Pervades a Thought-Provoking "Spiderwick Chronicles"
(Thursday, February 14, 2008)
Lisa Rice
The typical magical, fantasy-type outlook pervades The Spiderwick Chronicles' dark worldview....
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No Cinematic Treasure Found in "Fool's Gold"
(Friday, February 08, 2008)
Christa Banister
In Fool’s Gold, one might expect more of the comedy and chemistry Matthew McConaughey and Kate...
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Home Is Where the Hum-Drum Is in "Roscoe Jenkins"
(Friday, February 08, 2008)
Christian Hamaker
How so many talented actors ended up in Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins is a mystery. Many of the...
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"What Happens in Vegas" Should've Stayed in Vegas
(Friday, May 09, 2008)
With a threadbare plot straight out of a sitcom, What Happens in Vegas is not only the worst commercial for Sin City in a while, but the comedy is so insipid and low-brow you would’ve thought the script was penned by a junior-high boy.
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Better Luck Next Time for “Iron Man”
(Friday, May 02, 2008)
During a preview screening, squeals upon the first full look at Iron Man were a resounding signal as to what the audience had come to see—not Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. No, this man of steel—"titanium alloy" Stark specifies—is the star of the show.
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“Made of Honor” Glamorizes Sex without Commitment
(Friday, May 02, 2008)
Made of Honor is basically the equivalent of 1997’s My Best Friend’s Wedding. But instead of Julia Roberts doing all the scheming, we’ve got Patrick Dempsey as the single guy who doesn’t realize what he’s got until it’s (almost) gone.
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Big Laughs but Troubling Morality in “Baby Mama”
(Friday, April 25, 2008)
Former Saturday Night Live star and screenwriter (of Mean Girls) Tina Fey has perfected the role of a successful working woman who longs for a baby in her role as Liz Lemon on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. Now Fey finds similar success with Baby Mama.
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“The Visitor” Certainly Doesn’t Overstay Its Welcome
(Friday, April 25, 2008)
Instead of opting for the oh-so-informative documentary or an intense political thriller to address the hot-button topic of illegal immigration, The Visitor goes straight for the heart with an emotionally compelling drama.
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“Expelled” Promotes Intriguing Intelligent Design Dialogue
(Friday, April 18, 2008)
If those who write off intelligent design as nothing more than conservative, right-wing rhetoric would be willing to put aside their notions, they may be surprised by the provocative dialogue that’s been initiated in Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.
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I generally consider it a 2 way tie between The 77s and The Choir. But, I tend to yield to The 77s.
5/12/2008 12:49:13 AM
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I don't know...about a 7. -Christian based alt rock like The 77s, The Choir, DA, Adam Again,...
5/12/2008 12:41:03 AM
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That was Vicki Yo'ye, who was on TBN last week, btw, Rockid. But at least someone from R...
5/12/2008 12:11:10 AM
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Please continue in THIS THREAD. Closing this one. Thanks! Tricia Forums Moderator ...
5/11/2008 11:33:02 PM
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No way!!! Over coming a life threatening illness to die in an accident?!? Whoah... Loved her song...
5/11/2008 11:30:42 PM
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