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‘The Lost City’ Proves the Enduring Stardom of Sandra Bullock

‘The Lost City’ Proves the Enduring Stardom of Sandra Bullock

By Mason Stempel April 20, 2022

★★★☆☆ No matter how bad a rom-com is, its negative qualities will, more often than not, be canceled out by the presence of Sandra Bullock.  Hollywood has long had Scream Queens —...

Movie Review: Jupiter Ascending

Movie Review: ‘Jupiter Ascending’

By Laura Lannan February 6, 2015

★★★☆☆ “Jupiter Ascending,” despite having a cast full of famous names and some incredible cinematography, seemed more like an awkward cross between “Twilight” and “Star Wars” than...

Movie Review: ‘Foxcatcher’

By Justin Kotwicki November 21, 2014

★★★☆☆ Sometimes watching a trailer can result in the entire plot being laid out clip-by-clip without any forewarning. It can leave an audience with the feeling that actually going to the movie...

Disaster Movie Done Right: ‘White House Down’ Is the New Summer Blockbuster

By Kaley Beins June 28, 2013

4/5 stars Most White House action movies stretch the boundaries of reason, sacrificing the plausibility of a White House takeover for entertainment value. But Roland Emmerich’snewest doomsday...

This ‘Magic’ Moment: Three Stars for Six Pack Abs

By Rianna Folds July 2, 2012

3/5 stars There’s no denying that Magic Mike is the 50 Shades of Grey of summer movies. This weekend, people everywhere flocked to theaters for the excuse to watch the naked gyrations of steamy men...

‘The Vow’ Falls Short on Romantic Promise

By Allie Doughty February 2, 2012

Since The Vow features a melodramatic plot of everlasting true love, I would have guessed that it would be yet another movie based on a Nicholas Sparks novel. After all, both of its lead actors —...

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