Dover Bay unveils newest neighborhood - West Beach Court at Island Cove
The newest development at the Dover Bay Waterfront Community offers opportunity for a wide spectrum of buyers, with every potential home site boasting spectacular North Idaho views you can’t get anywhere else.
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Hanks embodies the hero we remember in 'Sully'
Few true stories are as ripe for big screen treatment as the “Miracle on the Hudson,” the incredible 2009 emergency landing into the Hudson River by U.S. Airways pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger. Thanks to the relentless 24-hour-news-cycle, it’s also a story most of us don’t need a Hollywood movie to …
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Summer movies of mixed emotions
Some have called Summer 2016 the worst movie season in history. The box office grosses almost justify the hyperbole.
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'Hell or High Water' a summer-end jolt
Movies often earn accolades for breaking genre conventions. It can be just as impressive when a movie works while following a specific set of expectations.
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Money strangling blockbuster output
As another summer blockbuster season fumbles to a close, the business of moviemaking seems more depressing than ever before.
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Tone-deaf 'Suicide Squad' a superhuman disaster
“Suicide Squad” is such a mess there’s almost too much to say about it.
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'Cursed Child' only half the Potter experience
It was only a matter of time.
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'Star Trek' franchise energized by 'Beyond'
A good “Star Trek” movie can restore faith in humanity. Fifty years ago, Gene Roddenberry created a series that celebrated diversity, peace-through-unity and the quest for knowledge and adventure.
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Cast salvages 'Ghostbusters' reboot
The four stars of the “Ghostbusters” reboot are the movie’s strongest assets. Take that, Internet trolls.
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Brutal 'Green Room' showcases the late Anton Yelchin
The freak accident that killed Anton Yelchin last month shouldn’t be the only thing we think about when he appears onscreen in a number of posthumous projects.
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'Swiss Army Man' the artsy 'Weekend at Bernie's'
Roger Ebert used to say, “It’s not what a movie is about, it’s how it is about it.”
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'Dory' an entertaining remix of its predecessor
“Finding Nemo,” Pixar’s 2003 masterpiece about a clownfish searching the ocean for his son, probably didn’t need a sequel. While the promise of numerous money bags no doubt played a role in Disney/Pixar’s decision to make “Finding Dory,” returning director Andrew Stanton and his team have made a film that …
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Holograms and faded star power
Of all the talk about sequels underperforming at the box office this summer (“The Conjuring 2” excluded), little is said about the alarmingly consistent rejection of adult-skewing original content.
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Ninja Turtles and the problem with 'fan service'
Millions of dollars in promotion and marketing won’t convince people to buy something they don’t want. That pretty much explains the box office implosion of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.”
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'X-Men' franchise fumbles again with 'Apocalypse'
There’s a throwaway joke in “X-Men: Apocalypse” where a few young mutants sneak away from mutant school to see “Return of the Jedi.”
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Put Shane Black in charge of Hollywood
Formula works if you love the formula. “The Nice Guys” may be a formulaic buddy action-comedy, but it’s made by a guy who understands the genre better than anyone else.
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Yes, 'Kindergarten Cop 2' is a real thing
It’s time again for Great Quotes in Cinematic History. Today’s entry comes to us from all the way back in 1990:
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Marvel's terrific 'Civil War' validates the franchise model
Sit through enough lousy blockbusters and it becomes increasingly difficult to defend their existence.
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Anti-superhero/franchise summer movie preview
“Captain America: Civil War” kicks off the summer movie season this weekend. It will be followed by many, many other superheroes, sequels, reboots and franchise fare.
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Five things ruining movies on the Internet. No. 2 will SHOCK you!
The Internet destroyed film criticism.
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Birthday movie wishlist
Thank you, dear readers, for the hundreds of birthday wishes and emails I received this week. It is always nice to hear just how much I’ve impacted your lives.
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Underseen 'Midnight Special' deserving of the big screen
You should know about ‘Midnight Special’ by now.
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How to save the DC movie universe
Due to circumstances beyond my control, I didn’t review “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice” in last week’s column.
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When superheroes fight
Every time I see my Uncle Brad, he asks me the same question: Who is better — Batman or Superman? From age 5 to present day, Uncle Brad asks and I give him the same answer. Batman. Batman is better than Superman. All day, every day.
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Long takes and first dates
The opening scene of “Touch of Evil.” The hammer fight in “Oldboy.” The nightclub scene in “Goodfellas.”
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The lost art of movie surprises
In an industry devoid of surprise, one filmmaker hinges his entire career to a “mystery box.”
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Crouching tigers, Tanners and demonic farm animals
Sixteen years ago, director Ang Lee led a martial arts epic to Oscar glory. The original “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” was a massive critical and box office success, combining dazzling visuals, innovative fight choreography and impassioned storytelling.
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Fandango wants to control the movie world
The Rotten Tomatoes website can be an important, if somewhat misleading tool to determine which new movies are worth seeing.
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Kooky Coens can be hit or miss
Thank the Coen brothers for the first legitimately interesting movie release of 2016.
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Another article on Oscar diversity
The narrative of this year’s Academy Awards isn’t be about whether “Spotlight” can edge “The Revenant” or “The Big Short” in the Best Picture race. The story right now is about what wasn’t nominated.
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The T-Dub Awards
The Oscar nominations are in, and, big surprise, it’s the same boring categories as last year.
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Best Movies of 2015
To the surprise of probably no one, “The Force Awakens” has become the highest grossing movie of all time in the United States. 2015 will be designated as the year “Star Wars” roared back to life, but it has also an exceptional year for cinema outside of the galaxy far, …
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'Star Wars' a rollicking, familiar reboot
It’s better than the prequels.
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A Force of personal history
There’s a special connection between “Star Wars” and its fans. Their passion is unlike anything else in pop culture, trumping even the tweens in love with One Direction. Boy band adoration burns bright but never lasts.
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Docu-rundown and an Idaho-made drama
Tracking down the year’s best documentaries used to be pretty difficult. Now, thanks to services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, you can now spend your entire streaming life in the world of nonfiction film.
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When 'Good' is good enough for Pixar
Sixteen movies in, ranking the Pixar filmography serves little purpose anymore. The animation studio has only really faltered on one movie (“Cars 2”), and everything else falls into “Good” and “Great” categories. Distinguishing beyond that is just an exercise in personal preference.
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Worst to best in the same year
Writer/director Tom McCarthy made one of the worst movies of 2015. He also made one of the best. How the same capable filmmaker could make both in the same year is a mystery worthy of its own documentary.
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'Best' of Cd'A is quintessential North Idaho
Picturesque mountains and glistening waterways are most often the subjects of North Idaho postcards. The images of nature we can take for granted are very much the envy of big cities and barren land residents elsewhere in the country.
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'Beasts of No Nation' a captivating Netflix gamble
Netflix isn’t content with being the most prominent streaming company in the business. They want a big, heaping slice of the Hollywood machine.
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Some Weirdoes enjoyed a concert
It's not weird to like Weird Al Yankovic.
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Force Friday seems forced
Like most everyone else, I'm excited to see the new "Star Wars" movie. We're still about three months away from the release date, but Disney began its merchandising blitz last week with "Force Friday."
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The fall movie main event
Finally the good stuff.
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See the movie Sandpoint (sorta) dissed
Sandpoint's Panida Theater made headlines in April when it pulled a screening of the comedy/thriller, "Wild Canaries" because of a failure to advertise the unrated film's adult content.
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Early year home video roundup part deux
August at the box office can be a terrible, terrible time. Last week's abysmal opening of "Fantastic Four" certainly proves the theory. But if you're looking for movie solace on home video, you better dig past the slate of worthless new releases.
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Tom Cruise's greatest missions
If you take away the capes and special powers, there is only one superhero in Hollywood: Tom Cruise.
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High heels and summer's strong women
A velociraptor wearing a laser scope is only the second most provocative fashion choice at the movies this summer.
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Marvel goes small, cuts corners with 'Ant-Man'
I'm not the best judge of how Marvel's "Ant-Man" works as summer entertainment. My idea of a good "Ant-Man" movie was forever tarnished when director Edgar Wright left the project.
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Streaming magic and cowboys
Magicians are excellent liars. The best of them can make you believe the impossible. Con artists do the same, but they won't tell you it's a trick.
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Last chance Emmy hopes
The Primetime Emmy nominations will be announced Thursday, and a bunch of shows you like will go unrecognized.
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Jackson plays against cool in 'Big Game'
At age 66, Samuel L. Jackson is still the coolest *expletive deleted* in Hollywood. Fans of his work should have no problem filling in the proper curse word.
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Pixar is back being the best
Depending on how you look at it, Pixar's "Inside Out" is either a return to form for the animation studio or proof they never lost that form in the first place.
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A 10-year-old's dream sequel
'Jurassic World' is a dumb movie. The storytelling is messy, the human characters behave inconsistently and without logic, and there isn't a five-minute stretch of the film that withstands even casual scrutiny.
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Animatronics and practical dino droppings
Steven Spielberg gets a lot of credit for the way he limits the screentime of the shark in "Jaws." Most movie aficionados know the mechanical shark rarely operated properly, forcing Spielberg to ratchet suspense in other ways.
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A (sorta) defense of 'Jurassic' sequels
Put down your Pteranodon-themed can of Barbasol and finish up your Dairy Queen Jurassic Smash Blizzard, because "Jurassic World" is less than a week away.
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Early year home video roundup
Early year moviegoing can be excruciating. Besides playing catch-up in January with the previous year's awards bait, there usually isn't much reason to go to the theater until well after the end of flu season.
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More Disney rides turning into movies
George Clooney takes moviegoers to "Tomorrowland" this weekend in the latest Disney theme park attraction to become a major motion picture. I'd have gone with "Matterhorn: The Movie," but I guess there's a reason I'm not a studio executive.
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Letting go of Letterman
It's the end of late night comedy as we know it.
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Superheroes are real
This is a pop culture column, but it doesn't seem right to ignore the tragedy that happened in our community this week.
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Tuckered out on Marvel
As you read this sentence, "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" made another million dollars. Are you reading this sentence? Great, that's another million bucks for good ol' Walt Disney.
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This 'Fuller House' is too full
The folks at Netflix think you want an updated version of the '90s family sitcom, "Full House." Trust me: You really, really don't want more "Full House."
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McStuffins' magical mysteries
Until a few days ago, my 3-year-old daughter had no idea about "Doc McStuffins." Now, it's practically all she talks about.
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Secret details from 'Ocho Furiouso'
"Furious 7," the latest installment in the preposterous/amazing "Fast and the Furious" franchise, broke all sorts of records this past weekend. It's easily the best/most absurd of the series behind "Fast Five," and it includes a surprisingly heartfelt tribute to the late Paul Walker.
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'Bloodline' is worth your patience
Coach Taylor did a bad thing.
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Let the nostalgia die
We're all tired of hearing it, but Queen Elsa is right. "The past is in the past. Let. It. Go."
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Sweet 16 of Neeson fighting people
Bracket season shouldn't only be about basketball.
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Say hello to 'Kimmy Schmidt' on Netflix
NBC has officially abandoned good comedy.
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Go inside 'Community' creator's 'Harmontown'
Dan Harmon is kind of a jerk.
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Dump 'boring' from your film vocabulary
Roger Ebert said a film is not what it's about but how it's about it. That description serves as the foundation of good film criticism, and it's something everyone should keep in mind before blasting a movie opinion on social media.
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Oscar-nominated 'Virunga' a suspenseful true story
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, there are soldiers willing to die to protect the world's last known mountain gorillas.
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'Late Late' host mayhem
Stability is about to take the world of late night talk shows by storm.
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Super movie trailers and something called football
Baseball season is just around the corner.
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A complicated appreciation of 'American Sniper'
Bradley Cooper is incredible in "American Sniper." The physical authenticity of his performance is trumped only by what Cooper does conveying the mental toll the job takes on Chris Kyle, the Navy SEAL sniper known for his expertise during four tours in Iraq.
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What the Oscars got wrong
There's no use in complaining, but I'll do it anyway.
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Worst movies of 2014
Welcome to the New Year. Let me remind you of last year's garbage.
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A very Muppet Christmas
Tis the season for Sony hacks and threats of Seth Rogen-inspired terrorism. Even without "The Interview" available to moviegoers this Christmas season, theaters will be filled with the joy of CGI battles ("Hobbit"), prisoners of war ("Unbroken"), twisted fairy tale singing ("Into the Woods") and Mark Wahlberg playing a literature …
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Top 10s revisited
Time provides perspective. Since joining The Press in 2006, I've written about my favorite movies in each year. Today, I can't stand behind every pick.
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Christmas for the (magic) dogs
The great movie trilogies: "The Godfather," "Toy Story," "Lord of the Rings," the original "Star Wars." My 3-year-old would like to nominate another trilogy: "Santa Paws."
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The park is open
Movies matter. The big screen experience, in my humble opinion, is still the most thrilling form of entertainment around.
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Pop culture thank yous
Deck the halls and fa the las, because it's time for another month of Christmas-themed columns! Oh, wait. It's not even Thanksgiving. Sorry, I'm currently camped in front of Best Buy, and time is a flat circle.
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The cracked shell of Nolan's 'Interstellar'
Christopher Nolan is one the best directors working today, and his science fiction epic "Interstellar" is another significant technological achievement.
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Off the MacFarlane train
Some guys just aren't my kind of guys.
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Never trust a double
Some fantasies are probably built on the idea of two Jake Gyllenhaals. In "Enemy," however, two Gyllenhaals lead to creepy adultery and nightmares of giant spiders.
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Pac Con unites your childhood heroes
Captain Kirk, Winnie the Pooh and the man who made Spider-man. That's just a sampling of the guests at this weekend's Pac Con at the Spokane Convention Center.
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'Flash' finally makes CW network watchable
You need a secure self-body image to watch shows on The CW. The men and women on shows like "The Vampire Diaries," "Supernatural" and "Arrow" are perfect chiseled specimens.
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Twisted 'Gone Girl' leaves twisty impression
Ben Affleck can certainly relate to the persistent media scrutiny his character endures in "Gone Girl."
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Netflix won't save Adam Sandler
Adam Sandler is about to be quarantined to the Internet.
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The year's best movie is finally in Cd'A
It isn't enough for me to tell you "Boyhood" is the best movie of 2014. I'll hit you with the hard numbers:
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Summer of surprise
It wasn't a summer for "meh" movies after all.
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Strangest Netflix titles
Netflix wants me to watch "Harlock: Space Pirate."
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New 'Turtles' a cowa-bummer for diehard fan
I am a grown adult. I have kids and a wife and otherwise live a fairly normal life.
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The con in Comic Con
At a certain point in life, the process of growing up turns into the act of becoming a curmudgeon.
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The curious case for Joaquin Phoenix
There are two general opinions about actor Joaquin Phoenix: He's crazy good or he's just plain crazy.
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Celebrate Ebert and the movies
Few writers will leave the kind of legacy that Roger Ebert earned throughout his almost 50 years in film criticism.
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All the action your summer needs
The summer box office can be a fickle beast, especially for the little guys.
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A giant robot PSA
Do yourself a favor and stay the heck away from "Transformers: Age of Extinction" this weekend.
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Slow it down, 'Orange' lovers
Don't talk to me about what happens on the new season of "Orange is the New Black."
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It's OK to like Tom Cruise
Americans must really hate Tom Cruise.
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'Knot' isn't the best in Memphis saga
Hollywood dramas often exaggerate the facts to squeeze more drama out of true stories. In the case of "Devil's Knot," the true-crime drama based on the case of the "West Memphis Three," the Hollywood version is muted and undercooked.
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Consumption overload
In an age of infinite entertainment options, I probably shouldn't waste time half-watching Kevin Hart's "About Last Night" remake.
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It's not TV, it's streaming
Amazon Prime subscribers won't need nice weather to enjoy Memorial Day weekend. The streaming service dropped a content bomb this week thanks to a new deal with HBO.
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Godzilla: King of the monsters
I watched a little too much Godzilla this week.
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Summer of 'Meh' movies
Keep your expectations low.
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30 for 30
Thirty years is a long time watching movies.
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Marvel synergy finally rescues 'S.H.I.E.L.D.'
I so wanted to like "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," the ABC adventure series that incorporates elements of the Marvel cinematic universe ("The Avengers," "Iron Man," etc.).
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More 'Anchorman' than you will ever need
Staying classy takes a lot of time.
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It's OK for guys to check out 'Good Wife'
I don't understand it, but people scoff when I tell them how much I love "The Good Wife."
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'Frozen,' 'Muppets' and Disney's tuneless marketing
Disney's Oscar-winning animated musical "Frozen" recently passed $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Almost $400 million of that came from North America, where Disney focused its entire marketing campaign around a goofy snowman.
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Binge on 'House of Cards' or don't watch at all
Count Kevin Spacey as one of those actors who makes everything around him better.
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Oscar cheat sheet
The Academy Awards air at 5 p.m. Sunday on ABC, and for the first time in a while, nobody is really sure what movie will win Best Picture.
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Now playing: 'Different Drummers'
It begins with a science project and an ominous message from above.
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Losing one of the greats
Most people around here will remember last Sunday as the day the Seahawks won the Super Bowl. For me, and a lot of other movie fans, it was the day we lost Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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You don't know 'Mitt'
Not too long ago, a guy named Mitt Romney was the second-most talked about guy in America (after Justin Bieber, of course). Then he lost a presidential election, and everybody forgot about him.
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No reward for comedy
There are plenty of absurd trends associated with the Academy Awards, and even casual moviegoers know that, historically, Oscar rarely "gets it right."
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'Act of Killing' is destined for Oscar gold
Thursday's Academy Award nominations produced the typical assortment of surprises and omissions, with "American Hustle," "Gravity" and "12 Years a Slave" leading the list of major contenders.
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Best Movies of 2013
Ranking favorite movies in a given year may be arbitrary to some, but for someone who saw more than 100 of 2013's theatrical releases, it's an important exercise. The Top 10 list is my gauge to measure the year in cinema against past and future years.
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The unbearable cinema of 2013
If not for a late-year surge of quality cinema, 2013 might have gone down as one of the most mediocre movie years in recent memory.
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'Jingle' is best worst Christmas movie
In its time and place, "Jingle All the Way" had potential. Arnold Schwarzenegger had an acceptable track record for comedy ("Kindergarten Cop," rousing one-liners in almost everything else), Sinbad was inexplicably popular and the great Phil Hartman had a key supporting role.
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Amazon's 'Betas' and the best worst holiday movies
Regardless of its aggressive introduction of original programming (and apparently package-delivering drones), Amazon Prime is still best regarded as the way to get two-day, free shipping on your online blender purchase.
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'Frances Ha' and Netflix's streaming problem
Look, I love Netflix. I really do. But sometimes it drives me crazy.
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