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No Concessions: Happy New Year? Not According to the Gloom-O-Meter

Bob Cashill January 2, 2011 4

Just how depressing are the "holiday movies" that have lingered into the new year? Film Editor Bob Cashill tests for gloom as the star of Blue Valentine and All Good Things, Ryan Gosling, anxiously

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Blu-ray Review: “Terminator Salvation”

Jeff Giles November 30, 2009 7

Poor McG. He thought he was hired to direct a badass, rock ‘em-sock ‘em movie about evil death robots from the future (not Michael Bublé), and that’s what he delivered with Terminator Salvation. But

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No Concessions: Summer Hits and Misses

Bob Cashill September 4, 2009 8

Summer's over, and it's got Bob Cashill in a reflective mood as he looks back on what worked -- and what didn't -- at the cinema this blockbuster season

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Film Review: “Public Enemies”

Lance Berry July 3, 2009 7

I’ve been a fan of director Michael Mann (Ali, The Last of the Mohicans) for some years now. One thing I’ve always been able to count on is that no matter what project he’s

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Summer Movie Preview: Ten Films I May or May Not Be Looking Forward To

Lance Berry April 17, 2009 13

Hollywood's summer crop is almost ready for market, and Lance Berry's made a list of 10 blockbusters he may (or may not) remember fondly come fall

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The Bigger Picture: The Internet is Over(rated)

Arend Anton March 9, 2009 11

The Internet has spawned an explosion of opinion and independent thought. Movies I once thought were untouchable I now find have their own critics. While the Web has also coined new terms and brought

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Political Culture: Taking a Hit (For All of Us)

Jon Cummings February 5, 2009 9

Like most people I know, my favorite feature in Us Weekly is the “Stars — They’re Just Like Us!” spread. You know, Brad Pitt with his fly down, Ryan Phillippe pushing a cart at

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