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‘The Last Exorcism’ startles naturally
The newly released “The Last Exorcism” is one of the scariest movies to come along in a long time — until the last five minutes or so, when it completely falls apart.
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‘Piranha 3D’ is bloody awesome

Mere words cannot describe how awesomely gnarly "Piranha 3D" is, how hugely entertaining, and…

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‘Scott Pilgrim’ succeeds in an unexpected way

"Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" is way more involving when it focuses on actual people and the…

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‘Eat Pray Love’ will satisfy fans

The film "Eat Pray Love" does exactly what it should to satisfy its core audience.

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‘Other Guys’ a buddy-cop movie that works

On paper, this could have been painfully lame. It all could have been too familiar, too cute.

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`Dinner for Schmucks’ an unsatisfying meal

There's a lot less bite in "Dinner for Schmucks" than there was in the classic French farce…

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Small gesture blows ‘Salt’ suspense

Newly released “Salt” is, quite literally, a shaggy dog story.

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‘Inception’ a four-star mind trip

Writer-director Christopher Nolan’s first film since “The Dark Knight” is…

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‘Despicable Me’ darker than most family flicks

“Depsicable Me” features great animation and voice talent, but is missing a story.

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Third ‘Twilight’ eclipses chapters 1 and 2

With the sharp improvement in part three, could "The Twilight Saga" actually grow a brain for…

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Charismatic Cruise enlivens ‘Knight & Day’

“Knight and Day” is supposed to be a mission that’s impossible, but gleefully…

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‘Jonah Hex’ is short, sugarcoated violence

There’s barely an hour’s worth of actual movie in “Jonah Hex.” And…

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‘A-Team’ is flat-out fun

"The A-Team" combines the enormity and stylishness of the former with (some of) the intelligence…

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‘Greek’ is a wonderfully wild romp

Finally this summer, a movie that lives up to its hype.

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‘Sex and the City 2’ descends into parody

“Sex and the City 2” is so over-the-top ridiculous, it plays like a parody of what…

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3-D doesn’t make final ‘Shrek’ film pop

Given that “Shrek Forever After” is the first film in the franchise in 3-D, it’s…

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‘Robin Hood’ visually rich but too serious

Working with “Gladiator” director Scott for the fifth time, Crowe is hulking and…

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‘Iron Man 2’ doesn’t soar quite so high

The substance of the original “Iron Man,” the brain and the soul that set it apart…

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‘Elm Street’ a needless remake

One, two, Freddy's coming for you ... again?

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‘The Back-up Plan’ loads up on cliches

Director Alan Poul hits every obvious note, complete with pratfalls, pregnancy cliches and…

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‘Death at a Funeral,’ a solid remake

The original “Death at a Funeral” only came out about three years ago, so it may…

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