Category: Fantasy
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2: Every promise fulfilled
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 – 2011 Directed by David Yates Starring Alan Rickman, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Gint, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Jim Broadbent, Warwicke Davis, Tom Felton, Jason Isaacs, Jim Broadbent, John Hurt, Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, Mark Williams, David Thewlis, Matthew Lewis, Evanna…
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Priest by another name, is Doom
Priest – 2011 Directed by Scott Stewart Starring Paul Bettany, Cam Giganet, Karl Urban, Christopher Plummer, Maggie Q, Alan Dale, Brad Dourif, Stephen Moyer, Mädchen Amick, Lily Collins Written by Cory Goodman based on the comic series Priest by Min-Woo Hyung Paul Bettany is wasted. Maggie Q is wasted. Karl Urban is wasted. They make ill use of Christopher…
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Sucker Punch – Sometimes you just have to call b.s.
Sucker Punch – 2011 Directed by Zack Snyder Starring Emily Browning, Jena Malone, Abbie Cornish, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Isaac Blue, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn Written by Steve Shibuya and Snyder Chain Gang Chicks in sepia tone. This is the kind of movie that can only be thoroughly enjoyed by those men (or…
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Dylan Dog: Dead of Night – Brandon got a raw deal
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night – 2011 Directed by Kevin Munroe Starring Brandon Routh, Sam Huntington, Anita Briem, Peter Stormare, Taye Diggs, Kurt Angle, Brian Steele Written by Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenhiemer “There was only one way to get into Corpus House, if you weren’t a vampire,” intones Routh, in a voice over as…
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With Perlman, The Season of the Witch seems overcast
Season of the Witch – 2011 Directed by Dominic Sena Starring Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Claire Foy, Stephen Campbell Moore, Robert Sheehan, Ulrich Thomsen, Stephen Graham, Christopher Lee Written by Bragi F. Schut Like any red-blooded American male under 55, I like Ron Perlman a lot. His recent breakthrough with the Hellboy films and the TV…
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Cool Papa E Reviews The Marvel Cinematic Universe (The Avengers Movies) Phase One
When Captain America: The First Avenger is released July 22, 2012, it will mark the last movie to be released ramping up to the May 4, 2012 arrival of the first superhero team movie, The Avengers. At this point, everyone is aware of the team that has been assembled: Iron Man, Captain America, The Incredible…
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Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – Plays like, surprise, half of a movie
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows, Part 1 – 2011 Directed by David Yates Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, John Hurt, Imelda Staunton, Bill Nighy, David Thewlis, Patricia Walters, Rhys Ifans Written by Steve Kloves based on the book by…
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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World doesn’t require an explanation
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World – 2010 Directed by Edgar Wright Starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Alfie Rackley, Ellen Wong, Anna Kendrick, Alison Pill, Mark Webber, Johnny Simmons Screenplay by Edgar Wright, Michael Bacall based on the comic book series by Bryan Lee O’Malley The first best thing about Scott Pilgrim vs.…
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Jonah Hex What In Tarnation’s Going on?
Jonah Hex – 2010 Directed By Jimmy Hayward Starring Josh Brolin, Megan Fox, John Malkovich, Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Aidan Quinn, Wes Bentley, Tom Wopat, Will Arnett Screenplay By Neveldine/Taylor Around the second time Jonah Hex (stoically grimaced by Josh Brolin) is injured to the point where he should be dead, a series of…
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 