By and large I am not a fan of superhero movies. En masse they are colorful, action-filled entertainments, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But few of them, for me, elevate themselves to something greater. I suppose that is why […]
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42 (2013) ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Movies involving sports successes are, by their very nature, inspirational. They celebrate whatever it is inside us that arises in competition and makes us perform better, faster, stronger or smarter than other people. Most everyone has dreamed of sports glory […]
Continue reading »The Big Wedding (2013) ☆ ☆
It has become somehow fashionable lately to make all-star comedy-dramas centered around events (New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day) and now that trend has usurped a wedding. The Big Wedding, to be exact. Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon, Amanda […]
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