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Steven Soderbergh bounces back with smart and suspenseful, ‘Side Effects’

sideeffectsPICOne thing is for sure, Steven Soderbergh loves Channing Tatum. The dude has appeared in the director’s last three films. Last year they teamed up for the ploddingly slow “Haywire” and the goofy, male stripper, after school special “Magic Mike”. This time around, Tatum gets to keep his clothes on and the result is a smart and suspenseful thriller that will keep you guessing right up until the film’s final moments. That is, of course, assuming you can keep up with the convoluted and diabolically twisted plot.

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Bateman and McCarthy waste away in stupid comedy, ‘Identity Thief’

Identity ThiefHow do you know when a movie is really bad? Sometimes you can see it from the time pre-production begins — the story, the cast, the filmmaking team just don’t seem to fit. Others the right cast and team can just misfire. Too often, studio executives in Hollywood think that you can take a proven director, a reliable leading man and the popular up and coming actress and generate a hit no matter how good the script is. “Identity Thief” is the perfect example of such a movie — good director, great comic leads but a terribly executed idea.

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Best Super Bowl XLVII movie TV spot? (Poll)

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Super Bowl XLVII has concluded in New Orleans and what a game. It looked like the Ravens were going to absolutely run away with this thing but the 49ers made a hell of a comeback. Alas, it wasn’t enough.

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Enough about the game — you’re here for movies. Which of the TV spots did you like the best? Check them out and be sure to vote for your favorite. Be sure to leave a comment below and discuss which of the summer 2013 movies you’re looking forward to the most.

Of course, it wasn’t only about trailers. Paramount used the “Star Trek” TV spot to introduce a brand new app that can also be downloaded to unlock special content.

You can find a link after the jump. Enjoy!!

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