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2013 Movie Reviews

Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson back for laughs with ‘The Internship’

GoogleInternsIt might not be all that plausible that the characters played by Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn in “The Internship” are so completely clueless about today’s technology. But it’s a belief you will have to be willing to suspend, at least for the first half of the movie to get any real enjoyment out of it.

The good news here is that this movie, about two guys who lose their sales jobs and somehow manage to secure internships at Google, has a solid second half and proves that Vaughn and Wilson still have that great chemistry that helped make “Wedding Crashers” a comedy hit a few years ago.

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2012 Movie Reviews

‘The Dark Knight Rises’ brings Nolan’s trilogy to an epic ending — movie review

Christopher Nolan certainly had his work cut out for him following the unbelievable box office and critical success of “The Dark Knight” in 2008. He is also working with the pressure that three-quels– especially in the super hero genre– hardly ever work. Incredibly with “The Dark Knight Rises”, he is able to deliver a fitting, even if bloated, final act to his “Dark Knight trilogy” that is sure to set one hell of a bar for the remainder of the DC Comics family to try and live up to. Continue reading ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ brings Nolan’s trilogy to an epic ending — movie review →

2004 Movie Reviews

‘Spider-Man 2’ (2004) movie review

It’s not easy being a super hero, especially when you’re in love. As Peter Parker learned in the first “Spider-Man” movie, ‘with great power, comes great responsibility’. Sam Raimi returns to the director’s chair and manages a rare feat, especially with these comic book movies. “Spider-Man 2” is, in many ways, a far superior film to its predecessor. Continue reading ‘Spider-Man 2’ (2004) movie review →