Starring:
Shia LeBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel
Review:
It’s tempting to dismiss Michael Bay’s long, loud and ludicrous
sequel to 2007’s Transformers with one word —
hunkajunk. On every level this movie is as bankrupt as GM. But
there is more to be said about a movie this gargantuan ($200
million spent on robot hardbodies) and galactically stupid.
Transformers: The Revenge […]

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Starring:
Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Yuki
Matsuz…
Review:
Wasn’t it bad enough the first time (back in 2006) gaping at
Steve Martin trying to clone the stumbling gait and terrible French
accent of the great Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau? There has
to be a sequel? Except for the unholy god of box office, there is
no […]

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Starring:
Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keir O’Donnell, Bobby Cannavale,
Stephen…
Review:
Shoot me now! It’s bad enough that this laugh-free farce
featuring Kevin James’ bumbling Blart saving a mall from thieves on
skates (what a concept!) has shot this hackjob comedy to box office
nirvana (a 10-day total of $64.8 million). Now there are plans for
a sequel. I guess Blart […]

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Starring:
Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Jeffrey Tambor, Ladislav
Be…
Review:
Granted, Guillermo del Toro’s sequel to his 2004
Hellboy is not a work of art like his Oscar-winning
Pan’s Labyrinth. But his latest spin on Mike Mignola’s
vividly drawn Dark Horse comic series sure is a surprise
package of fun, fright and untamed imagination. If you’re looking
for a creature […]

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