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trailer break: ‘Machete’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Well, take that, Arizona. I’m counting down till some right-wing hothead takes this movie as “evidence” that Arizona is right to crack down on all those dangerous criminals picking vegetables and mowing lawns. Because, look: They’re killing our innocent politicians and rich white folk! And stealing all … more…

trailer break: ‘The Karate Kid’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I’m not sure yet whether it’s a good thing that this movie about Asian martial arts is actually set in China, unlike the 1984 original, or if there’s something obnoxious in the cute little American kid kicking kung-fu ass better than the mean little Chinese kids. Still, … more…

retro trailer: ‘The Karate Kid’

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Take a look back at an old trailer… Elisabeth Shue looks like an adult here, and Ralph Macchio looks like a kid, even though he was actually in his 20s and she was two years younger than him. That’s just weird. The Karate Kid is available on DVD in Region 1 from Amazon.com and from … more…

trailer break: ‘The Adjustment Bureau’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… If you hadn’t already guessed from the twisty mindfuckery of the trailer, this is yet another movie via Philip K. Dick, and the track record on those isn’t so great. And this is from a first-time director, George Nolfi, with a mixed track record of his own … more…

trailer break: ‘Lottery Ticket’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Of course, everyone knows that if a guy don’t have money, he gets shit from girls (who care only about money). I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that depicted quite so literarlly before. With a winning lottery ticket in hand, however, it’s all good. Lottery Ticket opens … more…

trailer break: ‘Holy Rollers’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… If there’s one thing you can say about this movie, it’s that we absolutely have not seen anything like it before. Hasidic Jews smuggling drugs? Brilliant! Based on a true story? Even better! I refuse to believe, however, that there’s some guy walking around in real life … more…

trailer break: ‘Splice’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Hey, it’s David Hewlett from Stargate Atlantis. I bet, alas, that he doesn’t get much to do and ends up eaten by the creature, or comes to some other horrible end. (I miss Rodney…) “Human cloning is illegal. This won’t be human.” Right there is where you … more…

trailer break: ‘The Expendables’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Any trailer that starts with “They are the world’s greatest mercenaries…” had better turn into a parody at some point. I kept waiting for that to happen, and even as it appears to turn into a convention of washed-up action heroes — Dolph Lundgren? Dolph Lundgren is … more…

retro trailer: ‘Red Dawn’

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Take a look back at an old trailer… Kill a Commie for Mommy… and for McDonald’s. Ah, the right-wing paranoid fantasies of the 80s were so cute. Red Dawn is available on DVD in Region 1 from Amazon.com and from Amazon.ca and in Region 2 from Amazon U.K.