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Despicable Me

The Grand Expedition immersive dining experience — the review

Tue, Jun 18, 2019
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A round-the-world culinary adventure that’s like Secret Cinema, except about food rather than movies, with a Jules Verne vibe and a nostalgia for a time when the world was bigger than it is now.

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Sing movie review: hey, kids, let’s put on a show!

Mon, Dec 19, 2016
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Smart, sweet, gently funny, with a wonderfully exuberant voice performance by Matthew McConaughey that hints at fresh new realms animated movies can reach.

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The Secret Life of Pets movie review: dogs and cats living together…

Tue, Jul 05, 2016
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Charming. A cleverly constructed and amusingly rendered fantasy adventure that sings with a sweet, wistful devotion to home, family, and friendship.

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Home movie review: lots of places like it

Thu, Mar 19, 2015
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Science fiction with training wheels, fine for sucking the kiddies into geekery but with little appeal for grownup fans of animated genre adventure.

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The Boxtrolls movie review: avert your eyes

Thu, Sep 11, 2014
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There’s a fine line between baroque and grotesque… and The Boxtrolls crosses it. Here is a film that actively makes you want to look away.

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Sat, Jul 20, 2013
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Despicable Me 2 review: a little bit despicable itself

Fri, Jun 28, 2013
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In an almost terrifying reversal from the first film, this is crude, racist, and sexist, in entirely well-worn ways. (But the Minions are still funny.)

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Sun, Jan 13, 2013
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Sun, Dec 16, 2012
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question of the day: Do you second-screen?

Thu, Dec 06, 2012
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Do you tweet or answer emails or surf the Web while watching TV? Has this changed in the past year?

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