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Sat, Apr 20, 2019
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Chrissy Metz stars in faith-based drama Breakthrough, directed by Roxann Dawson; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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The Family trailer: you can take the mobster out of Brooklyn…

Tue, Sep 03, 2013
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Awww. The family that commits crime together goes into witness-protection together.

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Igor (review)

Fri, Sep 19, 2008
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Has there ever been so amiably demented a flick as this one?

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Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour (review)

Wed, Sep 10, 2008
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I know this PG-rated ‘thriller’ is supposed to be aimed at kids, but honestly, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo and the gang got into spookier situations than this.

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Kirikou and the Wild Beast (review)

Tue, Jul 29, 2008
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Ya kinda wanna smack someone. The back cover of the new DVD of *Kirikou and the Wild Beast*, the sequel to the beloved 1998 French film *Kirikou and the Sorceress*, features a ‘warning’…

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Journey to the Center of the Earth (review)

Thu, Jul 10, 2008
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For once, here is a movie that does not try to pretend it’s anything other than what it is: a journey to the center of the Earth in 3D. That’s it.

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