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Snow White and the Huntsman

The Huntsman: Winter’s War movie review: snow what?

Thu, Apr 07, 2016
11 comments

It’s a prequel and a sequel! It’s got girl powerrr and lady-hating! It’s a mashup of Lord of the Rings and Frozen! It’s all these things, and less.

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Maleficent movie review: fatal enchantment… you know, for kids!

Wed, May 28, 2014
140 comments

Please leave your desire for a well-rounded story in the lockers provided, and keep your arms and legs inside the ride while it is in motion.

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The Two Faces of January trailer: so I can finish falling in love with Oscar Isaac

Wed, Mar 12, 2014
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Ooo. Sleek 60s style, intrigue in foreign lands, maybe some illicit romance? I’m in.

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the 85th Academy Award nominees

Tue, Feb 12, 2013
4 comments

With links to my reviews. I’ll be adding reviews of the last few films I haven’t yet covered between now and the Oscars.

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all the Pussy Riot news you need today (and other adventures in social networking)

Sat, Aug 18, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today (and one left over from yesterday)…

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a lost Jurassic Park 4 would have had dinosaurs with guns (and other adventures in social networking)

Fri, Aug 17, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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question of the day: What fairy tales are begging for a fresh new retelling?

Wed, May 30, 2012
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Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters is already on its way. Anyone want to see Jack and the Beanstalk done up Lord of the Rings style? Or perhaps a feminist twist on Cinderella? And who would you cast in your fairy tale?

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Snow White and the Huntsman (review)

Tue, May 29, 2012
1 comment

Would really really like for you to feel the grand, sweeping, larger-than-life mythos, and borrows willy-nilly from Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro to try to do so.

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a U.S.-only Avengers postcredits tag scene (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu, May 03, 2012
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What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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Mirror Mirror (review)

Fri, Mar 30, 2012
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It’s astonishing how little crazy one needs to bring to a movie at the moment to make it leap out as fresh and distinctive.

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