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Rendering of Marie Antoinette on the guillotine.

I Watched ‘Napoleon’ So You Don’t Have To

Marie Antoinette, former Queen of France, marches through the Place de la Revolution as onlookers jeer and throw vegetables that splatter satisfyingly across her face and clothes.
December 12, 2023
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Bond Takes to the Stratosphere in Skyfall

November 14, 2012
Adam Schwab
This Bond is different. Anyone who has seen either of Daniel Craig’s previous portrayals of the secret agent already knows...
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Fists of Confusion

November 7, 2012
Adam Schwab
I go to movies to be entertained. I feel that, no matter the genre, entertainment should be the main component...
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Haunted Attraction Serves up Sheer Fun and Terror

October 18, 2012
Yi Lu
When the LivingSocial deal offering tickets to the Dead Time Dreams Haunted Attractions in San Jose popped up in my...
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Taken 2 – Stay Home Instead

October 14, 2012
Eric Van Uffelen
Not only the filmmakers but the audience too can be blamed for the deadening frustration of watching Taken 2. Moviegoers...
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Time-Traveling Action Film is Daring and Measured

October 4, 2012
Eric Van Uffelen
Writer-director Rian Johnson’s Looper is one of the most entertaining films I’ve seen in recent memory, and more than delivered...
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The Master: Phoenix and Hoffman Soar

September 20, 2012
Matthew Nordstrom
I got a call from a friend around 6 p.m. telling me that she had tickets to an advanced screening...
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