Category: movies
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What’s So Great About the X-Men? (Astonishing X-Men Review)
My first exposure to the X-Men was on a Saturday. I was watching the movies, directed by Bryan Singer, both X-Men and X2 in a […]
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Ender vs. Anakin
Orson Scott Card’s classic award-winning novel Ender’s Game features Ender Wiggin, a six-year old boy genius who saves the world. Ender has superhuman talents that […]
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Spotlight: Because of Winn-Dixie (Review)
A review of Because of Winn-Dixie, the film directed by Wayne Wang, based on the novel by Kate DiCamillo. This is a touching portrait of […]
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Spotlight: City Lights (Review)
For Valentine’s week, I’m looking at one of the best loved romantic movies of all time. No, not Casablanca, though that is one of the […]
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March of the Penguins, and Why Should I Care?
I don’t know what made me thought March of the Penguins was going to have a great story. No matter what a penguin’s life is […]
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Spotlight: Firefly and Serenity (Review)
Whatever happened to Zorro? I think I may have seen him on a spaceship, a Firefly-class cargo vessel called Serenity. And there was even an […]
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (the movie) (Review)
Love it, hate it, or ignore it, or all of the above— you must see this movie, and I’ll tell you why.
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