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Our Idiot Brother (2011) Movie Review

Our Idiot Brother (2011) Movie Review

Alyssa Christian August 26, 2011

In “Our Idiot Brother,” after easygoing, carefree Ned is released from prison due to selling marijuana to a uniformed police officer, he is dumped by his hippie chick girlfriend (Kathryn Hahn), and then proceeds...

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Movie Review

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Movie Review

Alyssa Christian August 5, 2011

“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” is not meant to be a prequel to the original “Planet of the Apes” movies (or the 2001 remake); it is a reboot, and the ending that...

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The Devil’s Double (2011) Movie Review

The Devil’s Double (2011) Movie Review

Alyssa Christian August 5, 2011

“The Devil’s Double,” Director Lee Tamahori’s bloody yet enlightening drama, is about Latif, an Iraqi soldier who is forced to be the body double of President Saddam Hussein’s son, Uday. It is unknown why...

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Cowboys and Aliens (2011) Movie Review

Cowboys and Aliens (2011) Movie Review

Alyssa Christian July 29, 2011

“Cowboys & Aliens”, director Jon Favreau’s latest high-budget venture, opens in a bleak but picturesque New Mexico landscape in the 1870’s, and a dazed cowboy (Daniel Craig) notices a peculiar electronic bracelet affixed to...

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