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Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood film had what some would likely consider a development cycle from hell. Originally titled Nottingham, it was going to be a revisionist take on the legendary character, placing the hitherto described…

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The Ghost Writer

The Ghost Writer

Movie Grade: A Well this is truly refreshing. It’s not very…

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Cop Out

Cop Out

Movie Grade: C- (Side note before the review, fellow TCS reviewer Dan Deevy has to disagree with this review and say that if he had the time he’d…

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Oh No… Not 5 of them… Seriously? Breaking Dawn Split in Half

Oh No… Not 5 of them… Seriously? Breaking Dawn Split in Half

Not content with simply lobotomizing what is left of the vampire/werewolf subgenre over the course of 4 interminable installments, the fine folks at Summit Entertainment have decided that the agony should continue for another two…

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We’re Headed to the Underverse! Riddick 3 On the Way

We’re Headed to the Underverse! Riddick 3 On the Way

Hot on the heels of the Tom Cruise announcement with regards to M:I:IV, Universal Pictures has announced that they’ve officially greenlit a third chapter in the Riddick saga. Vin Diesel will once again star from…

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Your Mission, Which You’ve Chosen To Accept! Tom Cruise Back for MI4

Your Mission, Which You’ve Chosen To Accept! Tom Cruise Back for MI4

Well friends, it’s official. Tom Cruise has signed on to another go round as everyone’s favorite big budget secret agent, James… oh wait, Ethan Hunt. Mission Impossible 4 is officially a go. The film, written…

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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

I know I’m probably going to get a lot of flack from friends and critics for this review. Why did I enjoy Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief despite it taking 5 minutes…

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The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli

Movie Grade: A- To start with, I don’t consider myself…

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Black Dynamite

Black Dynamite

Movie Grade: A- Where has Black Dynamite been all my life? This is one of the single most successful parody films I’ve ever seen, partly because it is…

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Salt

Salt

In much the same way as one can talk about 3D from the perspective of the world before Avatar and the world after Avatar, it’s hard not to judge the action film genre in terms…

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