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Ray (2/1/2005)

Rated PG-13(For depiction of drug addiction, sexuality and some thematic elements)Directed by Taylor Hackford (Dolores Claiborne, Against All Odds, An Officer and a Gentleman)Starring Jamie FoxxAs I write this review, we still do not know who will win or even be nominated for best actor in 2004. I can only hope that Jamie Foxx is awarded it ....
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Rated PG (For some crude humor, a brief substance reference and some suggestive content)Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad VernonStarring the voices of Mike Myers and Eddie MurphyShrek and Fiona are back, Donkey too. And the pressure to “deliver” is on, as most sequels fall short. Does Shrek 2 deliver? Does it live up...
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Rated PGDirected by Peter Hewitt (Princess of Thieves, The Borrowers, Tom and Huck)Starring Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and the voice of Bill MurrayA “Cat”astrophe!This film is by far one of the most boring films I’ve been shanghai’d into watching in a long time. My kids wanted to see it and I ignorantly agreed. Wow! How...
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Rated PG for some mild language and crude humorDirected by Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, and Rob LettermanStarring the voice of Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renee Zellweger, and Jack BlackShark Tale was no Finding Nemo. Your kids might like it, but you’ll be looking at your watch several times throughout the film wishing you were “the one that...
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Rated PGDirected by Mark Rosman (The Perfect Man, Even Stevens - TV) Starring Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray and Jennifer CoolidgeCliché? Yes. Predictable? Yes. Typical teen flick where jocks are mindless bullies and cheerleaders are backstabbing snobs? Yes. Worth seeing? . . . I guess that depends how valuable your time is.So...
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Rated PG-13 for violence and intense action, and for brief language.Directed by Paul GreengrassStarring Matt Damon and Joan AllenJason Bourne is back . . . and so is the proverbial sequel that just doesn’t measure up.In the first film we were left with the expectation that Jason and Marie would live happily ever after on the beach. Not...
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Rated PG-13 for thematic issues, sexual content, language, some teen drinking and rough sports action.Directed by Peter Berg (The Rundown, Very Bad Things)Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas BlackFriday Night Lights is a true story from the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Buzz Bissinger who spent 1988 in Odessa, Tex., a town obsessed with its champion high-school football team the Permian Panthers....
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