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Numbered Review #781: How to Train Your Dragon 2 (***)

Posted on March 16, 2015 by frothy

How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a decent follow up, for an animated sequel, and kids and other fans of the original should be happy with it. In it, our former Viking nebbish Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) is now the … Continue reading →

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751 – 22 Jump Street (***1/2)

Posted on June 22, 2014 by frothy

Yes! 22 Jump Street is even better than the original movie. Or the TV show, for that matter. Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum have terrific chemistry, perhaps the best in comic cop movies since some guys named Gibson and Glover … Continue reading →

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VOTE: What about Best Supporting Actor?

Posted on February 26, 2014 by frothy

Here’s the deal. Fassbender was a terrifying menace in 12 Years, and Abdi was a menacing terrorist in Cap’n Phillips (especially for a newbie). Cooper was very good in American Hustle, but it was an ensemble piece, really. I’m sure … Continue reading →

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624 – Moneyball (***)

Posted on January 27, 2012 by frothy

I think the first thing you need to realize about Moneyball is that it’s not really a baseball movie at all. It’s about innovation in the face of intractable, tradition-bound, go-by-the-gut senses. New thinking versus old thinking. In presenting the … Continue reading →

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603 – Megamind (**1/2)

Posted on August 22, 2011 by frothy

Yes, I know, another stunt-cast animated feature that’s sure to appeal to adults as well as to kids. But it’s because of that supposed stunt casting that Megamind works, at least to some degree. Will Ferrell and Tina Fey, along … Continue reading →

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