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Movie Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love

Cal Weaver discovers over dinner that his wife has had an affair and wants a divorce. Cal is devastated by the rejection and uncharacteristically sits at a neightborhood bar drowning his sorrows. The resident ladykiller of the bar Jacob watches middle-aged Cal night after night until he calls him over and offers to give him [...]

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Movie Review: White Christmas

Ex-Army entertainers Bob Wallace and Phil Davis take their song-and-dance act to a Vermont lodge for a Christmas show to help boost the profits of the failing lodge, owned by their former Army commander, General Waverly. Davis convinces his friend Judy who is part of a sister act to join in the show, then plays [...]

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Movie Review: Morning Glory

Becky is a morning TV show producer, a triple type A workaholic who loses her job and must adjust to a new position. Becky lands a producer job on the struggling show Daybreak but can’t get a break when it comes to moving the ratings higher. Becky digs deep, connects with co-workers, and takes a [...]

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Movie Review: When Harry Met Sally

Harry and Sally are long time friends who didn’t quite hit it off when they first met, but their friendship has lasted over time. They both agree they should never cross the line of friendship into sex, but over the years each perfect relationship they have with others doesn’t quite measure up to their friendship. [...]

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Movie Review: Date Night

Phil and Claire Foster, a middle aged New York couple, tries to keep their marriage alive with a weekly date night while dealing with kids and careers. Desperate to change up their routine, Phil suggests they try a trendy restaurant. When they steal another couples dinner reservation, a case of mistaken identity turns their romantic [...]

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Movie Review: Run, Fat Boy, Run

Dennis Doyle (Simon Pegg) makes a life decision that loses him the love of his life, making him a part-time dad in the process. Dennis hopes to get back together with Libby (Thandie Newton). Whit (Hank Azaria) is Libby’s new squeeze, a perfect physical specimen of a man every normal guy would fear, and the [...]

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Movie Review: It’s Complicated

A divorced couple celebrating their son’s college graduation wonder if there is anything left of their original relationship. Complicating matters is the fact that Jake is remarried to a younger woman and Jane has just met an architect who is showing interest in her. Jane is faced with an empty nest, two men who want [...]

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Movie Review: New In Town

I’m a fan of Renée Zellweger so this comedy made it into the DVD line-up to see. This is a typical romantic comedy with an average script but some good acting. Zellweger is Lucy Hill, an ambitious businesswoman in Miami who hopes to become Vice-President of the snack food company she works for. When she [...]

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Movie Review: The Invention Of Lying

I was looking forward to The Invention Of Lying, greatly enjoying Ricky Gervais as both performer and writer. The movie lived up to my hopes with quirky characters, laugh out loud funny moments and scathing social commentary. This is a thinking person’s comedy, as is the case with most Gervais ventures. Who else but Gervais [...]

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Movie Review: I Love You Man

When Paul Rudd is involved in a comedy you know there will be some laughs ahead. The talented Rudd (Peter Klaven) is paired with the talented Jason Segel (new best friend Sydney Fife) and Rashida Jones (Peter’s fiance Zooey) to create a funny movie with winning performances. The clever idea of a guy who doesn’t [...]

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