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I am Legend
Will Smith plays the last man on earth in this third movie based on Richard Matheson's novella. Scientist...Read the full post here »
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Family of the Week: Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Jaden, and Willow
Will Smith likes to joke that he owns the 4th of July, and it is true that he starred in two of the hugest hits to open on the 4th, "Men in Black" and "Independence Day." He's hoping to do it again...
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In this heart-thumping, slam-bang action extravaganza, aliens arrive and blow up the world's major cities. The president (Bill Pullman) and fighter pilots (led by Will Smith) must find a way to fight...
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The problem is, this is not a 4th of July movie. It is not a bad movie. It is not a good movie either. It is a flawed but interesting movie but its biggest problem is that on the 4th of July the kind...
View ArticleSeven Pounds
The way you feel about "Seven Pounds" will depend on the way you feel about the choice made by the main character at the end of the film. Some may consider it admirable and selfless but for me the...
View ArticleList: The Most Inspiring Movies of the Decade
The first decade of the 21st century has given us many great films. Here are a dozen I found especially inspiring. From documentaries to fantasies, from real-life heroes to an animated fish, these are...
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Tribute: J.D. Salinger
J.D. Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye, and perhaps the country's most famous recluse, died at home at age 91. His classic novel narrated by a 16-year-old named Holden Caulfield as he wanders...
View ArticleTrailer: Men in Black 3
The first "Men in Black" is one of my favorite films of the 1990's. The second was a terrible disappointment and clearly hacked up before release as shown by its slim running time and unsatisfying and...
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Men in Black 3
Welcome back, Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones. The stars and director of one of the most creative and purely entertaining movies of the last 20 years are back for a third that does not match the originalRead...
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After Earth
"After Earth" goes off the rails in the first minute as Jaden Smith (the "Karate Kid" remake, "The Pursuit of Happyness") opens the story with a near unintelligible voice-over narration with some...
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Winter’s Tale
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View ArticleComing to Theaters: February 2015
Happy February! Here's some of what we'll be seeing in theaters this month: February 6 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Everyone's favorite residents of Bikini Bottom are back on the big screen...
View ArticleConcussion
It is a true story that seemed to have all the elements for a heartwarming, uplifting story about speaking truth to power, told with big stars and lots of Hollywood gloss. And yet, it does not work. In...
View ArticleConcussion is About Football — and About Faith
The New Yorker has a thoughtful essay by Ian Crouch about the spiritual and religious themes in Will Smith's fact-based movie, "Concussion." Smith plays real-life doctor Bennet Omalu, who insisted on...
View ArticleSuicide Squad
I always say that the success of a superhero movies depends on the bad guy. So, shouldn't a movie that is all bad guys be really great? That's the idea behind "Suicide Squad," a sort of "Avengers"...
View ArticleTrailer: Will Smith and Helen Mirren in “Collateral Beauty”
Will Smith plays a man struggling with depression in "Collateral Beauty," co-starring Oscar winners Helen Mirren and Kate Winslet, along with Michael Peña, and Keira Knightley. ... Read the full post...
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With typical understated euphemism, the military calls the damage inflicted on non-target sites and civilians "collateral damage." Screenwriter Allan Loeb calls his new film a fable and he asks us to...
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