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Movie Review: Arthur the King, starring Mark Wahlberg, Bear Grylls

Posted: March 13, 2024 at 8:32 am   /   Film, Movie Reviews, Reviews

Arthur the King is one of those feel-good movies.  The film, which is based on a true story, tells the remarkable tale of a Mikael Lindnord’s bond with stray dog, Arthur. Lindnord’s 2016 memoir is the basis for the film, starring Mark Wahlberg.  Wahlberg, as usual, turns in a strong and quite believable performance as Mikael, […]

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Movie Review: JOE BELL Starring Mark Wahlberg, Gary Sinise

Posted: July 23, 2021 at 8:53 am   /   Film

Mark Wahlberg’s typical summer film involves explosions and a ton of shootout scenes, Joe Bell is a welcome departure from that type of film. Joe Bell is the story of father who decides to wal across country to spread the message that bullying is not acceptable. He is doing this because his son, played by […]

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Interview: Director Sean Anders Talks Inspiration For New Film, ‘Instant Family’

Posted: November 16, 2018 at 3:47 pm   /   Film, Interviews

Even if you aren’t familiar with his name, you know his movies. Sean Anders is responsible for writing She’s Out of My League, Hot Tub Time Machine, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, We’re the Millers, and Dumb and Dumber To among others. He also wrote and directed Sex Drive, Horrible Bosses 2, Daddy’s Home (as well as the sequel), and now – Instant […]

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Movie Review: ‘Instant Family’ Starring Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Moner

Posted: November 16, 2018 at 8:35 am   /   Movie Reviews

Based on the real-life experiences of director Sean Anders (Daddy’s Home, Horrible Bosses 2), Instant Family explores the world of adoption in a way we’ve never seen before. As to be expected, there are plenty of laughs with a cast that includes Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne – but there is also an overwhelming amount of heart. Pete […]

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Film Review: ‘All the Money in the World’ Starring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer

Posted: December 25, 2017 at 11:10 am   /   Movie Reviews

All the Money in the World is directed by Ridley Scott and is adapted from the 1995 book Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty. Aside from a little bit of dramatization, this is the mostly true story of the 1973 kidnapping of the grandson of the richest […]

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Film Review: ‘Daddy’s Home 2’ Starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Jon Lithgow, Mel Gibson

Posted: November 9, 2017 at 6:24 pm   /   Movie Reviews

2015’s “Daddy’s Home” was a quiet hit. The film took in $250 million, as Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell showed once again that they have great comedic chemistry together. The pair starred together in “The Other Guys,” another money maker. It was inevitable that a film that grossed $250 million wouldn’t garner a sequel, especially […]

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Review: TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT – The Good, The Sad and the Rusty

Posted: June 21, 2017 at 1:05 pm   /   Movie Reviews

The fifth installment in the Transformers franchise is more terrible than meets the eye. As I think back on the latest Michael Bay robot slug-fest, I can’t help to ponder who exactly these movies are catering to. Judging by the box office numbers, everyone sees them. But why can’t they be good? They have a […]

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49: ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ Starring Marky Mark

Posted: July 2, 2014 at 12:59 pm   /   Film, Local, Reel Spoilers

If you’ve enjoyed the episodes where we hated that week’s movie then boy are you in for a treat. This week it’s all about Transformers: Age of Extinction. Transformers is the Nickelback of film franchises. Critics hate ’em but they keep making money. Well… we are critics. So critique we shall. Or perhaps “criticize” is […]

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Movie Review: ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction” Starring Marky Mark

Posted: June 27, 2014 at 6:30 am   /   Film, Local, Movie Reviews

Michael Bay is a bit of a conundrum. His films are consumed greedily by audiences, and near universally panned by critics. Even the critics who give his films a pass do so begrudgingly.  Transformers: Age of Extinction could get a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes and it will still likely be one of the biggest releases of the […]

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Movie Review: ‘Lone Survivor’ Starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Eric Bana

Posted: January 10, 2014 at 12:00 am   /   Film, Local, Movie Reviews, Reviews

It may be the fact that many of my relatives have served in the armed forces (one of my great cousins was in the second wave at Normandy). It may be the fact that a lot of my friends currently are serving. It may just be that I’m jingoistic to a fault. Whatever the reason, […]

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