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Ten Tremendous Oscar Bait Failures

Posted: February 20, 2017 at 7:34 pm   /   Film, Opinion

Just in time for the 89th annual Oscars ceremony Sunday, Feb. 26, let us look back on ten films that failed to get the attention from the Academy they believed they deserved. Three of our top picks just came out last year, and two of them star Will Smith. Here they are, in no particular […]

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Movie Review: ‘Arbitrage’ Pays High Dividends

Posted: September 14, 2012 at 12:00 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Sometimes, you just gotta like the bad guy. Now, I generally root for the “good guy,” but sometimes there are just instances where you can’t help but enjoy the bad guy more. Perhaps they’re not necessarily bad, per se, or they’re just so much more interesting than any of the good guys. Many of my […]

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ARBITRAGE Opens September 14! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: September 6, 2012 at 1:50 pm   /   Local, Movie Screenings

Enter to win a pair of passes! ARBITRAGE, the feature-directing debut of writer Nicholas Jarecki, is a taut and alluring suspense thriller about love, loyalty, and high finance. When we first meet New York hedge-fund magnate Robert Miller (Richard Gere) on the eve of his 60th birthday, he appears the very portrait of success in […]

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Steve Kelley Reviews ‘Red Tails’ Starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard

Posted: January 20, 2012 at 1:28 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews, Reviews

When I think of George Lucas, I tend to think of one film franchise. Jokes aside, George Lucas is one of the biggest names in cinema history, having brought us two extraordinarily popular film franchises, first Star Wars, followed by Indiana Jones. Recently, however, his reputation has taken a tremendous beating following the disappointing Star […]

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RED TAILS Opens January 20! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: January 12, 2012 at 3:44 pm   /   Local, Movie Screenings

Enter for your chance to win a pass, good for two! 1944. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces, the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options – including the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee […]

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