Reviews

Steve Kelley Reviews “Cedar Rapids,” Writes Title in Third Person

Posted: February 18, 2011 at 1:04 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

No matter where we go, we always tend to remember where we come from. This is perhaps the point of Cedar Rapids that director Miguel Artesta tries to drive home. Well, it’s either that or you can learn what you need to know from the prostitute that sets up shop near the hotel you’re staying […]

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Another Take By Zac: Film Review: I Am Number Four

Posted: February 18, 2011 at 12:06 am   /   Another Take From Zac, Local, Movie Reviews

I Am Number Four is a tough film to review as it starts off as a bit of a mess, in that it really doesn’t know what it wants to be, and then gets really fraking awesome for the last fifteen or twenty minutes or so. The film follows Four, a Lorien alien who was […]

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Another Take By Zac: Film Review: Unknown

Posted: February 18, 2011 at 12:05 am   /   Another Take From Zac, Local, Movie Reviews

Unknown is an interesting and well made film that shows it’s cards maybe a bit too soon and doesn’t take full advantage of the doors it opens. Liam Neeson stars as Dr. Martin Harris who is visiting an agro-business summit in Berlin when he is involved car crash.  Waking up four days after the accident, […]

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Another Take By Zac: Film Review: Just Go With It

Posted: February 17, 2011 at 1:44 am   /   Another Take From Zac, Local

Just Go With It has a couple of funny moments sprinkled into a contrived and implausible mess of a plot that is only kept afloat by its appealing group of actors. Sandler’s latest comedy romance flick is a bit confused with what it wants to be as it openly embraces broad physical comedy as well […]

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Weekly Gleek Report – “Comebacks”

Posted: February 15, 2011 at 10:50 pm   /   Local, Television Reviews

Tonight’s Bieber-licious episode of Glee was sadly lacking in several areas. The fact that they included two Justin Bieber songs didn’t help. The title of tonight’s episode, “Comeback” seemed fitting as Glee came back to the poor plot devices and fragmented story lines that nearly defined the first half of this season. Somewhere in the […]

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Just Go With It

Posted: February 11, 2011 at 2:03 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

It feels like every time I review a romantic comedy I feel I must explain myself.  I have to explain the fact that formula movies can work, but the fact they stick to such a solid formula automatically brings them down in my case. It is very similar to a fast food burger, it tastes […]

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DVD Review – Paranormal Activity 2

Posted: February 9, 2011 at 11:38 pm   /   DVD/Blu-Ray Reviews, Local, Reviews

Paranormal Activity 2 seems to say to the original “I’ll see your frightened young couple and raise you a baby”; it doesn’t really change the formula with its most recent installment, but it might not need too. P.A.2 uses the same “archived” video and journal-like timestamp routine to tell the story of a middle aged […]

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“9 To 5 The Musical” Is A Surprisingly Pleasant Workday Experience

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 11:46 pm   /   Live Theater, Live Theater Reviews, Local

I walked into the beautiful Fox Theatre knowing only one thing about 9 To 5 The Musical, Dolly Parton was involved in some way.  This did not leave me hopeful.  I am not a country fan myself, and Ms. Parton’s big personality is just a little too much for me to handle.  I was hoping […]

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Weekly Gleek Report – “Silly Love Songs” Valentines Episode

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 11:03 pm   /   Local, Reviews, Television Reviews

Tonight Glee returned to its regular Tuesday schedule with their Valentine’s Day episode. While it wasn’t as “big” or flashy as Sunday’s Superbowl episode, Silly Love Songs still managed to advance the story and incorporate a few good performances…but not without a few hiccups along the way. One of the biggest problems with Glee is […]

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Movie Review: Gnomeo and Juliet

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 8:17 pm   /   Local, Movie Reviews, Reviews

Let’s start this review by saying that collectively, this cast has a total of four Oscars, one Golden Globe, four separate Oscar nominations and three other Golden Globe nominations. Now let’s continue this review by saying that not even the likes of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine and Julie Walters can save a crap […]

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