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Judd Apatow’s ‘This is 40’ Clutters Truth with Cliché
Rating: 2.5/5.0CHICAGO– Judd Apatow’s “This is 40” is a true disappointment, a comedy that purports to say something honest and insightful about approaching middle age in the ‘10s but blurs truth by...
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Tina Fey Difficult to Get Into in ‘Admission’
Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– Tina Fey, love her. Paul Rudd, like his work, he’s a Judd Apatow guy. Wallace Shawn in “The Princess Bride,” exquisite. Lily Tomlin is a comedy legend. All these great and...
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Deep Two Character Drama Flavors ‘Prince Avalanche’
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– Take actors Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch, make them highway line painters, put them in a fire-ravaged woodland and the makings for a savory two character portrait is realized in...
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‘Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues’ Defies Pattern of Comedy Sequels
Rating: 3.5/5.0Comedy sequels are SO rarely worthwhile. Most good comedy is dependent on being fresh, new, and unpredictable – words not commonly uses to describe sequels. For every “Wayne’s World 2,”...
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‘They Came Together’ Sharply Skewers the Rom-Com
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– If there is any genre of film that needs a good blasting, it is the romantic comedy. These silly fantasies practically seem like satires anyway, so when the comic genius of...
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A Perfect Paul Rudd, Michael Peña Bring Often-Overlooked Humor to ‘Ant-Man’
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– In 1989, Rick Moranis played a scientist father in “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” who accidentally shrinks kids to the size of insects. But dating back to a first appearance in...
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Marvel Studios Reaches New Heights in Satisfying ‘Captain America: Civil War’
Rating: 4.5/5.0CHICAGO– “Captain America: Civil War” is more of an “Avengers” movie than it is a Captain America movie. But that’s okay because this is easily the best Avengers movie Marvel Studios has...
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‘Sausage Party’ is a Hard R-Rated Raunchy Good Time
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– First things first. Don’t let the fact this is animated fool you, “Sausage Party” is most decidedly, definitely, absolutely NOTFORCHILDREN. This is a hard R-rated Seth Rogen...
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‘Ant-Man and The Wasp’ is Abuzz with Laughs & Shrinkage
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Gag writers, it’s time to head to Marvel Studios. Apparently the direction their superhero franchises are going for is laughs. “Ant-Man and the Wasp” is a prime example… the...
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Journey to Conclusion is the Thrill of ‘Avengers: Endgame’
Rating: 4.5/5.0CHICAGO– When it comes down to this, and the creators do it right, there is no more satisfying conclusion than “Avengers: Endgame.” Admirers of this magnificent Marvel (Studios) Universe...
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