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Movie review: 'The Lunch Box'The way to a man's heart is through his stomach, so they say. And so says writer-director Ritesh Batra in his debut feature...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2014Last comment by Kathryn, on Mar 31, 2014 at 8:29 pm | 1 comment | 17677 Views
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'Dumbo' takes flight under Tim Burton"Dumbo" is a strange beast, indeed. I don't mean the character of an elephant born with ears so big he can flap them and...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2019Last comment by like, really smart, on Mar 29, 2019 at 2:02 pm | 3 comments | 17155 Views
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Review: 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'Peter Jackson's grandiose vision of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth reaches a crescendo with this thrilling second installment...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2013There are no comments yet. 16939 Views
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Unlikely heroes ruled the movies in 2018At the end of every year after the last films hit the big screen, most movie critics, including me, get asked, "So what did...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2019Last comment by buff, on Jan 4, 2019 at 12:08 pm | 1 comment | 16528 Views
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Review: 'Rio 2'Rio 2, like its predecessor, is a run of the mill CGI-animated kid flick, Palo Alto film critic Peter Canavese says. Yet,...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2014Last comment by randy albin, on Apr 11, 2014 at 10:25 am | 1 comment | 16107 Views
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Review: 'The Other Woman'The women in "The Other Woman" get the equal opportunity, like the men in Judd Apatow movies, to behave like overgrown children,...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2014Last comment by Palyed, on Apr 29, 2014 at 7:11 am | 1 comment | 15959 Views
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Movie review: 'Captain America: Winter Solider'Give this to the films of the "Marvel Cinematic Universe": they have a consistency of quality. By treating their comic-book-derived...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2014Last comment by Jean, on Apr 8, 2014 at 1:45 pm | 3 comments | 15548 Views
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Old-fashioned but not outdated0...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2007Last comment by Love It!, on Sep 6, 2007 at 12:35 am | 1 comment | 15321 Views
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Movie review: 'Gloria'Audiences are programmed to expect escapism in movies about romantic relationships, whether they be foregone happily-ever-after...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2014Last comment by twasil, on Mar 21, 2014 at 3:32 pm | 2 comments | 15292 Views
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Actress returns to Menlo to discuss her careerFortune favors the prepared, but luck and connections also have plenty to do with success in Hollywood, actress Ahna O'Reilly...
Original post made on May. 1, 2012Last comment by Menlo Student, on May 1, 2012 at 9:33 pm | 3 comments | 15010 Views
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She was framedA Nazi-enabled "finders keepers" claim comes under scrutiny in the based-on-a-true-story drama, "Woman in Gold." Read the...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2015Last comment by Nayeli, on Apr 7, 2015 at 3:05 pm | 2 comments | 14692 Views
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Local boy makes good<B>(3 stars) Read the full story here http://paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2015/07/10/local-boy-makes-good posted Friday,...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2015Last comment by Nayeli, on Jul 10, 2015 at 11:42 am | 2 comments | 14593 Views
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Review: 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice'Disney's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" follows the Jerry Bruckheimer tradition of big stars and big special effects, often...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2010Last comment by Erin, on Jul 16, 2010 at 11:47 am | 1 comment | 14511 Views
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Review: 'Edge of Tomorrow'The new Tom Cruise sci-fi action movie "Edge of Tomorrow" uses the narrative structure of a video game to present a "what-if"...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2014Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jun 11, 2014 at 11:28 pm | 3 comments | 14405 Views
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Review: 'Sex Tape'There's a sequence early on in "Sex Tape" during which the married couple played by Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel try repeatedly...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2014Last comment by randy albin, on Jul 18, 2014 at 10:20 am | 1 comment | 13790 Views
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Review: 'John Carter'In dire need of a cinematic sugar rush? Look no farther than Disney's blockbuster offering "John Carter," a fantasy extravaganza...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2012Last comment by Nike Zoom Kobe 7, on Apr 12, 2012 at 1:49 am | 2 comments | 13451 Views
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Review: 'Boyhood'You've watched actors grow up on screen before, whether it be Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor or Jerry Mathers (as the Beaver). Read...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2014Last comment by Max Hauser, on Jul 30, 2014 at 10:30 am | 1 comment | 13295 Views
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Get Smart0...
Original post made by Sarah on Jun. 21, 2008Last comment by Jon, on Jul 5, 2008 at 2:57 pm | 5 comments | 13295 Views
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Review: 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" is the latest in a series of modern Hollywood action reboots, which aim to transform a campy...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2014Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jul 12, 2014 at 6:26 pm | 1 comment | 13243 Views
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Mountain View 7-11 becomes 'The Simpsons' Kwik-E-Mart0...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2007Last comment by mintifresh, on Jul 7, 2007 at 10:02 am | 5 comments | 12983 Views
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