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    Drive Review

    Posted on 2011/10/21 | 2 Comments
    There’s an action we see repeated in Drive: Ryan Gosling’s palm against the wheel, his fingers curling in tightly, extending, then curling back inward tighter. Drive is like that; most of the time it seems like not much is happening, but beneath its pulse is...

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    Real Steel Review

    Posted on 2011/10/14 | 1 Comment
    Nothing unexpected happens in Real Steel. We’ve seen its characters, themes, and scenes in other movies. There is a moment in the film though where Charlie (Hugh Jackman) tells his son Max (Dakota Goyo) about Sugar Ray Leonard. He’s trying to convince Max to do...

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    The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters Review

    Posted on 2011/09/18 | No Comments
    The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters is about one man challenging another for the world’s highest Donkey Kong score. It offers a glimpse into the 80s arcade competitive gaming that most would assume did not exist. More than that though, King of Kong...

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    Captain America: The First Avenger Review

    Posted on 2011/07/25 | 1 Comment
    Captain America: The First Avenger. They get it right. Not all of it. But Cap. That’s what I wanted: Read full review on Broken Frontier.

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    Transformers: Dark of the Moon Review

    Posted on 2011/07/04 | No Comments
    Transformers: Dark of the Moon wears a hollowed out skin suit of the original Transformers movie. It performs a very mechanical dance that is mesmeric, long, and horrifying. Read full review on Broken Frontier.

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    Green Lantern Review

    Posted on 2011/06/21 | No Comments
    Green Lantern isn’t fun. It isn’t great. But it is not irredeemable. Read full review on Broken Frontier.

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