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‘Scooby Doo’ review

“Scooby Doo” — Here’s a phrase I never thought I’d write: Matthew Lillard gives a great performance in “Scooby Doo.” Lillard, who is usually included

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‘Insomnia’ review

“Insomnia” — The latest from “Memento” mastermind Christopher Nolan stars Al Pacino as good L.A. cop who ventures closer to the dark side with each

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‘About a Boy’ review

“About a Boy” — This is the latest film adapted from a novel by witty Brit Nick Hornby (“High Fidelity”). Featuring Hugh Grant as a

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‘Spider-Man’ reviews

John’s “Spider-Man” flashback review, May 18, 2019 “Spider-Man” — This is a colorful start to a new film franchise, but it has some nagging flaws:

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‘Frailty’ review

“Frailty” — Bill Paxton’s directorial debut takes a theme that other movies may use for entertainment purposes — people getting chopped up into little pieces

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‘E.T. The Extra Terrestrial’ review

“E.T. The Extra Terrestrial” — This 20th Anniversary release allows Steven Spielberg fans to go back to a time when a simple movie about intergalactic

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‘Do It For Uncle Manny’ review

NDSU Spectrum: Movie review Pseudo-‘Swingers’: ‘Manny’ finds humor in Hollywood fakeness By JOHN HANSEN March 8, 2002 “Do It For Uncle Manny” may be one

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‘Soul Survivors’ review

“Soul Survivors” — Eliza Dushku, Wes Bentley and Melissa Sagemiller star in this horror film that tries desperately to be weird and original. It seems

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‘Session 9’ review

“Session 9” — A group of workers goes in to clear asbestos from an abandoned insane asylum. One of the workers becomes obsessed with old

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‘John Q’ review

“John Q” — Denzel Washington, James Woods and Robert Duvall go slumming in this heavy-handed and predictable story about a dad (Washington) who takes a

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