Movies

Something to reflect on: Why are vampires suddenly so popular? (Movie and TV commentary)

Hollywood has been sucking up to creatures of the night lately. Mirroring the hit “Twilight” franchise, Hollywood is up to its neck in vampires, staking tentpole

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Will Ferrell’s ‘Land of the Lost’ has too much cheese in the recipe (Movie review)

“Land of the Lost” has tasty ingredients, but doesn’t mix them in the right proportion. It blends comedy, adventure and cheesiness (as per the old TV

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Lohman stars in the delightful family film ‘Drag Me to Hell’

Oh, wait, this isn’t exactly “Big Fish” or “Flicka.” But I still say Alison Lohman is the perfect choice to play Christine Brown, the girl

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5 random observations (Commentary)

Here are five random observations: 1. I’ve been listening to a lot of Minnesota Twins games on the radio this year and for some bizarre

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‘Terminator Salvation’: Cool chases and explosions, but a muddied mythology (Movie review)

“Terminator” creator James Cameron felt the story was done after two movies, but of course, where there’s money to be made, there are stories to

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Where were you in ’98?: ‘Fanboys’ will make ‘Star Wars’ fans smile (Movie review)

At the beginning of “Fanboys,” two of the titular characters argue about Boba Fett’s degree of coolness, the Fett-hater noting that the Rocketeer also had a jet

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Have Excedrin handy: This post is about ‘Terminator’ continuity (Movie and TV commentary)

What happened to Derek Reese and Cameron? And why does Kate Connor look so young? The “Terminator” timeline(s) is (are) complex enough without these unanswered

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Maybe ‘The Phantom Menace’ was ‘just a movie’ after all (Commentary)

Ten years ago today, I was waiting in a sun-drenched line at West Acres Cinema in Fargo, N.D., to buy a ticket for the midnight

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5 random thoughts (Commentary)

Here are five random thoughts. 1. What does pop singer Adele mean when she asks, “Should I give up, or should I just keep chasing

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5 cute little movies I want to see this summer (Commentary)

The big movies get the buzz; the little movies get the love. My previous blog entry was movies that you’ll see with a group of

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