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‘Act of Valor’ commends honorable efforts of Navy SEALS

When I heard about Act of Valor, I was a bit skeptical about the idea of a movie following Navy SEALs around on a mission. However, when I figured out that most of the main cast was made up of actors, I felt like this would be something worth seeing. […]

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Writer seeks vengeance on terrible Nic Cage film

I’d like to preface this review with the foreknowledge that several people will read this with a view of cynical pragmatism regarding the first “Ghost Rider” film. I’ve fought tooth and nail for weeks to defend my own personal excitement of “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” from the formulaic claim […]

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‘The Darkness II’ falls far short of great expectations

I hate it when I have to put down games with good ideas but weak execution. I also hate it when I have to put down disappointing sequels to games that I love. Even worse, I now have to put down a disappointing sequel to a game that I love, […]

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Chronicle offers audience incredible sci-fi experience

There’s nothing I love more than a good surprise. Case in point, “Chronicle,” a film with marketing so terribly obnoxious that I dreaded every second leading up to the inevitable review that I would have to do of it. Yet now I find myself dumbfounded to say that “Chronicle” may […]

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‘Soul Calibur V’ fun but lacking in staying power

When I first looked at trailers for “Soul Calibur V,” I was excited to see the series continue and move forward in what looked to be a more story-based fighting game. After playing the game for a bit, I have some seriously mixed feelings about this game. This seems like […]

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Hot Chelle Rae releases debut album

If I’m being honest, the only real reason that I decided to give Hot Chelle Rae the time of day is because I am a bit of  “Gleek” and I discovered that one of the band members (Nash) is the brother of Chord Overstreet. Since I have been listening […]

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Segel steals show in ‘Muppets’ movie

As far as I can remember, I have never really been what you might call a “true fan” of “The Muppets.” If something Muppet-related were to come onto television, I would probably watch it, but my fandom would, by no means, be described as “die hard.” Luckily for this […]

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‘Breaking Dawn: Part 1’ manages to improve upon ‘Twilight’ franchise

Twilight fans scare me. Well, let me rephrase. “Twi-hard” fans scare me. If you like the Twilight books and movies, that’s fine. I will admit that I have, in fact, read the Twilight series, and have seen all of the movies. Hence why I was elected to review “Breaking […]

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‘Saints Row: The Third’ keeps writer’s adrenaline pumping

If the concept of insanity could be made into a game, it would probably be normal compared to what I have just subjected myself to. “Saints Row: The Third” is a game that is so insane and intensely high energy that as I woke up the day after playing […]

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‘J. Edgar’ delivers hit after rocky start

I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t go into “J. Edgar” pretty excited. A Clint Eastwood directed biopic that comes with all the trappings one would expect out of an Oscar season darling, not the least of which was Leonardo DiCaprio, who has been making a real […]