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The poster for the movie The Expendables that's black and white with all of the action stars sending together and their names stacked on top of them
2010 Movie Reviews
September 3, 2010March 24, 2019 Evan Crean

Stallone is ‘Just Here’ in ‘The Expendables’

There’s a moment towards the climax of The Expendables when Sylvester Stallone’s character saves the damsel in distress, prompting her

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The poster for the movie Charlie St. Cloud with Zac Efron laying on his side looking up wistfully
2010 Movie Reviews
August 17, 2010March 24, 2019 Evan Crean

Efron’s Brooding Blue Eyes Dominate ‘Charlie St. Cloud’

Charlie St. Cloud strives to be a weepy drama, a coming of age story, a tale of the supernatural, and

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The poster for Dinner for Schmucks with Paul Rudd sitting with his hand on his head and Steve Carell grinning behind him with hands on Rudd's shoulders
2010 Movie Reviews
August 16, 2010March 24, 2019 Evan Crean

‘Dinner for Schmucks’ is Twisted Awkward Comedy

Some comedies rely on their writing to elicit chuckles, while others use the ability of their actors to improvise hilarious

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2010 Movie Reviews
August 11, 2010March 26, 2019 Evan Crean

‘Salt’ Is Surprisingly Complex

Promotional material for the action thriller Salt starring Angelina Jolie does not really do the film justice. Trailers make the

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Scott Pilgrim
2010 InterviewsInterviews
August 6, 2010June 3, 2018 Evan Crean

Michael Cera, Edgar Wright, Anna Kendrick, And Jason Schwartzman Talk ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World’

Before the premiere of SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD, I took part in a roundtable interview with Edgar Wright, Michael Cera, Anna Kendrick, and Jason Schwartzman.

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The poster for the movie Inception with Leonardo DiCaprio and his crew standing on a city street as the city folds up toward them
2010 Movie Reviews
July 15, 2010March 26, 2019 Evan Crean

‘Inception’ Is Powerfully Imaginative

For those who feel like box office fare in 2010 has been weak, Christopher Nolan’s Inception is the cure for

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The poster for the movie Knight and Day with stylized fire in the background while white silhouetted characters are running together
2010 Movie Reviews
June 28, 2010March 26, 2019 Evan Crean

Tom Cruise Makes Crazy Work in ‘Knight and Day’

In the action packed Knight and Day starring Cruise and Cameron Diaz, Cruise finally makes crazy work for him in the role of rogue spy Roy Miller.

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The poster for the movie Grown Ups with Adam Sandler and his friends riding up inner-tubes down a waterslide
2010 Movie Reviews
June 24, 2010March 26, 2019 Evan Crean

Sandler’s ‘Grown Ups’ is Juvenile

The following review originally ran on Starpulse.com in 2010. One of my greatest fears has been confirmed by seeing Adam

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The poster for Jonah Hex with Josh Brolin pointing a gun at the movie's logo
2010 Movie Reviews
June 23, 2010March 26, 2019 Evan Crean

‘Jonah Hex’ a Letdown for the Weird West Genre

Though it’s not an extensive genre, fiction that blends futuristic technology and westerns can be really entertaining. Borrowing elements of

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The poster for Toy Story 3 with Woody standing in front of a box nervously holding the rest of the gang back
2010 Movie Reviews
June 22, 2010March 26, 2019 Evan Crean

‘Toy Story 3’ Will Make You Laugh and Cry

I keep thinking that one of these days Pixar will run out of ideas and they will make a bad

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