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I’ll admit that the first trailers for The Fighter gave me the impression that it was yet another inspirational underdog “based on a true story” boxing movie with little to distinguish it from its predecessors. I had no doubt it would be very well made, it just didn’t look like anything I [...]

Julie & Julia is a very good movie. There are two parallel storylines: One is the story of Julia Child, the renowned chef, and the other is of Julie Powell (played by Amy Adams), a government cubicle worker who decides that the best way to get herself out of her doldrums will be to prepare [...]

While this second entry in Ben Stiller’s family-friendly, Mannequin-inspired franchise is certainly calmer and more entertaining than its hyperactive predecessor, it earns points alone for featuring Darth Vader and Oscar the Grouch in the same scene.
It sees Stiller infiltrating the Smithsonian Institute to help his wax figure friends, who have been shipped there, along with [...]

Sunshine Cleaning is a greatly enjoyable indie dramedy with a good cast and a unique plot. Amy Adams plays Rose, former cheerleading captain and now a single mom. She is still carrying on with her ex- high school boyfriend Mac, a football hero played surprisingly well by the unlikely Steve Zahn. Rose’s sister is Norah [...]