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Written by Matt Drake and Michael Bacall; directed by Nima Nourizadeh Warner Bros. Pictures  Rated R By Ed Symkus While not exactly a sight for sore eyes, Project X is absolutely one of those rare movie treats that has no right to be as much...

JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND Written by Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn; directed by Brad Peyton Warner Bros. Pictures • Rated PG By Ed Symkus Unlike so many other sequels, you do not have to see Journey 2’s predecessor, the poorly made but...

THE GREY Written by Joe Carnahan and Ian Mackenzie Jeffers; directed by Joe Carnahan Open Road Films Rated R By Ed Symkus Unlike that old axiom about not judging a book by its cover, all too often a big Hollywood action thriller can easily be...

THE ARTIST Written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius The Weinstein Company Rated PG-13 By Ed Symkus As far as I know, the last studio-made silent feature film was Mel Brooks’ Silent Movie, which had all sorts of memorable moments, but didn’t...

Written by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish; directed by Steven Spielberg Paramount Pictures Rated PG By Ed Symkus Steven Spielberg knows his way around animation. He’s produced such projects as the features Monster House and Who...