Friday, February 24, 2012

Act of Valor: Explosive but emotionally barren

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Act of Valor  (2012) •  View trailer Three stars. Rating: R, for strong violence, torture and profanity By  Derrick Bang  •  Originally pu...
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Wanderlust: Yet another limp sex farce

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Wanderlust  (2012) •  View trailer 2.5 stars. Rating: R, for sexual content, profanity, drug use and full nudity By  Derrick Bang I dec...
Monday, February 20, 2012

The Oscar Follies: Indulging once again in the predictive arts

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By  Derrick Bang  •  Originally published in  The Davis Enterprise , 2.19.12 The Golden Globes may be more free-wheeling and snarky; the ...
Friday, February 17, 2012

The Secret World of Arrietty: Spread the word!

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The Secret World of Arrietty  (2010) •  View trailer Four stars. Rating: G, and suitable for all ages By  Derrick Bang  •  Originally publ...

This Means War: Intermittently funny battle for love

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This Means War  (2012) •  View trailer Three stars. Rating: PG-13, and quite generously, for profanity, violence, sexual content and plenty...
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Friday, February 10, 2012

The 2011 Oscar Shorts: Tiny sparks, mighty flames

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The 2011 Oscar Shorts  (2011) Four stars. Unrated, but certainly suitable for all ages By  Derrick Bang  •  Originally published in  The D...

From the archives: January 2008

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Some predictions come back to haunt us. On the strength of her charming performance in the lightweight but otherwise entertaining  27 Dres...