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Zootopia is a Disney animated movie about Judy Hopps, the first bunny cop. Living in a world of animals, where Predators and Prey are supposed to get along, Judy (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) is very undersized as a bunny, but that doesn’t stop her from pursuing her childhood dream of becoming a police officer. Being …

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Allegiant is the third installment in the Divergent series, and what was supposed to be Part I of II (more on that in a minute). With Janine dead, the Factionless lead by Four’s mother and the Allegiant take over what we now know to be Chicago, killing all those that had betrayed the others. So …

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I rewatched the now 10-year-old movie Inside Man this weekend, and it holds up to the time test. Inside Man was directed by Spike Lee and starred Clive Owen and Denzel Washington. NYPD negotiator Keith Frazier (Washington) is called in for a bank robbery/hostage situation which is being masterminded by Dalton Russell (Owen). Everything has …

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Now You See Me is a 2013 movie starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman and Woody Harrelson. Its sequel (Now You See Me 2) comes out this Friday. The movie does not fool or disappoint, nor does it trick you into thinking it’s a great movie. It is a magically enjoyable action-heist in which …

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After a really bad first Netflix movie for Adam Sandler, in The Ridiculous 6, Sandler gets a do-over, with The Do-Over. Adam Sandler, David Spade, Paula Patton and Kathryn Hahn star in this semi-action/comedy. At their high school reunion two old friends reconnect, as one has moved on in life (Max/Sandler) and the other is …

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Captain America: Civil War is the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie installment, and the Third movie in the “Captain America” series. The fight and premise of the movie is not necessarily good vs. evil, but rather opinion based, as most political arguments are, and Iron Man thinks sanctions and rules are the best course …

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The Big Short is based off of a Michael Lewis book about the housing bubble (and crash) that faced America in the 2000s. After the success of his previous books–>movies, expectations were high for this film…and it didn’t disappoint. (Previous movies were The Blind Side and Moneyball). Starring Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale and Steve Carell …

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Rashida Jones dipped her toe into the Documentary pool, and belly flopped instead. Hot Girls Wanted explores the porn industry and how hundreds of people are getting sucked into it, for all the wrong reasons…all just to make a quick dollar without thinking through the consequences. While Jones successfully shows tactics used by “Talent Agents” …

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Here are a few of the movies I am looking forward to this fall: Sleeping With Other People — September 11 — Your typical love story where the girl meets her ex and has to figure her way through life. Starring: Alison Brie, Adam Scott, Jason Sudeikis The Intern — September 25 — A senior …

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