Film Reviews
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February 3, 2011519
An alluring version of friends with benefits
By Helen Mannion mannionh@theridernews.com No Strings Attached, as the title suggests, is the story of two friends struggling to maintain a relationship with no emotional…
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December 2, 2010586
A sexy spin on a classic romance
By Helen Mannion mannionh@theridernews.com When a romantic comedy comes to mind, it usually includes the typical clichés: boy meets girl and they fall in love,…
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November 23, 2010611
An epic start to the finale of the ‘Harry Potter’ series
By Monica Jaramillo With a wave of the wand, the long-awaited finale of Harry Potter has finally arrived, and it’s more spell binding and suspenseful…
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November 18, 2010526
Even special effects can’t save ‘Skyline’
By Michael Potts Imagine, if you will, a candle-lit evening, two champagne glasses and Barry White music. On the couch, District 9 softly caresses the…
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November 11, 2010590
Dynamic duo discovers friendship in Due Date
By Helen Mannion Bring two completely different actors together, stick them in a car and send them across the county. Sounds promising, right? Directed by…
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October 21, 2010825
‘Jackass 3D’: A load of laughs or just too much?
By Thomas Gentile No matter how many times Johnny Knoxville and the Jackass crew say they are going to retire, they always come back for…
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By Helen Mannion The most famous detective on Baker Street is back, this time in Guy Ritchie’s live-action adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock…
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April 1, 2010456
Actors dig deep in sports film
By Heather Fiore The Blind Side is a dramatic sports film that depicts the discovery of Michael Oher, the inspirational new addition to the Baltimore…
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March 4, 2010446
Zombies are infectiously funny
By Lacey Colby Welcome to Zombieland, where nearly all of humanity has been reduced by infection into unintelligent flesh-eaters and everything you’ve ever known —…
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February 25, 2010819
’77 cult film hits U.S., Rider
By Lacey Colby The organizers of the Horror Film Symposium are set to unleash one of the most aesthetically unusual films ever made onto the…
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February 18, 2010476
Letts’ play may ‘Bug’ audience
By Heather Fiore What distinguishes illusion from reality? This is the striking question that boggles the audience’s minds during Tracy Letts’ eerie and atypical play,…
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