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Review: After a disastrous first attempt, we now have a good ‘Wolverine’ film
Despite the fact that it follows a failure of a movie and bases its backstory on “X-Men: The Last Stand,” which is only slightly better liked by fans, “The Wolverine”…
Review: ‘The Way Way Back’ is funny, poignant and very relatable
Last year we had the excellent coming-of-age tale “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” and now we have “The Way Way Back,” which like the former film, follows a young…
Brock sings tonight in Texaco Challenge North Florida final
Perry musician Adam Brock will be among the 11 competing tonight (Friday)in the North Florida Texaco Country Showdown final at the The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live…
Review: Willis and Co. are still retired and still dangerous in ‘Red 2’
By MARK VIOLA / Staff writer Made on a modest $58 million budget, the Robert Schwentke-directed “Red” went on to earn $199 million worldwide, paving the way for a sequel.…
Review: Not much life to be found in uneven comedy ‘R.I.P.D.’
By MARK VIOLA / Staff writer “R.I.P.D.” is an action comedy from director Robert Schwentke, who brought us “Red” in 2010. Seemingly the love child of “Men in Black” (a…
An Triúr performs July 26
An Triúr will perform at Gainesville’s Bo Diddley Community Plaza at 8 p.m. Friday, July 26 as part of the “Free Fridays” Concert Series. An Triúr, Irish Gaelic for “the…
Review: Big robots + big monster = huge fun in ‘Pacific Rim’
But what if somebody set out to make a good movie about giant robots and it was actually well written, featuring compelling characters, and the acting wasn’t half-bad either? And…
Review: The power of ‘42’ comes alive on DVD and Blu-ray
You don’t have to be a baseball fan, or even a sports enthusiast at all, to know names like Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Ty Cobb or Jackie Robinson. The latter…
Review: Gru and the minions are back for chaos in ‘Despicable Me 2’
Turning the superhero genre on its head, 2010’s “Despicable Me” follows the super-villain Gru (voiced by Steve Carrell), who adopts three little girls as part of his latest dastardly plan,…
Review: ‘The Lone Ranger’ is a good Verbinski film, perhaps not as good a Western
After the success of “Rango,” which is actually the fourth highest grossing Western of all time, it’s not terribly surprising director Gore Verbinski decided to stay in the genre, re-teaming…
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