Although movies are meant to hold a mirror up to life, sometimes the details hit too close to home. Such is the case with Jack Reacher, a perfectly serviceable mystery thriller undone by disturbing parallels with recent real-world shooting violence.
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Director Peter Jackson returns to Middle-Earth with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, a prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy and first of three (possibly four) more movies. The result is very much like the previous films, which, depending on your level of involvement with the source material, is either a good or a bad thing.
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http://www.oakville.com/articles/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-movie-review/
Every December, the TV schedule fills with themed TV episodes, specials, and classic films to celebrate the Christmas season. Many of these are much-loved and still considered mandatory viewing, but they’re re-run every year, and what do you do if you and the family are finally bored of It’s a Wonderful Life or A Charlie Brown Christmas?
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Crime doesn’t pay. It’s an old adage, but one that’s keenly felt by everyone in Killing Them Softly. Unfortunately, despite some good performances and a couple of compelling action scenes, there’s no real payoff for the audience either.
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http://www.oakville.com/articles/killing-them-softly-movie-review/