forgetting sarah marshall
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Rating: R Grade: C+ Judd Apatow and Jason Segal shot with many naughty surprises. Segal also stars as Peter Bretter who… more » |
street kings
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Rating: R Grade: B When Serpico meets Training Day with The Shield’s antihero slant in this corrupt cops tale directed… more » |
Married Life
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Rating: PG13 Grade: B+ Writer/director, Ira Sachs’ screenplay for this film is a dark satire of the classic late 40s-50s… more » |
The Ruins
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Rating: R Grade: C+ To satisfy the spring-breakers’ jones for grade B horror, Carter Smith along with screenwriter Scott… more » |
NOW SHOWING
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21 Has the prospect of looming student loans got you considering junior college? This is… more » |
Horton Hears a Who!
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Grade: A The latest family-friendly flick to hit theaters, a CGI version of Horton Hears a Who!, proves once… more » |
Twenty-One
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Real surprises aren’t the stock and trade for movies like 21. I should have come to the theater… more » |
festing on a budget
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“Cinema is an art form that encompasses everything, but it’s so affordable,” says Jesse Rodriguez,… more » |
small films on the big screen
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What: Free showing of Short Films Haberdash, Abigail’s Spring and Face 2 Face |
Mammoths and Pterodactyls and Sabertooth Tigers, Oh My
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: C+ So what was it that made me laugh hysterically at this ridiculous prehistoric epic? Was it the wooden… more » |
The Bank Job
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Rating: R Grade: B This heist film is based on an incredible true story. Set in London circa 1971 at the Lloyds Bank… more » |
The Karate Kid of Street Fighting Films
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: C+ If you are a teenage boy with excess testosterone coursing through your bloodstream, then this “fight… more » |
PLAY ON!
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Orange Park Community Theatre opened its fourth show of the season and the last one before their annual… more » |
disco basketball
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Rating: R Grade: C+ The sneak preview of funnyman Will Ferrell’s new movie, Semi-Pro, at the AMC Theater in Regency… more » |
Cyrano de Bergerac by another name
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Rating: PG Grade: B+ First-time filmmaker Mark Palanski created a madcap style to present this fantasy remake about an… more » |
royalty and rivalry
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: A- Period pieces sometimes try too hard, as did the Elizabeth The Golden Age. Despite the courtly setting,… more » |
uncle sam wants yo - again
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Stop-loss. These days, it’s a term that is often used flexibly as an adjective, noun, and even a… more » |
March Movie Preview 2008
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A sneak peak into the movies for March more » |
a tepid teleportation tale
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: C- Director Doug Liman has had more hits than misses. The guy gave us great movies like Swingers and… more » |
teenage shrink
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Rating: R Grade: C+ Opening on February 22, Charlie Bartlett is a perky little movie suitable for adolescents as well… more » |
same story, different tales
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: B Five key characters are in Madrid, Spain, to view a summit on terrorism. A television news van is… more » |
life made graphic
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: A- Cartoons have rapidly won their place as an artistic medium worth the time of even the snobbiest of… more » |
road trippin’
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Rating: R Grade: A- This documentary is Vince Vaughn’s vanity project. In September of 2005 Vaughn took five of his… more » |
fantasy finds the big screen
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Rating: PG Grade: B+ Animated features aren’t the only kid-friendly game in town. Following in the footsteps of fantasy… more » |
cupid hits home
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: B The unwritten law of Hollywood: Valentine’s Day requires a cutesy romantic comedy to satisfy all… more » |
street art
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: C+ The dramatic concept behind this sequel to 2006’s Step Up is that all true American art forms have… more » |
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: C In this fish our of water tale, writer/director Malcolm D. Lee cooked up this Martin Lawrence vehicle… more » |
the duality of dylan
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Rating: R Grade: A- In viewing this film, one might ask, “At what point does this Fellini-esque picture become pretentiously… more » |
treasure hunters dig deeper
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: C+ It has all the earmarks of romantic comedy: from Matthew McConaughey’s irresistible sideways grin… more » |
seeing spirits
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: C+ Using the Pang Brothers’ original 2002 concept, Frenchmen David Moreau and Xavier Palud remade Sebastian… more » |
bigfoot in the mouth
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Rating: R Grade: D- Every year we get at least one stoner film. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (which was actually… more » |
fresh, free film
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What: Short Circuit Film Festival |
Will the Oscars be a grouch?
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As the writer’s strike drags on and after the lame Golden Globes “News Conference,” this year’s… more » |
America needs Rambo
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America needs Rambo and Rambo is here for America. The evolution of this franchise is a reflection… more » |
Come home Rambo, the cold war is over
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Rating: R Grade: C- In all of my analysis of the first trilogy of Rambo movies, I never really considered the fact that… more » |
Funny for the first five minutes
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: D- Writer/director/producer Friedberg along with Aaron Seltzer collaborated on yet another parody film.… more » |
Hostel for housewives
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Rating: R Grade: D+ If the popularity of trashy tabloids and celebrity sex tapes are any indication, there’s a little… more » |
Local Film Spotlight: Extra Extra
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Andy Warhol once said “In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Well the future… more » |
Emotion in Movement
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I’d seen previews of How She Move before I walked into the theatre and my expectations were low.… more » |
Mad Money
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: C+ In these desperate times of downsizing and threats of recession, with jobs being out-sourced to India… more » |
Film as art
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Chances are, unless you fall into a tiny niche audience, you’ve never seen an art film. For most… more » |
Perfect popcorn cinema
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: B+ Internet hype is a funny thing. It worked amazingly well for 1999’s surprise hit The Blair Witch… more » |
Sappy and Snappy
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: A “I feel like I just found out that my favorite love song was written about a sandwich,” said a… more » |
The Savages
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Rating: R Grade: A- Writer/director Tamara Jenkins’ screenplay broaches a sensitive subject in today’s world–aging… more » |
a surprisingly timely tale
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Rating: R Grade: A In this dark but riveting drama set at the turn of the 20th Century, writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson’s… more » |
Movie Review First Sunday
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: D Ice Cube has carved out a dynasty for himself by making cheap films that enforce negative African-American… more » |
redemption on the tail of a kite
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Kite Runner might not be a movie that will make you feel comfortable, but it is a fine film. The release… more » |
miss it!
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: D+ Want to watch a bad urban legend? One Missed Call is in theatres right now. If you haven’t seen… more » |
Guillermo del Toro brings another spanish hit to american audiences
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Rating: R Grade: A I guess it’s what is known as a “cult of personality” when you just adore a public personality… more » |
a cinematic masterpiece
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Rating: R Grade: A Adapting Jan McEwan’s penetrating 2001 novel to screen would seem like an impossible task. However,… more » |
nicholson & freeman kick it
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Rating: PG 13 Grade: B Two old guys, Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) and Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman), are from radically… more » |
cage is back stealing history again
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Rating: PG Far fetched with a shameless commercial slant, this big budget franchise movie was written by committee… more » |
the sleeper hit of 2007
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Rating: PG 13 The best movie of 2007 snuck out at the last minute to little fanfare. Little fanfare in Jacksonville,… more » |
winners with words
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Rating: PG-13 Considering the time period, 1935, this captivating film, based on the true story of Melvin Tolson… more » |
The Perfect Holiday
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D Rated PG 96 min Every holiday season there is a rash of schlocky product aimed at people… more » |
‘munks in da hizouse
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C- Rated PG 91 min. I will never fail to be surprised by the things that enthrall American… more » |
humanity’s last hope, the fresh prince
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B Rated PG-13 114 min. After viewing this film, I asked a pertinent rhetorical question –… more » |
The three days, dozens of films no reason to stay home
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The Jacksonville Film Festival is still six months away but that doesn’t mean you and I can’t… more » |
Control is 70’s punk
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B+ Rated R 121 min. The tortured rock star cliché gets another spin with this bleak yet… more » |
Awake
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B Rated R 78 min First time feature filmmaker Joby Harold imagined a clever screenplay for… more » |
The Golden Compass
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As the father of two girls, nothing could make me happier than to finally see a truly feminine character… more » |
Hitman
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B- Rated R 100 min This is yet another video game to feature film adaptation to attract the… more » |
Mama’s Boy
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B- Rated PG13 97 min. After losing his father as a young boy, Jeffrey Mannus (Jon Heder)… more » |
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
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A Rated R 117 min. Sidney Lumet has over 50 films to his name, many considered masterpieces,… more » |
Beowulf
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Rating: PG-13 Grade: A Fantastic. Zemekis’ vision of the classic tale is amazing to say the least. Wonderfully… more » |
No Country For Old Men
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A- Rated R 122 min Tommy Lee Jones plays Sheriff Ed Tom Bell, whose jurisdiction includes… more » |
In The Valley Of Elah movie review
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Writer/director Paul Haggis’ latest film is a masterfully crafted murder mystery framed in the affects… more » |
Eastern Promises movie review
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This twisting, intriguing scenario involving the Russian Mafia in London, England was skillfully… more » |
Sydney White movie review
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Amanda Bynes has a charm that can save most scripts, and she uses it well in the modern day tale… more » |
Across The Universe movie review
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There are times when I walk out of a movie theater wondering why a studio felt it necessary to waste… more » |
Bourne To Kill
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Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is back and he is more determined than ever. more » |
detaining the brat pack
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Have you ever been stuck in front of the television drinking beer with a friend, because there seems… more » |
an intriguing story
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Rating: R Grade: A- Brenda Blethyn, as Jean Dwight, almost carries this Australian film to glory singlehandedly. Keith… more » |
mustache rides
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Hot Rod brings the type of stunts, epic fist fights, totally awesome 80s power ballads, and the fake-mustached… more » |
a horrifying waste
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Rating: R Grade: F I could make a lot of Lindsay Lohan/cocaine jokes right now. Heck, I’ve been thinking them up all… more » |
to steal an angel
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Rating: R Grade: B to steal an angel |
bourne again
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Rating: PG-13 Grade: B+ Bourne is on the run kicking serious butt to find out his identity and who turned him into a secret… more » |
Lindsay Has a Twin Once Again
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Rating: R Grade: B Aubrey Fleming is the typical high school student. She is the daughter parents brag about. … more » |
uplifting romantic comedy
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Rating: PG Grade: B This remake of the 2001 German, Mostly Martha, stayed true to the original screenplay written by… more » |
the lives of others
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Rating: R Grade: A This penetrating German film, written and directed by Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck, won an Oscar… more » |
having heart in darkness
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