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★★★½★ Neighbors
A bawdy prank war, which may have a deeper meaning, but who cares? It's funny.
Aaron Peck
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Aaron Peck
PG-13
★★★½★ The Amazing Spider-Man 2
A heartfelt movie, with a great hero, and an unflinching willingness to go dark and bleak when necessary.
Aaron Peck
PG-13
★★★★½ The Amazing Spider-Man 2
If you can toss out all of the preconceived misjudgements of "too many characters/villains" and "trying too hard to compete with Disney's Marvel movies," there's an amazing Spider-Man to be found at the heart of 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2.'
Luke Hickman
PG-13
★★★★★ The Other Woman
Not even Kate Upton's bikini can make this drivel worth watching.
Luke Hickman
PG-13
★★½★★ Transcendence
A stodgy, uninteresting view of artificial intelligence. With enough plot-holes to go around.
Aaron Peck
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★★★★★ Bears
A harmless, at times harrowing view of the animal kingdom without all the gory details.
Aaron Peck
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★★½★★ Rio 2
A grating kid's movie, with bland songs, and only one standout character in Nigel who deserves his own movie.
Aaron Peck
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★★★★★ Oculus
Like many horror movies, 'Oculus' suffers from a weak ending - but everything leading up to that point is executed much stronger and creatively than the others.
Luke Hickman
PG-13
★★★½★ Draft Day
Yes - it's more entertaining than the real NFL draft.
Luke Hickman
PG-13
★★★½★ Captain America: The Winter Soldier
A decently entertaining color-by-numbers Marvel superhero tale.
Aaron Peck
PG-13
★★★★★ Captain America: The Winter Soldier
'The Winter Soldier' breathes much-needed new life into the Marvel Universe, leaving behind the now never-ending tales of otherworldly threats and comic relief.
Luke Hickman
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★½★★★ Sabotage
"Sabotage" is what Schwarzenegger seems to be doing to his acting career.
Rich Bonaduce
PG-13
★★★★½ Noah
A deep tale of humanity, bolstered by the mind of a truly visionary director.
Aaron Peck
PG-13
★★★★★ Noah
Aronofsky's 'Noah' takes a well-known story, infuses creative lore and turns it into a sweeping tale of epic grandeur.
Luke Hickman
PG-13
★★★★★ Divergent
A dopey dystopian drama about a girl, a guy, and a whole lot of semi-futuristic nonsense.
Aaron Peck
PG
★★★★★ Muppets Most Wanted
Another solid entry into the Muppets franchise, with great songs and funny cameos.
Aaron Peck
PG-13
★★★★★ Divergent
While the first and second acts of 'Divergent' are solidly set up like an origins story, the final act falls victim to a horribly stupid shoe-horned plot.
Luke Hickman
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★★★★½ The Grand Budapest Hotel
A stylish caper comedy with wit, charm and a lot of originality.
Luke Hickman
PG
★★★★★ Muppets Most Wanted
Get ready for Muppets hilarity, great bits and original songs that you'll want to hear again.
Luke Hickman
PG-13
★★½★★ Need for Speed
A reckless, ridiculous racing movie about a bunch of selfish characters who endanger countless lives to settle personal vendettas on the road.
Aaron Peck
PG-13
★★★½★ Need for Speed
Start your engines for a high-octane racing movie worth getting revved up for.
Luke Hickman
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★★★★★ 300: Rise of an Empire
A bland mess of chaos and blood, whose only saving grace is Eva Green's completely endearing insanity.
Aaron Peck
PG
★★★★★ Mr. Peabody & Sherman
A harmless, pun-filled, time-traveling adventure with a beagle, his son, and his son's girlfriend-bully.
Aaron Peck
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★★★★★ 300: Rise of an Empire
'Rise of an Empire' is the fall of a franchise.
Luke Hickman