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Editorial Opinion·Feature·Movie Reviews·Movies·On Screen

This Year’s Best Pictures Ranked Best To Worst

Words by Waverly Loyd Ladies, gents, and theydies alike. The cinephile superbowl is here. The 97th Academy Awards is inching closer with a whopping 48 films receiving nominations. With some controversial takes that have most netizens scratching their heads (*blows a kiss at Emilia Pérez*) and some truly

Letterboxd Reviews

Words by Waverly Loyd Some things just write themselves. But this

The New Norm for Valentine’s Date Nights

Words by Kaili Cochran As Valentine’s Day approaches, let’s talk about

lights! camera! 48 hours?

July 7, 2009

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by elizabeth copley 7 pm Friday, June 5th: “Team 14B448 Jacksonville.com draws…fantasy,” announced Mac McDonald, Producer of the Jacksonville 48-Hour Film Project at the kickoff event at The Landing. I thought to myself, “Big challenge…here we go.” 41 registered teams drew one of 14 possible genres for this year’s Project.

Special Movie Showings

July 7, 2009

Movies

Summer Movie Classics at the Florida Theatre Enjoy great selections from cinematic history in the beautiful setting of one of Jacksonville’s own classics. Every Sunday, from June 21 through August 16, at 2 pm, the Florida Theatre will be the place for Summer Movie Classics. Tickets: $7 Single Admission; $40

My Sister's Keeper

July 3, 2009

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by Rick Grant Grade: B+ / Rated PG-13 / 109 min This scenario, adapted and directed by Nick Cassavetes, explores the moral and ethical question of parents having a designer baby to act as spare parts for a sibling who is dying. The story also raises the legal issue of

Year One

June 25, 2009

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by Rick Grant Grade: C- / Rated PG-13 In this loutish cave man movie, director Harold Ramis capitalized on Jack Black and Michael Cera’s popularity to appeal to the youth market. He shot this critic proof low level humor scenario pretending that he and the cast were 12 year’s old.

Transformers 2: Rise of the Fallen

June 24, 2009

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Unearth Hate Eternal Hatebreed Cannibal Corpse Born of Osiris by Rick Grant Grade: C / Rated PG-13 / 150 min There is one word to describe this movie-overkill-raised to the nth power. Director Michael Bay has never heard of the word “subtlety.” The film assaults the senses with an overload

Imagine That

June 17, 2009

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by Rick GrantGrade: B / Rated PG Again, Eddie Murphy has signed up for another family comedy. This time, Murphy plays a high powered financial analyst, Evan Danielson, working for a big firm. He’s divorced and a workaholic. Consequently, he neglects his 7-year-old daughter, Olivia (Yara Shahidi) and she has

The Taking of Pelham 123

June 17, 2009

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DASOTA cast "A Little Night Music" by Rick Grant Grade: A- / Rated R / 106 min Acclaimed director, Tony Scott loves over the edge action sequences, car wrecks, and shooting in New York City. In this scenario adapted by John Godey from Todd Black’s novel, Scott deftly used his

The Proposal

June 17, 2009

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by Rick GrantGrade: B / Rated PG-13 / 96 min The premise of this movie is as predictable however the clever script by Peter Chiarelli, and its execution by a stellar cast, make the movie quite enjoyable and funny. Veteran actress, Betty White steals her scenes as the nutty 89

My Life in Ruins

June 13, 2009

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by Rick GrantGrade: C- / PG-13 / 96 min Nia Vardalos is back from obscurity after her 2002 hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding made $350 million, making her a wealthy woman. Then, she tried to spin off that success with a TV show which bombed. Now, Vardalos, who lost

The Hangover

June 7, 2009

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by Rick GrantGrade: B / Rated R / 100 min It’s off to Vegas and wild times for this quartet of groomsmen who are giving their buddy, Doug (Justin Bartha) a bachelor party he’ll never forget. Ah, but the point is one of the guys buys the wrong drug, rofanol