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Movie review: 'Now You See Me'

"Now You See Me" is like seeing a magician pull a rabbit out of a hat and then showing you how the trick is done, only to learn the bunny's dead. Everything's going reasonably well until the disappointing end.

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Movie: Will Smith in 'After Earth'

Director M. Night Shyamalan has been living off the accolades he earned more than a dozen years ago with "The Sixth Sense" and "Signs." His latest effort, "After Earth," isn't going to change anything.
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Movie review: 'Fast & Furious 6'

"Fast & Furious 6" is a fun summer thrill ride as long as director Justin Lin keeps the pedal to the metal in the action scenes. It's when he moves over to the slow lane to deal with relationships that the movie hits some big potholes.
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Movie review: 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

Director J.J. Abrams proved with 2009's "Star Trek" that it is OK to boldly go where others had gone before, as long as the journey is exciting and entertaining. In his second voyage on the Enterprise, Abrams has perfected that approach.
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Movie review: 'Iron Man 3'

In the first "Iron Man" feature film and its sequel, director Jon Favreau showed a real commitment to the comic book's roots. Action and angst were such major conduits for delivering the story that it was as if Favreau had created three-dim
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Movie review: 'Disconnect'

Director Henry Alex Rubin's "Disconnect" is a harrowing cautionary tale about the dangers that loom with every computer click. He weaves multiple story lines together with a gripping darkness to show how innocent online activities can have

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'Before Midnight' a marvelous, emotional ride

"Before Midnight" is a beautiful reminder that a movie with nothing more than two people talking can have just as many explosions and fireworks as any high-tech summer blockbuster.
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This 'Man of Steel' is nothing super

"Man of Steel" hits many of the major points in the Superman saga: He was born on Krypton, raised by Kansas parents, falls for spunky Lois Lane and fights a threat that could wipe out Earth.
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'This is the End' a crude treat, thanks to Seth Rogen, cast

There's every reason in the world to hate "This Is the End," which makes an unapologetic assault on everything from religious beliefs to sexuality with humor that's pitch black in tone. And it takes gross-out material so far beyond conventional social mores that it makes "The Hangover" look like...
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'The Purge:' Thinking man's horror film

"The Purge" is a morality play wrapped in the typical trappings of a horror film. There are some holes in the script, but overall the movie offers a few chills both for its message and its massacres.
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'V/H/S/2' is for serious found-footage horror fans only

"V/H/S/2" is a properly blood-spattered and chilling collection of shorts - four films from the folks who made "The Blair Witch Project," "Hobo With a Shotgun," "The Raid" and "You're Next."