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American Hero Movies: 'American Sniper' v. 'Unbroken'
Posted by Brent Lee on Monday, January 19, 2015 at 12:00 AM By Brent Lee / January 19, 2015 Comment

AMERICAN-SNIPER

The 2015 Oscar nominations were released last Thursday, and American Sniper is up for Best Picture. It shouldn’t be. Don’t mistake me: American Sniper is not a bad movie. It’s just not a great movie, either. This was equal parts surprising and disappointing, since the trailer and TV advertisements looked compelling, and Bradley Cooper and Clint Eastwood’s involvement in the film had as me as excited as I’d been in a long time to see any movie. I was expecting something iconic...

Movie Review -- 'Jersey Boys' Hits Highs, But Carries Tune Too Long
Posted by Angie Newgren on Monday, June 30, 2014 at 12:00 AM By Angie Newgren / June 30, 2014 Comment
jerseyboys movie review Last week I went to see Jersey Boys. I had my doubts about this film, but a friend said to me, "Jersey Boys is my favorite musical. We have to go see this film." And so I humored him to go check it out. Luckily I wasn't expecting too great of a film or I would have been more disappointed than expected. Well to start off, Jersey Boys is not what I consider a musical. I have not seen the Broadway version of it, but I was thrown off by not seeing characters randomly break out in song, something I was looking forward to seeing. The film is officially described as being "based off"...