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Feel-good sports movie leaves no underdog cliché unturned

May 7, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman movie review, film, gina scialabba, million dollar arm

“Million Dollar Arm” might better have been titled “Jerry Maguire Goes to India.”

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Wolf’s movie explores a 20th Century teenagers

April 24, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman movie review, gina scialabba, Matt Wolf, Teenage

Matt Wolf’s new documentary “Teenage” gives audiences a glimpse of youth culture during the first half of the 20th century.

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‘Bad Words,’ Jason Bateman’s directorial debut short on laughs, long on vulgarity

April 11, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman movie review, gina scialabba, bad words

Jason Bateman is a total jerk to kids. That’s essentially the premise of the new dark comedy “Bad Words,” about a 40-year-old man looking to exact revenge on the world, or someone, by infiltrating a child’s spelling bee contest.

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Wes Anderson is once again larger than life

March 19, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman movie review, gina scialabba, zero, fox

By Gina Scialabba/The Guardsman Wes Anderson is more than a director and screenwriter. He is a brand, a veritable institution

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Liam Neeson action film is a cliché-filled ride

March 7, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman movie review, gina scialabba, non-stop

Liam Neeson has become the crown prince of over-the-top, B-movie action stardom with his new film, “Non-Stop,” a generic thriller set in an all-too-common background of suspense—the airplane.

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Legos save the world in new 3-D film

February 20, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman critique, will ferrell, review, film, gina scialabba, the lego movie

A witty, side-splittingly hysterical movie with dialogue so sharp and funny that it rivals many current comedies—and it’s about Legos? Oh yes, it sure is. “The Lego Movie” is the most unexpected movie of the year. You certainly don’t have to be a young child or a lover of colorful bricks to appreciate it.

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Labor Day movie review

February 8, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman movie, gina scialabba, critic, labor day

If you’re into suspending all belief in reality and watching escapist, romantic fantasy love stories like “The Notebook” or “Titanic,” director Jason Reitman’s newest film “Labor Day” will be right up your alley.

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Movie Review: “The Wolf of Wall Street”

January 22, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman the wolf of wall street, movie review, gina scialabba

You’ve probably heard the hype about director Martin Scorsese’s latest film, “The Wolf of Wall Street”—the f-word is dropped an unprecedented 506 times in the…

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Not a film to be thankful for

November 22, 2013February 25, 2020 The Guardsman movie review, gina scialabba, free birds, owen wilson

“Free Birds,” the new 3-D animated Thanksgiving comedy, isn’t the worst way to spend an hour and a half of your life. But it’s far from the best.

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Movie Review: Dallas Buyers Club

November 2, 2013February 25, 2020 The Guardsman matthew mcconaughey, movie review, gina scialabba, dallas buyers club

It’s that time of year again. Movie studios, big and small, hoping to score Oscar recognition from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Oscar-buzz alone generally propels movie ticket sales.

This year remember the name “Dallas Buyers Club.”

It has all the markings of an Academy Award winner. The movie is a brilliant telling..