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Terrific action drama starring Andy Serkis

Terrific action drama starring Andy Serkis

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (3D) (July 18, 2014) Don’t worry if you haven’t seen a film with Planet of the Apes in the title for a generation or so – or ever. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is, it’ ...
Men turn into machines in Transformers

Men turn into machines in Transformers

Transformers: Age of Extinction (July 10, 2014) In the Transformer franchise, the cliché that men have turned into machines is interpreted as literally as possible. Giant robots, that transform themse ...
On the road movie starring Susan Sarandon

On the road movie starring Susan Sarandon

Tammy (July 4, 2014) Tammy is a road movie in which misfits Tammy Banks (Melissa McCarthy) and her unorthodox, alcoholic grandmother, Pearl (Susan Sarandon), escape from their small Illinois town and ...
Omar still handsomely fighting another day

Omar still handsomely fighting another day

Director Hany Abu-Assad’s 2006 film Paradise Now, tracing the last two days of two suicide bombers and best friends, was the first Palestinian film to be eligible for an Academy Award, and the first n ...