Contributor: Bob Smithouser

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

Siblings Carmen and Juni Cortez are now an integral part of the OSS spy-erarchy, and have become Level-2 secret agents

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Barnyard

Why did the cow cross the road? To see the annimated movie playing on the other side, of course. Why does Otis star in it? To learn that it’s better to serve others than act like an animal.

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Hollywoodland

In 1959, the actor famous for playing TV’s Superman took his own life. Or did he? This film raises new questions about Hollywood’s most notorious unsolved mystery.

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Speed 2: Cruise Control

A luxury liner is hijacked by a vengeful sociopath bent on making an on-board jewel heist and crashing the ship into an island at maximum velocity.

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Duplicity

Two former spies and part-time lovers hatch a plot to swindle rabidly competitive corporations. But can Julia Roberts and Clive Owen trust each other?

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The Day After Tomorrow

Just in time for the summer heat wave: When global warming triggers the start of another ice age, it brings out the best in those struggling to survive.

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3,000 Miles to Graceland

Human life is worth less than a Quarter Pounder with cheese in this brainless, soulless heist movie.

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Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers

A straight-to-video musical adventure starring (who else?!) Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy as swashbuckling defenders of good.

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Flightplan

In this claustrophobic thriller, anxious widow Jodie Foster awakes aboard a huge passenger jet to find that either her mind or her little girl is missing.

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Old Rivals Clash in XLV

As Super Bowl XLV steamrolled along, the hard-fought battle on TV’s biggest stage seemed to grow in intensity. With so much at stake, each competitor jockeyed for position. Who would win the day? We saw a stark contrast in styles. And I’m not referring …

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A Beautiful Mind

Nash isn’t the most popular fellow on campus, which is largely his own fault…

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Enemy at the Gates

Hitler’s Third Reich, which had been spreading like a dark stain across the globe, invaded Stalingrad in 1942. This is Hollywood’s take on those events.

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We Are Marshall

After a plane crash threatens the future of Marshall University football in 1970, a devastated community mourns, unites and bounces back.

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Halloween H2O

“Halloween” opens with a young boy named Michael Myers stabbing his teenage sister to death with a butcher knife on Halloween night.

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The Golden Rule at the Golden Globes

For award watchers and showbiz prognosticators, Sunday night’s Golden Globes went pretty much as expected. Lots of people hit the “like” button for The Social Network. Acting front-runners Natalie Portman, Colin Firth, Annette Bening and Christian Bale …

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