Hancock was here
Will Smith plays Hancock, a hard drinking, self-loathing, foul-mouthed creep who just happens to be endowed with invincibility, super strength and the ability to fly. He protects Los Angeles from the criminal element, but he tends to do more damage than good and the citizens find him more of a menace than an [...]

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I was going to skip a middle of the year recap, but then Alexander Coleman got me to thinking about how well this year stacks up with last year in terms of quality. Mr. Coleman rightfully points out that 2008 is shaping up to be a solid in its own right.
On the other hand, Variety’s Timothy M. [...]

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For a movie I really liked, I’ve sure treated Jeff Nichols’ debut feature Shotgun Stories cheaply. First I never wrote a full review of it. Then on Tuesday, I missed the fact that it hit DVD this week. Thanks to the infinitely more thorough Evan Derrick of MovieZeal, I’m here to mend my ways. It’s [...]

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