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Huff Post Review: Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 08.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Wonder Woman, Dc Animated Universe, Superman: Doomsday, DC Comics, New Frontier, Reviews, Warner Bros, Batman: Gotham Knight, Green Lantern: First Flight, Scott Mendelson, Movies, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

The newest DC Animated Universe feature, Green Lantern: First Flight, is a well-acted and crisply directed science fiction action adventure.

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"Michael & Michael Have Issues" Reviews: Tepid Response For Beloved Comedy Duo

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 08.15.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Michael and Michael Have Issues, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Reviews, Michael and Michael Reviews, Comedy Central, Michael and Michael Have Issues Review, Michael and Michael Have Issues Reviews, Mike and Mike, Michael and Michael Comedy Central Reviews, Comedy News

"Michael & Michael Have Issues" is a show within a show within a show. The two leads, Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter, play themselves introdu...

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Online Reviewers Gaining Clout

Washington Post | Mike Musgrove | Posted 08.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Reviews, Online Reviews, Yelp, Amazon, Online Reviewers, Online, Media News

If you value your spare time, don't start posting comments and reviews on Amazon, Mark Espinosa suggests. It can be a hard habit to break. ...

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Public Enemies

Will Menaker | Posted 08.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Billy Crudup, Public Enemies, Johnny Depp, J Edgar Hoover FBI, Marion Cotillard, Reviews, Michael Mann, Movies, John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, Entertainment News
Will Menaker

The problem with Public Enemies is that it wants so badly to be a grand statement on crime, celebrities, and the country that worships them, but it lacks any coherent idea of what it really wants to say.

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Huff Post Review: Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: The IMAX Experience(2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 07.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Megan Fox, Dreamworks, Shia LeBoeuf, Transformers 2, Reviews, Scott Mendelson, Revenge of the Fallen, Paramount Pictures, Movies, Michael Bay, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen represents a shocking amount of effort and skill going into a product of little entertainment value and even less significance.

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Bro-Hood and its Discontents -- The Hangover

Will Menaker | Posted 07.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Reviews, Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips, Bromance, The Hangover, Movies, Zach Galifianakis, Entertainment News
Will Menaker

What is the state of the American bro? Hollywood's been preoccupied with this question as of late and The Hangover is the latest response from director of bro-hood cult classics, Todd Phillips.

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Whoops...The Hangover Is Actually Number 01 This Weekend

Scott Mendelson | Posted 07.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Box Office, Terminator Salvation, Reviews, Up, Scott Mendelson, News, The Hangover, Drag Me to Hell, Movies, Land of the Lost, Star Trek, Ninja Assassin, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

You have an R-rated comedy starring a cast of unknowns and moderately recognizable faces that just opened bigger than all but one Adam Sandler comedy and all but one Will Ferrell vehicle.

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Second Time's the Charm -- When Superior Sequels Surpass Lukewarm Originals

Scott Mendelson | Posted 07.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Megan Fox, Superman II, Angels & Demons, Spider-Man, Transformers, Angelina Jolie, Scream, Da Vinci Code, Scott Mendelson, Movies, Transformers 2, Star Trek II, Reviews, Shia LaBeouf, Addams Family Values, Sequels, Wes Craven, Superman, Tomb Raider, Prince Caspian, Spider-Man 2, Scream 2, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

I'm feeling a little more optimistic than I probably should for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

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Huff Post Review: Up (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 06.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Best of 2009, Meet the Robinsons, Away From Her, Ed Asner, Reviews, Masterpiece, Movie, Up, Scott Mendelson, Pixar, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Up it is a gloriously beautiful adventure film that will likely remain the finest film of 2009. While the film is basically about death and the fragility of life, it is every bit as funny and exciting as any other Pixar film.

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Review -- The Girlfriend Experience

Will Menaker | Posted 06.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Pornography, Steven Soderbergh, Sasha Grey, The Girlfriend Experience, Reviews, Movies, Manhattan, Entertainment News
Will Menaker

The main character and her boyfriend both earn a living by inflating the egos of rich pricks by pretending or more troublingly, not-pretending to form a personal connection with their clients.

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Huff Post Review -- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Comic Books, 20th Century Fox, Hugh Jackman, Reviews, News, Scott Mendelson, Movies, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Movie Review, Film Review, Huffpost Review, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

In a time when even bad comic book films like The Spirit have a certain 'are you kidding me?' nerve, Wolverine is shocking in its adherence to formula and lack of imagination.

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A Modern Classic: Cynic's Traced in Air, A Reunion Album As Good As the Classic Debut

Alex Remington | Posted 05.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Heavy Metal, Sean Reinert, Paul Masvidal, Reviews, Sean Malone, Aeon Spoke, Progressive Metal, Music Reviews, Cynic, Music Review, Music, Gordian Knot, Entertainment News
Alex Remington

One of the best metal albums of the decade quietly came out last November, Traced in Air by Cynic, their first album in a decade and a half.

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Review: Observe and Report (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jody Hill, Entertainment, Reviews, Seth Rogen, Taxi Driver, Observe and Report, The Foot Fist Way, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Scott Mendelson, Movies, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Observe and Report may be the smartest dumb comedy since Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle.

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Review: The Education Of Charlie Banks (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 04.27.2009 | Entertainment

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Scott Mendelson

The Education Of Charlie Banks is a film that succeeds at being good without really succeeding in being worthwhile.

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Jim Gaffigan's "King Baby" Reviewed

Sean L. McCarthy | Posted 04.27.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Comedians, Bacon, Reviews, Stand-Up Comedy, Comedy Central, Dvds, Jim Gaffigan, Comedy, Comedy News
Sean L. McCarthy

On camping, he notes: "Some places you have to pay to sleep outside. That's got to be insulting to homeless people."

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Craig Ferguson's "A Wee Bit O' Revolution"

Sean L. McCarthy | Posted 04.21.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Patriotism, Dvd, Reviews, Comedy, Stand-Up Comedy, Comedy Central, Craig Ferguson, Video, Comedy News
Sean L. McCarthy

He jokes freely about his years of drug and alcohol abuse, and going through rehab. "If you haven't been to rehab, check your HMO!"

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Will HBO Beam "George W. Bush's Penis" Live From Broadway?

Sean L. McCarthy | Posted 04.14.2009 | Comedy

Read More: 23/6: Comedy News, Will Ferrell Broadway, Male Full-Frontal Nudity, Will Ferrell, Reviews, Satire, Hbo, George W. Bush, Broadway, Nudity, Political Satire, Comedy, Comedy News
Sean L. McCarthy

Will anyone complain if they see the reputed prick live on their TVs this Saturday night? And will HBO dare to go full-frontal during the live broadcast?

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The Consumer Review Opportunity for Local Businesses

Lawrence Coburn | Posted 04.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Social Media, Smb, Ugc, Reviews, Smb-Marketing, Smb Marketing, Yelp, Consumer-Reviews, Web 2.0, User Generated Content, Rateitall, Technology, Business News
Lawrence Coburn

Rather than waste time trying to silence the websites that host consumer reviews, or the consumers themselves, local businesses would be better served to channel their energy towards maximizing the value of this new medium.

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Bad Apples Get Loud in the Crowd

Tim Berry | Posted 04.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Yelp-Problems, User Reviews, Amazon.com, Yelp, Review Sites, Reviews, Yelp-Complaints, Business News
Tim Berry

What a shame. The wisdom of crowds is a good idea. User reviews is another good idea. You click and then read. It's nice, except for the bad apples in the crowd. Sour grapes. Sweet lemons.

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Review: Watchmen (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 04.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Warner Bros, Zack Snyder, Entertainment, Reviews, Watchmen, Comic Book, Scott Mendelson, Movies, 300, The Silk Spectre, Warner Bros., Charleton Comics, DC Comics, The Comedian, Ozymandias, The Watchmen, Superheroes, Dave Gibbons, Wagner, Comic Books, Entertainment News, Dr. Malcolm Long, Edward Blake, Dan Dreiberg, Stanley Kramer, Nite Owl, Captain Atom, Hollis Mason, Iron Man, The Dark Knight, Sin City, World Trade Center, Doctor Manhattan, The Lord of the Rings, Twin Towers, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

The production is handsome, the acting is exceptional, and the special effects are mostly effective. But, at the end of the day, Watchmen is not an exciting story.

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Is The Yelp Controversy Overblown?

Lawrence Coburn | Posted 03.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Social Media, Smb, Reviews, Ugc, Consumer Reviews, Social Networking, Yelp, Smb Marketing, Web 2.0, Ratings, User Generated Content, Small Business Marketing, Rateitall, Business News
Lawrence Coburn

There has been a flurry of controversy around the local business rating community Yelp.com. The allegations? That Yelp will remove or hide negative reviews for companies that advertise.

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HuffPost Review: Bruce Springsteen -- Working On A Dream

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Peter Paul & Mary, The Turtles, Danny Federici, Little Steven, The Wrestler, Roy Bittan, Steven Van Zandt, Clarence Clemmons, Phil Spector, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Aaron Copeland, Ennio Morricone, Nils Lofgren, Tom Petty, Billy Joel, John Hiatt, Darren Aronofsky, Hbo, Patti Scialfa, Gary Talent, Rolling Stones, Max Weinberg, The Byrds, Soozie Tyrell, Bruce Springsteen, Thomas Dolby, Carnivale, Wall of Sound. Huffpost Review, New Bruce Album Review, New Bruce Cover, Reviews, New Bruce Tracklist, New Bruce Album, Album Review, Working on a Dream Review, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Bruce, arm-in-arm with his old E Street gang, seems to be working on his own dream of growing old, not just gracefully, but significantly.

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Review: Yes Man (2008)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jim Carrey, Terence Stamp, Oscar, Entertainment, Reviews, Movies, Yes Man, Yes Man Review, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Especially in the Oscar season, where everything else involves miserable, self-loathing people dying just before or just after they figure out what went wrong, a movie like Yes Man is a perfect counter programming.

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Review: Dragon Hunters (2008)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Animated, France, Dragon Hunters, Oscar, Reviews, Cartoon, Movies, Movie Reviews, Film Review, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Dragon Hunters is France's official submission for 'Best Animated Film' at this year's Oscars. For what it's worth, it is easily one of the three best cartoons I have seen this year.

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Nothing Is Beautiful Unless it Is Serious

Amitava Kumar | Posted 01.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Broadway, Chekhov, Theater, Reviews, Amitava Kumar, Kristin Scott Thomas, The Seagull, Entertainment News
Amitava Kumar

When it was first performed in 1896, in Petersburg, The Seagull was a disaster. But the actors in this new production of the play by the Royal Court Theatre, are magnificent.

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