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Priest review

The forces of religion and splashy FX clash awkwardly again in Scott Stewart’s follow-up to Legion, which sees the latter’s archangel Paul Bettany back for more righteous violence. This time he’s the titular clergyman, whose church is an all-powerful order of assassins offering salvation from a race of feral vampires. …

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Rio review

Not too long ago, 20th Century Fox convinced the makers of Angry Birds to release an expansion to their popular casual franchise featuring the characters from Rio, an animated feature about the world’s last two Spix’s Macaws. That game arguably rivaled the first in terms of awesomeness, and Fox probably …

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Dungeon Hunter: Alliance review

If Gameloft expects us to play a console port of an iPhone game that’s normally enjoyed in five minute increments while sitting on the toilet, then they damn well better make it worth the increased price. Too bad that can’t be said of Dungeon Hunter: Alliance. Sure, for $12.99, PS3 …

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Insidious review

Loud noises! complained moronic meteorologist Brick Tamland when Anchorman ’s arguments became too heated for his tiny brain to cope with. He’d do well to avoid the latest from Saw writer Leigh Whannell and director James Wan. Besides a score so emphatic it could resurrect Bernard Herrmann, this slick shocker …

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Cooking with Stella review

Don’t be fooled by the title – there’s nary a culinary tip to be found in this misjudged culture-collision-com. A Canadian couple relocate to Delhi after she, a diplomat, gets a new job. Chef Michael’s left to play house hubbie, and bonds with housekeeper Stella (played with sly grit by …

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Beastly review

Written and directed by Daniel Barnz (Phoebe In Wonderland) and starring the unholy union of High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens and moon-eyed Mary-Kate Olsen, this new-fangled take on a very old tale makes the odd assumption that what tweenage audiences want in their fairytale adaps is more smartphone product …

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MotorStorm: Apocalypse review

MotorStorm: Apocalypse is action all the way. It’s packed full ofcollapsing skyscrapers and disintegrating bridges, with the driving experience built around turbo boosting, jumps and vehicular combat. But does turning youriPod up to max volume and listening to it for 6-8 hoursautomatically create a classic album you’ll want to come …

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The Last Picture Show review

Peter Bogdanovich’s promising directorial career eventually went into steep decline, but he’ll always hold a place in the pantheon for this, his 1971 second movie. Skilfully adapted from a novel by Larry McMurtry (who co-screenwrote this and Brokeback Mountain), it’s a heartfelt study of young people growing up in a …

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Super Monkey Ball 3D review

Big sigh: Super Monkey Ball 3D seems to have the same problem as every other 3DS launch game. They keep making us think “Did developers find out about Nintendo’s new handheld at the same time we did?” I mean, less than a year of development would sort of explain the …

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Mars Needs Moms review

Phew. Happy to report that the worst thing about Mars Needs Moms is the title. Adapting a picture book by Pulitzer Prize-winner Berkeley Breathed, director Simon Wells conjures a 3D CG kids’ sci-fier that makes up for its lack of originality with a whole lotta love. After saying something mean …

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