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Mark Wahlberg, since the splendidly silly The Other Guys, has morphed into a comic actor and it’s paying dividends – certainly better than dim actioners such as Max Payne.
November 24, 2012
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Mark Wahlberg, since the splendidly silly The Other Guys, has morphed into a comic actor and it’s paying dividends – certainly better than dim actioners such as Max Payne.
Matthew McConaughey, after his louche turn in Killer Joe, once again excels as an ageing, preening stripper in Steven Soderbergh’s lightweight drama.
Last year I gave you my list of the best movies to watch for Thanksgiving, and even a list of the best “alternate” movies to watch for Thanksgiving. This year, I’ve got you a list of a very different sort — movies about American Indians, to add to your viewing list this holiday season.
Today we honor the release of the Friends: The Complete Series Blu-Ray box set with something just as entertaining. No we’re not going to treat you to one of Phoebe’s intriguing acoustic sessions, we’re talking about a contest.
Brave is hitting DVD and Blu-ray the week, which is probably the biggest title of the new releases, as are two of the summer’s misfires, but the biggest title is Lawrence of Arabia , and it’s fair to say they don’t get much bigger.
In Jennifer Westfeldt’s shockingly disagreeable romantic comedy, she manages to reduce Jon Hamm (Don Draper), and Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids), to mere ciphers, with not one decent funny line.
“I was an agent for three years before I realised all models are aliens.” Apart from the odd droll line – and a very amusing Andy Warhol “happening” – a lot of this third instalment feels undercooked, slightly tired, even the perennially perky Will Smith.
Windows 8 doesn’t have native DVD video support, but there are several good options for watching DVDs in Microsoft’s latest operating system. We’ll show you a few of the more popular ones. Originally posted at How To
Owners of Google TV devices in the U.K., Germany and France will soon be able to download content from Google Play. Still no love for Nexus users, though.