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OLIVER AND COMPANY (Theatrical Release USA 1988)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.8 |5.0 Stars ììì Oliver and Company— not The Lion King or Aladdin but still recognizably classic Disney — plays l...

THE RUNDOWN * (Theatrical Release USA 2003)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 2.5 |5.0 Stars ìì The Rundown should have been great. Who can miss with Dwayne Johnson? This movie fails because...

2 FAST 2 FURIOUS (Theatrical Release USA 2003)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.8 |5.0 Stars ììì 2 Fast 2 Furious— fantastic racing scenes — critics hated it; box offices loved it. Despite i...

THE BOXTROLLS (Theatrical Release USA 2014)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.6 |5.0 Stars ìììì The Boxtrolls— completely new, fresh, clean, and beautiful animated feature—is an award winning...

GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE (Theatrical Release USA 1997)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.9 |5.0 Stars ììì George of the Jungle —imaginative live action comedy, a perfect child/adult watch—bases itse...

CATS AND DOGS (Theatrical Release USA 2001)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.7 |5.0 Stars ìììì Cats and Dogs— a live action comedy—can be enjoyed by the whole family. The story revolves aro...

HOME (Theatrical Release USA 2014)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.5 |5.0 Stars ììì Home— an animated movie that doesn’t know what an ‘ending scene’ means. Every time one thinks t...

PADDINGTON (Theatrical Release USA 2014)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.3 |5.0 Stars ìììì Paddington combines live action with computer generated graphics to create a classic family...

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (Theatrical Release USA 2014)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.7 |5.0 Stars ìììì Guardians of the Galaxy —terrific from start to finish—captures the reckless, rogue style we ...

WHIPLASH (Sundance Film Festival at the Basin Recreation Fieldhouse in Park City, Utah USA 2014)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.8 |5.0 Stars ìììì Whiplash provides a disturbingly gruesome interpretation of creation of musical genius when a h...

A GOOFY MOVIE (Theatrical Release USA 1995)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.4 |5.0 Stars ìììì A Goofy Movie —fun, animated ‘take’ on Dad/Son bonding—creates a good, 78-minute, child/adu...

JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS (Theatrical Release USA 2001)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.4 |5.0 Stars ììì Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, not a great animated feature, stands in the middle class of child...

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (Theatrical Release USA 2004)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.0 |5.0 Stars ìììì Around the World in 80 Days is terrifically fun entertainment. Sometimes Hollywood fails in a...

THE SCOUT (Theatrical Release USA 1994)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.5 |5.0 Stars ììì Scout —another one of those ‘could have been great’ movies—misses its mark due to poor acting. ...

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (Theatrical Release USA 1986)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.6 |5.0 Stars ììì Big Trouble in Little China —good concept with poor special effects—could have been a very goo...

CLOUD ATLAS (Theatrical Release USA 2012)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.3 |5.0 Stars ìììì Cloud Atlas —an incredibly complex piece of art—defies description. There is a spirit, even...

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (Theatrical Release USA 1977)

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Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.9 |5.0 Stars ìììì Close Encounters of the Third Kind —perfect casting, perfect direction , perfect timing, p...