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‘Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb’ is a modest, fun excursion

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Written by David Guion and Michael Handelman Directed by Shawn Levy USA/UK, 2014 Getting the band back together for one final gig is almost never a good idea.  In the case of Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, however, there’s enough ingenuity and fun to …

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‘The Trip to Italy’ is as hilarious and delicious as any movie this year

There is no one word to describe the relationship between British actors Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. Whatever is the essence of their unusual chemistry, they ought to bottle it and sell it in pharmacies, for their new film ‘The Trip to Italy’ may well be the funniest film of the year.

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7 Actors who need to guest star on The Good Wife

Since its premiere, The Good Wife has done what is nearly impossible for most shows- it is stunningly smart, perfectly paced, and beautifully written, and it has only gotten better in its game-changing fifth season. Guest stars are nothing new to the show, which has the most creative and entertaining guest casting on television, and it uses these performers incredibly well, folding them into stories the audience is already invested in alongside characters we care about.

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NYFF 2013: Steve Coogan revisits his most famous character in ‘Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa’

The subtitle for the new film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa is intentionally, comically irrelevant. Movie posters can be found on the Internet promoting equally nonsense subtitles such as Gunbird and Hectic Danger Day, in keeping with the overblown confidence of the title character.

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‘Despicable Me 2’ a light, mild, overly sweet confection of an animated film

Despicable Me 2 Directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin Written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio USA, 2013 Watching Despicable Me 2 is akin to eating cupcakes for 100 straight minutes. Eating one cupcake, depending on the flavor, is heaven in sugary form. Eating two cupcakes is tempting fate and your health, but still …

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