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Trailer Trashin’: Generic but entertaining, thy name is Alex Cross
As we battle the summer heat, the air-conditioned interiors of our local movie theaters are a welcome sanctuary, where the new trailers give us things to look forward to besides cooler weather. For your reading pleasure this week, Trailer Trashin’ takes a look at the first trailer for this fall’s upcoming crime thriller Alex Cross. Premise: Dr. Alex Cross (Tyler Perry) meets his match ...[Read More]
Movie Review: The Help
I, as did many women in this country, read the book The Help, so the movie was on warning in my head to deliver the goods and stay true to Kathryn Stockett’s novel, or else. It did. And one of the reasons it succeeded is the fact that Stockett’s childhood friend (since the age of five) Tate Taylor serves as both writer and director of the new film adaptation. Taylor (a mostly unknown actor who had...[Read More]