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...five Trek TV series and 10 Trek movies - repeats the same basic scenario, but each iteration is burdened more and more heavily by the past, and each one ends in collapse. Then the loop starts all over again, but with that sense of looming doom one notch darker. Even I, a fan, am surprised that Star Trek is still with us after 43 years...
...formula has worked for him thus far. His latest film, “Observe and Report,” however, is like the evil twin of all his other feel-good movies. Rest assured, it has all these elements and more, but it takes them to an unexpectedly darker, more disturbing, or simply more obnoxious level than moviegoers may be expecting. “Observe and Report” follows shopping mall cop Ronnie Barnhardt (Rogen) as he embarks on a mission to catch a flasher who preys on unsuspecting women in the mall parking lot. When Detective Harrison...
...three. His "Freedom Agenda," which wantonly promoted democracy, led to disasters like the rise of Hamas in Gaza (after Bush forced elections that neither Israel nor the Palestinian Authority wanted). Bush also played domestic tough-guy politics disgracefully: his opponents were inevitably "soft on terrorism." And he played the darker avenues of domestic politics as well, allowing ethnic pressure groups like the Israel and India lobbies too much sway. Finally, his feckless battle plans in Afghanistan and Iraq were the result of his reflexive belief in American omnipotence and an underestimation of our enemies' intransigence...
...story of a family Thanksgiving rife with tension. Clay is hiding his daughter’s mysterious rash from his wife and fighting about the values of his lifestyle with his brother, Cash (Dennis Trainor Jr.). Cash is arguing with his young girlfriend and trying to hide a darker secret from his brother. As the night continues, arguments escalate, a mistaken call to the police is made, Mrs. Hadid dies, and the life of everyone on stage is completely altered. The energy on the stage never falters, from the opening conversation between Clay, Kelly, and their out-of-place guest...
...being able to convey sweet conviction without ever straying into cloying territory. She'd be an ideal companion to share a life raft with. (Who else could have made Enchanted so enchanting?) It will be interesting to see Adams someday put aside some of that sunshine for a darker role...