Author: Peter Hartlaub
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MOVIE REVIEW: The easily offended should pass on ‘21’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you’ve signed a petition in the past five days expressing outrage at the Oscar night political incorrectness of Seth MacFarlane, stay far, far away from “21 and Over.” It might be best to avoid…
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REVIEW: ‘Fun Size’ weak comic rehash
It’s amazing that young people can even get auto insurance in the cinematic world of teen comedies. From “Sixteen Candles” to “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” the mortality rate of a parent or sibling’s prized car has to be about 85 percent. There are no safe driving bonuses in “Fun Size,” a film that covers the…
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Review: ‘Justin Bieber: Never Say Never’
Justin Bieber loves his grandfather. He studies chemistry on the tour bus, gives tickets to fans who couldn’t get into the show and visits a girl playing violin at the same outdoor spot where he used to sing for cash — offering her words of encouragement. The camera doesn’t follow the teen pop star into…