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Marmaduke is a Barkin' Good Time for Kids Only -- Christa Banister
Oh Baby, This Back-up Plan is Bad -- Christa Banister
The Last Song Has a Familiar Refrain -- Christian Hamaker
Furry Vengeance Shamelessly Attacks Good Taste -- Christa Banister

Circumstance, Psychology Build Tension in The American- Jeffrey Huston

Director Anton Corbijn creates a moody but minimalist atmosphere in The American. The camera is mostly static, music scarcely heard, and shots linger. While thrillers usually depend on opposite tactics to set the tone, Corbijn strips those away—instead allowing circumstance and psychology alone to create confusion and build tension.
Nostalgic Flipped Plods through Tale of First Love- Christa Banister

When there's been nothing more than mindless popcorn flicks at a theater near you this summer, you can't help but want to root for a seemingly charming little movie like Flipped. But when the end product is little more than a plodding slice of nostalgia, you simply want something more.
Good Lessons Learned in Nanny McPhee Returns- Richard Abanes

Nanny McPhee Returns is a pure delight from beginning to end. It's packed with uplifting wit, nice plot twists, and a thought-provoking storyline that's bound to bring out the best in both adults and kids. It wouldn't be an overstatement to say it borders on inspiring.
Sweet and Sour Mix in The Switch- Christian Hamaker

This is a comedy about bodily fluids, with a few funny moments that unfold during the switch that give the film its title. But this is also a character-driven comedy about a man's slow awakening to the possibility that he's found someone he can spend his life with, and a responsibility to someone other than himself.
Get Low Gets High Marks as Thoughtful Summer Alternative- Christian Hamaker

An uplifting story of guilt, repentance and reconciliation, Get Low stands head and shoulders above most 2010 films. It's a low-key work that is profound in its simplicity—an oasis amid meaningless fare that always dominates the multiplex, but never more so than during the summer months.
Journey Leads to Selfish Awakening in Eat Pray Love- Jeffrey Huston

That we are to be moved by the big-screen version of Elizabeth Gilbert's yearlong journey of self-discovery in Eat Pray Love is absurd. That the memoir on which it's based (and is reverent to) has become a phenomenon is downright disturbing.

Discuss movies both past and present

Rob Reiner: Directing Hearts in Motion in Flipped -- Laura MacCorkle
Eggsploitation: Women As Commodity -- Chuck Colson
She's Your Nanny: Emma Thompson's Back in Nanny McPhee Returns -- Laura MacCorkle
Ramona and Beezus: A Good Story Can Go a Long Way -- Laura MacCorkle

A Time of Confession -- Laura MacCorkle
Confession shines the light on what is really going on in our hearts and what is Truth in our lives. And hopefully, if we are in step with the Holy Spirit,...
Appearances Can Be Deceiving -- Laura MacCorkle
Stop looking at yourself the way the world sees you—the way the world wrongly places importance on what is temporal and fleeting—and start looking at yourself...