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MOVIE REVIEW: Sisters
MOVIE REVIEW: Sisters

The newest collaboration of former "Saturday Night Live" BFFs Amy Poehler and Tina Fey proves that smart people cannot always escape cliche.  "Sisters" has an implausible, though energetic concept for the comedy-hungry forty-something crowd.  Unfortunately, "Sisters" has no ability to buck predictable formula.  Even a go-for-broke, R-rated potty-mouthed jolt from two of our favorite, and normally buttoned-up, comediennes can save this film.

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MOVIE REVIEW: Big Hero 6
MOVIE REVIEW: Big Hero 6

For the creative merging of Marvel and Disney to work right, they needed the right story and set of characters from the Marvel catalog.  To get the best animated hit, Disney needed something new and fresh, yet clever and approachable for a kid-aged audience.  They needed something that can be just theirs and not something shared with the adults.  Disney and Marvel have done just that and struck gold with “Big Hero 6.” 

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2014, 4 STARS, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanBig Hero 6, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney, T.J. Miller, James Cromwell, Maya Rudolph, Damon Wayans Jr., Genesis Rodriguez, Jamie Chung, Scott Adsit, Disney, Marvel, Marvel Entertainment, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Disney/Marvel, Big Hero 6 movie review, Big Hero 6 film review, movie commentary, movie review, film commentary, film review, Every Movie Has a Lesson, Donald Shanahan, Don Shanahan, life lessons, life lessons from film, life lessons from films, life lessons from movies Comment