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Manny the Movie Guy has always had a passion for movies. He started his love for film criticism working for his school newspaper in Purdue University. Upon graduation, Manny was offered full-scholarship to complete his Post-Baccalaureate degree in Film at

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Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: I Love You, Man: 1 of 3
Male-bonding is the term du jour in pop culture. The word "bromance" even entered our lexicon. For the uninitiated, bromance pertains to the intense brotherly bond between two males. There's even an MTV reality show called "Bromance" starring "The Hills'" hunk Brody Jenner picking his male best friend among the contestants.Th... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Shrek the Third: 9 of 21
In the original "Shrek," our favorite green giant (Mike Myers) met and fell in love with Fiona (Cameron Diaz) with the help from his sidekick, Donkey (Eddie Murphy). In the second film, Shrek met Fiona's parents, the King and Queen of the Far, Far Away kingdom. Shrek also crossed paths with Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas). N... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Halloween (2007): 16 of 36
A friend of mine once asked if there's a horror film remake that far surpassed the quality of the original. She's a horror fan and was excited to see Rob Zombie's re-imagining of John Carpenter's "Halloween." Film snobs might answer her question with a scream-inducing no. From "The Amityville Horror" to "The Omen," recent cro... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: There Will Be Blood: 13 of 28
Daniel Day-Lewis mesmerizes as the greasy oilman, Daniel Plainview. Aided by the guiding hands of auteur, Paul Thomas Anderson, Day-Lewis has given on the best performance of the year.Anderson, known for untidy but contemplative endings, met his match with the searing source material, Upton Sinclair's 1927 muckraking novel, "... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Atonement - Golden Globe's best drama of 2007: 9 of 19
The power of words and how we use them to inspire and inflict pain are explored in the new film "Atonement." Based on the beloved novel by Ian McEwan, the storyteller is a writer whose wild imagination causes tragedy to her loved ones, and the film shows us how she uses words to atone for the sins of her childhood.When we fir... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Iron Man: 20 of 41
In "Iron Man," Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), trying to dispel rumors that he is the mysterious Iron Man, reveals, "I'm not a superhero type because of my long laundry list of character defects." Stark could have been talking about Robert Downey Jr., the actor.Let's face it; Downey could have had the same type of career John... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Ratatouille: 11 of 22
Walt Disney Pictures, the house Mickey Mouse built, returns to rodents for inspiration in the new Pixar animated feature "Ratatouille," one of the most original films this summer. But can the studio succeed in hedging their bets on, yikes, rats?Comedian Patton Oswalt ("The King of Queens") provides the voice of Remy, a rat wh... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Mr. Brooks (2007): 8 of 16
The success of the new Kevin Costner serial-killer film, "Mr. Brooks," hangs on two misconceptions. First, Costner hasn't made a good movie since 1993s "A Perfect World" (2005s "The Upside of Anger" was good, but it wasn't billed a "Kevin Costner" film), and second, the serial killer genre died with Hannibal Lectre and John D... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Bolt: 2 of 4
In recent years, Walt Disney Pictures' animated films do not match the quality of the movies the studio makes in collaboration with Pixar Animation. If the flick does not have Pixar's stamp of approval, chances are it's not that great.I hate to sound elitist but just this year alone, the Disney/Pixar movie "WALL-E" trumps eve... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Role Models: 2 of 4
Actors Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott are some of the key players responsible for the renewed popularity of the R-rated comedy genre. Rudd, with his partnership with the reigning king of R-rated comedy, Judd Apatow, and Scott, with his unforgettable role as Stifler in the "American Pie" films.With the new flick "Role Model... More..