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Accepted Review of Accepted. Plot: When a high school burnout discovers he's been rejected from every college he's applied to, he creates a fake university in order to fool his overzealous parents. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The IllusionistReview of The Illusionist. Plot: In turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician (Edward Norton) uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing. Also starring Paul Giamatti. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The DescentMovie review of The Descent. Plot: A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbyMovie review of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Plot: #1 NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby stays atop the heap thanks to a pact with his best friend and teammate, Cal Naughton, Jr. (Reilly). But when a French Formula One driver, makes his way up the ladder, Ricky Bobby's talent and devotion are put to the test Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Night ListenerMovie review of The Night Listener. Plot: In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan, a young boy, via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Barnyard: The Original Party AnimalsMovie review of Barnyard: The Original Party Animals. Plot: When the farmer's away, all the animals play ... and sing, and dance. Eventually, though, someone has to step in and run things, a responsibility that ends up going to Otis (James), a carefree cow. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website World Trade CenterMovie review of World Trade Center. Plot: Two Port Authority police officers become trapped under the rubble of the World Trade Center. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Little Miss SunshineMovie review of Little Miss Sunshine. Plot: A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website ScoopMovie review of Scoop. Plot: In this Woddy Allen movie, an American journalism student (Scarlett Johansson) in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat (Hugh Jackman) as the incident unfurls. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Ant BullyMovie review of The Ant Bully. Plot: After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his watergun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website John Tucker Must DieMovie review of John Tucker Must Die. Plot: Three ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater set up their former lover to fall for the new girl in town so they can watch him get his heart broken. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Miami ViceMovie review of Miami Vice. Plot: Based on the 1980's TV action/drama, this update focuses on vice detectives Crockett and Tubbs as their respective personal and professional lives become dangerously intertwined. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Once in a LifetimeReview of Once in a Lifetime. A documentary about the rise and fall of the N.Y. Cosmos, the soccer team that brought Pele to America; against the backdrop of N.Y. City in the 70's. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan GreenReview of The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green. Plot: The story of Ethan Green, a 26 year-old professional 'assistant' looking for love in all the wrong places. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Clerks II interviewAn interview with Clerks and Clerks II stars Brian O’Halloran (Dante) and Jeff Anderson (Randal) by George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website You, Me and DupreeMovie review of You, Me and Dupree. Plot: A best man (Owen Wilson) stays on as a houseguest with the newlyweds, much to the couple's annoyance. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Little ManMovie review of Little Man. Plot: A wannabe dad (Shawn Wayans) mistakes a vertically challenged criminal on the lam (Marlon Wayans) as his newly adopted son. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Who Killed the Electric Car?Review of Who Killed the Electric Car? A documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Scanner DarklyMovie review of A Scanner Darkly. starring Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Heart of the GameReview of The Heart of the Game. A documentary Roosevelt Roughriders, a girls' high-school basketball team in Seattle, and one player's fight to regain her eligibility to play. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Strangers with CandyMovie review of Strangers with Candy. Plot: A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year-old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her life over Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestMovie review of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Plot: Jack owes an unpaid debt to Davy Jones and his army of sea-phantoms...his soul. Now, he must find a way to save himself from becoming one of them, and suffering forever. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Superman - Bryan Singer InterviewGeorge Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal, interviews Superman directory Bryan Singer.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website SupermanGeorge Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal, and Rich Heldenfels, the Beacon's TV writer, discuss their passion for Superman.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Superman ReturnsMovie review of Superman Returns. Plot: After a long visit to the lost remains of the planet Krypton, the Man of Steel returns to earth to become the peoples savior once again and reclaim the love of Lois Lane Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron BeaconJournal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website ClickMovie review of Click. Plot: "Click" (starring Adam Sandler) focuses on a workaholic architect who finds a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward and rewind to different parts of his life. Complications arise when the remote starts to overrule his choices. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Nacho LibreReview of Nacho Libre. Plot: In order to save an orphanage from closure, a priest (Jack Black) dons a masks and moonlights as a luchador. Written and directed by Jared Hess of Napoleon Dynamite fame. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo DriftReview of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Plot: In order to avoid a jail sentence, Sean Boswell heads to Tokyo to live with his military officer uncle. In a low-rent section of the city, Shaun gets caught up in the underground world of drift racing. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Garfield: A Tail of Two KittiesReview of Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties. Plot: Jon Arbuckle (Meyer) travels to the United Kingdom, and he brings his cat, Garfield (voiced by Murray), along for the trip. A case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle, but his reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis (Connolly), who has designs on the estate. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Lake HouseReview of The Lake House. Plot: A lonely doctor (Sandra Bullock) who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its newest resident, a frustrated architect (Keanu Reeves). When they discover that they're actually living two years apart, they must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website An Inconvenient TruthReview of An Inconvenient Truth. A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CarsMovie review of Cars. Plot: Pixar animated film. Cars Is the saga of Lightning McQueen, a hot-shot animated stock-car voiced by actor Owen Wilson. In route to a big race, the cocky McQueen gets waylaid in Radiator Springs, where he finds the true meaning of friendship and family. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Prairie Home CompanionMovie review of A Prairie Home Companion. Plot: A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren (Streep), and a host of others hold court. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The OmenMovie review of The Omen. Plot: A remake of the 1976 horror classic The Omen (1976), an American official realizes that his young son may literally be the devil incarnate. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Break-UpMovie review of The Break-Up. Plot: After Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) calls it quits with her boyfriend Gary (Vince Vaughn), neither person is willing to move out of the condo they share. Taking the advice of their repsective friends and confidants (and a few total strangers), they both engage in mental warfare designed to force the other person to flee the premises -- until they both realize they might be fighting to keep their relationship alive. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Keeping Up with the SteinsMovie review of Keeping Up with the Steins. Plot: Lucky is the story of a 13-year-old boy who uses his upcoming bar mitzvah to reconcile the strained relationship between his father and grandfather. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website X-Men: The Last StandMovie review of X-Men: The Last Stand. Plot: When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men, led by Professor Charles Xavier (Stewart), and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organized under Xavier's former ally, Magneto (McKellen). Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The PropositionMovie review of The Proposition. Plot: Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the four Burns brothers, Charlie and Mike. Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns, the eldest brother and the gang's mastermind, remains at large has and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Capt. Stanley's proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and - more importantl ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Celestine ProphecyMovie review of The Celestine Prophecy. Plot: Disillusioned and temporarily rudderless, John Woodson is about to experience a dramatic and profound metamorphosis. Through a mysterious set of coincidences, he finds himself on an adventure to Peru in search of ancient scrolls, known as the Celestine Prophecy. The prophecy and its nine key insights, predict a new awakening that redefines human life and provides a glimpse into a completely spiritual culture on earth. Resistant at first, skeptic ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Da Vinci CodeMovie review of The Da Vinci Code. Plot: A murder inside the Louvre and clues in Da Vinci paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years -- which could shake the foundations of Christianity. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Over the HedgeMovie review of Over the Hedge. Plot: A mischievous raccoon and his sensitive best-buddy turtle along with other forest creatures try to resist the evils and temptations of encroaching suburbia. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Lost CityMovie review of The Lost City. Plot: Set in Havana, Cuba, during the 50's, a club owner is caught in the turbulent transition from the oppressive regime of Batista to the Marxist government of Fidel Castro. Castro's regime ultimately leads the club owner to flee to New York. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Summer Movie Preview part 1 (Best)Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal talk about the summer movies they are most looking forward to seeing.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Summer Movie Preview part 2 (Worst)Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal talk about the summer movies they are LEAST looking forward to seeing.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website WaterMovie review of Water. Plot: Set in the 1930s during the rise of the independence struggles against British colonial rule, the film examines the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi. It focuses on a relationship between one of the widows, who wants to escape the social restrictions imposed on widows, and a man who is from a lower caste and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Art School ConfidentialMovie review of Art School Confidential. Plot: Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Just My LuckMovie review of Just My Luck. Plot: Manhattanite Ashley (Lindsay Lohan) is known to many as the luckiest woman around. After a chance encounter with a down-and-out young man (Chris Pine), however, she realizes that she's swapped her fortune for his. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website PoseidonMovie review of Poseidon. Plot: In this remake of the 1972 disaster classic 'The Poseidon Adventure' (1972) , a luxury ocean liner capsizes from a colossal tidal wave, leaving its survivors to fend for themselves as they find a way out. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mission: Impossible IIIMovie review of Mission: Impossible III. Plot: IMF leader Ethan Hunt comes face to face with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer while trying to keep his identity secret in order to protect his girlfriend. Reviewed by Chris Hewitt, movie critic for The Pioneer Press, and George Thomas, movie critic of the Akron Beacon Journal.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | |