Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Oct 7, 2011, 8:37 am
They were so close.  Ides of March is gripping at times, somber and thought provoking at others but when the core of the film is revealed, it’s hard to find comfort or care in its primary characters.   Ok, I have to exclude Philip Seymour Hoffman from that generalization; his character and per...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Oct 7, 2011, 5:32 am
... crashes funerals.  One day, during his usual round of funeral-hopping, he meets Annabel, a beautiful little Mia Farrow doppelganger that is almost as quirky as he is.  The two strike up a friendship, Enoch finds ... pushing others away he doesn’t even like himself very much.  Pixie-like Mi...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Oct 7, 2011, 5:07 am
... from time to time.  (I’m looking at you, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.  Kate and Leopold.)  Evangeline Lily has a small but important role as Bailey Tallet, Charlie’s engineer and former love interest.  She ... solder parts and tell Charlie he’s a screwup, but as with Lost, Lily ad...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Oct 6, 2011, 11:26 am
It’s that time of the season for a solid remake. Well Footloose is back and is hitting ahrd with awesome reviews. Make sure you get there early so you have a seat! Synopsis: Writer/Director Craig Brewer (“Hustle & Flow,” “Black Snake Moan”) delivers a new take of the beloved 1984 classi...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Oct 5, 2011, 9:08 pm
BALTIMORE!! YOU AND A GUEST ARE INVITED TO A VERY SPECIAL EVENT MEET DIRECTOR JAMES MCTEIGUE (V FOR VENDETTA) AND ACTOR LUKE EVANS (THE THREE MUSKETEERS, THE HOBBIT, IMMORTALS), THE STAR OF THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED THRILLER SET IN BALTIMORE — “THE RAVEN” AS THEY HONOR THE 162ND ANNIVERSARY O...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Oct 3, 2011, 9:03 pm
We were just given a last minute word-of-mouth screening for MACHINE GUN PREACHER on this Wednesday, October 5th at 7:30pm at Landmark Harbor East. Make sure you show up early. Enjoy the show! Film Synopsis Machine Gun Preacher is the inspirational true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-de...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Sep 30, 2011, 5:06 am
Ally Darling is a slut.  At least that’s what all the women’s magazines tell her, and everyone knows those magazines are nothing but truth in pulp paper form.  So Ally goes on a mission to track down her ex-bf’s, in the hopes that one of ‘em will serve as her One True Love…so she won’t...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Sep 23, 2011, 12:36 am
CW, Kathleen, Corinne and Wendy are the typical family, maybe even better; they’re goofy with each other, mom & dad are still sexy crazy for each other, with a closeness that you just don’t see every day.  Then tragedy strikes, and the shockwaves send young Corinne to a wild life, and then to s...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Sep 21, 2011, 5:11 am
Sometimes hitting the multiplex just isn’t in the cards. That’s when cable, the web and streaming step in to provide an instant movie fix. But how to separate the wheat from the chaff? I’m happy to help; every week I’ll pick a flick and see if it’s worth your time. This week it’s the doc...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Sep 19, 2011, 5:49 am
Hey there entertainment fans!  Since I’m tapping this out just before the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards show (and am I watching the pre-game show to see the dresses?  Doees Tim Gunn make it work?) this will be super-quick.  But don’t worry, there’s still plenty of cool stuff that you may have ...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Sep 16, 2011, 5:45 am
... s latest celluloid romp; luckily a spoonful of her warmth and vivacity ... a storebought one with a little powdered sugar and some careful “wrecking”.  Birthday party planning the week of the big meeting?  There goes ... Paula (Jessica Szohr).  Boston is a fast-paced world, however, an...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Sep 14, 2011, 5:35 am
Sometimes hitting the multiplex just isn’t in the cards. That’s when cable, the web and streaming step in to provide an instant movie fix. But how to separate the wheat from the chaff? I’m happy to help; every week I’ll pick a flick and see if it’s worth your time. This week it’s the 201...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Sep 12, 2011, 5:48 am
Too busy last week recovering from Labor Day & commemorating September 11th to keep up with the latest in entertainment news? Here’s a look at some of my favorite stuff from the news and my twitter feed so you can catch up! * Box Office Top 5: Contagion infected the top spot (yeah, I had to go th...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Sep 9, 2011, 5:56 am
Zombies are the big thing nowadays.  But what if the world went out with a whimper instead of a bang?  What if it went out with a cough?  It may not have the cool kids cachet of the stumbling dead, but Contagion‘s well thought out scientific underpinnings make it a compelling thriller for the b...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Sep 7, 2011, 5:25 am
Sometimes hitting the multiplex just isn’t in the cards. That’s when cable, the web and streaming step in to provide an instant movie fix. But how to separate the wheat from the chaff? I’m happy to help; every week I’ll pick a flick and see if it’s worth your time. This week it’s “The ...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Sep 6, 2011, 10:30 am
Atomic Popcorn is giving you and your family a chance to win tickets to a screening of the upcoming Warner Bros. film DOLPHIN TALE.  Remember to arrive early.  Seating is limited and based on a first come, first serve basis. Synopsis: Alcon Entertainment’s “Dolphin Tale” is inspired by th...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 31, 2011, 5:21 am
Helen Mirren and Jessica Chastain play a Mossad agent that has to come to terms with her actions in The Debt, John Madden’s (Shakespeare In Love, Mrs. Brown) latest piece of low-key drama. But unlike his earlier pieces that dealt with serious decisions people make in their day-to-day lives, The De...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 29, 2011, 10:15 am
Atomic Popcorn is giving you a chance to win tickets to a screening of the upcoming Warner Bros. film CONTAGION.  Remember to arrive early.  Seating is limited and based on a first come, first serve basis.  Please aim to be there early so you can sit with your date. If you arrive late plan on ...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 29, 2011, 5:24 am
Survived Hurricane Irene with dry basements and dvd’s?  Well, here’s a look at what you might have missed while heading out to buy bread, milk & toilet paper…. * If you like Team America: World Police and you don’t live in NYC?  You’re gonna wish you did; there’s a “Sing & Swear-Alo...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 26, 2011, 5:55 am
When a bad guy gets gunned down by another bad guy in the movies, it’s usually high fives all around.  But not for poor little Cataleya Restrepo, left to fend for herself after the death of her parents by a Columbian drug lord her father had just broken ties with.  The rest of Colombiana is grow...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 24, 2011, 5:17 am
Sometimes hitting the multiplex just isn’t in the cards. That’s when cable, the web and streaming step in to provide an instant movie fix. But how to separate the wheat from the chaff? I’m happy to help; every week I’ll pick a flick and see if it’s worth your time. This week? The Cohen bro...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 22, 2011, 12:00 pm
Bring your kids, bring your wives, bring them all. Lion King in all it’s awesome glory is back, and in 3D no less. We have some tickets for your families. Yes families, don’t grab these from those of us with kids. Synopsis When “The Lion King” first roared into theaters in 1994, the story...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 22, 2011, 8:34 am
What guy can say no to a women who kicks this much ass? Atomic Popcorn presents the latest from Sony Pictures – Colombiana. This fast paced film stars the ever beautiful Zoe Saldana as a professional killer, hell beant on revenge for her parent’s death. You better get these passes fast! Synop...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 21, 2011, 8:52 pm
Though everyone seemed to be dragging today (except Stan Lee; where does he get that energy?), it was a great day at the con.  Hey, sure heading outside in the rain….  Here’s a taste of what you may have missed! * Cool independent comics: - The cool pulp-novel feel of Hard-Boiled Horror.  H...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 20, 2011, 10:13 pm
Phew!  It was a long, fun day at Baltimore Comic-Con, but I’ll keep this quick so I can get to the best tidbits from the con.  Despite the big guns in comics (Marvel, DC, Indigo, Dark Horse) and movies (WB/CW, Universal, Fox, etc.) not having Dealer’s Room presence, there was plenty to see and...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 19, 2011, 5:48 am
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane it’s…something that’s distracting you from the fanged dude right next to you. Oops, too late. If you liked the original Fright Night, this new re-telling should have you jumping for joy. This is a remake that isn’t fresh and original, but it...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 19, 2011, 5:26 am
Emma and Dexter are graduating from college, circa 1988. She’s hellbent on making a difference in the world, and he’s up for anything the world has to offer.  Glimpsing into the lives of these two opposites on Saint Swithin’s Day (July 15th) for the next 20 years, you get love, glory, despair...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 17, 2011, 5:12 am
Sometimes hitting the multiplex just isn’t in the cards. That’s when cable, the web and streaming step in to provide an instant movie fix. But how to separate the wheat from the chaff? I’m happy to help; every week I’ll pick a flick and see if it’s worth your time. This week? “For Colore...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 16, 2011, 4:54 pm
Hey there fellow geeks and geekettes, fanboys and fangirls, and all you people who speak Elvish! The Baltimore Comic-Con  is this weekend at the Baltimore Convention Center. “But I’m a movie lover”, you say. “I don’t read comics, nothing there for me.” Au contraire mon movie-nut. Herew...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 15, 2011, 5:21 am
Too busy to catch up on movie news and assorted genre goodness last week? Well, here’s a peek at some of the coolest stuff you may have missed! * Weekend Box Office Roll Call: Rise of the Planet of the Apes rose to #1 (see what I did there?  Okay, moving on.)  The Help came in second, Final Des...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 12, 2011, 5:17 am
Oxymoron or no, Final Destination 5 is shooting out toward you at your local theater. But is it any good? Depends on what you’re looking for.  If you’re looking for the feel-good movie of the year? Well, that’s the next theater over. You want to see a gory, gruesome body count, complete with ...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 10, 2011, 5:59 am
If you’re one of the people that was proud to see America elect it’s first African-American President in the last election, join the club. But if you’re wondering why it took so damn long, remember that it wasn’t very long ago that racism was the accepted way of life in the U.S. of A.  The ...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 10, 2011, 5:05 am
Sometimes hitting the multiplex just isn’t in the cards. That’s when cable, the web and streaming step in to provide an instant movie fix. But how to separate the wheat from the chaff? I’m happy to help; every week I’ll pick a flick and see if it’s worth your time. This week? The Cohen bro...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 8, 2011, 5:11 am
Too busy to catch up on movie news and assorted genre goodness last week? Well, here’s a peek at some of the coolest stuff you may have missed! * Weekend Box Office Roll-Call: Rise of the Planet of the Apes comes out on top,  The Smurfs hold at #2, Cowboys & Aliens in third from the top slot las...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 5, 2011, 10:05 pm
Ah what a piece of work is man.  How noble in reason, infinite in faculties…yada yada yada – you might use the same Shakespearian quote to define the beasties in ‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes’ hitting multiplexes this weekend.  This film aims to take the Apes franchise in a more human di...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 5, 2011, 5:25 am
The body-swap.  It’s an old favorite, been around since time immemorial.  Like Father Like Son, Prelude To A Kiss, The Hot Chick, 18 Again (not to be confused with 17 Again, which is a teen-again thing.  Totes diff.)  And let’s not forget Freaky Friday, Freaky Friday,  and, of course, Freak...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 3, 2011, 5:53 am
Sometimes hitting the multiplex just isn’t in the cards. That’s when cable, the web and streaming step in to provide an instant movie fix. But how to separate the wheat from the chaff? I’m happy to help; every week I’ll pick a flick and see if it’s worth your time. This week? “Red Riding...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 2, 2011, 12:00 pm
Atomic Popcorn has the chance to offer you a night of horror. A night full of death, in the finest way possible. Final Destination 5 is here and ready to scare you to death. Are you ready for it? It’s in Theaters Friday, August 12, but why not see it before everyone else. Be cool that way! Synop...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Aug 2, 2011, 10:29 am
Atomic Popcorn has a last minute true story, guaranteeing to make you laugh and cry at the same time. Make sure you are there early to grab a seat next to your date, or you may be sitting in the front row of the theater! We have a LARGE number of tickets for this screening so please tell your fri...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Jul 15, 2011, 5:04 am
Growing up, did you ever hear “why do you think I”m doing this?  I’m doing this for YOU!” from your parents?  In my old neighborhood that was bandied about almost daily.  But kids never listen, never take it to heart.  But with A Better Life, what parents do for their kids is laid out ri...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Jul 14, 2011, 7:55 am
It all started with a baby boy named Harry, it all ends with Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is an amazing feat, an awesome ending to a groundbreaking series. This movie will strike a chord with fans around the world, and even those who are yet to be fans. Yes there are a few p...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Jul 13, 2011, 5:19 am
Sometimes hitting the multiplex just isn’t in the cards.  That’s when cable, the web and streaming  step in to provide an instant movie fix.  But how to separate the wheat from the chaff?  I’m happy to help; every week I’ll pick a flick and see if it’s worth your time.  This week? “...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Jul 11, 2011, 5:36 am
Too busy last week to go through all the movie news?  Here’s a look at what you missed! * Box office?  No surprise that Transformers took the top spot again this weekend, with Horrible Bosses in second and (egads) Zookeeper in 3rd.  Cars 2 skidded in at 4th this past weekend, and Bad Teacher i...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Jul 8, 2011, 5:05 am
Guy gets girl.  Guy loses girl because he’s a zookeeper.  Animals decide to help a brother out.  How many times have we seen that story?  Only this once, thank goodness.  Zookeeper suffers from a serious case of Shot-It’s-Wad-itis; all of the good stuff is in the trailer.  That’s righ...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Jul 7, 2011, 3:28 pm
Fathom Events, the folks that brought Rise to theaters earlier this year, is upping the ante this July, when the bring Giselle to theaters in 3D.  Before you say it, lemme just stop you right there; no, it’s not the model.  It’s the ballet.  And yeah, it’s kinda badass for a ballet.  We’...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Jul 6, 2011, 5:21 am
Sometimes hitting the multiplex just isn’t in the cards.  That’s when cable, the web and streaming  step in to provide an instant movie fix.  But how to separate the wheat from the chaff?  I’m happy to help; every week I’ll pick a flick and see if it’s worth your time.  This week?...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Jul 4, 2011, 5:54 am
Monday Rewind is on hiatus today. Sure, I could tell you that Larry Crowne got his ass handed to him by Transformers, Cars 2 and Bad Teacher this weekend, barely getting one over on Monte Carlo. But that’s just depressing.  (Why the hatin’ on Larry?  Look up “character based story”, pe...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Jul 1, 2011, 6:50 am
“We can’t limit anyone’s movement up the ladder. So we’re firing you.” With those words a U Mart employee is let go from the job that he loves and has to find a way to move on. His shift from employee to community college freshman is the focus of Larry Crowne, a movie that makes returni...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Jun 30, 2011, 2:53 pm
Atomic Popcorn is sad to be offering tickets to fans out there knowing this is the last HARRY POTTER film. Make sure you brush up on your HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS- PART 2 knowledge because we aren’t making this easy for you all. We have tickets for 20 random people who answer the que...
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Matthew S. posted an article on Atomic Popcorn - Movie Reviews, News and more - Jun 29, 2011, 8:32 am
For the rest of…not so much.  Transformers 3 clatchets its’ way into the box office line up this weekend and analysts are pegging it’s holiday gross as high as $150-200M (from Wednesday to Monday night).  It’s the big July 4th holiday movie, surrounded only by a meager Tom Hanks/Julia Robe...
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