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Film Reviews
A nearly incoherent all-stars-on-deck actioner that plays like "Grown Ups" on nitro.
This vapid street-dance soap opera boasts the series' flashiest moves and klutziest script yet.
TV Ratings
The Thursday premiere of "The Real Housewives of D.C." got off to a sluggish start for Bravo compare
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Laughs ultimately take a backseat to a convoluted white-collar crime story in Adam McKay's bromance.
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