Like one of those fake-smart, middlebrow TV shows, the speciousness of The Social Network is disguised by topicality. It's really a movie excusing Hollywood ruthlessness.
Armond WhiteToy Story 3 is so besotted with brand names and product-placement that it stops being about the innocent pleasures of imagination -- the usefulness of toys -- and strictly celebrates consumerism.
Armond WhiteNow that the Harry Potter series is over, maybe the truth can be realized: This has been the dullest franchise in the history of movie franchises.
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