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James Franco and Michelle Williams study a map in period costumes

James Franco and Michelle Williams in a scene from Oz the Great and Powerful.

By Karen Posada

2013/03/07 at 12:00am

Oz the Great and Powerful (Movie Review)

03.7.2013 | By Karen Posada |

*Updated February 2026

In 1939, audiences experienced The Wizard of Oz, a film based on L. Frank Baum’s books that became an instant classic. Seventy-four years later comes the prequel Oz the Great and Powerful. The biggest fear of touching a classic involves ruining it, but viewers can fear no more. Read More

two men in car, driver shocked, passenger behind metal screen also surprised

Scene shows two men with shocked expressions inside a car separated by a metal partition.

By Alejandro Arbona

2008/08/06 at 12:00am

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Pineapple Express (Movie Review)

08.6.2008 | By Alejandro Arbona |

*Updated December 2025

The title Pineapple Express refers to one plot element that turns out to be perhaps the movie’s most influential character: an especially potent kind of marijuana. Read More