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REVIEW: Think Like a Man a Rowdy, Charming Battle of the Sexes — With Steve Harvey

Think Like a Man

Like He's Just Not That Into You and What to Expect When You're ExpectingThink Like a Man is a film adapted from a book that offers advice instead of a story — Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, a bestselling dating guide for women from comedian and TV host Steve Harvey. If the work was actually as life-changing and popular when it was published as the movie suggests, I must have missed all the women fighting each other over copies in the aisles of stores (an actual scene). But despite its cloying genuflections to its source material, Think Like a Man is rowdy and funny and showcases an immensely likable ensemble cast it uses to delineate its war between the sexes.
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Can Battleship Strengthen Rihanna's Image, Post-Chris Brown?

Rihanna in Battleship (2012)

A new batch of Battleship stills show singer-turned-actress Rihanna in Navy gear manning all manner of combat machinery as the resident weapons specialist in Taylor Kitsch's crew. But can her feature debut in Peter Berg's summer blockbuster counteract the criticism she's getting from reuniting, at least professionally, with Chris Brown?
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Why Yes, I Will Watch Chris Brown and Laz Alonso in Planet B-Boy

Why Yes, I Will Watch Chris Brown and Laz Alonso in Planet B-Boy

Screen Gems spilled the news today that they're already filming a feature adaptation of Benson Lee's 2007 dance documentary Planet B-Boy, about a crew of American breakdancers who compete on the world's stage against crews from foreign lands. Sure, it sounds like just another dance movie. But I ask you: What's wrong with that? I LOVE DANCE MOVIES! And if you love dance movies like I do, then there are at least two additional reasons why you'll totally mark your calendars for this particular project.

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