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Summer Guide 2016: Hit the road
Warm weather is an invitation to get out of the house and move around, and many of us are eager to take advantage of it. The long days are perfect for long drives outside of Rochester — and there’s plenty to see in do across Western New York. This year’s Summer Guide is meant to […]
Summer 2016 movie preview
While only time will tell if this season can hold up to last year’s, a number of worthy contenders will soon be making their way to air-conditioned theaters across Rochester.
Summer movie preview 2015
It’s summer. Finally. And with warm weather comes the opportunity to see what cinematic delights the multiplex has to offer as the studios bust out their biggest entertainments. In the coming months, we’re going to get dinosaurs, superheroes, and a naked Channing Tatum. In other words, it’s a great time to be alive. Since deadlines […]
“Iron Man 3”
Summer movie season has officially arrived with the release of “Iron Man 3,” the third (and-a-half, including last summer’s “The Avengers”) chapter in the story of billionaire industrialist and inventor, Tony Stark. The film continues Marvel Studios’ winning formula of picking interesting filmmakers for their mega-budget superhero blockbusters over more commercially viable (i.e. boring) options. […]
SUMMER GUIDE ’12: Summer Movies
So here’s how it works: I peruse the list of summer releases, then spotlight the ones that pique my curiosity. Sure, it’s completely arbitrary, but since I’m never the only person in the theater, I have to assume others are interested in these flicks as well. You’ll notice, though, that with the exception of our […]
SUMMER GUIDE ’10: Movies
So what usually happens is I cobble together a list of films to write about for a summer movie preview, and with any luck a unifying theme will present itself. This time? Not so much. Truthfully, the following rundown is more notable for what’s not included; save for a couple of big-budget studio flicks, it’s […]






