Review: Win Win
Tom McCarthy is no indie cinema flash-in-the-pan. The Station Agent could have easily been a movie remembered, but a filmmaker not. That unique ...
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Review: The Elephant in the Living Room
I never know what to say when I really, really want to recommend a documentary to people, especially people who don’t generally watch ...
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Review: Battle: Los Angeles
Before heading out to my screening of Battle: Los Angeles tonight I looked around a bit at some of the early reviews that ...
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Review: Red Riding Hood
I’d like you to first read my review of Battle: Los Angeles so you can see that I do indeed like stupid movies ...
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Review: Mars Needs Moms
When one sees a trailer for a movie including a rap describing the entire plot, it’s impossible for expectations to fall much lower. ...
Review: Rango
Like animated movies? You’ll like Rango. Like Westerns? You’ll like Rango. Like action? You’ll like Rango. Like Johnny Depp? You’ll like Rango. Like ...
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Review: The Adjustment Bureau
Let’s get one important point out of the way first: no matter what the posters and trailers may claim, The Adjustment Bureau bears ...
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Review: Hall Pass
It’s been a while since we’ve received a film written and directed by the brothers Farrelly, but it has been even longer since ...
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Review: Drive Angry in 3D
Since Tarantino’s Kill Bill in 2003, the film industry has been kicking up a post-modern revival of the exploitation genre. The problem is ...
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Review: Summer Wars
Few films have pleasantly surprised me the way Mamoru Hosoda’s The Girl Who Leapt Through Time did. A shockingly assured feature from a ...
Review: Paul
[This review was originally published on February 18th 2011. It is being reprinted to coincide with the film’s US release today] Paul‘s case ...
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Review: All Star Superman
The WB has done themselves an incredible disservice by underfunding All-Star Superman. I still claim the final product to be the greatest DC ...