Tuesday, June 18, 2013
- Film, Reviews, Jun 12, 2013
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Man of Steel takes a page out of Marvel's book(s)
- Film, Reviews, May 8, 2013
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Baz Luhrmann misses the mark in The Great Gatsby
The problem with Luhrmann's Gatsby isn't that he doesn't show enough respect for The Great Gatsby, it's that he doesn't show enough respect for Jay Gatsby.
- Film, Reviews, Apr 10, 2013
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42 buries its potential complexity beneath hagiography
Through the first hour, at least, there's the promise of an unconventionally entertaining approach to Robinson's saga.
- Film, Reviews, Mar 20, 2013
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A better way to die hard: Olympus Has Fallen
A hopelessly outmanned protagonist evens the odds through brute force and good old-fashioned American ingenuity.
- Film, Reviews, Mar 13, 2013
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Joking hazard: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Often, nothing kills a joke faster than analyzing it.
- Film, Reviews, Feb 27, 2013
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Sloppily ever after: Jack the Giant Slayer
It's hard to become fully engrossed in this strange world.
- Film, Reviews, Feb 20, 2013
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Oscar obscurities
Picks on the lesser-hyped categories of film excellence
- Film, Reviews, Feb 13, 2013
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Beautiful bland creatures: Beautiful Creatures
This whole paranormal and/or apocalyptic teen romance sub-genre that appears to have taken over young-adult literature, movies and the world? It needs to die.
- Film, Reviews, Feb 6, 2013
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Soderbergh's swan song: Side Effects
It's a kinda-dumb movie that nevertheless feels smart.
- Film, Reviews, Jan 9, 2013
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Incendiary introspection: Zero Dark Thirty
A lot of generally intelligent people have said a lot of dumb things about Zero Dark Thirty, all likely with the best of intentions.
- Film, Reviews, Jan 2, 2013
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What the frack? Promised Land
The script gives us a protagonist who's not self-evidently in need of redemption, nor does he appear to be a stooge with blinders on.
- Film, Reviews, Dec 26, 2012
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Stage plight: Les Misérables
Live singing on a movie set isn't enough to re-create the majestic Les Mis experience, not when so many of the people involved insist on turning it into ... well, a movie.
- Film, Reviews, Dec 26, 2012
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Traum-Com: Silver Linings Playbook
Silver Linings offers up two wonderfully crafted characters, and makes their journey delightful.
- Film, Reviews, Dec 19, 2012
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Messy midlife: This Is 40
This Is 40 once again shows that Apatow's a genius at coming up with funny stuff for funny people to do, and pretty clueless when it comes to wrangling that stuff into a manageable form.
- Film, Reviews, Dec 12, 2012
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Epic flail: The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings was an epic; with The Hobbit, Peter Jackson is forcing it to become one.
- Film, Reviews, Nov 28, 2012
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Super text: Killing Them Softly
For a while anyway, Dominik has the makings of a uniquely down-and-dirty spin on familiar underworld material.
- Film, Reviews, Nov 21, 2012
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Faith and the fantastic: Life of Pi
Life of Pi sells the notion of embracing that which is beautiful.
- Film, Reviews, Nov 7, 2012
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License renewed: Skyfall
A secret agent with a soul can be just as exciting as an exploding pen.
- Film, Reviews, Oct 31, 2012
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Small world: Wreck-It Ralph
As punchy as the punch lines are, they pull the focus in the wrong direction.
- Film, Reviews, Oct 10, 2012
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Ben hurrah: Argo
It's absurd to those who still associate him with Daredevil and Gigli, but when our backs were turned, Ben Affleck became a Serious Filmmaker.
