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June 2013

June 21, 2013

Review: Brad Pitt Battles Undead in ‘World War Z’

Zombies bad. Brad Pitt good.

June 21, 2013

Review: ‘The Bling Ring’ a Teenage Wasteland Dressed in Designer Clothes

On the outside everything looks like a normal, upscale California gated community. Once the sun...

June 20, 2013

Review: ‘Bling Ring’ Sticks It To the Likes of Paris Hilton, Megan Fox, and Lindsay Lohan

Is it a sin to covet the life of someone who exists purely for the...

June 13, 2013

Review: ‘Man of Steel’ a Much-Needed Superman for 2013

Will the new Superman make you believe?

May 2013

May 24, 2013

Review: ‘Epic’ a Lovely Tale with Hidden Messages

A battle between life and decay, with some sacrifice thrown in. Plus, pretty dresses and...

May 24, 2013

Review: ‘Fast and Furious 6’ Delivers More of the Same High-Octane Charm

There's a reason The Rock (aka Dwayne Johnson) has a fan club. Add a few...

May 10, 2013

Review: ‘Great Gatsby’ Still Beats On Against the Current

I'm not sure I understood the book until I saw this movie. Yeah. I said...

May 10, 2013

Did Baz Lurhrmann Ruin Gatsby? (Audio Review with Jen Chaney)

Jen Chaney and Rebecca Cusey discuss whether Leonardo DiCaprio is better than Robert Redford, if...

May 02, 2013

Review: Fun ‘Iron Man 3’ Still Suffers Sequelitis

Tony Stark is all grown up. Darn.

April 2013

April 12, 2013

The Profound Mystery of ‘To The Wonder’

Love, faith, marriage, and quiet reflection in Terrence Malick's latest work.

April 12, 2013

Soft Heroism of the Jackie Robinson Story “42”

A Great American story. Is it a Great American movie?

March 2013

March 21, 2013

Review: ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Just Feels Good

When America is attacked, America fights back. Youbetcha.

March 21, 2013

Review: ‘The Croods’ Tells an Age-Old Story. Again. And Oddly.

The cave-man animated flick has strengths and weaknesses, much like cave men themselves.

March 08, 2013

Review: ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ Blows Away Cynicism

Blowing away cynicism like a mighty tornado of sincerity. And that's a wonderful thing.

February 2013

February 15, 2013

Review: It’s Not You, It’s ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’

"A Good Day to Die Hard" will drive you to self-analysis. And not in a...

January 2013

January 11, 2013

‘Gangster Squad’ a Good Time if You Don’t Mind Reruns

To sum up: "Meh."

January 11, 2013

‘Zero Dark Thirty’ is Very Gripping and Very Demanding

In the hunt to find Osama bin Laden, there are no small clues. A review.

December 2012

December 21, 2012

Review: ‘This is 40’ and It’s Not Pretty

'This is 40' is disjointed, occasionally brilliant, but ultimately depressing.

December 18, 2012

This Season’s Must See Movie: Les Miserables

I don't know if we can be friends if you don't see this movie.

December 07, 2012

Review: Don’t ‘Play for Keeps’

Skip Playing for Keeps. Men like George are not worth your time and neither is...

November 2012

November 30, 2012

Review: ‘Killing Them Softly’ Makes a Lot out of Murder

'Killing them Softly' manages to put humanity in the mob hitman scene.

November 16, 2012

Review: ‘Anna Karenina’ Simply Stunning Exploration of Love in Many Forms

A conversation with Director Joe Wright about Anna Karenina.

November 01, 2012

Review: ‘Wreck-It Ralph’

Should you take the family to Disney's latest movie?

September 2012

September 28, 2012

Review: Time Traveling ‘Looper’ is Well Worth the Trip

A hitman travels from the future future to the past future to kill future criminals....

September 28, 2012

Review: Lackluster ‘Hotel Transylvania’ is Parable for the Crusaders of Tolerance

In which we overthink a kids' movie to challenge the new tolerance-first morality being taught...

September 21, 2012

Review: ‘The Master’ is 137 Minutes of Excellently Executed Boredom

It seems to me one basic criteria of a good movie is that there is...

September 21, 2012

Review: ‘Trouble with the Curve’ Familiar but Comfortable Territory

Baseball as a metaphor for life. Who would have figured?

August 2012

August 09, 2012

Movie Review: Mr. Ferrell goes to Washington in ‘The Campaign’

Politics, down, dirty, and over the top.

August 02, 2012

Review: ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days’ More than Just Laughs

School's out and the living is...humiliating.

August 02, 2012

Review: New ‘Total Recall’ Slick and Fun, but Lacks Arnold’s Charm

Slicker. Thrill-y-er. More action-y.