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December 2012

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 08, 2012

Review: Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ Timely Portrait of Politics in its Unsavory Glory

The man who saved the Union still speaks to us today.

November 01, 2012

Review: ‘Wreck-It Ralph’

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

October 2012

October 04, 2012

Review: Beware! Don’t be ‘Taken’ Too

If there was justice in the world, this is the movie that would cause riots.

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?

September 18, 2012

The Sacred Science of Well Being

How far will you go to find healing?

September 07, 2012

‘The Words’ Stutters

There was a kernel of something good here, but is it worth the flaws?

August 2012

August 09, 2012

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

Politics, down, dirty, and over the top.

August 08, 2012

Review: Pro-Marriage ‘Hope Springs’ Highlights Grown-up Romance

Can even married Boomers find true love?

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.

July 2012

July 27, 2012

Review: ‘The Watch’ Squanders its Promise

The battle for Earth begins at Costco.

July 17, 2012

‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Review: Who Will Save us from the Coming Storm?

So you say you want a Revolution?

July 03, 2012

Review: ‘The Amazing Spider-man’ has Everything Except the Most Important Thing

Summer blockbuster? Yes. But will we revisit once the flip flops are put away?

June 2012

June 25, 2012

AP US History Report: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Greatest President (4th Period, Mrs. Kolwalski)

He was great because he did great things and had greatness within him. Also because...

June 21, 2012

Review: Surprising ‘Brave’ Tells Sweet Tale of Family Love

It's not a typical princess movie. And that's a good thing.

June 21, 2012

Review of ‘Seeking a Friend for the End of the World:’ It’s the End and We Feel Fine

What do we want out of life? What if the future was taken of the...

June 14, 2012

Review: ‘Rock of Ages’ Thumps in More Ways than One

Like the Muppets, only sweatier.

June 07, 2012

Review: ‘Prometheus’ a lot of Gorgeous Emptiness

It's a big universe, full of Big Questions.

June 07, 2012

Review: Madagascar 3 is Silly, Silly Frothy Fun

If they don't care about the difference between a cheetah and a puma, then neither...

June 01, 2012

Review: Quirky, Charming Young Love in ‘Moonrise Kingdom’

Wes Anderson's carefully crafted details create a hilarious and warm universe in which these characters...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

Review: Charlize Theron elevates stunning ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’

Medieval grittines + beautiful fantasy = A winner!

May 25, 2012

Review: ‘Men in Black III’ proves the Prince is Still Fresh

We've had a Will Smith sized hole in our hearts.

May 18, 2012

Review: Watching ‘What to Expect when You’re Expecting’ More Painful than Childbirth

You will need an epidural just to get through the flick.

May 11, 2012

Review: ‘The Dictator’ Bravely Offends One and All

For all its left-leaning and R-rated content, the final product echoes George W Bush: Freedom...