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March 2013

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 07, 2013

Ode to the Brain Baffler (Mattel, 1979)

Modern kids explore the Brain Baffler (Mattel, 1979) and are thoroughly baffled, as promised.

January 2013

January 11, 2013

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

To sum up: "Meh."

December 2012

December 18, 2012

10 Most Tear Inducing Lyric Quotes from Les Miserables (With photos from the Film)

Trying to name the ten best moments in Les Miserables is like trying to find...

November 2012

November 16, 2012

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

A conversation with Director Joe Wright about Anna Karenina.

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....

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.

July 2012

July 31, 2012

‘Deadline’ tells a Sad and Often Neglected American Tale

With stars like Will Smith reigning the box office and directors like Tyler Perry cranking...

July 31, 2012

‘Deadline:’ The Real Story of the Murder of Wallace Youmans

The real American story of murder and justice.

July 18, 2012

The Economics of ‘The Dark Knight Rises:’ Are Rush Limbaugh and Obama Right about Bane?

Is Bane an attack on Romney? Here's why not.

July 17, 2012

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

So you say you want a Revolution?

July 16, 2012

5 Reasons ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Will Win the Oscar, Even Though I Haven’t Seen it Yet

My last chance to spout uninformed speculation about TDKR, so I go big.

July 16, 2012

Comic-Con Saturday: Christians in Comics? Who Knew? Plus, Nerd Prom

Sci-fi writers get their moment in the sun (which they probably don't see a lot),...

June 2012

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

Interview: Benh Zeitlin on ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild,’ Falling in Love with Louisiana, and Prehistoric Monsters

A conversation with the director about freedom, independence, and how a child sees the world.

June 07, 2012

Slideshow: The Top Ten Roles of Peter O’Toole

June 05, 2012

Guess what? All your ancestors are white: Aronofsky Casts All Europeans for ‘Noah’

Hold the phone. The father of all humanity - and his entire family - looks...

May 2012

May 22, 2012

10 Real Life Baby Stories Funnier than Anything in ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’

Mothers and fathers demand a rewrite!

April 2012

April 24, 2012

New ‘Brave’ Trailer and Clip: Red-Haired Toughie

Yeah. Yeah. You're tough like the boys. We get it. Hope the movie is more...

April 20, 2012

Avengers Star: Superhero films offer shared, modern mythology

Actors writing well-thought dissections of their own movies? Where will it end?

April 18, 2012

Matilda Star on Why she Left Acting: Theater is More Fun than Film

Here is something no real celebrity will ever tell you: film acting is not very...

April 18, 2012

Aronofsky to Take on George Washington

"Unforgiven" meets Founding Fathers.

April 10, 2012

Ashley Judd Strikes Back at Media Speculation about her Puffy Face

Who makes the fantastic leap from being sick, or gaining some weight over the winter,...

April 06, 2012

Passion Movies: Melancholia and Tree of Life for Easter

Is the Lord in his tomb? Or is he risen? Two gorgeous movies act as...

March 2012

March 30, 2012

Review: Winning Humor Pleases in Gentle ‘Mirror Mirror’

A movie that will delight little girls with enough wry humor to keep parents interested.

March 22, 2012

Plunge Inside the World of The Hunger Games

From Jenmania to nail polish, we've got you covered.

March 22, 2012

It’s Official: Russell Crowe to be Noah

Ahoy!

March 16, 2012

Update: George Clooney Arrested at Sudanese Embassy

They were protesting the violence committed by the government of Sudan on its own innocent...