Review: For pure entertainment, 'This Is It'
Looking for two hours of entertainment? "This Is It."
Oct 30, 2009 | 11:00 am | Loading…
Review: 'Amelia' explores the class and courage of Earhart
What a pleasant but sorrowful journey.
Oct 27, 2009 | 11:05 am | Loading…
Review: 'Astro Boy' makes heroic transition from Cold War manga to 21st century animation
Here's a movie with an origin that's almost more interesting than that of its "Astro Boy" hero.
Oct 27, 2009 | 10:45 am | Loading…
Review: 'Vampire's Assistant' has no soul
There's a lot going on in "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant." But not much of it is very interesting.
Oct 27, 2009 | 10:40 am | Loading…
Review: Docu-comedy 'Good Hair' is smart, funny and educational
One of the best movies of the year seems to be lost in the Halloween-time shuffle.
Oct 27, 2009 | 10:40 am | Loading…
Review: Jigsaw creates his own health-care death panel in 'Saw VI'
Well, I guess there's something more frightening than life-threatening, mutilating "games" you're forced to play as you struggle to remain alive.
Oct 27, 2009 | 10:30 am | Loading…
Review: 'Paranormal Activity' will creep you out
Ten years after "The Blair Witch Project" flew onto the screen comes "Paranormal Activity," another movie based on fictitious "found" video.
Oct 19, 2009 | 4:35 pm | Loading…
Review: 'Wild Things' brings childhood into focus
It's less about a kid and more about being a kid.
Oct 19, 2009 | 4:25 pm | Loading…
Review: 'Law Abiding Citizen' takes revenge to ridiculous extremes
Sadistic and silly, "Law Abiding Citizen" takes the revenge movie to ridiculous extremes.
Oct 19, 2009 | 4:20 pm | Loading…
Review: 'Stepfather' remake offers cheesy suspense
Ooh, daddy! If you want some old-fashioned, sometimes-cheesy suspense, look no farther than "The Stepfather."
Oct 19, 2009 | 3:15 pm | Loading…
Review: Don't waste your money on 'Couples Retreat'
Tawdry and tedious, "Couples Retreat" is a retread of the almost equally unfunny "License to Wed."
Oct 12, 2009 | 2:40 pm | Loading…
Review: Van Gogh documentary one of IMAX's best short films
This is the best short film I've seen at the Putnam Museum/IMAX Theatre.
Oct 08, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Review: 'Zombieland' destined for cult classic status
There's just nothing like a good flesh-eating zombie movie to make you feel rejuvenated.
Oct 06, 2009 | 1:15 pm | Loading…
Review: 'Whip It' brings realism to relationships, roller derby
"Whip It" is so many things.
Oct 06, 2009 | 1:15 pm | Loading…
Review: 'Lying' not as inventive as it could have been
For a self-avowed atheist, Ricky Gervais certainly focuses a lot on spirituality in his movies.
Oct 06, 2009 | 1:00 pm | Loading…
Review: Moore's critique of 'Capitalism' puts a face on economic woes
Michael Moore is still angry.
Oct 06, 2009 | 10:55 am | Loading…
Review: 'Surrogates' is succinct, smart science fiction with a social conscience
It's not easy to create thoughtful, exciting science fiction. But here it is in "Surrogates," a movie with a social conscience and action to boot.
Sep 29, 2009 | 11:05 am | Loading…
Review: Despite nice performances, 'Fame' will quickly take its place in rental shelf chorus
Kind of an average remake, "Fame" probably will be just a flash in the pan. The blandly enjoyable film once again shows a group of young people struggling to make it at a performing arts high school in New York City.
Sep 29, 2009 | 11:00 am | Loading…
Review: 'Pandorum' is a thrilling sci-fi mystery
Shades of "Sunshine," here's another futuristic science fiction yarn with hope at its core.
Sep 29, 2009 | 10:50 am | Loading…
Review: No chance that 'Meatballs' will disappoint
When I dismiss many children's movies as being insipid and low-brow, I mean they actually insult their young audiences.
Sep 21, 2009 | 2:45 pm | Loading…
