reviews

'To Rome With Love' Review: Woody Allen at His Most Mezzo-Mezzo

June 21, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 47 weeks ago

Woody Allen's Italy-based comedy doesn’t reach the heights of “Midnight in Paris,” but then it doesn’t plummet to “Scoop” levels, either

  

'Brave' Review: More Than Just Another Arrow-Slinging Heroine

June 19, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 47 weeks ago

And unlike previous Pixar projects, this one has a great third act

  

'Your Sister's Sister' Review: Isolated Cabin Plus Tequila Equals Family Meltdown

June 14, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 48 weeks ago

Mark Duplass, Emily Blunt and Rosemarie DeWitt cycle through love and hate in Lynn Shelton’s sharply funny follow-up to “Humpday”

  

'That's My Boy' Review: Not Adam Sandler's Worst, But Still Terrible

June 13, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 48 weeks ago

Andy Samberg is too smart and talented for the sexist, racist, misogynist yuk-yuks of this sewage treatment plant disguised as a comedy

  

'Rock of Ages' Review: Somebody Please Unplug This Jukebox Musical

June 12, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 48 weeks ago

By the time Debbie Gibson and Sebastian Bach are standing shoulder to shoulder belting out Starship’s “We Built This City” without a smidge of irony, one begins to wonder it “Rock of Ages” even gets its own joke

  

'Bel Ami' Review: Robert Pattinson's Bloodless Erotic Adventures

June 7, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 49 weeks ago

Naughtiness was never so dull as in this all-star, bodice-ripping adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s novel

  

'Madagascar 3' Review: Third Time Really is the Charm for These Animated Animals

June 6, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 49 weeks ago

The franchise about New York zoo creatures set loose abroad finally finds its comedic groove under the big top in "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most-Wanted"

  

'Prometheus' Review: Serviceable Sci-Fi Flick Doesn't Live Up to 'Alien' Legacy

June 4, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 49 weeks ago

Ridley Scott’s return to the franchise delivers the scares and the monsters but still pales next to the saga’s legendary first two chapters

  

'Piranha 3DD' Review: More Silicone, Less Bite

June 1, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 50 weeks ago

Sequel to the brilliantly trashy horror remake tries to live up to its predecessor, but the results are fishy

  

'Battlefield America' Review: Dance Movie Has 2 Left Feet

June 1, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 50 weeks ago

There might be some interesting dancing going on in this battle of pint-sized crews, but it’s impossible to see it through all the editing

  

'Snow White and the Huntsman': What Critics Think of Kristen Stewart's Fantasy Adventure

June 1, 2012 By Brent Lang 50 weeks ago

Reviewers complain that Charlize Theron's evil queen is over the top and the film is a muddle, but praise the visual style

  

'Snow White and the Huntsman' Review: Charlize Theron Chews All Scenery Except the Mirror

May 31, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 50 weeks ago

Charlize Theron camps it up opposite an underplaying Kristen Stewart in a pretty but empty fairy-tale adaptation

  

'Chernobyl Diaries' Review: Creepy, Spooky and Altogether Nuke-y

May 25, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 51 weeks ago

Horror flick from “Paranormal Activity” creator Oren Peli doesn’t redefine the genre, but it delivers some solid scares from behind the former Iron Curtain

  

'Men in Black 3': What the Critics Think of Will Smith's Sci-Fi Sequel

May 25, 2012 By Brent Lang 51 weeks ago

Roger Ebert, Peter Travers and A.O. Scott are among the top critics sounding off on "Men in Black 3"

  

'Moonrise Kingdom' Review: Wes Anderson's Sad-Tweens Tale Engaging, Deadpan-Funny

May 23, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 51 weeks ago

While it won’t win over detractors who think that Wes Anderson’s work is precious and fussy, "Moonrise Kingdom" does see the filmmaker firmly rooted in his comfort zone

  

'Men in Black 3' Review: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones Drag Down a Cool Party

May 22, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 51 weeks ago

If the marquee names are going to phone it in this flagrantly, why not reboot the franchise with Josh Brolin and “SNL” star Jay Pharoah?

  

'Battleship': What the Critics Think of Taylor Kitsch's Naval Adventure

May 18, 2012 By Brent Lang 52 weeks ago

America's critics fall over each other trying to sink Peter Berg's "Battleship"

  

'What to Expect' Review: All the Appeal of Pickles and Ice Cream

May 17, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 1 year ago

There’s an OK drama buried within the hacky sitcom clichés of this idiotic, all-star comedy that’s as funny as post-partum depression

  

'Battleship' Review: Sheer Adrenaline Keeps Dopey Action Epic Afloat

May 17, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 1 year ago

Peter Berg’s big-budget board game adaptation is as ridiculous as you expect, but it’s never dull

  

Adam Lambert CD Review: 'Trespassing' Shows Us the True, Naked Adam

May 15, 2012 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Lambert vows to show fans his naked self, but ditching rock to overemphasize electronic dance production leaves his musical personality undetermined 

  

Lisa Marie Presley CD Review: The Best Thing Any Presley Has Done Since 'Suspicious Minds'

May 15, 2012 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

The King's daughter, trespassing into T Bone Burnett territory, finds her voice on "Storm & Grace"

  

Willie Nelson CD Review: His Son Also Rises in Duets-Heavy 'Heroes'

May 15, 2012 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Snoop Dogg, Sheryl Crow and Merle Haggard all show up on Willie's mostly satisfying new album, but it's really a torch-passing exercise 

  

'The Dictator' Review: Laughs Keep Sacha Baron Cohen's Shaky Regime Afloat

May 15, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 1 year ago

Sasha Baron Cohen’s latest is a scattershot mess, but the film delivers enough solid gags to keep audiences from revolting

  

'Glee' CD Review: Po(m)p and Circumstance-Themed 'Graduation'

May 14, 2012 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

The song selection on "Glee's" set of valedictory songs isn't bad, though you're better off using the track list as a guide to download original versions for your own graduation party

  

'Where Do We Go Now?' Review: Political Tale Can't Figure Out If It's a Satire

May 11, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 1 year ago

Nadine Labaki’s inventive satire of Middle East politics that won Toronto's audience awards makes bold comic statements but collapses when tragedy erupts

  

'Dark Shadows': What the Critics Think of Johnny Depp's Latest

May 11, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The reviews are in for Tim Burton's adaptation of the campy soap opera "Dark Shadows," and the response is chilly