Leah Rozen

Review: Why 'Green Lantern' Is One Men-in-Tights Too Many

June 16, 2011 By Leah Rozen 1 year ago

The latest in a long string of superhero movies is ho-hum dopey fun with no magic

  

'Super 8': Youthful Wonder, Not So Scary Monsters

June 9, 2011 By Leah Rozen 1 year ago

J.J. Abrams' latest holds your attention much of the time while you’re watching, but it leaves little impression once you walk out of the theater

  

Too Many X-Men Nearly Spoil the Soup

June 2, 2011 By Leah Rozen 1 year ago

Review: There may be strength in numbers, but that’s not necessarily true when it comes to superheroes

  

Review: 'Hangover Part II' -- New City, Same Old Funny Story

May 25, 2011 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That must have been the mantra when making this near identical twin to the original 2009 blockbuster comedy

  

'Pirates 4' Suffers From a Bad Case of Sequelitis

May 19, 2011 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

As it is with lot of follow-ups, the decision to make this movie was made based on economic imperative, rather than artistic impulses. And it shows

  

'Bridesmaids': When Ladies Retch, They Do It Gracefully

May 12, 2011 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

Judd Apatow's new comedy puts a funny, female spin on the gross-out comedy

  

Review: Mel, Don't Leave It to 'The Beaver' to Revive That Career

May 5, 2011 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

It’s a bummer of a movie -- dark and at cross-purposes with both itself and any image do-over you might be seeking

  

'Fast Five': Grindingly Mechanical, But With Car Porn, Who Cares?

April 28, 2011 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

The fifth in the series moves from just pedal-to-the-metal into “Ocean’s Eleven” territory

  

'Water for Elephants': Edward Cullen Goes to the Circus

April 21, 2011 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

Pattinson's no Leo DiCaprio, and after a nice start with its period detail, the movie's well goes dry

  

'The Conspirator': Lincoln Assassination Conspirator Meets Guantanamo

April 14, 2011 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

Robert Redford gets strong performances from James McAvoy and Robin Wright, but a plodding, uneven script

  

'Arthur': Russell Brand Can't Match Dudley Moore's Puckish Charm

April 7, 2011 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

Will the comedy remake about a supposedly lovable, perpetually soused millionaire make the rat’s-nest-coiffed Brit comic an even bigger star? Not bloody likely

  

'Source Code': A 'Groundhog Day' With Scientific Mumbo-Jumbo

March 31, 2011 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

A lean, mean engaging thriller -- if you're willing to take for granted the phony science

  

'Potiche': Deneuve's Still a Trophy After All These Years

March 24, 2011 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

The French icon is clearly having a blast playing a woman who turns out to be way smarter than any of the men in her life

  

'Red Riding Hood': A Fairytale Purely for the 'Twilight' Set

March 10, 2011 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

Director Hardwicke seems mostly interested in ravishing shots featuring Red Riding's long red cloak whipping about her in the wind

  

'Cedar Rapids' Is Iowa Corn, But With Pop

February 10, 2011 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

Like Voltaire's Condide or Lucas' Luke Skywalker, Ed Helms embarks on the proverbial "hero's journey" ... with entertaining results

  

'Sanctum': Looks Great, But It Sinks When They Open Their Mouths

February 3, 2011 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

The latest entry in the Nature Can Be Bad for You sweepstakes was exec-produced by James Cameron and shot in 3D, using the same 3D system as “Avatar”

  

'No Strings Attached' Fulfills Your Worst Rom-Com Fears

January 20, 2011 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

Review: Natalie Portman does exhibit a few grace notes, Ashton Kutcher's movie career remains a puzzlement

  

'How Do You Know': Nutty, and Unappetizing, as a Holiday Fruitcake

December 16, 2010 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

Owen Wilson is the only bright moment in this latest disappointment from James L. Brooks

  

Camp vs. Cheese -- Guess Where 'Burlesque' Lands

November 23, 2010 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

Review: Aguilera strives painfully for sincerity but, other than that giant battleship of a voice, is cutesy bland at best, annoyingly arch at worst

  

'Tall Dark Stranger': Mid-Level Woody, and More Pessimistic Than Ever

September 21, 2010 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

The greatest plus to Allen's prodigious output is that he gets to re-examine various obsessions and themes, coming back to them again and again over the decades

  

'Switch' Review: Jennifer Aniston Blah in Silly Fluff

August 19, 2010 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

The real switch to “Switch” is a bait-and-switch

  

Review: Well, at Least Sly Knows He's Too Old for 'Rocky'

August 12, 2010 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

What’s an action star who really only can be an action star to do? Surround himself with slightly younger action stars!

  

Review: 'Other Guys' Makes the Arrest, Barely Wins in Court

August 5, 2010 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

Will Ferrell is funny cop; Mark Wahlberg is mostly yelling cop

  

'Schmucks': So Crude There's Even a Dick Joke in the Title

July 29, 2010 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

Carell and Rudd star in the latest in a long line of dumb French comedies made even dumber for American audiences

  

Review: Oh, Those 'Despicable' Little Orphans

July 8, 2010 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

No parents? No problem -- not when you're a kid in an animated film

  

'Kids': A Wrinkled Bening, a Wrinkled Marriage

July 1, 2010 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

Years and years of paying a mortgage, remaining faithful, raising kids, the real meat of a marriage ... who wants to see that? I do!

  
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