review

'Lockout': Prison Thriller Looks Cool But Plot's a Waste of Space

April 12, 2012 By Leah Rozen 6 weeks ago

Guy Pearce powers "Lockout," a prison-hostage thriller directed by Luc Besson. Setting it in space doesn't make the plot feel any less familiar

  

'Wrath of the Titans' Review: Release the Crappy Sequel!

March 29, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 8 weeks ago

Sure, “Wrath of the Titans” may improve on the awful converted-3D original -- but it's far less compelling than almost anything you can pop into your X-Box these days

  

Netflix's 'Lilyhammer' and Hulu's 'Battleground' Rely Too Heavily on Tried and True

February 14, 2012 By Brent Lang 14 weeks ago

Review: The two web services are taking on traditional television, but HBO and Showtime have little to fear in "Battleground" and "Lilyhammer"

  

Paul McCartney's 'Kisses' a Valentine's Day Treat

February 7, 2012 By Chris Willman 15 weeks ago

Key collaborator Diana Krall helps keep Paul McCartney's album of pre-rock standards sweet ... and, unlike Rod Stewart's, subtle

  

Roger Ebert's 'Life Itself' Is Warm-Hearted, But What About the Movies?

October 9, 2011 By Brent Lang 33 weeks ago

Book review: The famous critic expertly recounts his boyhood, marriage and illness, but his memoir shines when it sticks to film-going

  

Review: Roman Polanski's 'Carnage'-- Just a Fang-Less 'Virginia Woolf'

September 30, 2011 By Leah Rozen 34 weeks ago

Jodie Foster is the weakest link in the director's adaptation of the Tony-winning play, opening the New York Film Festival

  

'X Factor': Great, If You Like Watching Desperate People Play the Lottery (Review)

September 21, 2011 By Tim Molloy 35 weeks ago

Cruel knockoff of "American Idol" looks for drama in contestants' financial straits

  

Review: Hugh Laurie Delivers Enjoyable -- If Limited -- Debut Album

September 6, 2011 By Chris Willman 37 weeks ago

The "House" actor is hardly a Dr. John or Irma Thomas, as a jazzy-blues singer -- but bringing them on for prominent guest spots ups the good will on an enjoyable vanity project

  

Review: John Sayles Casts His War Net Too Wide in 'Amigo'

August 18, 2011 By Leah Rozen 40 weeks ago

You don’t need a Ph.D in history to see the obvious parallels between the story that Sayles is telling in “Amigo” and more recent American conflicts

  

'Glee: 3D Concert Movie': Songs for Gleeks, Cleavage for Straight Guys

August 11, 2011 By Alonso Duralde 41 weeks ago

Review: The film reminds us that, News Corp. product-pushing aside, the hit show’s up-with-the-underdog message resonates with its fan base

  

The New York Times Pans 'Page One'

June 16, 2011 By Brent Lang 49 weeks ago

Guest critic Michael Kinsley calls the Andrew Rossi documentary about the paper's survival, "a mess"

  

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

May 25, 2011 By Leah Rozen 1 year 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 1 year 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

  

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

April 7, 2011 By Leah Rozen 1 year 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

  

David Schwimmer's 'Trust': A Garden-Variety Family-in-Crisis Film

April 4, 2011 By Jordan Riefe 1 year ago

The former "Friends" star understands acting and actors and knows how to get the most from them. What he doesn’t seem to understand is filmmaking

  

'Rubber': The Film That Could Make Quentin Dupieux the Next Michel Gondry

April 3, 2011 By Jordan Riefe 1 year ago

The homage-filled horror movie about a demon radial is not just an intellectually-compelling comedy, but a purely visual narrative that careens through genre-movie conventions

  

It's the Audience That Gets Sucker Punched in the Dreadful 'Sucker Punch'

March 31, 2011 By Michael Lee 1 year ago

Main characters aren’t like batteries or light bulbs that you can swap out

  

'Sucker Punch': A Movie That Plays Like a Videogame

March 23, 2011 By Jordan Riefe 1 year ago

Zack Snyder's film is a hybrid: call it a "goovie" or a "mame"; judging by the title, I’d go with the latter

  

'Miral': No More Anti-Israeli Than 'Gandhi' Is Anti-British

March 22, 2011 By Jordan Reife 1 year ago

Julian Schnabel's latest film looks at the Arab-Israeli conflict through the eyes of an Arab

  

'Limitless': Tom Cruise, Paul Newman, Clark Gable ... Bradley Cooper?!

March 17, 2011 By Leah Rozen 1 year ago

The longer the movie plays, the worse it gets -- but Cooper has the magnetism to keep you in your seat

  

'Cedar Rapids' Is Iowa Corn, But With Pop

February 10, 2011 By Leah Rozen 1 year ago

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

  

'Thor' Script Leak Brings Down Paramount and Marvel Thunder

January 27, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

A cameo by Hawkeye? A Hulk reference? Comic blog seems to have stumbled onto an authentic "Thor" script -- and the producer and distributor are not happy about it

  

Sundance Review: ‘Margin Call’ Has Great Cast But Too Much Insider Trading

January 21, 2011 By Jeff Sneider 1 year ago

Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons and Stanley Tucci strong in fast-paced Wall Street drama detailing 2008 crash

  

Review - 'Tron: Legacy' Don't Believe The Hype

December 5, 2010 By Dominic Patten 1 year ago

You'll be amazed by high tech 3D sequel, coming out Dec. 17, but not for very long and not very deeply, man

  

Review: Oh, Those 'Despicable' Little Orphans

July 8, 2010 By Leah Rozen 1 year ago

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

  

How About 'Sex and the City: The Pre-K Years'?

May 26, 2010 By Leah Rozen 2 years ago

COMMENTARY: At least the Bond series changes 007s every few years, which semi-revitalizes the franchise

  
Most Popular
Columns