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- Baz Luhrmann tries way too hard to bring 'The Great Gatsby' to life
- Wednesday, May 8, 2013
- The director identifies much too strongly with Gatsby's penchant for vulgar excess.
- Film review: 'Mud'
- Wednesday, April 24, 2013
- Can we all finally agree that Matthew McConaughey is a pretty good actor?
- Film review: 'Lords of Salem'
- Wednesday, April 17, 2013
- Rob Zombie tones it down a bit—and collapses into self-parody
- Film review: 'The Sapphires'
- Wednesday, April 17, 2013
- Forget the great music—this movie blows
- Film review: 'The Place Beyond the Pines'
- Wednesday, April 10, 2013
- Three storylines, one movie ... and it's pretty good
- Film review: 'Ginger & Rosa'
- Wednesday, April 3, 2013
- Great performances in a so-so film
- Film review: 'The Gatekeepers'
- Wednesday, March 27, 2013
- Some great interviews, but not necessarily a compelling documentary
- 'Stoker' gets by on style and atmosphere
- Wednesday, March 20, 2013
- With gorgeous presentation, you don't realize how fundamentally hollow the film is.
- Tina Fey is so much better than 'Admission'
- Wednesday, March 20, 2013
- It's just another mediocre romantic comedy
- 'West of Memphis' boils a complex case down to the highlights
- Wednesday, March 6, 2013
- The movie focuses on the story of the West Memphis Three.
- Oscar bait: Revisiting our critics' takes on this year's Best Picture nominees
- Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013
- Didn't catch Argo, Les Misérables? Brush up on all the contenders here.
- The new 'Twilight?' 'Beautiful Creatures' tries hard to take up the mantle
- Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013
- Yet another movie for fantasy-obsessed teen girls to indulge in.
- 'Side Effects' easily one of Soderbergh's most disappointing films
- Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013
- Too bad this might be Soderbergh's last movie for a while
- Film review: 'Stand Up Guys'
- Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013
- We love the cast. So why does the movie suck?
- Film review: 'Mama'
- Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013
- Jessica Chastain will be burying this deep at the bottom of her resume.
- 'Rust and Bone' transcends its inspirational-drama setup
- Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013
- The French film focuses on an orca trainer who loses her legs in an accident.
- 'Zero Dark Thirty' effectively depicts the hunt for Osama bin Laden
- Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
- The movie simplifies the decade-long manhunt.
- Best of 2012: Films
- Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012
- Our critics pick their favorites of the year.
- Film review: 'This Is 40' has its moments, but not much more
- Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012
- Judd Apatow has lost sight of what’s worth sharing and what should remain in his notebook of ideas.
- Film review: 'Les Miserables'
- Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012
- From singing to filmmaking, this is a pretty miserable experience
- Film review: 'This Must Be the Place'
- Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
- Sean Penn in a fright wig. We're already intrigued!
- Film review: 'Silver Linings Playbook'
- Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012
- Rom-coms and mental illness--not always a great mix
- Film review: 'Holy Motors'
- Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012
- Welcome to the crazy mind of Leos Carax
- The Weekly list: must-see martial arts films
- Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012
- Mike D'Angelo recommends five of the genre's classics.
- Film review: 'The Master'
- Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012
- Paul Thomas Anderson's latest is a bit too contemplative for its own good
- Film review: 'End of Watch'
- Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012
- The writer of Training Day wimps out.
- Film review: 'Lawless'
- Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
- If you love Tommy guns, Lawless is for you
- Film review: 'Cosmopolis'
- Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012
- Robert Pattinson's street cred just shot way up
- Film review: 'Killer Joe'
- Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012
- Killer Joe is little more than a wallow in the worst of humanity
- Film review: 'Farewell, My Queen'
- Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
- Empty opulence.
- Film review: 'The Queen of Versailles'
- Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012
- A documentary on the ultra-rich becomes a story about the economy at large
- Third Neil Young documentary goes deeper into artist's roots
- Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012
- Jonathan Demme's latest look at Young gets a little desperate.
- DVD review: ‘The Deep Blue Sea’ is an impeccable literary adaptation
- Thursday, July 26, 2012
- Las Vegans can finally see the film, as it didn't make it to local theaters.
- Improv success in 'Your Sister's Sister'
- Wednesday, July 11, 2012
- Booze flows, tongues wag and secret attractions are revealed.
- Film review: 'Safety Not Guaranteed'
- Wednesday, June 20, 2012
- It's based on a joke, but Safety is actually pretty touching
- Film review: 'Brave'
- Wednesday, June 20, 2012
- Think you know what this movie's going to be about? Think again
- 'Moonrise Kingdom' is another treat for Wes Anderson fans
- Wednesday, June 13, 2012
- If you hate Wes Anderson, this movie won’t change your mind, but believers should be enchanted.
- Film review: 'The Intouchables'
- Wednesday, June 6, 2012
- It's France's second-highest grossing movie of all time. The question is, why?
- Tender drama and wild inventiveness at the Cannes Film Festival
- Wednesday, May 30, 2012
- Mike D'Angelo runs down the highlights--and lowlights--from this year's Cannes Film Festival
- Film review: 'Damsels in Distress'
- Wednesday, May 2, 2012
- Writer-director Whit Stillman makes a welcome return.
- Film review: 'Coriolanus'
- Wednesday, April 25, 2012
- Ralph Fiennes takes a modern spin on Shakespeare -- with terrific results
- Film Review: 'The Kid With a Bike'
- Wednesday, April 18, 2012
- "The Kid With a Bike" is another compassionate winner from the Dardenne brothers.
- 'Bully' is important, but entertaining? Not so much
- Wednesday, April 18, 2012
- "Bully" is solid education but terrible filmmaking.
- Review: 'The Hunger Games' finally hits theaters
- Wednesday, March 21, 2012
- And it could have been so much better. Sigh.
- Film review: 'Being Flynn'
- Wednesday, March 14, 2012
- This one more or less lives up to its marquee-friendly adapted title.
- Film Review: 'Silent House'
- Wednesday, March 7, 2012
- Despite a great central performance, 'Silent House' is let down by an all-too-familiar cliche
- Film review: Five stars for 'A Separation'!
- Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012
- The Oscars' Best Foreign Language Film deserves that accolade and more.
- Film review: 'Wanderlust'
- Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
- 'Wanderlust' is fitfully amusing -- but it is amusing nonetheless
- Film review: 'Pina'
- Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012
- Wim Wenders' 3D documentary works well as a primer on legendary dance choreographer Pina Bausch.
- Freud/Jung biopic 'A Dangerous Method' feels too tame
- Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012
- 'The real danger here is that the audience might be talked to death.'
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