THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 ** One of the many delights tied to the 1974 drama The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is that it’s a New […]
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Reviews: Land of the Lost, Hangover, My Life in Ruins
LAND OF THE LOST **1/2 The surprising thing about Land of the Lost isn’t that it contains several hearty laughs; the surprising thing is that it contains any laughs at […]
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Reviews: Up, Drag Me to Hell
Up ***1/2 Yes, it’s deja vu all over again: Another blockbuster movie season, another Pixar gem that emerges as one of the leaders of the cinematic pack. Ranking the animation […]
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Review: Terminator Salvation
TERMINATOR SALVATION *** The primary question begged by Terminator Salvation must be, “Is this film necessary?” Not really. But here comes the follow-up query: “Is it worth the admission price […]
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Summer film preview
Yeah, we know, we know: With X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Star Trek (among others) already in theaters, the summer movie season has already begun in earnest. But geez, it’s not […]
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Angels & Demons
ANGELS & DEMONS ** Angels & Demons, the heavily touted follow-up to the international smash The Da Vinci Code, feels like nothing more than a cross between a Frommer’s travel […]
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New releases: Star Trek, Next Day Air
STAR TREK ***1/2 If it’s true that each generation grows more reluctant to embrace the pop culture of those that came before (and, yes, that seems to be the case), […]
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X-Men Origins, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE **1/2 Claws slash, fists smash and teeth gnash in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but will audiences bash the latest superhero saga primed to kick off another summer movie […]
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New reviews: Soloist, Informers, State of Play
THE SOLOIST ** Director Joe Wright is the British chap behind Pride & Prejudice and Atonement, so maybe placing him in charge of the decidedly American concoction The Soloist was […]
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New releases: 17 Again, Earth
17 AGAIN ** For the better part of a decade, the Disney Channel has been manufacturing squeaky-clean mannequins in the same methodical way that, say, Keebler produces Fudge Shoppe Deluxe […]
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New releases: The Great Buck Howard, The Golden Boys
THE GREAT BUCK HOWARD *** John Malkovich’s greatest performance will probably always remain his turn as, well, John Malkovich in Spike Jonze’s Being John Malkovich, but that’s not to say this […]
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New releases: Fast & Furious, Observe and Report, Sunshine Cleaning
FAST & FURIOUS ** The best part of Fast & Furious is its tagline — “New Model. Original Parts.” — which means that the studio wonk who created it deserves […]