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The Grey – Review [7.6/10]
Review by The Detroit News ‘The Grey” is a sheep in wolf’s clothing. At first, this survival film seems to have artsy aspirations. Man against nature and all that. But then it gets so spectacularly dumb and predictable and long-winded that you lose all respect and interest. Liam Neeson stars as Ottway, working at a…
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – Review [4.7/10]
Review by Kansascity.com A bright, socially awkward boy tries to make sense of 9/11 and find some closure with the father he lost on what he calls “the worst day” in “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.” The film, based on a Jonathan Safran Foer novel, is a sometimes tearful remembrance of that day and the…
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Movie Review [6.3/10]
Review by The Orange County Register For much of the cinema’s history, the movies have had the good sense to keep Sherlock Holmes’ nemesis Professor Moriarty off camera, an unseen menace made all the more menacing by his absence. Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” puts the infamous Professor M. face to face…
The Iron Lady Movie Review [5.3/10]
Review by charlotteobserver.com From the moment her name and the subject of her next film were announced, you knew Meryl Streep’s performance as/impersonation of Margaret Thatcher had Oscar written all over it. And true to form, the Academy might as well emboss her name on the statuette now. It’s an uncanny turn by the screen’s…
Midnight in Paris Movie Review [4.1/5]
Every few years Woody Allen makes a great movie, and people talk about how Woody’s back. Well, since he does this regularly, he’s never really away.
Super 8 Movie Review [4/5]
At first, this is a blissful charmer—a fable soaked in gently ironic nostalgia. In 1979, in a small Ohio town, a bunch of middle-school kids are making a terrific homemade zombie movie.
Brink Game Review [Rating:8.2/10]
In the run-up to the release of Splash Damage’s team-based shooter Brink, there has been an odd reluctance to state plainly what, at heart, the game is about. Perhaps it’s because Brink’s heritage lies in the mod scene, where its fundamental ideas were beaten into shape by amateurs.
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean Game Review [Rating:8/10]
Disney continues to milk the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. A fourth movie is about to hit theaters and along with it a brand new video game. But unlike game movie tie-ins this one is based on a tried and true formula. The LEGO series of video games have been wildly successful.
Go For It! Movie Review [Rating:4/10]
Go for It! is an all-too-familiar tale of a young woman attempting to raise herself above her humble station through, what else, dance. Carmen Marron’s low-budget effort earns points for effectively conveying the grittiness of its lead character’s inner city surroundings.
The First Grader Movie Review [Rating:6/10]
TimesEarly on in “The First Grader,” an ancient man, as hard and lean as his walking stick, strides miles across the coarse Kenyan bush. When he gets to his destination — a rural primary school — the gate is already locked leaving him to stand alone on one side, with everything he wants on the other.
Everything Must Go Movie Review [Rating:7.7/10]
Perhaps that’s because this wisp of an indie, written and directed by first-time filmmaker Dan Rush from a short story by Raymond Carver, stars Will Ferrell, a comedian who specializes in seeming at once wistful and indestructible.
Skateland Movie Review [Rating:4.7/10]
Anthony Burns’ mashup of “American Graffiti,” “The Last Picture Show” and “Roller Boogie” is less than compelling as drama — but boy is this an impressive collection of wildly ugly hairstyles, moustaches, clothing and “earth tone” furniture from 1983.
Hesher Movie Review [Rating:5.4/10]
It’s easy for an actor to fall in love with a character. But it’s one of the worst things a writer can do. In “Hesher,” for example, it’s clear that Joseph Gordon-Levitt loves embodying this protagonist.
Bridesmaids Movie Review [Rating:9/10]
There are few roles in an adult woman’s life as rife with comedic potential as that of bridesmaid. Take any 30-year-old woman, force her to wear silk organza, drink from an open bar and cater to another chick’s most perverse wedding fantasies and laughs are guaranteed to follow.
