— by ROB COX — Although he covers new ground in “Capitalism: A Love Story,” director Michael Moore falls short of the resonance of his best work. There are notable signs here that Moore may be running out of fresh ideas. Anyone familiar with his previous films will detect a f[...]
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Under Review: ‘Zombieland’
— by FRANK MORITZ — Zombies, what are they? They are the living dead that want to eat the brains of humans. But what are they in the sense to movie history? They are probably the most famous sub-genre of horror (other than vampires), and a big cult genre. Zombies can be fun or[...]
Under Review: ‘Bright Star’
— by RACHEL COYNE — I’m a sucker for period dramas. I’ll find something charming in the stuffiest and most boring movies if you dress them up in an empire-waist gown and beplumed bonnet. That being said, while there are some truly lovely elements to “Bright Star,” there w[...]
Under Review: ‘A Serious Man’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Have you ever had a bad day? Forgotten your house keys or had your wallet stolen? Well, Larry Gopnik can relate, but on a much bigger scale. His whole life is crumbling apart. Replace the house keys with marital problems and the stolen wallet with a lawyer[...]
Under Review: ‘Whip It’
— by ALEXA MILAN — After having a successful acting career for almost her entire life, Drew Barrymore takes a stab at directing with “Whip It.” Though her direction is nothing groundbreaking, Barrymore does have talent behind the camera and tells a compelling coming of age[...]
Under Review: ‘The Damned United’
— by TOM ELCE — Charting the disastrous 44-day tenure of elite soccer manager Brian Clough at Leeds United Football Club, “The Damned United” exists as a distinctly cinematic experience, occasionally divorced from what inside sources claim was the reality of the events[...]
Under Review: ‘Surrogates’
— by ROB COX — Based on a graphic novel of the same name and directed by Jonathan Mostow, “Surrogates” achieves mixed results from a terrific premise. Headlined by Bruce Willis, the film boasts solid performances with a story that offers mad scientists, military conspiracies [...]
Under Review: ‘Pandorum’
— by ALEXA MILAN — The latest Paul W.S. Anderson produced thriller certainly isn’t without its flaws, but in a time when horror duds like “Sorority Row” and “Jennifer’s Body” are gracing the screen, “Pandorum” is a breath of fresh air. In[...]
Exclusive Test Screening Review of ‘Dylan Dog: Dead of Night’
— by VANNA LAND — Last night, I was able to attend the very first test screening of “Dead of Night,” starring Brandon Routh (of “Superman Returns”) as Dylan Dog and directed by Kevin Munroe (of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). The screening was “invite only” and[...]
Under Review: ‘The Informant!’
— by ROB COX — “The Informant!” stars Matt Damon in the real-life story of Mark Whitacre, a high-level executive at ADM who, at his wife’s insistence, turned whistleblower in the early 1990s. Damon’s quirky, nuanced performance paints Whitacre as a random-minded, bipolar [...]
Under Review: ‘Jennifer’s Body’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Since I loved “Juno” so much, I had high expectations for “Jennifer’s Body,” the sophomore film from Oscar-winning writer Diablo Cody. Perhaps I set the bar too high though, because what I expected to be a sharp horror comedy was nothing[...]
Under Review: ‘Love Happens’
— by ROB COX — It’s hard not to like Jennifer Aniston. Her presence, along with Aaron Eckhart’s — who is likeable in his own right — help lift “Love Happens” into the realm of interesting diversion. Granted, it’s not a diversion I’d recommend seeing in[...]
Under Review: ‘District 9’
— by ROB COX — “District 9” is an intriguing work of science fiction that, while cleverly imagined and well acted, has become more of a critical darling than it deserves. To be sure, first-time director Neill Blomkamp (who also co-wrote the screenplay) has crafted a decent[...]
Under Review: ‘Coraline’
— by JON MARTINCIC — Henry Selick’s “Coraline” is a very twisted story. From animation to voice acting, there aren’t many aspects that really allow the viewer to feel comfortable. It’s everything we could ever expect from the director of “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”[...]