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Creepy DVD Releases Just in Time for Halloween Creepy DVD Releases Just in Time for Halloween
Oh, the HorrorJust in time for Halloween: Turn your pad into a haunted house with these small-screen scaresApart from the stray slasher flick,... More>>
By BRIAN MILLER
Published: October 29, 2009
'Cirque du Freak' Tries to Get In On the Vamp Trend, Fails 'Cirque du Freak' Tries to Get In On the Vamp Trend, Fails
One Vampire Movie That Really SucksCirque du Freak tries to get in on the trend. Fails Like the ominous fingernail moon early on in Cirque du... More>>
By AARON HILLIS
Published: October 22, 2009
Max and the Gang's All Here, But Spike Jonze Can't Get the Spirit of the 'Wild Things' Onscreen Max and the Gang's All Here, But Spike Jonze Can't Get the Spirit of the 'Wild Things' Onscreen
Let the Mild Rumpus Start!Max and the gang’s all here, but Spike Jonze can’t quite get the spirit of the Wild Things onscreenDirected... More>>
By J. HOBERMAN
Published: October 15, 2009
'An Education' and Its Star, Carey Mulligan, Get Good Marks 'An Education' and Its Star, Carey Mulligan, Get Good Marks
Higher LearningAn Education and its star, Carey Mulligan, get good marksAn Education’s title is a double entendre in the film version of... More>>
By SCOTT FOUNDAS
Published: October 08, 2009
Ricky Gervais Can Only Get So Far, Or So Funny, With 'The Invention of Lying' Ricky Gervais Can Only Get So Far, Or So Funny, With 'The Invention of Lying'
Half-TruthRicky Gervais can only get so far, or so funny, with The Invention of LyingThe Invention of Lying’s plot hook sounds like a... More>>
By NICK PINKERTON
Published: October 01, 2009
John Krasinski Makes a Mess of David Foster Wallace's 'Brief Interviews With Hideous Men' John Krasinski Makes a Mess of David Foster Wallace's 'Brief Interviews With Hideous Men'
Consider the WriterTrying for tribute, John Krasinski makes a mess of David Foster Wallace’s Brief Interviews With Hideous Men... More>>
By CHUCK WILSON
Published: September 24, 2009
'The Informant!' Gets Cute With Massive Corporate Scandal and Blows the Story 'The Informant!' Gets Cute With Massive Corporate Scandal and Blows the Story
No Exclamation Point NecessaryThe Informant! gets cute with massive corporate scandal and blows the storyAs evidenced by The Informant!... More>>
By ROBERT WILONSKY
Published: September 17, 2009
In '9,' Shane Acker Creates an Animated Postapocalyptic Hellscape In '9,' Shane Acker Creates an Animated Postapocalyptic Hellscape
Thingamabob Vs. MachineShane Acker creates an animated post-apocalyptic hellscape. WALL-E would never get out aliveEarly in Shane Acker’s... More>>
By SCOTT FOUNDAS
Published: September 10, 2009
With 'Extract,' Mike Judge Goes Back to Work With 'Extract,' Mike Judge Goes Back to Work
Labor PainsWith Extract, Mike Judge goes back to workMike Judge began writing the screenplay for Extract not long after Office Space opened and... More>>
By ROBERT WILONSKY
Published: September 03, 2009
Ang Lee Ruins Woodstock Ang Lee Ruins Woodstock
Ruining WoodstockWho knew that three free days of peace and music would oppress us for 40 years? (Plus: this movie)The expression goes, “If... More>>
By MELISSA ANDERSON
Published: August 27, 2009
'Inglourious Basterds': Quentin's Final Solution! 'Inglourious Basterds': Quentin's Final Solution!
Quentin’s Final Solution!In a triumph of his will, Tarantino makes Holocaust revisionism ridiculously funEnergetic, inventive, swaggering... More>>
By J. HOBERMAN
Published: August 20, 2009
Alien-Invasion-As-Apartheid Metaphor Works In 'District 9' Alien-Invasion-As-Apartheid Metaphor Works In 'District 9'
Divide and ConquerAlien invasion as apartheid metaphor? It works in District 9At the start of South African director Neill Blomkamp’s fast... More>>
By SCOTT FOUNDAS
Published: August 13, 2009
In Praise of the Julia Half of 'Julie & Julia' In Praise of the Julia Half of 'Julie & Julia'
Top ChefIn praise of the Julia half of Julie & JuliaIt was the best of movies. It was the worst of movies. Which is to say: There’s half of... More>>
By ROBERT WILONSKY
Published: August 06, 2009
'Funny People' Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler, Together at Last 'Funny People' Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler, Together at Last
It’s a Wacky LifeJudd Apatow and Adam Sandler, together at lastAfter devoting his first two films as director, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and... More>>
By SCOTT FOUNDAS
Published: July 30, 2009
'The Ugly Truth' Is Just Another Factory-Authorized Romantic Comedy, Soon to Be Forgotten 'The Ugly Truth' Is Just Another Factory-Authorized Romantic Comedy, Soon to Be Forgotten
Just Another Romantic ComedyThe real ugly truth? Katherine Heigl needs a new roleIn the lushly produced but dispiriting new comedy The Ugly... More>>
By CHUCK WILSON
Published: July 23, 2009
'Harry Potter' Continues to Work His Black Magic 'Harry Potter' Continues to Work His Black Magic
Prince of DarknessThat old black Potter magic continues to beguileDon’t let the PG rating fool you: The dark arts are back with a vengeance... More>>
By SCOTT FOUNDAS
Published: July 16, 2009
'(500) Days of Summer' Is Like a Love Story in a Blender, But in a Good Way
Love HurtsAnd that pain will last (500) Days, but in a good wayOn the surface, (500) Days of Summer really is no different then, oh, let’s... More>>
By ROBERT WILONSKY
Published: July 16, 2009
Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Brüno' Is Vulgar Vaudeville of the Highest Order Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Brüno' Is Vulgar Vaudeville of the Highest Order
Totally Gay for YouSacha Baron Cohen’s in queerface. But what’s Brüno’s real target?“Heterosexuals can’t... More>>
By J. HOBERMAN
Published: July 09, 2009
The Life and Crimes of John Dillinger In the Fast and Furious 'Public Enemies' The Life and Crimes of John Dillinger In the Fast and Furious 'Public Enemies'
Mann on the RunThe life and crimes of John Dillinger in the fast and furious Public Enemies“They’re all about where people come from.... More>>
By SCOTT FOUNDAS
Published: July 02, 2009
'My Sister's Keeper' Is Honest About Illness, False About Everything Else 'My Sister's Keeper' Is Honest About Illness, False About Everything Else
Dying In VainMy Sister’s Keeper is honest about illness, false about everything elseEleven-year-old Anna Fitzgerald’s parents... More>>
By NICK PINKERTON
Published: June 25, 2009
Once More Down the Aisle With 'The Proposal' Once More Down the Aisle With 'The Proposal'
Victim of CircumstanceOnce more down the aisle, this time with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, in The Proposal Fifteen minutes after seeing The... More>>
By ROBERT WILONSKY
Published: June 18, 2009
In This Subway Series, the 1974 'The Taking of Pelham One Two Three' Wins In This Subway Series, the 1974 'The Taking of Pelham One Two Three' Wins
Blood on the TracksIn this subway series, the original Pelham winsWant to know how a city works? Start by watching 1974’s The Taking of... More>>
By JIM RIDLEY
Published: June 11, 2009
[Summer Guide] Harry Potter and 39 Other Movies We Can't Wait to See This Season
Summer of SalvationHarry Potter is back. Plus, 39 other movies we can’t wait to see this season“The cinema is not a slice of life,... More>>
By CHUCK WILSON
Published: June 04, 2009
Peter Pans Head for Vegas, Baby, in 'The Hangover' Peter Pans Head for Vegas, Baby, in 'The Hangover'
Vegas, BabiesPeter Pans head for the Strip in Todd Phillips’ The HangoverWhat Fletch was to plaid-checked water-cooler wits in the... More>>
By JIM RIDLEY
Published: June 04, 2009
[Special Screenings] 'Casablanca,' 'Bedtime Stories,' 'Memento,' More
Movie of the Week: CasablancaBefore getting to Michael Curtiz’s classic war drama from 1942, I’d like to drop and do 20 for the Art... More>>
Compiled By MATT COKER
Published: June 04, 2009
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