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FILM REVIEW: 'THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT'
Judd Apatow Brings Us An Uproariously Funny Battle-Of-The-Sexes Romantic Comedy
'The Five-Year Engagement' works as comedy. 'The Five-Year Engagement' works as romance. What are you waiting for? Go.
FILM REVIEW: 'THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY'
Amy Poehler and Will Arnett Voice Imaginative Miyazaki Animated Film
Richly animated and extraordinarily simple, 'The Secret World of Arrietty' takes a childlike spin on the recent surge of nostalgia.
FILM REVIEW: 'SHAME'
Carey Mulligan Excels in this Highly Stylized and Sexualized Adult Drama
'Shame' engages in sexual fantasy at the same time that it debases its eroticism, making it seem like pathetically wasted energy and a drying of the soul.
FILM REVIEW: 'THE ARTIST'
A Unique, Refreshing Snowflake of a Movie
Argentine co-star Berenice Bejo steals the show with a sunshine-smile verve that refuses to acknowledge the limits of silence.
FILM REVIEW: 'THE MUPPETS'
Jason Segel and His Famous Felt Friends Are Sure to Please
Birds love them. Bees love them. Even monkeys stuck in trees love them.
FILM REVIEW: 'TEXAS KILLING FIELDS'
Reminds Us That It's Been a Long Time Since They Made a Good Cop Movie Like This
'Texas Killing Fields' ultimately raises this interesting movie theoretical: at what moment does yesterday’s cliché become tomorrow’s classicism?
FILM REVIEW: 'THE AWFUL TRUTH'
Perhaps the Best Romantic Comedy Coming Out of the 1930s, With Cary Grant & Irene Dunne
It’s hard to imagine this couple living out their lives entirely content or faithful. But you know they’ll spend a lifetime chasing each other around the kitchen table.
FILM REVIEW: 'LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD'
A Classic French Movie Which Uses Symbolism to Communicate Its Meaning
'Marienbad' prefers this psychological reality over a linear and material reality - a baroque collage formed from imperfect fragments of memory, knowledge, speculation...
FILM REVIEW: 'CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER'
A Nostalgic, Fun Summer Ride That Yearns for Yesteryear & Roots for the Little Guy
'Captain America' is born out of this innocent time, when a science experiment to create a perfect supersoldier would seem like a great idea.
FILM REVIEW: 'THE TREE OF LIFE'
Introducing Us, with Renewed Eyes, to a World of Beauty & Suffering
Every first time seems like a miracle or a sin. Every small event has cosmic importance. Every act seems like a weighty revelation of the soul.
FILM REVIEW: 'INCENDIES'
An Oscar-Nominated, Gripping War Drama About Muslim-Christian Strife
The doomed passengers are first treated to a hail of bullets and then set on fire. Only a cross on a necklace saves the woman from being burned alive.
FILM REVIEW: 'JUMPING THE BROOM'
Reverend TD Jakes' Latest Endeavor Handles Wedding Comedy with Class
I’ve seen enough wedding comedies in my life to know when one isn’t working. This one does.
FILM REVIEW: 'FAST FIVE'
'Fast & Furious' Sequel Makes Men Drool Testosterone
You think about that first wheelie on your bike. You think about peeling out your first car. And damn it, for a brief moment, you allow the words “best movie ever” to tic
FILM REVIEW: 'LIMITLESS'
Neil Burger Tries Something Different Bordering on Innovative
It leaves us with both the exhilaration of a man beating the machine and the uncomfortable suspicion that all success is creepily artificial. Winning!
FILM COLUMN: KEVIN'S TOP 10 MOVIES OF THE YEAR
From 'Social Network' to 'Inception,' Find Out Where Kevin Bowen Ranks 2010's Best Films
When I call 'Inception' a “popcorn Tarkovsky,” I say it with admiration on both ends of the phrase. We’re living in the Christopher Nolan Moment.
FILM REVIEW: 'TRUE GRIT'
The Coen Brothers Make a Movement Away from Cynicism Toward Heartfelt Sentimentality
After a string of great, yet cynical films, how do a pair of snowy Minnesotans turn around and craft a story this overtly sentimental: Did they give up Nihilism for Lent?
FILM REVIEW: 'THE FIGHTER'
Christian Bale Opens His Eyes and the Eyes of Others in 'The Fighter'
While 'The Fighter' centers on the struggles of boxer Mickey Ward, played with an odd mix of masculinity and sensitivity by Mark Wahlberg, it’s dominated by the method pe
FILM REVIEW: 'TANGLED'
The Story of a Certain Hairy Girl Who Rides to the Top of a Very Phallic Tower
If children don’t get the story straight, how will we prepare young boys for overbearing mother-in-laws? They need all the time they can get.
FILM REVIEW: 'INSIDE JOB'
If This Little Documentary Doesn’t Get You Fired Up About Macro-Economics, Nothing Will
Neither Republican nor Democrat is spared. Those who should be blowing the whistle fail to do so. Those that do are ignored.
FILM REVIEW: 'UNSTOPPABLE'
This Isn’t Really a Movie About a Runaway Train; It’s a Movie About a Runaway Society
I love the fact that it’s red meat for the Great Tony Scott debate–is he a cinematic genius or a cinematic vandal?