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Film Review: The Runaways
A quicksilver, impressionistic account of the swift rise and long, steep fall of rock's first all-girl band. More »
Film Review: Our Family Wedding
The culture clash is muy muted in this alternately sweet and dumb comedy. More »
Film Review: Green Zone
Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon translate their shock-and-awe Bourne stylistics to a stiff, uneven Iraq War actioner that's more anti-invasion wish fulfillment than ideas-driven drama. More »
Film Review: She's Out of My League
Remarkably good performances by the supporting cast give this beauty-and-the-beast romantic comedy some laughs and warmth, but finding chemistry between the leads proves out of its league. More »
Film Review: Alice in Wonderland
Tim Burton's muddled take on the classic Lewis Carroll tale has moments of lucidity but mostly seems as confused as its titular heroine. More »
Film Review: Brooklyn's Finest
Three cops fight crime and their own failings in a Brooklyn project. Overheated drama boasts better-than-average star power. More »
Film Review: The Crazies
This slick remake of George Romero’s 1973 horror film, in which a bioweapon is accidentally unleashed on a small American town, is scary and as timely as it was during the Vietnam era that spawned the original. More »
Film Review: Cop Out
Kevin Smith aims and misses for mainstream success with this laugh-challenged cop comedy. More »
Film Review: The Ghost Writer
A thriller unfolding in an isolated bunker on a deserted island (well, a posh beach house on Martha’s Vineyard) might seem a perfect vehicle for Roman Polanski, but it’s too geopolitical for a director of his predilections. More »
Film Review: Shutter Island
Frantic psychological thriller is beautifully crafted but suffers from a surfeit of plot ingredients. Still, genre fans should help make this another commercial hit for veteran auteur Martin Scorsese. More »
Film Review: Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
While this Greek-mythology-themed adventure might appeal to younger viewers, Percy Jackson ultimately doesn't have the goods to become the next Harry Potter. More »
Film Review: The Wolfman
After a troubled production, the remake of the horror classic finally arrives in theatres decidedly worse for the wear. More »
Film Review: Valentine's Day
A collection of intertwined romances with the fleeting “aww” factor of a candy sweetheart. More »
Film Review: Frozen
Chiller about three friends stuck on ski resort chairlift has gory thrills but suffers from thin characterization. More »
Film Review: From Paris with Love
Rookie spy joins with veteran killer to stop a terrorist plot in Paris. A slumming John Travolta is the biggest draw in an otherwise lackluster thriller. More »
Film Review: Dear John
A lame romance coupled with more handicaps and hardships than any film can survive without the charge of audience manipulation. More »
Film Review: District 13: Ultimatum
Kung fu rebels battle corrupt cops in a futuristic Parisian slum. Satisfying sequel to District B13 from the Luc Besson workshop. More »
Film Review: When in Rome
Run-of-the-mill diversion gets a boost from its deep supporting cast and quick pace. More »
Film Review: Edge of Darkness
You’ve seen it, but it’s still entertaining…a well-made genre-blender by professionals who know how to coax tears, deliver thrills. More »
Film Review: Legion
A rogue angel attempts to protect mankind from God's wrath in this silly but entertaining piece of hokum. More »
Film Review: Extraordinary Measures
Fact-based drama about a father’s fight to find a cure for his children’s debilitating disease is intelligent and involving. More »
Film Review: Tooth Fairy
Dwayne Johnson's energetic performance enlivens an otherwise by-the-numbers family comedy. More »
Film Review: The Book of Eli
Before it loses its way in the home stretch, the Hughes Brothers' take on the post-apocalyptic genre makes for gripping entertainment. More »
Film Review: The Spy Next Door
Jackie Chan plays a retired spy who has to win over his girlfriend's hostile children. Undemanding action farce aimed squarely at the PG crowd. More »
Film Review: Youth in Revolt
Michael Cera adopts a mischievous alter ego in an attempt to reunite with his dream girl in a familiarly peculiar story. More »
Film Review: Leap Year
With less capable leads, this scenic but rocky rom-com might have felt like 366 days. More »
Film Review: Daybreakers
Vampires come out of their coffins and humans hide like rats in the topsy-turvy future of this bloody cautionary tale about greed, exploitation and the power of a righteous resistance. More »
Film Review: It's Complicated
Some farcical baubles sparkle, but this have-it-all women's fantasy otherwise plods along with uneven acting, padded direction and inch-deep characters. Thank goodness for John Krasinski. More »
Film Review: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Ross Bagdasarian's enduring characters are a bit tougher to endure in this charmless sequel. More »
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