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For the last two months, the trailer for ‘Joyful Noise’ has been playing before what seems like every screening I’ve been to. I’ve been dreading the prospect of actually watching ‘Joyful Noise’ ...
For the last two months, the trailer for ‘Joyful Noise’ has been playing before what seems like every screening I’ve been to. I’ve been dreading the prospect of actually watching ‘Joyful Noise’ ...
Have you ever seen a movie with a simple plot that becomes unnecessarily complicated just to add drama? That’s what you’re getting with ‘Contraband’. There’s one task that our central characters could...
I enjoy a good horror movie. In fact, I even enjoy a bad horror movie from time to time if it lies in the “so bad it’s good” category. But there’s literally nothing worse than a terribly bad horror movie – ...
If a film can offer bold new insight into a foreign culture, I’m on board. Some movies can instantly reel me in, capturing me with their intriguing and educational points of view. ‘A Separation’ is not only one o...
When I think of the movies made in the last ten years that deal with the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and their effect on American lives, two immediately stand out for their bold, direct portrayal of the situation: R...
I have an unapologetic love for Cameron Crowe’s body of work. With that in mind, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that my review for ‘We Bought a Zoo’ is going to be positive. However, before you jump to con...
If you go into Steven Spielberg’s ‘War Horse’ expecting anything more than a World War I drama from the perspective of a horse, you’ll probably be sorely disappointed. However, if you go into ‘War Hor...
November and December are the busiest months out of the year for reviewers who take part in film critics’ associations. We not only have to screen all the current releases, we also have to cram in every notable film we misse...
When I learned early on that Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ was being animated via motion capture, I immediately began dreading the experience, mainly due to memories of Bob Zemec...
With the previous two ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks’ movies, I was fortunate enough to miss those screenings. Sadly, as much I tried finding a way to avoid ‘Chipwrecked’, I just couldn’t get out of it. Her...
Setting aside Roman Polanski’s personal affairs, the guy is a stellar filmmaker. If it weren’t so, he wouldn’t have a career anymore. But here he is still making acclaimed films with A-list actors as if nothing e...
Please note: While ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ technically opens today, it can only be seen on IMAX, XD and other larger-than-usual premium screens until the film expands on December 21st. Even with the infl...