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This underrated Coppola flop is my favorite film from the Summer of 1982
Screens Blog, May. 18, 2012 1:30 PM
Sacha Baron Cohen opts for scripted comedy this time and lands many good jokes and new offenses, but the target is soft and unmissable.
Film Review, May. 18, 2012
Diane Keaton leads a wonderful cast in this so-so story about a lost dog and its unmoored people.
Film Review, May. 18, 2012
Reviewing our reviews of the 8 Tim Burton/Johnny Depp collaborations
Screens Blog, May. 11, 2012 4:55 PM
A troupe of top-tier British thesps raises this crowd-pleasing pap into something enjoyable,
Film Review, May. 11, 2012
Sometimes it might be best to let sleeping vampires lie.
Film Review, May. 11, 2012
In a Montreal classroom, adolescent students and their Algerian substitute teacher help one another cope with grief. The film was an Oscar nominee.
Film Review, May. 4, 2012
This festival favorite marks an impressive film debut for its director and star, but its sum total is less satisfying than its parts.
Film Review, May. 4, 2012
Linklater's latest delivers his biggest opening weekend
Screens Blog, Apr. 29, 2012 10:20 PM
Whether it's Pirates or Wallace and Gromit or Chicken Run, Aardman's stop-motion animation delivers the goods.
Film Review, Apr. 27, 2012
This romantic comedy is based on comedian Steve Harvey's book, "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man."
Film Review, Apr. 27, 2012
Greta Gerwig stars in Whit Stillman's new film that's full of awkward artifice and – dance.
Film Review, Apr. 27, 2012
Richard Linklater and Matthew McConaughey on their true-crime comedy, 'Bernie'
Screens Feature, Apr. 26, 2012
Homegrown Jamaican films are scarce commodities
Screens Blog, Apr. 23, 2012 5:00 PM
Stir it Up: Finally, there's an authoritative film biography of Bob Marley.
Film Review, Apr. 20, 2012
"Bully," the 2001 film by Larry Clark, has been overshadowed
Screens Blog, Apr. 16, 2012 12:40 PM
Cabin in the Woods is the most intoxicating morsel to hit the horror circuit since Scream or, at least, Paranormal Activity.
Film Review, Apr. 13, 2012
The usual strife between fathers and sons charts an uncommon course through academia in this laceratingly comic and award-winning Israeli film.
Film Review, Apr. 13, 2012
This latest film from Belgium's Dardenne brothers is a towering achievement, perhaps all the more so because of its deceptive simplicity.
Film Review, Apr. 13, 2012
This faith-based film soft-pedals the Christianity while playing to the anti-abortion faithful.
Film Review, Apr. 13, 2012
Based on the bestseller by Donald Miller, this is the story of a Texas-raised Southern Baptist who finds maturity on the liberal campus of Reed College in Portland, Ore.
Film Review, Apr. 13, 2012
New on DVD: 'No Man of Her Own'
Screens Feature, Apr. 12, 2012
Set on the eastern New Zealand coast in 1984, Boy is a wisp of a story, but originally told by the director of Eagle vs Shark.
Film Review, Apr. 6, 2012
This Italian import by the director of Mid-August Lunch addresses the concerns of aging men who realize they are no longer attractive to young women.
Film Review, Apr. 6, 2012
This Oscar-winner for Best Documentary tells a rousing and heartwarming tale of a West Memphis high school football team overcoming the odds.
Film Review, Apr. 6, 2012
"Incendiary: The Willingham Case" doc wins journalism award
Screens Blog, Apr. 2, 2012 2:15 PM
This Indonesian film truly has a nonstop glut of martial-arts action, so don't worry about the minimalist story and characters.
Film Review, Mar. 30, 2012
Robert De Niro and Paul Dano play the troubled Flynn father and son.
Film Review, Mar. 23, 2012
Unique to a fault, this Swedish film is a daft police procedural and an absurdist comedy about musical terrorists.
Film Review, Mar. 23, 2012
SXSW Film Audience Awards announced, Saturday's TBA screenings set
Screens Blog, Mar. 17, 2012 11:56 AM
There are a few days left, filmgoers; don't start slacking now.
Film Review, Mar. 16, 2012
Will Ferrell commits 100% to this goofy, all-Spanish-language soap opera-cum-horse opera.
Film Review, Mar. 16, 2012
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum go back to high school in this new take on the old TV series.
Film Review, Mar. 16, 2012
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The 'Safety Not Guaranteed' cast talks up time travel
Screens Blog, Mar. 12, 2012 9:56 AM