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First Position
This lovely documentary follows six international ballet hopefuls, ages 10 to 17, as they compete for the Youth America Grand Prix.
Kimberley Jones, Review, May. 25, 2012
Men in Black 3
Josh Brolin's spooky good impersonation of the younger Tommy Lee Jones is the only fresh thing happening in this sequel.
Marc Savlov, Review, May. 25, 2012
Tashlinesque: The Hollywood Comedies of Frank Tashlin
A look at the unsung filmmaker, whose collaborators included Jerry Lewis, Jayne Mansfield, and Porky Pig
Leah Churner, May. 24, 2012
The Dictator
Sacha Baron Cohen opts for scripted comedy this time and lands many good jokes and new offenses, but the target is soft and unmissable.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, May. 18, 2012
Battleship
Crass and hugely dumb aliens vs. multiple earthling navies: Must mean the start of summer movies has arrived.
Marc Savlov, Review, May. 18, 2012
Darling Companion
Diane Keaton leads a wonderful cast in this so-so story about a lost dog and its unmoored people.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, May. 18, 2012
Mansome
Will Arnett and Jason Bateman are our guides in this Morgan Spurlock documentary that looks at men's relationship with their body hair in contemporary America.
Marc Savlov, Review, May. 18, 2012
What To Expect When You're Expecting
The gamut of the modern babymaking experience is explored by a small batallion of entertainers.
Kimberley Jones, Review, May. 18, 2012
Girl in Progress
The roles of mother and daughter get mixed up in this old story told in a smart way.
Marc Savlov, Review, May. 11, 2012
Sleepless Night
Purloined cocaine, his kidnapped son, and a den of thieves who wish him ill cause one man to have a very desperate night in this taut French thriller.
Kimberley Jones, Review, May. 11, 2012
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
A troupe of top-tier British thesps raises this crowd-pleasing pap into something enjoyable,
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, May. 11, 2012
Dark Shadows
Sometimes it might be best to let sleeping vampires lie.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, May. 11, 2012
The Raven
John Cusack plays Edgar Allan Poe in this historically imaginative but dull and off-putting detective story set in old Baltimore.
Marc Savlov, Review, May. 4, 2012
Marvel's The Avengers
Excelsior! This Marvel adventure knocks it out of the universe.
Marc Savlov, Review, May. 4, 2012
Monsieur Lazhar
In a Montreal classroom, adolescent students and their Algerian substitute teacher help one another cope with grief. The film was an Oscar nominee.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, May. 4, 2012
My Way
This South Korean epic is a gory and realistic portrait of the horrors of war.
Marc Savlov, Review, May. 4, 2012
Sound of My Voice
This festival favorite marks an impressive film debut for its director and star, but its sum total is less satisfying than its parts.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, May. 4, 2012
My Extraordinary Ordinary Life
Sissy Spacek's memoir is as easy to read as it is a pleasure to digest
Margaret Moser, May. 3, 2012
Every Night the Trees Disappear: Werner Herzog and the Making of 'Heart of Glass'
How to explain the genius of Werner Herzog?
Marc Savlov, May. 3, 2012
Richard Linklater (Contemporary Film Directors Series)
Richard Linklater is a man with time on his mind
Kimberley Jones, May. 3, 2012
Chimpanzee
The Planet Earth filmmakers turn their cameras on an orphaned chimp.
Kimberley Jones, Review, Apr. 27, 2012
Think Like a Man
This romantic comedy is based on comedian Steve Harvey's book, "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man."
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Apr. 27, 2012
Bernie
Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey star in Richard Linklater's latest film – an East Texas true-crime story with a comic touch.
Marc Savlov, Review, Apr. 27, 2012
Damsels in Distress
Greta Gerwig stars in Whit Stillman's new film that's full of awkward artifice and – dance.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Apr. 27, 2012
Delicacy
This French-language dramedy stars Audrey Tatou as a grieving widow who is trying to re-enter the flow of life.
Kimberley Jones, Review, Apr. 27, 2012
The Five-Year Engagement
This romcom starring Emily Blunt and Jason Segel possesses something rare: rational, relatable adults.
Kimberley Jones, Review, Apr. 27, 2012
Goon
Off-color, bloody, and hilarious, Goon is the best hockey comedy since Slap Shot.
Marc Savlov, Review, Apr. 27, 2012
The Pirates!: Band of Misfits
Whether it's Pirates or Wallace and Gromit or Chicken Run, Aardman's stop-motion animation delivers the goods.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Apr. 27, 2012
Safe
The (Jason) Stathamization of action filmmaking continues with the star's latest.
Marc Savlov, Review, Apr. 27, 2012
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
The most expensive film ever produced in Taiwan to date, Warriors of the Rainbow is a sweeping historical epic.
Marc Savlov, Review, Apr. 27, 2012
Lockout
In this Luc Besson-produced thriller, a man must rescue the president's daughter from a prison in outer space that has been taken over by the inmates.
Kimberley Jones, Review, Apr. 20, 2012
Marley
Stir it Up: Finally, there's an authoritative film biography of Bob Marley.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Apr. 20, 2012
Last Days Here
The three-decade descent into full-time drug-taking by Bobby Liebling, the theatrical lead singer of the hard-rock group Pentagram, is revealed in this moving documentary.
Marc Savlov, Review, Apr. 20, 2012
The Lucky One
This latest adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks bestseller is timelessly shopworn.
Marc Savlov, Review, Apr. 20, 2012
Blue Like Jazz
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.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Apr. 13, 2012
The Cabin in the Woods
Cabin in the Woods is the most intoxicating morsel to hit the horror circuit since Scream or, at least, Paranormal Activity.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Apr. 13, 2012
Footnote
The usual strife between fathers and sons charts an uncommon course through academia in this laceratingly comic and award-winning Israeli film.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Apr. 13, 2012
The Kid With a Bike
This latest film from Belgium's Dardenne brothers is a towering achievement, perhaps all the more so because of its deceptive simplicity.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Apr. 13, 2012
October Baby
This faith-based film soft-pedals the Christianity while playing to the anti-abortion faithful.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Apr. 13, 2012
The Three Stooges: The Movie
All three leads are adequate, but the attempt to re-create the madcap aura of the original Stooges’ brotherly sadomasochism is doomed from the get-go.
Marc Savlov, Review, Apr. 13, 2012
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