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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
Touchback
It’s a Wonderful Life meets Twilight Zone in this film about a high school quarterback a second chance to score during the big game.
Marc Savlov, Review, Apr. 13, 2012
Spring Screening
New on DVD: 'Chinatown'
Marc Savlov, Apr. 12, 2012
Spring Screening
New on DVD: 'No Man of Her Own'
Marjorie Baumgarten, Apr. 12, 2012
Spring Screening
New on DVD: 'Three Outlaw Samurai'
Marc Savlov, Apr. 12, 2012
Spring Screening
New on DVD: 'Come Blow Your Horn' and 'Assault on a Queen'
Leah Churner, Apr. 12, 2012
The Salt of Life
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.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Apr. 6, 2012
Undefeated
This Oscar-winner for Best Documentary tells a rousing and heartwarming tale of a West Memphis high school football team overcoming the odds.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Apr. 6, 2012
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
His, hers, and ours: Outsider artists use plastic surgery to merge as one on the physical plane.
Marc Savlov, Review, Apr. 6, 2012
American Reunion
Thirteen years after American Pie jump-started sexual innuendo for a new generation, this sequel is the best one in the series.
Marc Savlov, Review, Apr. 6, 2012
Boy
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.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Apr. 6, 2012
The Hunter
Willem Dafoe plays a Canadian tracker hunting presumed-extinct prey in Tasmania, but soon he's stalking humans as well.
Marc Savlov, Review, Apr. 6, 2012
Mirror Mirror
Holding on to the Snow White fairy tale's most tiresome aspects, this iteration has some visual sass but is devoid of wit.
Kimberley Jones, Review, Apr. 6, 2012
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt are delightfully matched in this offbeat romantic comedy from the director of Chocolat.
Kimberley Jones, Review, Mar. 30, 2012
The Raid: Redemption
This Indonesian film truly has a nonstop glut of martial-arts action, so don't worry about the minimalist story and characters.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Mar. 30, 2012
Wrath of the Titans
The Greek gods of antiquity must be angry: this sequel is merely loud and uninspired.
Marc Savlov, Review, Mar. 30, 2012
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
The renowned Tokyo sushi master Jiro Ono is profiled in this artful documentary.
Marc Savlov, Review, Mar. 23, 2012
Sound of Noise
Unique to a fault, this Swedish film is a daft police procedural and an absurdist comedy about musical terrorists.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Mar. 23, 2012
W.E.
Madonna helms this movie about the scandalous marriage of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.
Kimberley Jones, Review, Mar. 23, 2012
The Hunger Games
The wait is over. Katniss Everdeen finally graces our screens.
Marc Savlov, Review, Mar. 23, 2012
Being Flynn
Robert De Niro and Paul Dano play the troubled Flynn father and son.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Mar. 23, 2012
In Darkness
Agnieszka Holland, the director of Europa Europa, creates a blood-quickening Holocaust drama about Poles who were hidden in the sewers.
Marc Savlov, Review, Mar. 16, 2012
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
The Duplass brothers return with this finely observed slice of life starring Jason Segel, Ed Helms, and Susan Sarandon.
Kimberley Jones, Review, Mar. 16, 2012
21 Jump Street
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum go back to high school in this new take on the old TV series.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Mar. 16, 2012
Casa de mi Padre
Will Ferrell commits 100% to this goofy, all-Spanish-language soap opera-cum-horse opera.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Mar. 16, 2012
South by Southwest Film Festival 2012
There are a few days left, filmgoers; don't start slacking now.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Review, Mar. 16, 2012
The FP
This potential cult-movie masterpiece is likely the most original dance film you'll see this year.
Marc Savlov, Review, Mar. 16, 2012
A Thousand Words
Eddie Murphy plays a truth-challenged literary agent who learns his lesson when a bizarre set of circumstances allow him to utter only 1,000 words before dying.
Kimberley Jones, Review, Mar. 16, 2012
Girl Walk // All Day
Anne Harris, Mar. 15, 2012
The Babymakers
Robert Faires, Mar. 15, 2012
Searching for Sugar Man
Kimberley Jones, Mar. 15, 2012
The Last Fall
Joe O'Connell, Mar. 15, 2012
Beauty Is Embarrassing
Anne Harris, Mar. 15, 2012
Her Master's Voice
Robert Faires, Mar. 15, 2012
Leave Me Like You Found Me
Ashley Moreno, Mar. 15, 2012
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SXSW Film + Interactive
Mar. 14, 2012
'Eden'
Monica Riese, Mar. 14, 2012
'Sun Don't Shine'
Marc Savlov, Mar. 14, 2012
'John Dies at the End'
Joe O'Connell, Mar. 14, 2012
'Decoding Deepak'
Anne S. Lewis, Mar. 14, 2012
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