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May 18, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
Le Chef
How many French chefs are too many for one kitchen?
"...barriers here, but sometimes leaving the theatre with a smile on your face is haut satisfaction enough...."
July 18, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Parker
Action star Jason Statham plays the latest screen version of Donald E. Westlake's master thief Parker.
"...stuff, but would it kill him to crack a smile? Or did he have a “no teeth” clause written..."
Feb. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Man With the Iron Fists
Wu-Tang Clan firebrand RZA branches out into directing a martial arts film.
"...crimson cheese and you, like I, will have a super-happy-fun-big-smile-crazy-face-monkey-time. As every Shaolin warrior worth his chi knows, that’s..."
Nov. 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Lincoln Lawyer
Matthew McConaughey is the titular lawyer who lands a high-profile case after a career spent defending dirtbags.
"...out anything we haven't seen before – that killer smile, the long drawl, his singular mix of recklessness and..."
March 25, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Knight and Day
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz co-star in this overly cute action film about a rogue CIA agent and the woman along for the ride.
"...he expects his wink to be met by our smile. Frankly, I don't like to be bullied, and bullying..."
June 25, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Exploding Girl
Zoe Kazan stars in this perfectly paced movie about a 20-year-old home from college for the week.
"...young man who broadcasts from his first quickly swallowed smile that he would like very much to be more..."
May 14, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Beeswax
This Austin-shot indie from Andrew Bujalski is a remarkably naturalistic slice of life.
"...in it that will crack an unexpected and genuine smile across your face, not because it's "funny ha-ha" (to..."
Oct. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Cove
This marvelously made agitprop documentary exposes the dark secrets that underpin the world’s dolphin mania.
"...Directed by: Louie Psihoyos. “The dolphin’s smile is nature’s greatest deception,” notes one of the speakers..."
Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Moscow, Belgium
Barbara Sarafian’s jaundiced but stoic portrait of exasperated middled-age womanhood is the big revelation of this Belgian import.
"...Sarafian begrudgingly gives in to even the urge to smile, much less cry or scream. It’s a remarkable performance..."
April 10, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
Duplicity
Julia Roberts and Clive Owen star in this new thriller about schemers and double-dealers.
"...makes a bid here for something brighter, in the wink-and-a-smile tradition of Ocean’s Eleven or Out of Sight. Gilroy’s..."
March 20, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Academy Award-Nominated Live-Action Shorts 2009
Good things come in small packages.
"...cheap painting of a swine with a Mona Lisa smile, which is amusing in and of itself, and on..."
Feb. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Valkyrie
Tom Cruise seems somewhat out of place as a German officer in this thriller about the attempt on Adolf Hitler's life in July 1944.
"...honest suspense in waiting for him to crack a smile (he doesn't, or at least not the famous Cruise..."
Dec. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Happy-Go-Lucky
British director Mike Leigh's latest is an uncharacteristic story about an indomitably joyful woman – a lovely state of being, perhaps, but not necessarily of dramatic interest.
"...grocery store) who parades about London wearing a perpetual smile, quirky outfits – complete with cowboy boots and multicolored..."
Oct. 31, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
The Express
The story of Ernie Davis, the first African-American Heisman Trophy winner, is full of heart-pumping stadium heroics and quiet acts of dignity.
"...has made a living out of flashing a 100-kilowatt smile, but even he couldn’t resist the plum role of..."
Oct. 10, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
Appaloosa
Ed Harris takes a turn behind the camera again in this Western in which he co-stars with Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, and Jeremy Irons.
"...piano-playing widow, Allie French (Zellweger, wearing a permanent aw-shucks smile), who plays Virgil's heart like a seasoned pro. She's..."
Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Vanaja
Unlike the Bollywood films most mainstream audiences expect from India, Vanaja operates on a far more realistic level, with the added bonus of a melodramatic story that's a real heartbreaker.
"...it in the sweep of a hyperviolet sari, the smile of delight on a child's face, perfect white teeth..."
Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Introducing the Dwights
Introducing the Dwights is a difficult film to watch. Ostensibly a comedy, it’s really just a collection of awkward stage performances set off by scenes of familial dysfunction.
"...Holden. Poor Tim Dwight (Chittenden). He’s got a winning smile but no wit to go with it; he’s polite..."
July 20, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
I'm Reed Fish
The ultimate indie self-indulgence, this film (with a script by Reed Fish) is weighed down in its own coming-of-age angst.
"...are never so simple. Though occasional moments evoke a smile, and there’s maybe one dramatic scene that’s handled deftly,..."
June 8, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
High-concept farce crashes down pretty low: Think Fatal Attraction meets X-Men and you basically have the gist.
"...superhero, and Wilson's endearing befuddlement and adorable "aw, shucks" smile can temporarily distract from the absence of a good..."
July 28, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton
Just My Luck
Lindsay Lohan takes on a grown-up role, but we can't tell the difference.
"...My Luck does not measure up. There is a smile or two to be had in simply watching Lohan..."
May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton
Happy Endings
Movie about master manipulators and the people who love them is rife with surprises.
"...with not a smirk, but a wink and a smile. It’s an uphill battle, to be sure – the..."
July 29, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D
Robert Rodriguez adds a dimension with this kids fantasy movie, but only in the most literal sense – 3-D.
"...a title that can’t be spoken aloud without a smile – is a kids fantasy adventure movie that is..."
June 10, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Ring Two
Narrative listlessness and a lack of scares makes this mother-and-son reunion a shabby affair.
"...surely there’s still more to it than a creepy smile and the overdramatic use of the word "mommy." You..."
March 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Honey
Jennifer Alba's hoodrat find her inner Flashdance.
"...but the real performance here is from Alba’s billion-watt smile, the kind of cheery, chirpy laser beam that young..."
Dec. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Beyond Borders
Donate your dollars directly to starving children instead of this Jolie adventure.
"...but Jolie, with her sculpted cheekbones and blindingly white smile, is simply too gorgeous to be wandering around cradling..."
Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
"...the Eternal City plays second fiddle to Duff’s dimpled smile. Lizzie McGuire is a cinematic fast-food meal for tween..."
May 9, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman
Old School
A trio of depressed thirtysomethings decide to start their own fraternity.
"...most of the worst. God bless his little idiot-savant smile and vanity-free bared buttocks. They elevate Old School to..."
Feb. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Darkness Falls
"...on high. Still, something about Darkness Falls made me smile. Maybe it was the obvious cribs from John Carpenter's..."
Jan. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
About a Boy
"...it wants to do: It wants to make you smile, and grin, and then laugh with recognition, and it..."
