Meet the Parents

"...certain sequence setups well before their eventual delivery. The movie's first half seems to get most of the biggest..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

West Beirut

"...Al Amin, Mohamad Chamas and Rami Doueiri. Among the worst-damaged during wartime are a battle zone's children. Cut loose..."

March 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dallas Doll

"...like an in-joke about Bernhard's personal life.) At its best, Dallas Doll is a droll, flaky satire on the..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Judas Project

"...story because if they had to rely on the movie alone they'd be mighty damn confused. Some nasty world..."

March 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Midnight Clear

"...in this case, is about 90 minutes into the movie). Based on an actual occurrence, the film places a..."

June 5, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Joy

Jennifer Lawrence rises above family dysfunction in this comic biopic

"...to brainwash the dull-witted. This is not a subtle movie, a surprising anomaly in director and screenwriter Russell’s otherwise..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Tusk

Kevin Smith and his actors are fully invested in the sheer madness of this story.

"...began as a jokey on-air proposal to make a movie about a man whose newfound living arrangement involves being..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Page Two: Running in Place

Movie-serial style coverage plagues the most thrilling, genuine, and troubling Democratic contest in decades

"...the 1930s through the mid-1950s. On a weekly basis, movie theatres would show a 15- to 20-minute chapter of..."

May 30, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?

Morgan Spurlock of Super Size Me fame chases after the world's most wanted man and comes up empty but fulfilled.

"...Spurlock; he figures – based on a lifetime of action-movie viewing – that when you want something dangerous done..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Martin Lawrence is remarkably subdued in this story about a successful professional who returns home to rural Georgia and discovers that his family still makes him feel like a petulant teenager.

"...comedian/actor Lawrence would be the quiet center of the movie, I probably would have laughed in your face, then..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

Hide the lasagna: The fat, lazy cat – and his doppelgänger – is back.

"...Hewitt, Billy Connolly and Ian Abercrombie. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It..."

June 16, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Perfect Man

Less a feature film than 90 minutes of tweenage feminine wish fulfillment, The Perfect Man is like Teen People come to life.

"...then by all means run right out to this movie, a virtual long-form episode of Lizzie McGuire (minus the..."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle

"...cyberspatial landscape littered with giant ad banners for Pepsi, Best Buy, and other national brands. The Internet, hip hop..."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Simon Sez

"...Rodman. Ain't capitalism great? Armed with only marginal (at best) résumés and the fading notoriety of a cross-dressing NBA..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

"...The Hunchback of Notre Dame may illustrate both the best and worst of what we've come to associate with..."

June 21, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

True Identity

"...surgery he has a new life as a millionaire. Worst luck, the plane doesn't crash and now the mobster's..."

Aug. 30, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Ripple Effect

Like a pilgrim seeking salvation, Ripple Effect is awash in self-important questions, becoming an exercise in pop mysticism which stars Forest Whitaker.

"...in order to convince him to act in this movie? Women? Cars? Women in cars? Enlightenment? Enlightened women in..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Venom

Spider-Man's nemesis gets a spin-off without web-head

"...biggest cinematic question of the year: Which symbiotic action movie starring sorta-Tom Hardy is better? Leigh Whannell’s Upgrade caught..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town

Mackenzie Davis is a great traveling companion for this dull roadtrip

"...Black Mirror’s “San Junipero”) on what is likely the worst day of her life: After waking up next to..."

July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...The worst part about summer is everyone demanding that you go..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Despair Deferred, and an Odd Couple

"...come across during our time watching Shakespeare on film. Best Male. Best Female. Worst Male. Worst Female. Best Mixed-Doubles...."

Aug. 21, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

The Country Bears

"...fact that -- in the inexplicable logic of the movie -- giant, talking bears with the intellect of Jethro..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Burnt by the Sun

"...the Russian countryside under Stalin's rule, this Oscar-winner for best foreign film is a brilliant, Chekhovian meditation on trust,..."

June 23, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Needful Things

"...sheriff Alan Pangborn [Harris], von Sydow replies, in his best Brechtian flip, “Don't blame me... blame the Bossa Nova.”)..."

Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Call of the Wild

Buck the dog makes another trip to the Yukon, this time with CGI assistance

"...literary work that’s unsettling by today’s standards, foregoing the worst of its canine protagonist’s rite of passage on the..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Gangster Squad

Despite uneven filmmaking and questionable facts, an extraordinary cast brings this story about mobster Mickey Cohen's attempted takeover of L.A. and the handful of honest cops who thwarted him.

"...of operations in L.A. According to this film, the worst of these gangsters is Mickey Cohen (Penn). Unofficially, Sgt...."

Jan. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Oranges

The great ensemble cast is the highlight of this movie about a 50-year-old man who falls in love with his best friend's daughter, who is half his age.

"...not even their vast combined talent can raise this movie to the level of their known abilities. The Oranges..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Duplex

Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore play a young couple is driven batty by a geriatric neighbor from hell.

"...there’s nothing dreadfully amiss in this Duplex. At its worst, this upstairs-downstairs farce set in a historical Brooklyn brownstone..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

1985

Stunning AIDS drama looks beyond the disease and into grief

"...York after high school, Adrian (Smith) has done his best to stay away from the Dallas suburb he grew..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Change-Up

In this body-switcheroo movie, Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman star as pals each a little envious of the other's life.

"...Craig Bierko and Sydney Rouviere. As a rule, it's best not to linger too long on the supernatural hoo-ha..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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