Still Bothered

"...Dear Editor, I have been bothered by Michael King's October 2017 article, ANNUAL HALLOWEEN MASK:..."

March 24, 2018 Postmarks

Vance Was Never Bothered by More Than Two Centuries of Only White, Male Presidential Candidates

Jan. 14, 2008 Postmarks

Chopper

Story of legendary Australian renegade and dreamer.

"...dull as his filmed counterpart, it's a wonder anyone's bothered to take note. This isn't to say the film..."

June 15, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Aeronauts

Ballooning adventure never drops its baffling meet-cute ballast

"...of why Tom Harper (who also co-wrote the story) bothered keeping Glaisher's name. All the alterations are meant to..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hell Fest

Murder at the amusement park, but this time it's horror themed

"...to those overpriced haunted houses, but you can’t be bothered to leave your couch. Because that is the film’s..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Justice League

Another ho-hum entry to the DC Extended Universe

"...(including Chris Terrio, who shares screenwriting credit with Whedon) bothered nearly enough with making their characters interesting, or have..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Host

Andrew Niccol writes and directs this romantic, science-fiction thriller that's based on a novel by Stephenie Meyer.

"...is some fertile arithmetic, but The Host can’t be bothered with the intellectual or kinky ramifications of its setup...."

April 5, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tyler Perry's Good Deeds

Tyler Perry also stars in his latest film, playing a wealthy businessman whose orderly life comes undone as the result of a good deed.

"...mother (Rashad), Wesley’s life appears perfect. Yet he is bothered by the thought that the life he is living..."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Winnie the Pooh

Disney returns to Hundred Acre Wood with this animated effort.

"...Eeyore for expecting the worst. I needn’t have been bothered. Thirty-five years after Pooh last headlined an animated theatrical..."

July 22, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Henry Poole Is Here

Director Mark Pellington has turned soft with this corny, redemptive, and/or inspirational tale that stars Luke Wilson.

"...his days in quiet self-loathing, hoping not to be bothered. Unfortunately for him, he’s got the world heavyweight champion..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Promotion

Forgettably bland, this comic film features Seann William Scott and John C. Reilly vying for the same job promotion.

"...neutered American male psyche – if it had just bothered to decide which movie it wanted to be. Instead,..."

June 13, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Semi-Pro

If basketball must be mocked, it deserves to be mocked well, and unfortunately, Will Ferrell's Semi-Pro isn’t up to the challenge.

"...fan of competitive ice dancing or NASCAR, I wasn’t bothered when Ferrell brought his inane brand of fraternity-house mockery..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Last Kiss

You could say Paul Haggis' The Last Kiss is something of a Garden State redux, but Zach Braff's character here is less fanciful, less melodramatic, and far more prone to doing the thoughtless things men tend to do.

"...Wilkinson. If 40 is the new 30, no one bothered to tell screenwriter Paul Haggis (Crash, Million Dollar Baby),..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Simpatico

"...sordid plot and the degree to which their consciences bothered them afterward. A lesser quibble -- though one that'll..."

March 4, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

A Good Man in Africa

"...to Morgan's sexual advances, suddenly getting all hot and bothered for him; cool, cynical Rigg' matron going all twitchy..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Faraway, So Close

"...plod through at one point, but thankfully he never bothered to show up). It's a mess, but it's Wenders'..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cyberpunk

"...five minutes or so, puzzling over why you even bothered to log off the Net to come see this..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

So I Married an Axe Murderer

Remember when Mike Myers was funny? This film features one of his best performances as a poet who reluctantly marries, then fears that his bride (a meat butcher) is a bluebeard.

"...this one club (Beware the movie that can't be bothered to give its main character a real occupation.) to..."

July 30, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

"...of the Warhol phenomenon, especially for people who've never bothered to peel back the labels on their Campbell's soup..."

Aug. 2, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

La Buche

"...to a funeral as well. They can't all be bothered, but looking at Milla's face as she is blithely..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Different for Girls

"...alternates between tentative courtship and rude rejection. He seems bothered by the idea that Kim might be gay; he..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: The Wrong Message

Why your conscience is nagging you

"...– Bothered, Not Bothered..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

Sea Cruise

Sailing into the sunset on Delbert McClinton's Blues Crusie.

"...older, and you could tell he didn't wanna be bothered," Temple continues. "They say we are close to monkeys,..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Men

Alex Garland's mix of gender and myth is saved by its villain

"...fixated on bouncing ideas around that he couldn't be bothered to make any of them stick. He introduces two..."

May 20, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Profile

Undercover screenlife political thriller isn't fooling anyone

"...her research would be insulting if one could be bothered to take it seriously. Journalism – and women –..."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Shithouse

Awkward college romance gets a timely, heartfelt revamp with this astonishing debut

"...Spiky and emotionally isolated, she's a borderline recluse, only bothered about her grades and her pet turtle...."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

An Easy Girl

French coming-of-age drama doesn't get what it means to be young

"...What if, instead of just respecting easy girls, we bothered to learn something from them?..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

Parasite

Bong Joon-ho heats up South Korea's cold class war

"...and surly; and his wife, Chung-sook (Jang), can't be bothered to keep their split-level basement apartment clean. Opportunities, it..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Gemini Man

It's Will Smith vs. a younger Will Smith

"...into a quiet life in a coastal town, not bothered in the least that his agency has sent Danny..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Donnybrook

Backwoods crime drama with a social conscience is gruelingly bleak

"...Whalen (Dale) staggers in, as the cop who's less bothered by the law than his own upended moral barometer...."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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