The Square

A satchel full of ill-gotten cash looms over the characters like the iconic root of all evil in this fantastic Australian suspenser.

"...worth the wait. Rarely do American filmgoers these days get such a blazingly feel-bad slice of neo-noir played out..."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Traitor

This Don Cheadle movie is a rare Hollywood creature: an action picture with ambiguity, a blockbuster with more questions than answers, a shoot-’em-up thriller with a sense of moral and geopolitical ambivalence.

"...a few hours of mindless, uncomplicated, air-conditioned escapism to get you through a hot late-summer’s evening, I’d recommend you..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Space Chimps

This animated, sci-fi romantic comedy starring anthropomorphized chimpanzees is a lot funnier than you might expect.

"...Century Fox's Space Chimps is endearingly ridiculous and frequently smart, and, occasionally, pretty dumb. In short, it's a lot..."

July 25, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Flushed Away

Flushed Away has a wicked, smart, and subtle sense of humor, and unlike so many kids movies these days, its characters are living, breathing parts of a small ecosystem.

"...Beckinsale: Curse me for an Anglophile, but I can’t get enough of our neighbors across the pond. If you..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

No Entry

An exotic dancer tests the strength of two couples in this entertaining Bollywood romantic comedy.

"...to be a culturally (and artistically) inherent need to get the characters’ inner dialogues out in the open and..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mr. 3000

This Bernie Mac baseball flick is standard genre fare.

"...stewardship of a dreary strip mall in suburban Milwaukee. ("Get your hair dyed, fried, and laid to the side..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The United States of Leland

Kevin Spacey-produced indie drama plays like The OC's more intellectual, older sibling.

"...The United States of Leland is like The OC’s smarter, older brother: an intellectual melodrama that sports all the..."

April 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Igby Goes Down

Black comedy about youthful unraveling while on lam from boarding school.

"...admission “numb.” Or maybe Oliver just said that to get laid by the clove-smoking, quasi-boho Sookie Sapperstein (Danes), who..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Knight's Tale

This warped medieval yarn about a peasant who passes himself off as a knight glides by on a funny, friendly, goofy sort of goodness.

"...a slick, evil count with beady eyes out to get him, Count Adhemar (Sewell), and a fair maiden (Sossamon)..."

May 11, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Play it to the Bone

"...directed by Ron Shelton -- the modern king of smart, funny, and knowing sports movies, who has such titles..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dogma

Kevin Smith manages to makes a film that both pokes fun at the Catholic Church and upholds the faith.

"...publicly screw around with Catholic dogma, you're likely to get called on the carpet for a little public penance...."

Nov. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Varsity Blues

"...Directed by: Brian Robbins. Starring: Tonie Perensky, Amy Smart, Ron Lester, Ali Larter, Paul Walker, Thomas F. Duffy,..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

My Friend Dahmer

A look at the adolescent life of the infamous serial killer

"...Ohio life. Jeff (Lynch) is bookish, shy, and just smart and big enough to avoid the attentions of his..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Colossal

Toxic masculinity melds with a monster movie

"...into a semblance of mainstream (i.e., big stars, bigger budget) filmmaking. Longtime fans can relax, as this isn’t a..."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gold

Not much glitters in this uneven film

"...meant to be seen as a self-deluded boob chasing get-rich-quick schemes or a just-smart-enough oddball chasing the American dream...."

Jan. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Outsmarting Traffic

Austin prepares for the final round of the Smart City Challenge

"...application for the U.S. Department of Transportation's Beyond Traffic: Smart City Challenge. Austin is one of seven finalists for..."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Despicable Me 2

Gru exchanges supervillainy for domesticity in this sequel, although the Minions are still the animated film's best selling point.

"...function gag? – and emphasizes the saccharine over the smart. And for good measure, it throws in a pop..."

July 5, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Arthur Christmas

The folks at Aardman Animation, who gave us Wallace & Gromit, seve up an instant – and funny – holiday classic.

"...A little girl named Gwen in Croyden, England, somehow gets passed over, accidentally forgotten. When she wakes up on..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

He's Just Not That Into You

A Baltimore-set romantic comedy roundelay based on a bestselling self-help book.

"...insight the script proffers (and there are a few nuggets of gold), there are another five wincing examples of..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Devil Wears Prada

A fresh and caustic take on the fashion industry is hobbled by a threadbare plot about a girl learning that it's wrong to sell her soul for designer shoes.

"...she has the acting chops to keep her from getting pigeonholed as a princess diarist. Now graduating from the..."

June 30, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Silent Hill

Eerie but ultimately unengaging film adaptation of Konami's smash series of video games has a pitch-perfect score and unnervingly nightmarish imagery.

"...Dante's Peak as envisioned by H.P. Lovecraft and you'll get a mental image of Silent Hill's impressive art direction..."

April 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Roll Bounce

Hot-wiring a penchant for sports film truisms to some seriously spot-on Seventies nostalgia, this Bow Wow vehicle is an easygoing portrayal of teenage camaraderie and its attendant difficulties.

"...script from Beauty Shop’s Norman Vance Jr. and some smart, funny performances from Wow and pals Khleo Thomas (as..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Is Knowledge Power?

A profile of precarious global intelligence firm Stratfor

"...idea was to build a brand name as a smart private intelligence firm by disseminating free GIU forecasts --..."

Sept. 14, 2001 News Feature by Michael Erard

See Spot Run

"...all-ages audience like a concertina, expecting them to laugh together at animal flatulence and bitten-off testicles and cry together..."

March 2, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Hurlyburly

"...Penn plays Eddie as a braniac, motormouth loser, too smart for his own good, so much so that he's..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I, the Worst of All

Based on the book The Traps of Faith by Octavio Paz, this Argentinean film takes place in 17th century “New Spain” (Mexico) as Juana Ines de la Cruz enters a nunnery to pursue her intellectual aims.

"...Maria Luisa Bemberg. Starring: Assumpta Serna and Dominique Sanda. “Get thee to a nunnery.” Such might have been the..."

Feb. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

"...English and Japanese?). While four 17th century Japanese bodyguards get beamed up to modern-day New York City to fill..."

March 26, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Body of Evidence

"...erotic thriller. But the closest Body of Evidence ever gets to anything that might be termed “hot” is when..."

Jan. 22, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Public Eye

"...era, the rest of this film isn't nearly so smart. The protagonist may be a Weegeesque character who shoots..."

Oct. 23, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

This Is My Life

"...big time. It's just too bad she has two smart-mouthed children who think they are owed a certain amount..."

March 6, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

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