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A hotshot movie star learns about small-town virtue in a forgettable romantic comedy.

"...Sean Hayes. When paparazzi shots of Hollywood movie star Tad Hamilton’s (Duhamel) drunken night of debauchery hit tabloid stands,..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Grunge

Mother Love Bone / Temple of the Dog / Soundgarden / Tad

"...Dog: Deluxe Edition (A&M) SoundgardenBadmotorfinger: Super Deluxe Edition (A&M) TadGod’s Balls/Salt Lick/8-Way Santa (Sub Pop)..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Wonder

Treacly feel-good drama nevertheless has helpful life lessons

"...overfamiliar with this movie’s narrative. It’s more than a tad manipulative, but there’s also a moral sweetness at the..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lemon

"...thing? – but Long’s presence lightens the tone a tad from morose, indulgent, and contrived misery to something more..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wonder Woman

The origin story of Diana, princess of the Amazons

"...(Pine, riffing on his Captain Kirk character perhaps a tad too much) is shot down over the hidden island..."

June 2, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bridge of Spies

Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks revisit the Cold War

"...Spielberg appears content to allow the story (admittedly, a tad bit long) to do the talking, though he goes..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Noah

Partly allegorical, partly spectacular, and wholly sincere, Darren Aronofsky gives us another memorable movie about a driven individual.

"...film’s visual marvels, its creators all take themselves a tad too seriously. Although Noah is much less mystical than..."

April 4, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hunter

Willem Dafoe plays a Canadian tracker hunting presumed-extinct prey in Tasmania, but soon he's stalking humans as well.

"...If that synopsis sounds a tad predictable, the outcome of the film is anything but,..."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Rocker

Rainn Wilson's goofy, puppylike charm makes this comedy about overage, overweight rockers passing on the glories of rock & roll to the next generation a palatable exercise.

"...than I'll manage here) mirrors School of Rock a tad too closely, it's only because the tropes are so..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour

The men don't know, but the little girls understand.

"...ability of someone as young as she to bewitch stadiums full of fans is indeed a true marvel. And..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Severance

This British horror comedy ricochets from violence to vengeance to outright survivalism, with comedy – some brilliant, some less so – underlying it all.

"...to my mind is setting the scythe perhaps a tad too high. Whether he spoke in jest or not,..."

June 8, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Adam's Apples

Pitting a skinhead against a priest, this Danish comedy, like most of that country's dramas, is dark, dark, dark.

"...aesthetic movement; however, his droll observations may be a tad too dry for wide-scale consumption...."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Travellers & Magicians

Travellers & Magicians feels a bit like Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales as retold by Siddhartha, as this Himalayan beauty gently delivers a very accurate anti-materialistic Buddhist morality lesson.

"...their weight in dreams. Norbu’s film runs on a tad longer than necessary – traveling at the pace of..."

March 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Be Cool

The follow-up to Elmore Leanard's Get Shorty is rife with star talent but short on inspiration.

"...that the former Vincent Vega is playing it a tad too cool here; half the time he appears positively..."

March 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Girls Will Be Girls

Valley of the Dolls meets Female Trouble in this all-male semimusical romp.

"...and Roscoe) survive? The production values can be a tad raw at times, and I’m not wild about the..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Beyond Borders

Donate your dollars directly to starving children instead of this Jolie adventure.

"...the unshakable feeling that things might have been a tad better off if all involved had scrapped this terrible..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rebels With a Cause

Compelling documentary about the Sixties" Students for a Democratic Society includes commentary from such leaders as Tom Hayden and Austin's Alice Embree and Jeff Shero Nightbyrd.

"...heads (set against a background of SDS-era slogans) a tad too much. Intercut with brief scenes of period newsreel..."

March 2, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Isn't She Great

"...frequent moments of belly-laugh-inspiring humor. Midler is perhaps a tad old for the role but has great fun nailing..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Slamnation

"...screened during last year's SXSW Film Festival) runs a tad long at 91 minutes, and many of the performances..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Air De Famille, Un

"...the Sleepy Dad, and as such it suffers a tad from the staging. This is, of course, a war..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Broadway Damage

"...the same feeling: it's nice, it's inviting, it's a tad bland. Of special camp interest is Hobel in the..."

July 24, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Scream 2

"...is the joke, only this time out it's a tad more obvious...."

Dec. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dante's Peak

"...it is (a big, dumb summer blockbuster released a tad early) and you won’t be let down. And if..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Purple Noon

"...today's audiences may at first find Purple Noon a tad slow-moving compared to the ricochet pace of most modern..."

July 26, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Treasure Hunt

"...the unevenness that originally seemed so charming becomes a tad annoying. To top it all off, Lau's picture ends..."

April 22, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Greedy

"...a plan to nab his uncle's riches, gets a tad greedy, then recovers his scruples. That sort of sentiment..."

March 11, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

George Balanchine's The Nutcracker

"...of shuffles across the stage wearing (along with a tad too much lip rouge) a look suggesting that his..."

Nov. 26, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

The Program

"...the players, most of whom come off seeming a tad too old to believably play college students. There's Joe..."

Oct. 1, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Son of the Pink Panther

"...best films, for a Sixties-style kidnap caper. It's a tad complicated for the comedy's sake, but with its yacht..."

Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Passion Fish

"...you don't mind that the movie goes on a tad longer than it should. Although its lugubrious pace certainly..."

March 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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