Villains

Delicious black comedy finds bad guys in a battle of the generations

"...into a thin storyline. What makes a movie like Villains so special isn’t that it avoids these precious moments..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Film Review: Villains

Relationships are hard (when you’re aging spree-killers)

"...be Midnighters, no matter where (or when) they premiere. Villains, the third feature from writer-director duo Dan Berk and..."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

Heroes and Villains: Mike Love

Q&A with Beach Boys mainstay prior to Sunday’s Moody show

"...there’s some beautiful tracks, like “Wonderful” and “Heroes and Villains,” but there’s a negative side to it too...."

Jan. 18, 2014 Music Post by Luke Winkie

Heroes & Villains

"...to be. Some of the best stories have great villains as well as great heroes, and it's still fun..."

June 4, 2013 Postmarks

No More Cartoon Villains

Dismantling insulting stereotypes with the Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival

Oct. 19, 2018 Screens Feature by Julian DeBerry

UCLA Villains Loom in Latest Longhorn Page-Turner

Every chapter a cliffhanger

Sept. 15, 2011 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Heroes and Villains

Van Dykes Parks: 'Smile' and the world smiles with you

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Vision Villains?

The director of Vision Village project pleads guilty for failing to monitor the doomed venture.

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Free Willy

"...is a rousing modern-day fable about hugging whales, overcoming villains in black hats and freeing the enemy within. It..."

July 16, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Promised Land

Matt Damon and John Krasinski star in this modern morality tale about fracking in America; Gus Van Sant directs.

"...a moral conflict in which there are no true villains or heroes. While this gray area may be a..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Undisputed

"...is a morally shaded universe lacking conventional heroes and villains. Hill's protagonists are usually tarnished characters while the villains..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Akhanda

Fantastical and explosive Telugu action drama

"...heroic devotee of Lord Shiva protects his village from villains...."

Dec. 3, 2021 Movie Review

Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Harleen makes her own way without Mr. J.

"...the different inherent contradictions of the Batman universe. Batman villains hit people on the head with giant wooden mallets;..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Parasite

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

"...clumsier script would have the Parks as cardboard spoiled villains, oppressing the already oppressed Kims – or had the..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Art of Self-Defense

Jesse Eisenberg excels as the mouse that roars in this karate black comedy

"...My, how our villains have changed. In the Nineties, a film like The..."

July 12, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Creed II

Predictable but still pleasurable new chapter and verse in the Book of Rocky

"...young boxer in the title. But it’s the underdeveloped villains of the piece who ultimately prove more intriguing, despite..."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Minions

The Minions have moved from background work to starring in their own animated movie

"...The foregrounded animation of the heroes and villains is well-executed, although the mouth movements of supreme baddie..."

July 10, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Woman in Gold

Helen Mirren plays an aging Jew who wants to win back a painting looted from her family by the Nazis

"...Helen Mirren and the Nazis as the hero and villains, and you have the dull and simplified tale of..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dolphin Tale 2

Wholesome family franchise doesn't rock the boat.

"...There are no clear villains here, nor are there easy decisions to make, but..."

Sept. 12, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

3 Days to Kill

Kevin Costner stars in this snappy but contrived mix of international espionage and paternal redemption.

"...gunslinger roaming the City of Lights in search of Euro-villains. It’s a different take on the contract killer, but..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Escape Plan

Stallone and Schwarzenegger team up for double the fun.

"...supersecret, insanely secure private prison, where the world’s worst villains are kept. The prisoners are kept in window-encased cages..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Red Wing

Honest, down-home flavor mixes with melodramatic excess in this Texas-made movie produced by Terrence Malick.

"...slow pace only emphasizes its weaknesses: inconsistent performances, paper-tiger villains, ham-handed dramatics, and an overbearing soundtrack. Red Wing flaps..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger is a Western without a compass.

"...companion to the story’s central figure, Tonto. The story’s villains – gunman Butch Cavendish (Fichtner) and railroad baron and..."

July 5, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

White House Down

Roland Emmerich blows up the White House real good, so who cares if it doesn't all compute when you have Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx (as an Obama-ish prez) battling to become last men standing?

"...were the bad guys in Olympus Has Fallen, the villains here are an interesting but not-quite-probable collection of American..."

June 28, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bullet to the Head

Sylvester Stallone is back – the action is loud and pulpy, the quips are ever-ready, and the cycle is unbroken.

"...pulpy action film of double-crosses, ambushes, detective work, and villains – all set to a constant chorus of shooting,..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Chimpanzee

The Planet Earth filmmakers turn their cameras on an orphaned chimp.

"...these animals as hairier humans, assigning them heroes and villains and pop-song accompaniments edited to imply the chimpanzees are..."

April 27, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Despicable Me

Steve Carell provides the voice of the supervillain Gru in this animated movie in which he plots to capture the moon.

"...Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin. Everyone knows that the villains are usually the most interesting characters in any movie...."

July 9, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Micmacs

This French-language film from Amélie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet resembles a live-action cartoon.

"...killed his father. The bad guys are also cartoon villains with strange fetishes and ambitions. It’s during this stage..."

June 25, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Underdog

A mad scientist's experiments provide a beagle with superpowers and the ability to speak in this children's comedy based on an old cartoon.

"...The elements of the film don’t quite mesh: The villains are cartoony, but Du Chau aims for soggy family..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Shooter

Mark Wahlberg plays an ex-Marine marksman who is set up to be the fall guy in a government plot.

"...commando actioner such as Shooter if one of its villains is an omnipotent Cheney-esque senator; in these times we..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

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