The Sentinel

This serviceable action thriller disintegrates into an implausible mess that's barely salvaged by the presence of old pros like Michael Douglas and Kim Basinger

"...Directed by: Clark Johnson. Starring: Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Basinger, Eva Longoria..."

April 28, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Alamo

In this round of historical revisionism there's not much to remember except, maybe, Davy Crockett becoming a fiddler on the roof.

"...by: John Lee Hancock. Starring: Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson, Jordi Mollà, Emilio Echevarría and..."

April 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Things We Lost in the Fire

This film starring Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro is an impeccably constructed and perfectly paced drama of domestic and internal volatility.

"...David Duchovny, Alexis Llewellyn, Micah Berry, John Carroll Lynch, Alison Lohman and Robin Weigert. If you’re bored some Saturday..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Hannibal Rising

Who would have thought mass murder and cannibalism could be so dull?

"...Directed by: Peter Webber. Starring: Gaspard Ulliel, Rhys Ifans, Gong Li, Helena Lia Tachovska, Dominic West, Aaron Thomas, Kevin..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

House of Sand and Fog

Moody and offbeat adaptation of Andre Dubus III bestseller heralds strong debut for new director and dandy performances by Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley.

"...Directed by: Vadim Perelman. Starring: Ben Kingsley, Jennifer Connelly, Ron Eldard, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jonathan Ahdout, Frances Fisher and..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Peace Sells...

Megadeth's entry in the album-as-box-set sweepstakes

"...of the box sets reviewed in this week’s Music section, Megadeth’s 25th Anniversary box set of Peace Sells... But..."

Dec. 8, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Coffee and Cigarettes

Jim Jarmusch's new brew is lukewarm.

"...and Taylor Mead. Jarmusch’s latest is a movie about resonance. This theme (plus a few others) wafts through the..."

July 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sea

"...Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur. Starring: Gunnar Eyjólfsson, Sigurour Skúlason, Hilmir Snær Guonason, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Hélène de..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Dry Land

Home from Iraq, a soldier suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and has trouble reintegrating into small-town Texas life in this scorching film.

"...by: Ryan Piers Williams. Starring: Ryan O'Nan, America Ferrera, Jason Ritter, Wilmer Valderrama, Melissa Leo, Diego Klattenhoff, Ethan Suplee,..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Che: Part Two

Steven Soderbergh concludes his two-part biopic with Che's Bolivian endgame.

"...Edgar Ramirez, Victor Rasuk, Joaquim de Almeida and Lou Diamond Phillips. At the start of Steven Soderbergh’s two-part epic..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Fuel

Fuel is a two-hour infomercial for biodiesel and the virtues of other alternative energy sources that won the Audience Award for a documentary at Sundance.

"...for biodiesel that somehow managed to escape from whatever environmental convention at which it was supposed to quietly screen..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

My Brother Is an Only Child

This Italian film is a coming-of-age story about a young man who – like the era he was born into – has no idea how to come of age, except by fits and starts.

"...Angela Finocchiaro, Massimo Popolizio, Alba Rohrwacher, Luca Zingaretti, Anna Bonaiuto, Diane Fleri and Vittorio Emanuele Propizio. When we first..."

May 16, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

War

Jet Li and Jason Statham spar and provoke all-out war among the Asian mobs.

"...Directed by: Philip G. Atwell. Starring: Jet Li, Jason Statham, Devon Aoki, John Lone and Ryo Ishibashi. Statham..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

I'm Reed Fish

The ultimate indie self-indulgence, this film (with a script by Reed Fish) is weighed down in its own coming-of-age angst.

"...Meadows is quirky in that quaint way that exists only in the movies. Imagine Northern Exposure a lot less..."

June 8, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Into the Blue

There's a crisp little thriller anchored in this movie about pretty people wearing skimpy swimwear in a beautiful locale.

"...Jessica Alba, Scott Caan, Ashley Scott, Josh Brolin and Tyson Beckford. Stockwell (Blue Crush) sure loves pretty people in..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Over Her Dead Body

In this DOA romantic comedy, Eva Longoria Parker plays a ghost who haunts her former fiancé-to-be when it's time for him to move on.

"...Directed by: Jeff Lowell. Starring: Eva Longoria Parker, Paul Rudd, Lake Bell, Jason Biggs, Lindsay Sloane,..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Trouble With the Curve

Despite its love of baseball lore, this film, starring Clint Easstwood and Amy Adams, is really a melodrama about the reconciliation of a father and daughter.

"...world of baseball scouting arrives almost as though in response to last year’s metrics-based baseball picture Moneyball. Trouble With..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

A troupe of top-tier British thesps raises this crowd-pleasing pap into something enjoyable,

"...by: John Madden. Starring: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Dev..."

May 11, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

27 Dresses

We predict a happy union between 27 Dresses and cable TV, forever rerunning with commercial breaks tailor-made for laundry-loading and sandwich-making.

"...looks like TBS. Maybe TNT. I predict a happy union between 27 Dresses and cable TV, forever rerunning with..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Home at the End of the World

Michael Cunningham's novel is the basis for this story of a love triangle in which everyone's in love with Bobby (played by Colin Farrell).

"...Roberts, Robin Wright Penn, Sissy Spacek, Matt Frewer, Ryan Donowho, Erik Smith and Harris Allan. When 16-year-old Jonathan (Allan)..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Beautiful Creatures

She's a witch, he's a mortal, and they both read Charles Bukowski: Some teens will never make it to heaven.

"...by: Richard LaGravenese. Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis, Emmy Rossum, Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkins, Margo..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Dictator

Sacha Baron Cohen opts for scripted comedy this time and lands many good jokes and new offenses, but the target is soft and unmissable.

"...Directed by: Larry Charles. Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, John C. Reilly, Jason..."

May 18, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dolphin Tale

This true story of the world's first dolphin with a prosthetic tail provides solid family entertainment.

"...Directed by: Charles Martin Smith. Starring: Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Morgan Freeman, Cozi Zuehlsdorff,..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Apollo 18

This secretive film's premise is that it reveals suppressed footage of the U.S. government's secret mission to the moon.

"...Directed by: Gonzalo López-Gallego. Starring: Lloyd Owen, Warren Christie and Ryan Robbins...."

Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ghost Town

A sweet, old-fashioned kind of picture content to burrow into the quiet spaces, where boring, ordinary adults live and fitfully try to love again. Oh, and occasionally talk to dead people.

"...Directed by: David Koepp. Starring: Ricky Gervais, Téa Leoni, Greg Kinnear, Billy Campbell, Kristen Wiig and Dana Ivey...."

Sept. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Troy

This big-budget adaptation of The Iliad tries mightily, but the end result is the sound and fury of Homer undone.

"...Petersen. Starring: Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Eric Bana, Brendan Gleeson, Peter O'Toole, Brian Cox, Diane Kruger and Julie Christie...."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Love Don't Cost a Thing

A nerdy high school student pays a cheerleader to pretend to be his girlfriend in order to appear cool.

"...Directed by: Troy Beyer. Starring: Nick Cannon, Christina Milian, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Steve Harvey, Kenan Thompson,..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Great Album?

Los Lobos' ‘Kiko‘ turns 20

"...to listen to an album anymore? I know I don’t.” That’s Los Lobos' Steve Berlin. The album as an..."

Aug. 22, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Lottery Ticket

Bow Wow stars in this comedy about a guy with a winning lottery ticket who must protect it over a long weekend.

"...Directed by: Erik White. Starring: Bow Wow, Brandon T. Jackson, Naturi Naughton, Loretta Devine, Ice Cube, Gbenga..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Definitely, Maybe

Before giving in to romantic frippery, Definitely, Maybe functions as a believable, era-zagging retelling of one man’s overlapping love affairs with three women.

"...the title – which references a woman’s answer to one of several marriage proposals that political strategist Will Hayes..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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