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Aug. 4, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Luc Besson's latest is a kaleidoscopic mess
"...in both style and content, his flamboyant 1997 science-fiction adventure The Fifth Element, a guilty pleasure that improves with..."
July 21, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis
La Leyenda del Chupacabras
Dark animated tale may be too frightening for children
"...off with the wrong reel. The movie tracks the adventure of young Leo San Juan (Mendoza), who awakes among..."
Oct. 21, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
Animated Japanese adventure fantasy is dubbed into English
"...Takeshi Nozue. Not reviewed at press time. Animated Japanese adventure fantasy dubbed into English...."
Aug. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Star Trek Beyond
The Enterprise crew get trapped on a hostile planet
"...But there’s none of the joyful, swashbuckling sense of adventure evinced in the film’s predecessors, nor a compelling case..."
July 29, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Belladonna of Sadness
This transgressive animated film from 1973 Japan has been recently restored. Blending gorgeous, watercolor-infused Japanese landscapes with Western influences like Art Nouveau and Expressionism, the film tells the sexually outré and hallucinogenic story of two lovers in a feudal village.
"...pretty transgressive episodes. But for those up for an adventure into the LSD-influenced world of counterculture animation, Belladonna of..."
May 13, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Tina Fey becomes a war correspondent in her new comedy
"...a bland but safe U.S. office. She finds purpose, adventure, and a good time in Kabul, and in time..."
March 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
As the series ends, we wonder what we'll do without our Katniss catnip
"...endings too many, it’s an entertaining and exciting dystopian adventure that should satisfy fans of the series. It sets..."
Nov. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Puli
South Indian fantasy-adventure
"...and Sridevi. Not reviewed at press time. South Indian fantasy-adventure...."
Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Digging for Fire
Joe Swanberg's latest adds some flourish to his usual marital themes
"...on their night out, Lee falls into a kind-of adventure with a sensitive chef (Bloom). Meanwhile Tim invites his..."
Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
In this Hindi film set in the Forties, a detective works his first case
"...Bengali writer Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. This Hindi movie tells the adventure of his first case in 1940s Kolkata...."
April 3, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Seventh Son
Fantasy film about an apprentice Spook battling Julianne Moore's evil witch.
"...audience due to its adaptation from the popular YA fantasy-adventure stories, The Wardstone Chronicles, by Joseph Delaney. Expect sequels..."
Feb. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Left Behind
God help us: Nic Cage is up against the Rapture.
"...hour surrounding them, and the promise of a continued adventure feels akin to a threat after two long hours..."
Oct. 10, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss
Lucy
Scarlett Johansson goes totally badass in this far-fetched but riveting Luc Besson action film.
"...more definitive. A daring, giddy joy ride of an adventure, Lucy races along, leaves a swirlingly confused trail behind..."
July 25, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black
Earth to Echo
A trio of suburban kids befriend an alien entity in this Spielberg-influenced family film.
"...Extra-Terrestrial, *Batteries Not Included, and any number of similar adventures produced during Steven Spielberg’s Amblin heyday in the Eighties,..."
July 4, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss
The Fault in Our Stars
The film does justice to the popular novel in this judicious teen tearjerker.
"...gauzier voiceover. After a slow, sweet build to an adventure in Amsterdam, the film dramatically plateaus, but not ruinously..."
June 6, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Non-Stop
Liam Neeson plays a flawed lawman once again, this time tasked with finding the terrorist on a plane.
"...were trying to turn air travel into a white-knuckle adventure. Fortunately, the future of commercial aviation won’t be harmed..."
Feb. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Broken Circle Breakdown
A powerful romantic adventure drives the heart of this Belgian melodrama about family and bluegrass music.
"...A powerful romantic adventure drives the heart of this over-the-top melodrama featuring a..."
Dec. 6, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black
Pulling Strings
This bilingual romantic comedy hopes to follow in the footsteps of the U.S. box-office sensation Instructions Not Included.
"...romantic comedy that involves a single father's life and misadventures...."
Oct. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
"...that Clary’s mother was protecting, there is intrigue and adventure, including all kinds of constant combat...."
Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black
Snitch
A socially conscious action adventure that stars Dwayne Johnson, Snitch is an indictment of our federal minimum-punishment guidelines for drug offenses.
"...A socially conscious action adventure, Snitch is an indictment of our country’s federal minimum-punishment..."
Feb. 22, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black
Django Unchained
As entertaining and subversive as Django Unchained is, Tarantino's latest also suffers from a certain slackness.
"...Quentin Tarantino is back with another wish-fulfillment history adventure. Like his last picture, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained creatively..."
Dec. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
There's little about this return trip to Middle-earth that feels "unexpected" or fresh.
"...An Unexpected Journey may be in terms of narrative adventure and fantasy revelations, that hasn’t prevented Jackson from painting..."
Dec. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Pirates!: Band of Misfits
Whether it's Pirates or Wallace and Gromit or Chicken Run, Aardman's stop-motion animation delivers the goods.
"...based on his comedy book, The Pirates! in an Adventure With Scientists. Hugh Grant voices the Pirate Captain, a..."
April 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Hunger Games
Katniss Everdeen wins the Hunger Wars and our hearts.
"...The Hunger Games is first and foremost an adventure/survival story, and director Ross keeps things moving with nary..."
March 23, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Bedside Manner: Into the Unknown (With a Slight Detour to New York)
What we're reading these days
"..."Adventure ho!" might as well be my running theme these..."
Feb. 6, 2012 Books Post by Marc Savlov
Happy Feet Two
Some penguins march; these animated penguins dance – and sing – just like they did the last time around, only with a little less novelty.
"...the food chain and set off on their own adventure away from the swarm. No longer will they be..."
Nov. 18, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Winnie the Pooh
Disney returns to Hundred Acre Wood with this animated effort.
"...Thirty-five years after Pooh last headlined an animated theatrical adventure, the spirit of the thing – its gentle soul..."
July 22, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Sanctum
When spelunkers rappel into a remote cave and get trapped by storm runoff, the plot and dialogue become as soggy as the characters.
"...atrociously written, and unevenly acted descent into a subterranean adventure that's supposedly based on "true events." I doubt very..."
Feb. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Nicolas Cage plays a master sorcerer who selects a seemingly average guy to become his protégé and save New York City from his arch-nemesis.
"...his National Treasure movies to mine for another family-friendly adventure story, but the territory they cover has already been..."
