The Walk

Philippe Petit dreamed it and Robert Zemeckis brings it to life

"...Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, James Badge Dale, Ben Schwartz, Steve Valentine, César Domboy and Clément..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

21 Years: Richard Linklater

A subject as worthy of a documentary as this one is deserves a more thoughtful approach than this star-studded tribute.

"...a variety of stars who have appeared in Linklater’s movies: Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Billy Bob Thornton,..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gloria

A middle-aged Chilean woman meets life as it comes.

"...So rarely are middle-aged women the subjects of movies that it seems ungrateful not to genuflect when one..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pain & Gain

One of the dirty secrets of modern American filmmaking is what a skilled director Michael Bay really is.

"...director Michael Bay really is. He doesn’t make great movies (though I would argue mightily for Armageddon and Bad..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Call

Halle Berry plays a 911 phone operator who takes a call in which everything's on the line.

"...Casey’s call and takes over as conditions go from bad to worse for the terrified girl...."

March 22, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Let Me Paint You a Picture

Movies were made to be shared

"...the inky-dark borderland between being a kid at the movies and being an adult at the cinema. My first..."

May 20, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

I Saw the Devil

A serial killer meets his match – and then some – in this nasty revenge drama from South Korea that's nevertheless executed with superlative style and wit.

"...his Eastern take on spaghetti Westerns The Good, the Bad and the Weird. Particularly with Park Chan-wook’s Vengeance trilogy..."

March 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kick-Ass

Everyone's a superhero these days, and this film based on Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s comic book series takes that concept to the Nth degree.

"...of reading about superheroes and watching them at the movies, why not commit fully to the dream and become..."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Ex

Zach Braff and Amanda Peet play husband and wife who deal with a new child and an old flame in this featherweight comedy that never steps outside its comfort zone.

"...Family could be this smart and funny? It's too bad, however, that the vehicle for this sly performance provides..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Thr3e

A Christian psychological horror thriller based on a novel by bestselling Christian author Ted Dekker, Thr3e nevertheless adopts the extreme-horror tactics currently in vogue in movies such as the Saw continuum.

"...Sure, it's possible to eliminate the drugs, nudity, and bad language so common in our popular entertainment – and..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

For Your Consideration

Although it attempts to skewer Hollywood, this new comedy from Christopher Guest, and his loyal troupe of improv actors doesn’t have even a drop of affection for its characters.

"...justifies the long slog of auditions, commercials, dinner-theatre musicals, bad reviews, and countless rejections more than an Oscar, and..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Clean

With an award-winning performance by Maggie Cheung, Clean is one of the most emotionally honest movies about drug addiction ever made.

"...AFS@Dobie Clean is one of the most emotionally honest movies about drug addiction ever made. Well, maybe not addiction..."

June 2, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Caché

In this challenging, tension-agitating film a privileged French couple become vulnerable when menaced by an unseen observer who constantly watches them.

"...Haneke is well known for his immaculate and unheroic movies in which the more we get to know his..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Prey for Rock & Roll

Gina Gershon plays a rock & roll grrrl pushing 40.

"...(performed at CBGB’s). Also, it’s always welcome to see movies about post-ingenue women in show business – a subgenre..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Owning Mahowny

"...is different from any gambler we’ve seen in the movies before. His personality and mannerisms are extremely reserved, as..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The second year at the Hogwarts is better than the first, but still a bit sophomoric.

"...swoon for, too. Columbus has made two Harry Potter movies for kids … and we'll leave it at that...."

Nov. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Glass House

"...length. It is truly one of the year's dumbest movies. The script by Wesley Strick is a Dickensian nightmare..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A Hard Day's Night

This is the kind of timeless artifact that, decades after its making, still hits the senses like a burst of fresh air. Where a pop star like Elvis churned out silly movies with phony plots, props, and pretense, the Beatles launched into movies playing hyperbolic versions of themselves and their lives of newfound celebrity.

"...in the case of this 1964 pop relic. Too bad no one's figured out how to restore the Beatles..."

Dec. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

John Grisham's The Rainmaker

"...naïvely believe their passion for justice can overcome the bad guys' money, power, and treachery. But as Grisham cultists..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Little Rascals

"...Which means we get that same funny kind of good/bad kid acting that always worked for the originals. We..."

Aug. 19, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Firm

"...descended from A Few Good Men to A Few Bad Men. Though he's still working his way through the..."

July 2, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Under Siege

"...The Dirty Dozen and Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, I would check out his new..."

Oct. 16, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

Raising Cain

De Palma once again blatantly borrows from other movies without shame and rubs your nose in every camera trick imaginable, but he also does something of which he's seldom been guilty: He ignores the fundamental principles of suspense.

"...Psycho, De Palma once again blatantly borrows from other movies without shame and rubs your nose in every camera..."

Aug. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Lawnmower Man

"...being what they are, Brosnin's experiments with chimpanzees go badly because they insist he heighten their aggressive tendencies as..."

March 13, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Tommaso

Abel Ferrara’s (self-)portrait of the artist in (self-)martyrdom

"...and arthouse sensibilities in King of New York and Bad Lieutenant...."

June 5, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mary Poppins Returns

The perfect nanny returns, the same as last time

"...to the point that it’s almost like watching two movies at once. Is that a bad thing? Not really...."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Big Kill

Low-budget Western rides high in the saddle

"...This level of involvement often bodes poorly for indie movies, but Martin has managed to pull together what looks..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Proud Mary

Taraji P. Henson picks up her guns but shoots blanks as an assassin with a conscience

"...Pam Grier in Foxy Brown, empowering and notably profitable movies that gave Marvel Comics' Luke Cage, Hero for Hire..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Burned Too Many Times

"...Dear Editor, I love good movies, but I hate bad movies that waste my time..."

Sept. 11, 2017 Postmarks

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

The final(?) nail in this action horror franchise

"...film has flummoxed me so. Being familiar with the movies, and having played a handful of the video games,..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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