Dark Horse

True horse saga beguiles with its simplicity and purity of heart

"...include winning the 2009 Welsh Grand National. It’s a you-can’t-write-this-kind-of-stuff true story that will bring tears (the good kind!)..."

May 27, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Darkness

Supernatural horror film from the Blumhouse scare factory

"...and Poltergeist (Parts I and II). It’s supremely silly stuff, relegating The Darkness to the shadows of horror film..."

May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

10 Cloverfield Lane

Unrelated Cloverfield follow-up is a dandy suspenser

"...until that point, 10 Cloverfield Lane is scarily suspenseful stuff...."

March 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

YA dystopia franchise continues in this sub-par sequel

"...their mouth and you’re reminded this is supremely silly stuff, and overall a much lesser version of teens versus..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Transporter Refueled

The franchise soldiers on – sans Jason Statham

"...a thumbprint. You can see this kind of cut-rate stuff at a more forgiving hour on late-night cable television...."

Sept. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Turbo Kid

This irreverent throwback is a loving homage to kids' adventure pictures

"...drops their feature debut Turbo Kid, into which they stuff Eighties Mad Max rip-offs and youth-driven B-movies (Solarbabies, BMX..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Live From New York!

Forty years of a landmark show should yield more than an 82-minute doc

"...share-this surge in the Internet age. It’s not uninteresting stuff. It’s just not the whole story...."

June 12, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Get Hard

Send this one directly to comedy jail

"...first introduced on SNL ages ago. This is uninspired stuff at best. Do not pass go, do not collect..."

March 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cinderella

Simple, elegant, and lovely, this live-action fairy tale enchants

"...Once upon a time, the fairy tale was kid stuff, a happily-ever-after bedtime ritual to lull toddlers to peaceful..."

March 13, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas

The former teen heartthrob turned evangelical entrepreneur shows how to put the faith back into Christmas.

"...God Squad Dance Crew. Dramatically, this is not scintillating stuff; your average Lifetime Movie Network production boasts a far..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Green Prince

The son of a Hamas leader becomes an Israeli spy and searches for a moral center.

"...questions posed, if not answered. This is very powerful stuff, but what you ultimately make of it will have..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Dracula Untold

Prince Vlad fights off the Turks with with a little old-school vampirism.

"...the notion of self-sacrifice, but light on the red stuff. At war with the Turks, who are hell-bent on..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rich Hill

The turbulent lives of three boys living in an impoverished Midwestern town are observed through the camera's gentle lens.

"...It’s grim stuff, to be sure, but cousins Palermo and Tragos have..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Expendables 3

As action stars of yesteryear and tomorrow pop in and out, they demonstrate what expendable really means.

"...Lots of stuff blows up and innumerable kills whiz by, which puts..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

In Secret

Émile Zola’s Thérèse Raquin gets another film adaptation, this time in English.

"...come after. The corrosive quality of guilt is tantalizing stuff, but it’s interior, and fashioning a whole movie around..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

That Awkward Moment

Former High School Musical heartthrob Zac Efron stars in this dude-centric romantic comedy.

"...anatomical truce between Viagra-hopped, horizontal-dick jokes and heart-on-the-sleeve love stuff, but this ain’t that...."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Saving Mr. Banks

Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson star in this story about how Walt Disney convinced the prickly author of Mary Poppins to sell her creation to Hollywood.

"...who struggled with the demons of alcoholism. It’s dark stuff for the Magic Kingdom, but no worries. In a..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

All Is Lost

In this near-wordless film, Robert Redford is compulsively watchable as a man trying to save himself from his sinking ship.

"...day one.) Audience fortitude aside: This is compulsively watchable stuff, a masterstroke of thoughtful direction and thought-provoking performance. Decades..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Muscle Shoals

The Alabama town that birthed two music studios and inspired great recordings by Aretha, the Rolling Stones, and scores more is viewed in this laid-back documentary.

"...the map during the Sixties and Seventies are the stuff of legend. You can hear the blood, sweat, and..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

We Are What We Are

This effectively creepy horror story gives new meaning to the family film.

"...Sundance and Fantastic Fest fan favorite is undeniably creepy stuff that’s been given a dusty, American Gothic anti-sheen courtesy..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

You're Next

What begins on a familiar slasher/home-invasion note quickly escalates into a hellishly suspenseful, take-zero-prisoners affair.

"...grossly overlooked 2004 creep-out Dead Birds. They know their stuff, and while You’re Next begins on a familiar slasher/home-invasion..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kick-Ass 2

Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl are back for more bloody and profane to bust more supervillain heads.

"...that’s a good thing) with buckets of CGI’d red stuff and gory fisticuffs that are sure to give the..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Red 2

No wonder Bruce Willis has become the king of the sequels: He reliably delivers more of whatever it is we liked the last time.

"...a South Korean contract killer. It’s all supremely silly stuff, and amusingly so, as long as you don’t stop..."

July 19, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Somm

Are sommeliers the "new rock stars of the food industry"?

"...– master exam may not sound like especially scintillating stuff, but there’s rich drama to be had in these..."

June 28, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Monsters University

This sequel is a prequel about the school days of the future Monsters, Inc. employees, Sulley and Mike.

"...with his drumline-heavy score. But mostly this is shrugging stuff – clever but never inspired, dutiful but not possessing..."

June 21, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Dead Man Down

Noomi Rapace, the original Lisbeth Salander, reunites with her The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo director for this NYC gangland thriller starring Colin Farrell.

"...way: by needlessly overcomplicating plot delivery. This isn't edge-of-your-seat stuff – it's scratch-your-head – but it isn't revealing too..."

March 15, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Parker

Action star Jason Statham plays the latest screen version of Donald E. Westlake's master thief Parker.

"...(the Transporter and Crank series) and that is serious stuff, but would it kill him to crack a smile?..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The House I Live In

Eugene Jarecki examines America's war on drugs and the collateral and self-inflicted damage it has caused within one African-American family.

"...The House I Live In is depressing stuff, but it sparks the fires of anger, and from..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Oranges

The great ensemble cast is the highlight of this movie about a 50-year-old man who falls in love with his best friend's daughter, who is half his age.

"...their own to figure out whether this is the stuff of comedy or tragedy. It doesn’t help matters that..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

For a Good Time Call …

The Apatowian bromance has found its reverse-gender equivalent in this comedy about two gals who enter the phone-sex biz.

"...vulnerability as she is with coltish vulgarity. She’s dynamite stuff, and one hopes she soon finds material as good..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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