The Host
The latest from Twilight scribe Stephenie Meyer fuses a familiar sci-fi premise with an equally familiar romantic one … with decidedly mixed results.
August: Osage County
This deep Meryl Streep-Julia Roberts drama has been called a comedy by some. It’s actually pure Old Testament tragedy.
Justin Bieber’s Believe
Can we believe in Justin Bieber? In his new concert film that showcases a world-class talent with some, shall we say, unfortunate blemishes? Not really. But that’s not the end of the story with this surprisingly mature movie.
Grudge Match
Grudge Match isn’t about making art as much as it is about providing another payday for its two stars—not unlike, come to think of it, the fictional grudge match it boasts.
47 Ronin
Yes, this pic’s scenery and costumes are colorful and the hacking/slashing fight scenes well-choreographed, but by and large there’s little that’s involving here.
Lone Survivor
A cinematic recounting of a real-life failed U.S. military operation that took place in the mountainous Kunar Province of Afghanistan in June of 2005. It has since been called the worst tragedy in the history of the Navy SEALs.
The Wolf of Wall Street
Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street is among the most bludgeoning—if not the most bludgeoning—films ever to be granted an R rating.
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Pics like Anchorman 2 feel more like a Gatling gun barrage of joke-a-second absurdities and crude nonsense.
Her
Those are vastly important lessons for all of us as we nudge our way ever deeper into more and more “relationships” with things. But of course none of that is enough to make Siri a fan of Her.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Having just read The Hobbit again, this time with my young son, I can with fresh perspective say that Jackson doesn’t just embellish a bit here.