Feel-good sports movie leaves no underdog cliché unturned
“Million Dollar Arm” might better have been titled “Jerry Maguire Goes to India.”
Read more“Million Dollar Arm” might better have been titled “Jerry Maguire Goes to India.”
Read moreMatt Wolf’s new documentary “Teenage” gives audiences a glimpse of youth culture during the first half of the 20th century.
Read moreJason Bateman is a total jerk to kids. That’s essentially the premise of the new dark comedy “Bad Words,” about a 40-year-old man looking to exact revenge on the world, or someone, by infiltrating a child’s spelling bee contest.
Read moreBy Gina Scialabba/The Guardsman Wes Anderson is more than a director and screenwriter. He is a brand, a veritable institution
Read moreLiam Neeson has become the crown prince of over-the-top, B-movie action stardom with his new film, “Non-Stop,” a generic thriller set in an all-too-common background of suspense—the airplane.
Read moreA witty, side-splittingly hysterical movie with dialogue so sharp and funny that it rivals many current comedies—and it’s about Legos? Oh yes, it sure is. “The Lego Movie” is the most unexpected movie of the year. You certainly don’t have to be a young child or a lover of colorful bricks to appreciate it.
Read moreIf you’re into suspending all belief in reality and watching escapist, romantic fantasy love stories like “The Notebook” or “Titanic,” director Jason Reitman’s newest film “Labor Day” will be right up your alley.
Read moreYou’ve probably heard the hype about director Martin Scorsese’s latest film, “The Wolf of Wall Street”—the f-word is dropped an unprecedented 506 times in the…
Read more“Free Birds,” the new 3-D animated Thanksgiving comedy, isn’t the worst way to spend an hour and a half of your life. But it’s far from the best.
Read moreIt’s that time of year again. Movie studios, big and small, hoping to score Oscar recognition from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Oscar-buzz alone generally propels movie ticket sales.
This year remember the name “Dallas Buyers Club.”
It has all the markings of an Academy Award winner. The movie is a brilliant telling..
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I’ve always loved foreign films. There’s rarely a movie with subtitles I don’t enjoy.
Hong Kong cinema is no exception. Unfortunately, the string of Hong Kong tours de force may have just run out.
Read moreBy Gina Scialabba: Ok, first off, this is not a movie about porn. Well, not totally. Joseph Gordon-Levitt ( “50/50,”
Read moreBy Gina Scialabba: “The Family” is supposed to be a clever and loving homage to the mobster movie genre. A
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