Feel-good sports movie leaves no underdog cliché unturned
“Million Dollar Arm” might better have been titled “Jerry Maguire Goes to India.”
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Wolf's movie explores a 20th Century teenagers
Matt Wolf’s new documentary “Teenage” gives audiences a glimpse of youth culture during the first half of the 20th century.
'Bad Words,' Jason Bateman’s directorial debut short on laughs, long on vulgarity
Jason 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.
Wes Anderson is once again larger than life
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Wes Anderson is more than a director and screenwriter. He is a brand, a veritable institution with a cult of loyal followers.
If this is your first Wes Anderson film, you’ll want to do your homework before going to see “The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Liam Neeson action film is a cliché-filled ride
Liam 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.
Legos save the world in new 3-D film
A 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 apprecia
Labor Day movie review
If 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.