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My Beloved Monster
Let me calm things down a bit. The early reviews of Godzilla led me to expect something fantastic, and this movie isn’t that. It...
Also-Ran
Of all the young, male comedic actors who have recently been in or directed movies that don’t hew to formula, Steve Carell is arguably...
Film Shorts
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Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot (NR) Sebastian Dehnhardt’s documentary tracks the early career of the Dallas Mavericks superstar. Also with Holger Geschwindner, Mark Cuban, Steve...
RoboCop Cleans Up
Can a movie comment on its own remake? It almost feels that way, as if the original RoboCop, with its satire of ’80s excesses...
Film Shorts
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Amelia (PG) Hilary Swank stars in Mira Nair's biography of the aviatrix Amelia Earhart. Also with Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Joe Anderson,...
Don’t Rock the Boat
The opening credit sequence of Pirate Radio fooled me momentarily into thinking I was being shown a trailer for the movie rather than the...
Film Shorts
Opening
A LEGO Brickumentary (G) Kief Davidson and Daniel Junge’s documentary about the global subculture involving the plastic bricks. Narrated by Jason Bateman. (Opens Friday...
Shiva the Destroyer
When I read Jonathan Tropper’s novel This Is Where I Leave You, I wasn’t all that impressed with it, but I figured it could...
Among the dolls
An appreciation of Fox's Dollhouse, plus a tip for helping save a TV show in trouble.
Pain & Gain: Muscle Bay
Wonders never cease. Here’s Michael Bay, director of the Transformers movies and various other crimes against cinema, taking time out to helm a caper...
