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G.I. Joe: Retaliation (PG-13) The sequel to the 2010 action movie has the remnants of the commando force being hunted by their own government...
Downtime
Here’s the problem: Warner Bros. is now trying to make Judd Apatow comedies. That’s certainly not a bad idea, given how much money and...
Mixed Subjects
Transcribing an interview with Jeff Fraley and Harry Lynch proves to be hard work.
Interviewed by phone from their offices in Austin, they both talk...
Army of Shadows
When Mat Hames was growing up in Grand Prairie, he managed to convince his mom one day that he’d been kidnapped. Not amused, she...
Speak No Evil: All Happy Families
I missed the original Speak No Evil when it reached our shores in late 2022, despite the laudatory reviews for Christian Tafdrup’s horror film...
The Jazz Singer
I remember the first time I heard Amy Winehouse. I was at a listening booth in a Borders Books & Music — remember those?...
Candyman: Sweet Inspiration
The original Candyman isn’t a good movie, but you can easily see why it struck a chord back in 1992. Before horror films made...
Mirror Mirror: Snow Job
Well, I’m in a spot this week. The only new movie coming out this weekend is American Reunion, and it didn’t screen for critics...
The No Has It
Where advertising and politics meet, movies usually turn cynical and satiric. Political ads foul our airwaves, reduce complex policies to soundbites, pander to our...
Film Shorts
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Ruby Sparks (R) Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine) direct this comedy about a struggling novelist (Paul Dano) who magically conjures a...
