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Blessed Event

It's easy to say that Juno is the movie that Knocked Up should have been. It's one of those glib formulations that we critics are...

Greenberg: Roger That

Two things you should know off the bat about Greenberg. First, it’s a deeply unlikable movie. Second, I liked it. You see, most movies...

X Murderers

The appropriately titled X takes place in 1979, when Houston strip club owner Wayne Gilroy (Martin Henderson) decides to make his own porn film....

The Best Filmmaking Debuts of 2021

One reason why this job doesn’t wear on me is that I take so much pleasure in welcoming new directorial talents to our screens....

Arabesque

The Kingdom is the fourth movie directed by Peter Berg, and it’s obviously his bid to join that elite club of filmmakers whose action...

All About Steve

I’ve come to appreciate the beauty, power, and accessibility of Apple products, so I’m primed for a movie detailing the creative and technical vision...

The Best Movie Dialogue of 2015

This is my annual post about the year’s best movie dialogue, and 2015 brought so much good writing that I couldn’t find room for...

Jackie: Camelot’s End

As with any subject that has been plumbed endlessly by journalists and historians as well as artists, a movie about the Kennedys needs a...

Mars Needs Moms: Empty Wells

Last week, we had the incredible burst of experimentalism that was Rango, a defiantly old-school 2-D animated film that nevertheless ventured fearlessly into territory...

Film Shorts

OPENING Apparition (NR) This horror film is about a group of people who experience dire consequences when using a smartphone app that allows them...