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Young Adult: Gary Unmarried
Everyone connected with Young Adult seems to have something to prove. Director Jason Reitman, typecast as a purveyor of crowd-pleasing entertainment that’s mature and...
“We’re Not Special”
Ever since Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet signed on to star in Revolutionary Road, the Hollywood publicity machine has buzzed nonstop about these stars...
Film Shorts
OPENING:
Fruitvale Station (R) Michael B. Jordan (Chronicle) stars in Ryan Coogler’s dramatic re-creation of the last day in the life of Oscar Grant, a...
Bridesmaids Takes the Cake
There’s no shortage of recent comedy films that revolve around male friendship, so where are the equivalent movies about women? When it comes to...
Spider Woman: The Movie in My Mind
Back in 1985, Héctor Babenco’s film Kiss of the Spider Woman garnered a bunch of Oscar nominations and a heaping side of controversy. During the...
To the Wonder: Into Thin Air
Did we overrate Terrence Malick, or is he just regressing to the mean after The Tree of Life? Anyone who saw his Oscar-nominated cultural...
My Name Is Earl
Kevin Costner has been miscast quite often in his career, but perhaps never more disastrously than in the movie out this week, Mr. Brooks....
The Best Movie Moments of 2013
Welcome to my list of the greatest moments in the movies of 2013. I don’t do this list every year, but this year I...
Film Shorts // October 25-31, 2023
OPENING
After Death (PG-13) Stephen Gray and Chris Radtke’s documentary interviews people who have had near-death experiences. (Opens Friday)
Among Wolves (NR) Trace Adkins and Jeff...
A Widow Needs A Little Help
Steve Carell isn’t the only star of TV’s The Office with a movie out this week. Jenna Fischer charmed millions of viewers portraying the...
