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Screw You, North Korea! I Saw The Interview.

When last we checked in with The Interview, Sony Pictures had pulled the film from theaters and been roundly criticized for it. Since then,...

The Best Movie Dialogue of 2014

Welcome to the first of several blog posts in which I discuss the year in movies. This year, I’m starting with an annual post...
American Sniper opens Thursday.

Film Shorts

OPENING: American Sniper (R) Bradley Cooper stars in Clint Eastwood’s biography of Chris Kyle, the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history. Also with Sienna Miller,...
Anna Kendrick ponders what to do on the steps of the palace in Into the Woods.

Today Was a Fairytale

Way back before Disney rejuvenated itself by making animated musicals based on fairy tales sprinkled with witty songs, adult concerns, and a wisecracking modern...
Christoph Waltz bullies Amy Adams into giving up credit for her paintings in Big Eyes.

My Wife Could Paint That

The way to understand Big Eyes is not as a movie about art nor as a Tim Burton film, though it’s both of those...

The Best Movies of 2004

The end of the year is a time to look back, and most movie critics are content to compile a Top 10 list for...

North Korea Ruins My Thursday Evening (Updated)

I was supposed to see The Interview last night. There was a press screening scheduled for the comedy about an assassination plot against Kim...
Quvenzhané Wallis plays with Sandy in the new Annie.

Hard Knocks

Going into the newest big-screen version of Annie, I actually had some hopes for its success. Yes, the Broadway show is a saccharine piece...
The dwarves make a last stand at their fortress in "The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies."

Gold Mountain

In English soccer, when a high-priced newly signed player goes bust, opposing fans will sometimes taunt the player and his team by singing, “What...
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb opens Friday.

Film Shorts

OPENING: Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (PG) Ben Stiller returns for this third installment as a museum security guard who must travel...