Recent Reviews

Gladiator (2000)
Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix make this tale of betrayal and revenge a memorable spectacle
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Jules (2023)
This quirky tale of three elders helping an endearing alien has something to say about life’s regrets and growing older
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Little Black Book (2004)
Brittany Murphy and Holly Hunter may be the stars, but it's Julianne Nicholson who breaks your heart
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Brothers (2024)
If you can believe Peter Dinklage and Josh Brolin are twins, maybe you’ll believe this movie is funny
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Wolfs (2024)
Lone wolves George Clooney and Brad Pitt in a comedic romp smart enough not to become a mushy buddy movie
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Predestination (2014)
Have a look at this Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook brain-bender. If you can figure it out, let me know
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Spy Game (2001)
Robert Redford keeps you – and his colleagues – guessing as he races to save protégé Brad Pitt
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Trap (2024)
Josh Harnett is the only reason to see Trap, for a closing shot that evokes Norman Bates in that Hitchcock classic
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The Woman in the Window (2021)
Let this be a lesson to filmmakers trying to emulate a masterwork like ‘Rear Window’: Less is more
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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Buckle up. Michele Yeoh is perfectly cast as the reluctant hero at the chaotic center of countless parallel lives
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Megalopolis (2024)
Even if this isn't your type of movie, see it anyway. You want to be able to say: I was there when it happened
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Recent Quick Takes
Barefoot (2014)
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This feel-good romance about mental instability successfully walks that fine line between cliche and authenticity
The Front Line (2011)
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The vicious battle of Aerok Hill leaves North and South Korean soldiers unable to remember why they even fought
Christmas in Scotland (2023)
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A vacationing New York installation designer overcomes cliches to transform her Scottish hometown
A Furry Little Christmas (2021)
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Yet another independent, successful woman is coerced into returning to her hometown for a ‘nice guy’
Grace of Monaco (2014)
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Try as she might, even audaciously talented Nicole Kidman can't breath any life into this wooden script
The Back-Up Plan (2010)
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Spinster Jennifer Lopez's plan to invent a new life is sidetracked by a series of ever-more ridiculous coincidences
The Accidental Husband (2008)
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This chaotic tale of revenge and romance is too convoluted to follow and too silly to tolerate
Bridesmaids (2011)
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A touching, gross, and relentlessly hilarious tale of friends enduring the best and worst of times together
Transfusion (2023)
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Sam Worthington is mired in a plodding plot that wants to be actioner and think piece and winds up being neither
