Drama Rated PG
"If 2-D animated films soon become relics, The Illusionist will be one of the final treasures of the art form."
Action/Adventure Rated PG
The first video game movie? Though it’s not based on an actual game, Tron is a remarkable transference of the gaming experience onto the big screen – and certainly a better one than most of the iterations we’ve seen since. Jeff Bridges plays a hacker who breaks into a rogue computer system. At first he
Drama Rated R
A walking, talking screenplay. There isn’t a moment in Solitary Man that doesn’t feel like a conveniently arranged plot point. None of it feels lived-in or real. Instead, this is a collection of scenes that seem to have been spit out by some sort of screenwriting workshop. Michael Douglas earned accolades for his portrayal of
Action/Adventure Rated PG-13
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint look — and act — significantly older here than in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. They’re adults, with all the hang-ups, responsibilities and foibles that implies. Deathly Hallows — Part I puts them through a variety of paces — loyalty, jealousy and mistrust swirl among them —
“Gripping, but those of us who were hoping Boyle might turn this into something extraordinary will be disappointed.
Thriller Rated NR
By 1964, it had become habit to psychoanalyze Alfred Hitchcock’s movies. So with Marine he seems to have decided to beat everyone to the punch. This is a crazed and lurid character portrait that spends most of its time psychoanalyzing itself. Tippi Hedren, having barely survived The Birds, stars as a serial thief who uses
Family Rated PG
“Visually astonishing – and I have to confess it’s thanks in part to the use of 3-D.
Action/Adventure Rated NR
One of Hollywood’s true curiosities. At times a charming, kiddie Western, this John Wayne vehicle also has a real nasty streak. It’s perhaps best personified by an early hanging scene, during which families gather to picnic and watch. When an adult tries to cover the eyes of a young girl, she says, “No. I’m here.
The movie equivalent of a vice. You wouldn’t think anything new could be brought to the crime-drama genre, but Australian writer-director David Michod finds fresh levels of malevolence and tension in this claustrophobic variation. As the title suggests, this is a story of Darwinian ruthlessness, starting with the opening scene of a teen sitting on
“…bold, daring, challenging – and as campy as Mommie Dearest.
