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Movie Reviews | Movies | On DVD/Blu-ray Friday, Mar 1, 2013 12:08 PM
Ambitious, vexing, jubilant and depressing, “The Master” (R, 144 min.) is a film that neither Hollywood nor audiences quite knew what to do with. It… Read more »
Movie Reviews | Movies Friday, Feb 22, 2013 2:18 PM
When his teenage son is wrongfully accused of a drug-distribution crime, a desperate father (Dwayne Johnson) cuts a deal with the U.S. attorney to infiltrate a drug cartel on a risky mission…. Read more »
Movie Reviews | Movies | On DVD/Blu-ray Monday, Feb 18, 2013 9:00 AM
When it comes to cinematic adaptations of monstrously huge fantasy literary franchises like “Harry Potter” and “The Lord of the Rings,” there are two schools… Read more »
Movie Reviews | Movies Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 12:38 PM
Newly arrived in a small town in North Carolina, a guarded young woman begins opening up to a widowed store owner and father of two, but soon her dark past begins to catch up with her. … Read more »
Movie Reviews | Movies | On DVD/Blu-ray Monday, Feb 11, 2013 8:00 AM
I’ve never attempted a double video review before, but the simultaneous release of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (PG-13, 102 min.) and “The Sessions”… Read more »
Movie Reviews | Movies Friday, Feb 8, 2013 9:42 AM
Five different films, none with a word of dialogue…. Read more »
Movie Reviews | Movies Friday, Feb 8, 2013 9:35 AM
From “Henry” to “Buzkashi Boys.”… Read more »
Movie Reviews | Movies Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 11:18 AM
An account representative travels halfway across the country to confront the con artist who has stolen his identity and is emptying his bank account. … Read more »
Movie Reviews | Movies | On DVD/Blu-ray Monday, Jan 28, 2013 8:50 AM
Visually, it’s appealing, but the script has no life…. Read more »
Movie Reviews | Movies | On DVD/Blu-ray Monday, Jan 21, 2013 7:46 AM
File “End of Watch” (R, 109 min.) under the list of best movies of 2012 that you probably haven’t seen … or maybe even heard… Read more »
Movie Reviews | Movies Friday, Jan 18, 2013 7:46 AM
I’m openly skeptical of PG-13-rated horror films, but the coolly creepy “Mama” passes the fright test. This unnerving movie crawls its way under your skin… Read more »
Movie Reviews | Movies | On DVD/Blu-ray Monday, Jan 14, 2013 8:28 AM
During a slow week for new video releases, you might want to take a timeout from mainstream fare to see “The Other Dream Team” (not… Read more »
Movie Reviews | Movies Friday, Jan 11, 2013 10:27 AM
“Zero Dark Thirty” plays out like a TV crime procedural with a bigger budget and loftier aspirations. It almost has the tone of a documentary… Read more »
Movie Reviews | Movies | On DVD/Blu-ray Monday, Jan 7, 2013 8:57 AM
As a filmmaker, Tim Burton’s mostly been working on reanimation projects lately — taking old movies and making them rise from the dead as remakes… Read more »
Movie Reviews | Movies Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 9:14 AM
A family vacationing in Thailand fights to survive the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and reunite in its wake…. Read more »
