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Soderbergh’s Haywire Has Punch

Director Steven Soderbergh leaves the art house far behind for this well-executed action film of a private contractor wronged.

Soderbergh’s Haywire Has Punch

Extremely Loud Equally Moves and Unsettles

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close will either have you reaching for a tissue or sighing from sheer emotional exhaustion. Or both.

Extremely Loud Equally Moves and Unsettles

Sound the Gong for Joyful Noise

Character conflicts have a disappointingly generic quality, while the humorous treatment of sexual sin is downright troubling.

Sound the Gong for Joyful Noise

Nothing Adds Up in Lackluster Contraband

The story of a super smuggler who’s gone straight but is forced out of “retirement” to keep his family safe falls flat in a hurry.

Nothing Adds Up in Lackluster Contraband

Streep Rules as Thatcher in The Iron Lady

There aren’t too many films that extol political conservatism these days, but those views are championed in The Iron Lady.

Streep Rules as Thatcher in The Iron Lady

Carnage Plays It Tough, Sometimes Ugly

Carnage, based on the play The God of Carnage, is a pointed, sometimes brutal examination of human nature apart from God.

Carnage Plays It Tough, Sometimes Ugly

Best of Two Eras Created by The Artist

The Artist, a full-length black-and-white silent film, is the best of two eras a century removed and must be seen in a theater.

Best of Two Eras Created by The Artist

We Bought a Zoo Will Have You at Hello

It takes a real pro like Cameron Crowe to transform what could’ve been a big mess into something meaningful with We Bought a Zoo.

We Bought a Zoo Will Have You at Hello

No Need to Hoof It to See War Horse

Though handsome to look at and featuring an impressive war sequence, Spielberg’s War Horse flags considerably as it wears on.

No Need to Hoof It to See War Horse

Tintin Cements Spielberg's Reputation

Moviegoers might think of Steven Spielberg’s great Raiders of the Lost Ark, a film with an adventurous spirit that Tintin also shares.

Tintin Cements Spielberg's Reputation

Dragon Tattoo Stays True to Source

As modern moviemaking, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is pretty remarkable. As an experience, at times, it’s downright sick.

Dragon Tattoo Stays True to Source

Ghost Protocol Is a Mission Worth Accepting

There’s plenty of life left in the Mission: Impossible franchise, thanks to an inspired script and direction from Brad Bird.

Ghost Protocol Is a Mission Worth Accepting

Second Sherlock Still Has Plenty of Spark

Were filmmakers able to capture lighting in a bottle yet again with Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows? The answer is yes.

Second Sherlock Still Has Plenty of Spark

The Chipmunks Take It Easy in Chipwrecked

A considerable diversion from The Squeakquel, Chipwrecked is far less focused on Alvin and the Chipmunks’ career prospects.

The Chipmunks Take It Easy in Chipwrecked

Young Adult Critiques Perpetual Adolescence

In Young Adult, arrested-adolescence behaviors movies tend to celebrate are seen as symptomatic of the protagonist’s deeper problems.

Young Adult Critiques Perpetual Adolescence

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