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The Proposal: Sandra Bullock Gets Caught in the Rom-Com Grinder
Starring Sandra Bullock as the publishing-house boss who blackmails her assistant, played by Ryan Reynolds, into marrying her…
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PICK Up: Pixars Winning Streak Continues
First of all, Up is not a movie about a cranky old coot who, with the help of…
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PICK The Brothers Bloom: Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody Play Lovable Con-Men
Writer-director Rian Johnson’s movies—first Brick in 2006, now The Brothers Bloom—are clever and soulful confabulations. The filmmaker, whose…
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[PICK]Star Trek: You Dont Have to Be a Trekkie to Love It
It’s difficult for this longtime Trekkie to review J.J. Abrams’ relaunching of the U.S.S. Enterprise. It’s difficult to…
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Observe and Report: Seth Rogen Makes Us Uncomfortable
Ronnie Barnhardt (Seth Rogen) is the bipolar mall cop who roams the craptacular Forest Ridge Mall like a…
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Sunshine Cleaning: Amy Adams and Emily Blunt Need Better Acting Jobs
More than a year after its first twirl at Sundance, this Amy Adams–Emily Blunt dramedy finally shrugs its…
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PICK I Love You, Man: Paul Rudd Puts the Romance Back in Bromance
Just as we’d thought the “bromantic comedy” had overstayed its welcome, the genre reaches its high point with…
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The Spirit: Like Sin City, Without the Sin or the City
With the fanboys anxiously eying Zack Snyder’s Watchmen adaptation, Frank Miller’s version of The Spirit sneaks into theaters…
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Valkyrie: Tom Cruise Refuses to Follow Orders
Claus Philipp Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg–a lot of name for a lot of guy. Born into the…
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Yes Man: Jim Carrey Wont Grow Up
Jim Carrey plays a self-absorbed Debbie Downer named Carl Allen who green-lights every bad decision in an effort…
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Cadillac Records: Old Album, Bad Needle
For a film “based on a true story”—that of Leonard and Phil Chess’ eponymous record label, featuring the…
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Quantum of Solace: Not So Royale as the Last 007 Flick
Those of us who adored Casino Royale, the 2006 reboot of the haggard, self-parodic James Bond franchise, had…
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Role Models: Paul Rudd Meets McLovin
In every way, this is just another formulaic romp about two selfish slackers getting their priorities rearranged by…
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Zack & Miri Make a Porno: Seth Rogen Gets (Almost) Naked
Ostensibly, this should be money-shot Kevin Smith: Pals make a porn to pay the bills, and, in the…
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Pride and Glory: Cops, Cops, and More Cops
Ed Norton is Ray Tierney, a good cop whose scar on his left cheek suggests deeper damage caused…
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The Express: A Spot of Glory Amid Our Current Terrible Football Season
The story of Syracuse running back Ernie Davis—the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy, in 1961, two…
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Flash of Genius: Ford Motor Co. Declares War on Greg Kinnear
The big-screen version of inventor Robert Kearns’ legal battles with Ford and Chrysler—both of whom nicked his intermittent…
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Nick & Norahs Infinite Playlist: We Expect Better of Michael Cera
Peter Sollett’s 2002 Raising Victor Vargas remains among the most pointed, poignant, and joyful films about teen love…
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Choke: For Chuck Palahniuk Fans Only
There’s a whole lotta fucking going on in Choke, Clark Gregg’s adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s first-person novel about…
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Ghost Town: Ricky Gervais Sees Dead People
It takes a good while for Ricky Gervais to warm up in Ghost Town; it takes even longer…